Directory
Each office has its own direct line, listed below; the county switchboard is (573) 431-6505. Hours: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Circuit Clerk until 4:30 p.m.).
About the county
St. Francois County is governed by a three-member County Commission — a presiding commissioner and two district commissioners — alongside a set of independently elected offices. Farmington has been the county seat since 1822, the year after the county was organized.
Most offices are in the Courthouse Annex at 1 West Liberty Street; the Circuit Clerk and Prosecuting Attorney are in the courthouse itself, and the Sheriff and Coroner have their own buildings. See the office directory below for each office’s address and direct line.
The county’s governing body. All county business goes through the Commission, including finances, budgeting, road operations, security, and courthouse management. Public meetings are held every Tuesday at 10 a.m.
Office page on sfcgov.org →Runs county elections, from candidate filings and petitions to ballots, voting equipment, and poll worker training. Also keeps the Commission’s minutes, resolutions, and ordinances, and issues building permits and other licenses.
Office page on sfcgov.org →Values all real estate and personal property in the county each year, the figure tax bills are based on. Personal property can be filed online with an ePIN.
Office page on sfcgov.org →Collects current and delinquent property taxes for the county and the schools and other districts that levy them, plus merchants’ license fees and utility and railroad taxes. Holds the county tax sale on the fourth Monday in August.
Pay taxes online →Records and archives deeds, liens, surveys, plats, and military discharge papers, and issues marriage licenses.
Office page on sfcgov.org →Safeguards and invests county money, and receipts, reconciles, and pays it out across the county’s more than forty funds.
Office page on sfcgov.org →Prepares the county’s annual budget for the Commission, monitors county finances and payroll, certifies contracts, and processes invoices.
Office page on sfcgov.org →Appointed by the probate court as guardian or conservator for people who can’t manage their own affairs, and as personal representative for estates with no one else to handle them.
Office page on sfcgov.org →Clerk of the circuit court: civil, criminal, traffic, and probate filings and records, and jury summons. Also a passport acceptance office, by appointment only. Clerks can answer procedural questions but can’t give legal advice.
Office page on sfcgov.org →The county’s elected prosecutor, handling criminal cases for the state, with a victim advocacy program.
Office page on sfcgov.org →County law enforcement and the county jail. For civil process, call (573) 431-2777, ext. 6123. In an emergency, call 911.
Office page on sfcgov.org →Investigates deaths Missouri law requires to be examined, such as violent, sudden, or unexplained deaths and deaths in custody, and refers child deaths to the Child Fatality Review Panel.
Office page on sfcgov.org →Verify before relying on this. Names, numbers, and hours here were compiled from each office’s page on the county’s site, sfcgov.org. Elected offices turn over every four years — call ahead to confirm who currently holds an office.
