Dauphin County Government

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Dauphin County Government
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• Dauphin County is home to Pennsylvania's capital
  city of Harrisburg

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• Dauphin County is one of the oldest and most
  influential counties in the development of our
  nation. Located in south central Pennsylvania,
  this 557.7-square-mile area is approximately 100
  miles west of Philadelphia and 200 miles east of
  Pittsburgh. 

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• The county was named "Dauphin," in honor of the
  eldest son of the King of France, who had come to
  the aid of the American colonies during the
  American Revolution.

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Dauphin County Board of Commissioners
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Commissioners

• The Board of Commissioners is the legislative and
  administrative body of county government. Each
  commissioner is elected to a four-year term.
• The Commissioners oversee the county's employees,
  the budget, and the administration of county
  programs.
• The Board meets weekly on Tuesday mornings at 10
  a.m. to transact the county's business.
• All citizens are welcome to attend the meetings.

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County Treasurer
Robert Dick
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County Treasurer

• The Dauphin County Treasurer is elected to a
  four-year term to serve as the custodian of
  county funds. The Treasurer's Office receives and
  accounts for all money due or accruing to the
  county and receives all taxes collected by the
  county's 39 tax collectors.
• In addition to receiving all tax revenues, the
  Treasurer's Office issues several different
  licenses hunting licenses sportsmens permits
  (which requires applicants to have a current
  fishing and hunting license, I.D. such as a
  drivers license, and be 18 years of age or
  older) bingo, and small games of chance. Slot
  machines and video poker are excluded from the
  games of chance permit.

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Coroners Office

• Graham S. Hetrick, Coroner
• The Coroner is elected to a four-year term to
  investigate sudden, unexplained deaths,
  accidental deaths, homicides, suicides and other
  deaths of questionable circumstances.
• The Coroner plays a crucial role in gathering
  forensic evidence for the criminal justice system
  in Dauphin County.

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County Controller

• The County Controller is elected to a four-year
  term. She supervises the fiscal operations
  established by the Board of Commissioners. The
  Controller performs the centralized accounting
  for all county funds and processes tens of
  thousands of accounting transactions for
  170,000,000 in cash and interfund activity.

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Prothonotary

• The Dauphin County Prothonotary is elected to a
  four-year term to record and file all legal
  papers related to the civil court. These
  documents may include arbitration hearings,
  argument court and civil trials, building
  agreements, change of names, issue of divorce
  certificates, and landlord/tenant disputes.

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Recorder of Deeds

• Philip Spaseff, Recorder of Deeds
• The Recorder of Deeds is elected to a four-year
  term. The office is responsible for documents
  related to property, including, but not limited
  to, deeds, mortgages and easements (rights of
  way). It also records charters of nonprofit
  corporations, service discharge papers, and
  documents related to notaries public and county
  officers.

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Register of Wills

• The Dauphin County Register of Wills and Clerk of
  the Orphans Court is held by one person elected
  to a four-year term. The office serves many
  purposes probate of wills of deceased residents
  of Dauphin County appointment of estates of
  individuals without a will receipt of
  inheritance taxes applications for marriage
  licenses petitions for adoption parental rights
  issues and appointment of guardianships for
  incapacitated individuals.

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• Lowell A. Witmer, Clerk of Courts Dauphin County
  Courthouse
• The Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas is an
  independent official of the court elected to a
  four-year term. The Clerk of Courts is
  responsible for records, books and dockets of the
  Criminal Court. The office, staffed with fully
  trained professionals, receives appeals
  processes bail communicates with various state
  agencies prepares prison commitments and
  records and distributes motions.
• Additionally, the Clerk of Courts licenses
  private investigators, is responsible for jury
  management and assesses and distributes court
  costs and fines.

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Tax Information

• Dauphin County taxes

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County Parks

• WILDWOOD

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Fort Hunter
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Wiconisco Creek Park
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Lykens Glen

• The Glen Park is nestled along Rattling Creek
  near the borough of Lykens. Get out and explore
  this beautiful park in its wintertime splendor.
  Park amenities include two open-air picnic
  pavilions which are available for rent, a sand
  volleyball court and a tot lot.

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