Who we are and what we do
County Departments
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Works closely with all Elected officials and County departments to ensure smooth day-to-day business operations. |
970-382-6210 |
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| Airport | The Durango-La Plata County Airport is the premier airport in the four corners area. | 970-247-8143 |
| Assessor | Charged with discovering, listing and valuing all properties in La Plata County.
Elected Office |
970-382-6221 |
| Issues building permits, conducts inspections and handles code enforcement issues. | 970-382-6250 | |
| Clerk and Recorder |
Issues Marriage licenses, records documents, conducts elections, registers voters, and issues license plates.
Elected Office |
970-382-6294 |
| Commissioners | Performs legislative, budgetary and policy-making functions, administers the La Plata County Land Use Code and advocates for citizens at all levels of government.
Elected Office |
970-382-6219 |
| Coroner | Investigates any unattended death within the county.
Elected Office |
970-382-6397 |
| County Attorney | Represents the County in legal matters. | |
The District Attorney's Office prosecutes criminal cases within the Sixth Judicial District.
Elected Office |
970-247-8850 | |
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The Finance department provides a variety of administrative and technical support to all offices and departments of County government. Provides fiscal oversight, prepares budget, acquires goods and services, and processes accounts payable and payroll. |
970-382-6310 | |
| Responsible for maintenance of County facilities and grounds, administration of County's fleet, operation of the La Plata County Fairgrounds, and administration of County weed program. | 970-382-6326 | |
| Provides all personnel and risk management services. | 970-382-6361 | |
| Human Services offers a wide-range of public assistance to children, elderly, disabled, and low-income residents and is responsible for administering a variety of programs, many of which are mandated and regulated by state and federal law. | 970-382-6150 | |
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The purpose of the Information Technology Department is to provide hardware, software, data and web-based services to residents, agencies, businesses, and La Plata County Staff so they can make informed decisions and conduct business in an efficient manner. |
970-382-6227 | |
| Plans and prepares for emergency situations and natural disasters and manages emergency operations. | 970-382-6274 | |
The Planning Department is responsible for implementing the community’s vision for growth as adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. We do this by:
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970-382-6263 | |
| Public Trustee | Holds deeds of trust to secure indebtedness. County Treasurer serves as Public Trustee.Elected Office |
970-382-6352 |
| Designs, inspects, surveys and maintains County roads and administers contracts for Road and Bridge Construction Projects. Also monitors closed county landfills. | 970-382-6363 | |
| Sheriff | Provides public safety and criminal investigation services for La Plata County and operates County jail. | 970-385-2900 |
| Surveyor | Indexes and files all surveyor plats. Represents the county in boundary disputes.
Elected Office |
970-385-6891 |
| Sustainability | Champions the County's organizational sustainability efforts and serves as a liaison to the community and sustainability issues. | 970-382-6212 |
| Treasurer | Collect taxes and disburse them to the appropriate taxing districts and maintains and invests the County's financial resources. Also serves as the Public Trustee.Elected Office |
970-382-6352 |
