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Aging & Disability Resource Center
The mission of the Aging and Disability Resource Center is to support seniors, adults with disabilities, and their families and caregivers by offering easy access to services and by fostering a caring community that values lifelong contributions, maximum independence, and individual dignity.
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Circuit Courts
Get information about Portage County Circuit Courts including contact information and helpful links.
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Clerk of Courts
The Clerk's Office handles administrative duties such as record keeping, staffing, service counters, screening solicitors, and more.
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Corporation Counsel
The Portage County Corporation Counsel Office is the civil legal department for the Portage County government.
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County Clerk
As the chief election official for the County, the Clerk administers all federal, state, county, local, and school elections. The County Clerk is the official clerk of the Portage County Board of Supervisors and is responsible for all county board agendas, minutes, resolutions, and ordinances.
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District Attorney
he District Attorney and his staff prosecute state criminal matters, forfeiture actions, state and county traffic code and ordinance violations, Department of Natural Resources violations, and juvenile, and domestic abuse cases.
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Emergency Management
The function of Emergency Management is to develop, maintain, coordinate, and lead emergency management activities to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural or man-made disasters.
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Emergency Medical Services Division
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division is responsible for managing and administering the County's EMS program, including ambulance service and emergency medical responder support.
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Executive Office
Find more information about the Executive Office including contact information.
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Facilities Management
The department's personnel maintains the building's functionality ensuring the longevity of the building and grounds.
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Finance Department
The Finance Department is responsible for managing the fiscal resources of the Portage County Government.
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Health & Human Services
The mission of Health and Human Services is to promote the health, safety, and well-being of Portage County residents.
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Health Care Center
Portage County Health Care Center is a 48-bed Skilled Nursing Facility licensed by the State of Wisconsin. Owned and operated by Portage County, check more details about Health Care Center on this page.
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Highway Department
The Portage County Highway Department will provide a safe and economical transportation system for the traveling public and the taxpayers of Portage County. Check more details about the Highway Department on this page.
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Human Resources
The Department of Human Resources provides programs and services in support of a high-performing workforce and organizational excellence. Human Resources services include recruitment and employment, compensation and benefits, and wellness programs.
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Information Technology
Information Technology provides information technology services to various departments, which support the local strategic goals, sub goals, and objectives.
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Justice Programs
The Justice Programs Department strives to promote collaborative decision-making among justice system entities (municipal, county, and state levels) with the aim of minimizing system disruption.
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Medical Examiner
The staff of the Portage County Medical Examiner's Department is involved in a wide variety of activities commensurate with the mission of this office, including responding to and investigating the scene of death, ordering postmortem examinations, certifying the cause and manner of death and providing information and assistance to families.
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Parks Department
Learn more about the Parks Department including contact information and more details about the Parks in Portage County.
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Planning & Zoning
The Planning Department is responsible for guiding and regulating long and short-term local developments for the benefit of present and future generations.
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Public Library
We enrich our community by connecting people and offering free and equal opportunity for lifelong learning and enjoyment. Visit the Portage County Public Library website.
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Purchasing Department
The mission of the Purchasing Department is to assist all County Departments in the efficient procurement of goods and services that are consistent with quality and delivery needs at the lowest possible cost.
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Register of Deeds/Land Description
The purpose of the Portage County Register of Deeds/Land Description office is to provide official record keeping for all real estate, personal property, and vital statistics and to provide a convenient and public place where valuable documents can be filed and/or recorded.
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Register in Probate
e maintain and keep the records for Probate (PR), Guardianships (GN), Chapter 48 and Minor Guardianships (JG), Adoptions (AD), Termination of Parental Rights (TP), Chapter 51 Commitments (ME), Juvenile Delinquencies (JV), Juveniles in Need of Protection and Services (JV), Children in Need of Protection and Services (JC) and Juvenile Ordinance Tickets (JO) in this office.
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Sheriff's Office
The Portage County Sheriff's Office provides a high level of service and has a proud history of serving the people of Portage County since 1842.
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Solid Waste
The Solid Waste Department oversees and administers programs at the Material Recovery Facility (Recycling Center) and the Transfer Facility in Plover.
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Surveyor
The purpose of the Portage County Survey Department is to process the documents that affect land boundary location so land interest can be identified, listed, mapped, assessed, and taxed; to preserve and maintain the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) and the records thereof, and provide technical and/or professional assistance to the public concerning issues related to land ownership or location.
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Treasurer's Office
The County Treasurer is responsible for the collection and distribution of current and delinquent real estate taxes in Portage County.
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University Wisconsin Extension
Visit the University Wisconsin Extension website.
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Veterans Service
The mission of the Veterans Services Program is to provide quality advocacy and comprehensive services to Veterans, their families, and survivors while obtaining the greatest possible benefits for those beneficiaries.