Bucks County Conservation District is "a unit of state government and was authorized and formed by the Bucks County Board of Commissioners" in the 1970s. The organization's mission is to provide green use, management and development of the county's soil, water and other related natural resources. For more details on this organization, please call the number provided or visit the website.
The 0ffice of the District Justice in Buckingham is one of 20 such district courts across Bucks County. These courts handle select civil cases and the early stages of criminal cases.
Part of the county's finance department, this division is charged with determining the current market value of all real estate properties in the county. The resulting assessment directly affects how much property tax the property owner pays.
Penn State runs this community-outreach educational office, which offers practical, how-to advice based on research done at the university. It is a valuable community resource for information on a wide range of topics, from commercial agriculture to backyard gardening.
The Register of Wills records all wills and other legal documents needed to administer a person's estate. The office is also a resource for genealogists. More than 300 years of Bucks County family history has been preserved, digitized and indexed for easy searching in the office's Archive Research Center.
The courthouse is the heart of Bucks County's government and its court system. Three courthouse buildings have occupied the triangle of land at Doylestown's Court and Main streets since 1813. Opened in phases from 1960 to 1962, the current courthouse is home to a rectangular wing, which houses the county's administrative offices, and a circular wing, which houses courtrooms and court offices.
The Bucks County Prison opened at this location in 1985, replacing an older, outdated building on Pine Street in Doylestown Borough.
It houses people charged with crimes before they go to trial, as well as those convicted of crimes in court.
Besides housing and feeding the inmates, it also offers correctional couseling through both county-run programs and the help of volunteers.
One of the three elected commissioners who govern Bucks County, James Cawley has held the office since 2005. The Republican lives in Middletown Township.
From preserving open space to reviewing development proposals for new construction, the county's planning commission shepherds development county-wide. The commission's staff of more than 30 is headquarted in Doylestown's historic Almshouse building.
Diane Ellis-Marseglia is one of three commissioners for Buck County. The only Democrat on the board, Ellis-Marseglia won election in 2007. She lives in Middletown Township.
The Clerk of Courts handles a wide range of court-related administrative tasks. The office also collects court costs, fees, fines and restitution payments. Bail can be posted at the Clerk of Courts office during regular business hours.
Register to vote, locate your polling place or find out the results of past elections in this important county department. The Board of Elections office handles all election-related duties, from receiving candidates' filing paperwork, preparing all materials used for county elections and tabulating election-night returns.
The Opportunity Council helps low-income Bucks County families reach economic self-sufficiency through a wide range of programs. It does provide financial and emergency assistance, but its main goal is to offer people the education and training to become independent and financially able to stand on their own.