The County Clerk's office has six main roles
- Chief Election Authority for the County - The County Clerk administers all Federal, State and County elections. The Clerk is responsible for registering voters, preparing the ballots, training election judges, securing polling places and all other election related duties.
- Vital Records. The Clerk's office is the depository for vital records, including birth, death and marriage records occurring in Macoupin County.
- Tax Extensions and Delinquent Taxes - Accepts the filing of the annual budgets, levies, financial reports and boundary changes of all taxing bodies and calculates the tax rates and extensions for each unit of government. The Clerk also attends the annual tax sale, collects all delinquent and forfeited taxes, and is responsible for reimbursing the tax buyers and reporting their percentage income to the Internal Revenue Service.
- Manager of Payroll and Accounts Payable - The Clerk oversees the payroll and insurance of all County employees and also manages the accounts payable and billable.
- Recorder of Deeds - Records all documents and records related to land/structure transactions on properties located in Macoupin County.
- Clerk to the County Board - The Clerk handles filing all matters to be brought before the Board, notifying all Board members of meetings, preparing and publishing the minutes of the Board meetings and keeping accurate files of Board minutes.
In addition, the Clerk's office is also responsible for:
- Filing of notary public commissions
- Assumed Business Name certificates
- Statement of Economic Interest
- Raffle and liquor license applications
Tristrim P. Hoxey | 1829-1837 |
John Wilson | 1837 |
Alexander McKim Dubois | 1837-1838 |
John A. Chestnut | 1838-1849 |
Enoch Wall | 1849-1858 |
George H. Holliday | 1858-1869 |
Thomas M. Metcalf | 1869-1877 |
Casper Westermeier Jr. | 1877-1886 |
William B. Dugger | 1886-1890 |
John B. Vaughn | 1890-1894 |
Fred G. Oeltjen | 1894-1898 |
Orin C. Hartley | 1898-1902 |
W. C. Seehausen | 1902-1914 |
J. A. Blaeuer | 1914-1918 |
Ernest Whitler | 1918-1922 |
Bert B. Wilson | 1922-1920 |
Peter J. Caveny | 1930-1936 |
Al P. Westermeier | 1936-1938 |
Elmer W. Weilder | 1938-1943 |
Denby R. Boring | 1943-1954 |
Arthur Folkerts | 1954 |
Robert G. Fritz, Sr. | 1954-1958 |
Edward Young | 1958-1975 |
Raymond J. Vernetti | 1975-1982 |
John J. Saracco | 1982-2002 |
Michele A. Zippay | 2002-2010 |
Pete Duncan | 2010-Present |