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School board members attend meetings, and participate in official school ceremonies and school functions. Members of the board use the board's legislative authority to create procedures and policies for the school district's organization and operation. The board also appoints the Superintendent, and has jurisdiction over school district controversies and disputes. Board members are not compensated for their duties.

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The County Council is responsible for all legislative and administrative functions of certain county governments, including the adoption of a budget setting local tax rates and fees. Although the Council oversees all service departments, the Executive Director, a Council appointee, is directly responsible for the regular operations. The County Council is involved in a range of activities including economic development, public transportation, waste disposal, human services, housing, land use and culture.

The County Court Clerk is responsible for maintaining court records, authenticating court orders and judgements, and administering oaths to witnesses and jurors.

The District Attorney prosecutes crimes committed in the county and works closely with local, state and federal law enforcement to ensure the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are upheld and that citizens are protected. The District Attorney has authority over criminal investigations and prosecutions in the county, the steps of which include preliminary hearings, pre-trial conferences, guilty pleas, trials and appeals.

The County Sheriff is the chief law enforcement official of the county and is responsible for ensuring that all local, state, and federal laws are followed.

The County Treasurer or Finance Officer is responsible for the safekeeping of public funds as well as receiving and distributing the revenue and public funds of the county. The County Treasurer or Finance Officer oversees the financial and budgetary administration ensuring regulation is followed in accounting matters as well as county purchasing.

The Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds is responsible for maintaining the integrity of all land records and documents recorded at the office, and collecting and distributing county and state fees and real-estate transfer taxes for the state as well as the county’s townships, boroughs and school districts. In addition, the Recorder of Deeds is also responsible for administering oaths and recording the commissions of notaries public. The office is also the custodian of all county records and indexes relating to land transactions, and is required to archive all documents relating to land transactions. And it is the repository for bonds and commissions of county elected officials; Common Pleas and Magisterial District court judges; military-discharge papers for all eligible service and reserve members; subdivision, state highway and railroad plans; powers of attorney; and other miscellaneous documents. The office staff of recorders, indexers and scanners processes over 100,000 documents a year. The Recorder of Deeds is elected to a four-year term, and in 2018 the salary was $79,160.

The County Coroner or Medical Examiner is responsible for inquiring into the cause and manner of death of a citizen in their jurisdiction. The County Coroner or Medical Examiner is also responsible for completing test results, documenting evidence, completing autopsies, and providing testimonies.

The county Controller is the county's independently elected fiscal watchdog and auditor, exercising general supervision and control over its financial affairs. The Controller is authorized to examine the accounts and official acts of all officers or other persons who collect, receive, or disperse the county's money and may investigate accusations of mismanagement and fraud among local agencies, employees, and contractors.

The county Register of Wills is primarily responsible for the probate of wills and acceptances for filing of the documents necessary to complete the administration of a decedent’s estate. The position is quasi-judicial, giving it the authority to conduct a hearing to determine who should be appointed executor or administrator to an estate.

The county Prothonotary is an elected row officer responsible for official documents related to civil and family matters in local courts. Legal documents recorded can include appeals, equity, divorce, executions, final orders, judgments, liens or subpoenas. The Prothonotary also processes appeals from lower courts to the appellate courts.

The County Jury Commissioner is responsible for preparing a list of persons who may be called for jury service, summoning the jurors, and managing them during their service.

County Court Judges are responsible for adjudicating cases in Civil and Criminal Courts at the trial-level in certain specific areas, such as small-claims court or drug court.