Records and Elections Director​/County Clerk

The Benton County Records & Elections Department is seeking a County Clerk/Director to join the team! The first review of applications will be on February 26th, 2026. Applications that are submitted after this date may or may not be considered for interviews. The posting may close without notice after the first review date when a sufficient number of qualified candidates are received.

The Records and Elections Director (County Clerk) directs operations for the records and elections department and serves as the County Clerk. This position is responsible for adhering to federal, state, and local laws regarding the duties of the County Clerk, conduct of elections, voter registration, property tax appeals, permanent real property records, marriage licensing, marriage ceremonies, dog licenses and archive management.

The director assigns, reviews and alters workloads, establishes policies and procedures, coordinates education and training opportunities, manages the receipt of fees collected each year to ensure proper distribution, and prepares, tracks and manages each division budget.

for a complete list of the duties and responsibilities of this position.

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• Generous time off to maintain a healthy work-life balance!
  • 11 Paid Holidays + 64 Personal Leave Hours + 2 Floating Holidays + 8 hours of vacation accrual every month + sick leave! Vacation accrual increases with years of service.
• Comprehensive health insurance coverage
  • Medical, Dental and Vision – cover your eligible family members without additional premium.
  • In addition, the County contributes up to $1400 per year to your Health Savings or Reimbursement account!
    • Apart from your deductible you can use this money for things that aren’t traditionally paid by insurance – i.e. Ibuprofen, Tylenol and other preventative type medications
    • You never lose your Health Savings Account funds as it rolls over from year to year
  • Dependents up to age 26 are covered!
• Get ready for retirement. Generous employer paid contributions!
  • After 6 months of employment:
    • The County makes a retirement contribution of 6% of your salary towards Oregon PERS!
    • The County makes a deferred compensation 457b plan contribution of 3% of your salary! You can add more if you wish.
• A free and award-winning wellness program
  • Interactive and personalized approach focused on your whole health.
  • Onsite and virtual seminars, wellness challenges and fun activities.
  • Monetary incentives and cool prizes to engage everyone and meet your individual needs!
• 100% employer-paid coverage for AD&D ($100,000), Life ($10,000), and Long-Term Disability coverage.
  • Supplemental plans are available at reasonable rates.
• Annual salary range of:
  • $142,700 to $204,968
  • This position is eligible for up to two salary raises within your first year. An Increase may be given at the end of the 6-month probationary period, depending on starting salary, and at the 1-year anniversary, as long as your performance is in good standing! Annual performance-based increases are given until the maximum of the salary range is reached.
  • Note
    : salary placement will be based on your level of directly related experience and education consistent with Oregon's pay equity law.
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The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; and
• 7 years of experience in public records and/or elections, including at least 5 years of experience supervising professional level staff.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted. Please note candidates must have at least six months of actual work experience to be considered as equivalent.

Please ensure you have provided a thorough and updated application as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. Your application materials will be used to determine salary based on a pay equity assessment. For further information, please click on the link:
Oregon Pay Equity Law

• A cover letter is required to be considered for this position.
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