Baxter County government is a political subdivision, which provides services to all the citizens of the county. These services include law enforcement, county roads, judicial, emergency medical, fire protection, elections, jails, assessment, collection and distribution of property tax proceeds, the management of public records and many more services.

Baxter County government elects eight executive officers and a countywide legislature body called the Quorum Court to provide these various services. The nine elected officials are County Judge, Sheriff, County & Circuit Clerk, Collector, Assessor, Treasurer, Coroner and Surveyor. Some counties combine two offices into one, such as County Clerk/Circuit Clerk.

For a list of elected and appointed government officials with information about their offices, duties and responsibilities and contact information, click here.

Millage taxes are levied on political subdivisions of Baxter County for each year through an ordinance passed by the Quorum Court. Click here for millage rates for the 2006 tax year (collected in 2007)