Pierce

Organization 25

Departments

• Assessor-Treasurer

  Property assessment, tax collection, and treasury services
• Assigned Counsel

  Public defense services for indigent defendants
• Auditor

  Elections, recording, licensing, and financial reporting
• Clerk of the Superior Court Courts

  Court records, filings, and judicial support services
• Communications

  County public information, media relations, and Pierce County TV
• County Executive

  Chief executive office of Pierce County
• District Court Courts

  Limited jurisdiction court handling misdemeanors, traffic, and small claims
• Economic Development

  County economic development programs and business support
• Emergency Management

  Emergency preparedness, planning, and disaster response coordination
• Facilities Management

  County building maintenance, construction, and facility operations
• Finance Finance

  County budget, accounting, procurement, fleet, and treasury
• Human Resources

  County employee recruitment, benefits, training, and labor relations
• Human Services

  Social services, aging and disability, community development, and veterans assistance
• Information Technology

  County technology infrastructure and digital services
• Juvenile Court Courts

  Juvenile justice, detention, dependency services, and diversion programs
• Law Library Library

  Legal research resources for the public and legal professionals
• Medical Examiner

  Death investigations, autopsies, and forensic pathology
• Parks & Recreation Parks & Recreation

  County parks, trails, community centers, and recreation programs
• Planning and Public Works Public Works

  Land use planning, building permits, roads, utilities, and infrastructure
• Prosecuting Attorney

  Criminal prosecution and civil legal representation for the county
• Purchasing

  County procurement and contract services
• Risk Management

  County insurance, liability, and risk mitigation programs
• Sheriff

  County law enforcement, corrections, and court security
• South Sound 911

  Regional emergency communications and dispatch center
• Superior Court Courts

  General jurisdiction court handling felonies, civil cases, family law, and appeals