Editing Stone County, Missouri (section)

===Government===
Stone County is a third-class county<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bransontrilakesnews.com/news_free/article_5e37220a-23fd-11e9-bccd-4b86a91fa914.html|title=Stone Co. Commission approves 2019 budget|last=Church|first=Tim|website=Branson Tri-Lakes News|language=en|access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref> located in Southwest Missouri. The county's government includes a 3-person County Commission (Presiding Commissioner, Northern District Commissioner, Southern District Commissioner), several elected officials, and a Road Commission consisting of the 3 County Commissioners as well as a Northern Road Commissioner and a Southern Road Commissioner. The County Commission also oversees the Planning and Zoning Department, Senior Citizens' Services Board, a Law Enforcement Restitution Board, and neighborhood improvement districts. All elected Officials in Stone County serve 4 year terms.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Galloway|first1=Nicole|title=Stone County Audit|url=http://app.auditor.mo.gov/Repository/Press/2016027268559.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601175819/http://app.auditor.mo.gov/Repository/Press/2016027268559.pdf |archive-date=June 1, 2016 |url-status=live|website=Missouri State Auditor|publisher=State of Missouri|access-date=May 18, 2016}}</ref> The county
employed 157 full-time employees (including elected officials) and 12 part-time employees as of December 31, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Galloway|first=Nicole|title=2019 Stone County Audit|url=https://app.auditor.mo.gov/Repository/Press/2020037980114.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102105700/http://app.auditor.mo.gov/Repository/Press/2020037980114.pdf |archive-date=November 2, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The Government primarily operates out of the County Seat of [[Galena, Missouri]]. The offices of the County Commission, County Clerk, Collector of Revenue, Recorder of Deeds, Treasurer as well as the [[University of Missouri|University of Missouri Extension Office]] all operate out of the [[Stone County Courthouse (Galena, Missouri)|Historic Courthouse]] in the center of the square. The Stone County Sheriff's office, Judiciary, Circuit Clerk, and Jail are all in the Stone County Judicial Center on the east side of the square. The Assessor and Planning and Zoning offices are located in buildings on the south side of the square.

The [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] completely controls politics at the local level in Stone County. All current office holders are members of the Republican Party. Elected Officials in Stone County on average have a long tenure once elected to office.{{Missouri county elected officials|name=Stone County, Missouri|recorder=Amy Jo Larson|surveyorparty=Republican|surveyor=Rick Kemp|coronerparty=Republican|districtsouthparty=Republican|districtsouth=Hank Smythe|districtnorthparty=Republican|districtnorth=Wayne Blades|treasurerparty=Republican|treasurer=Kristi Stephens|sheriffparty=Republican|sheriff=Doug Rader|recorderparty=Republican|administratorparty=Republican|assessor=Matt Daugherty|administrator=Glenda (Wendy) Metcalf|prosecutorparty=Republican|prosecutor=Matt Selby|collectorparty=Republican|collector=Anna Burk|presidingparty=Republican|presiding=Mark W. Maples|countyclerkparty=Republican|countyclerk=Denise Dickens|circuitclerkparty=Republican|circuitclerk=Michelee Lebow|assessorparty=Republican|coroner=John Cunnyngham}}