Mason County
MASON COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Mason County Government was established by an act of the Illinois Legislature in 1841. The purpose of this unit of
government is to fulfill statutory requirements of county government in accordance with state and federal law and
the Illinois Constitution. The county's elected governing body is the county board which is composed of two districts
of four members each. The county board, along with elected and appointed county officers, provides a variety of
services authorized under Illinois law for the public safety and convenience including law enforcement, emergency
services, the criminal and civil court systems, public health, real estate tax assessment and collection, election
administration, land records, local highway systems, land use regulation, vital records maintenance, and licensure
and regulatory authority. The county government operates from five primary sites, the locations of which are posted
below. The county employs approximately 62 full-time and 89 part-time employees and for fiscal year 2022 has
appropriated an operating budget of $11,683,972. The diagram below sets forth the functional subdivisions of the
county
government.
ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS
Illinois Freedom of Information Act 5 ILCS 140/1
It is the policy of the County of Mason that information and public records will be conveniently available to members
of the public pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Most public records of the county are available for
inspection or copying upon request and the payment of any statutory fee. In some instances, the requesting party
may be requested to complete a Freedom of Information Request form to detail the nature of the request. Each
department of the county maintains a list of all types or categories of records available within that office. Public
records which are stored by means of electronic data processing will be made available in a form comprehensible to
persons lacking knowledge of computer language or printout format. Copies of all notices of denial of access to
public records are available for inspection in the Office of the County Clerk. Requests for public records may be
directed to the officers listed on this notice. INFORMATION REGARDING COUNTY EMPLOYEES WHOSE TOTAL
COMPENSATION EXCEEDS $75,000 AND $150,000 IS POSTED AND
MAY BE VIEWED AT THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, 100 N. BROADWAY, HAVANA, IL, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M.
government is to fulfill statutory requirements of county government in accordance with state and federal law and
the Illinois Constitution. The county's elected governing body is the county board which is composed of two districts
of four members each. The county board, along with elected and appointed county officers, provides a variety of
services authorized under Illinois law for the public safety and convenience including law enforcement, emergency
services, the criminal and civil court systems, public health, real estate tax assessment and collection, election
administration, land records, local highway systems, land use regulation, vital records maintenance, and licensure
and regulatory authority. The county government operates from five primary sites, the locations of which are posted
below. The county employs approximately 62 full-time and 89 part-time employees and for fiscal year 2022 has
appropriated an operating budget of $11,683,972. The diagram below sets forth the functional subdivisions of the
county
government.
ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS
Illinois Freedom of Information Act 5 ILCS 140/1
It is the policy of the County of Mason that information and public records will be conveniently available to members
of the public pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Most public records of the county are available for
inspection or copying upon request and the payment of any statutory fee. In some instances, the requesting party
may be requested to complete a Freedom of Information Request form to detail the nature of the request. Each
department of the county maintains a list of all types or categories of records available within that office. Public
records which are stored by means of electronic data processing will be made available in a form comprehensible to
persons lacking knowledge of computer language or printout format. Copies of all notices of denial of access to
public records are available for inspection in the Office of the County Clerk. Requests for public records may be
directed to the officers listed on this notice. INFORMATION REGARDING COUNTY EMPLOYEES WHOSE TOTAL
COMPENSATION EXCEEDS $75,000 AND $150,000 IS POSTED AND
MAY BE VIEWED AT THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, 100 N. BROADWAY, HAVANA, IL, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M.
