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Welcome to the Tax & Finance Office

The Polk County Tax/Finance Office has the following responsibilities:

Welcome to the Polk County Sheriff's Office

Ph:503-623-9251    Fax:503-623-2060    Jail:503-623-9254

Mailing Address:  850 Main St. Dallas, OR. 97338
Office Hours:  Monday - Friday  8am - 5pm  (Closed Holidays)
Fingerprinting:  By Appointment Only (Polk County residents only)
Fingerprinting for Concealed Handgun Licenses Must go through Permitium

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Juvenile

Mission Statement:

Polk County Juvenile Department provides a continuum of services to youth and their families that emphasizes accountability, community safety, and personal change.

Core Values

Fairness

Adhering to a balanced standard of justice acknowledging offender competency needs, victim’s rights, and community safety. Professional decisions are based on the individual merits of the case and not allowing conflicting personal interests or undue influence to impact our decision making.

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Welcome to the Board of Commissioners

The goal of the Board of Commissioners is to make public policy and manage County affairs in an open and efficient manner, manage County assets in a responsible manner to enhance their value and benefit to Polk County citizens, and provide essential and mandated County programs in accordance with the wishes of the citizens of the County.

Current Commissioners serving Polk County include Craig Pope (Chair), Lyle Mordhorst, and Jeremy Gordon.

 

Local Public Safety Coordinating Council

Polk County's Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (LPSCC) was established by Senate Bill 1145 (1995) to coordinate local criminal justice policy among affected criminal justice entities and since 2014, develop and approve their county’s Justice Reinvestment Grant program.

To carry out this mission, the LPSCC, chaired by retired judge Charles Luukinen, hold quarterly meetings. Time-limited and project-specific subcommittees also meet to work on key issues in the public safety system.

Welcome to the Assessor's Office

Welcome to the Polk County Assessor’s website. We are committed to providing convenient access to information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The goal of the Assessor’s Office is to ensure fairness and equity of property assessments, equitable interpretation of and compliance with statutory laws regarding property assessment, and that all recorded legal documents are processed in a timely manner and reflect accurate records of ownership.

Real Property Sales

Sales are listed by date.  Under the date you will find the address or legal description of the property being sold along with an abbreviated case heading, sale status, starting bid amount (if given) and purchaser information after the sale.

Personal Property Sales

Sales are listed by date.  Under the date you will find the address where the sale will be held along with the case heading, sale status and property being sold.

The creditor or representative may attend the sale and are allowed to bid up to the amount they are owed plus the costs of the sale.  If you are bidding at the sale, you be asked to verify that you have the funds to participate.

Smokefree Cars for Kids

New law goes into effect January 1, 2014, making smoking with minors in cars illegal.

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