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LEAVENWORTH COUNTY JOB OPENING

VACANCY #26-8-1

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Posted 8/4/2026

POSITION: County Counselor, Leavenworth, Kansas

SALARY: Level O Step 1-15 $130,000-$190,000 (Full Time Benefits

Eligible)

Leavenworth County Employees: May apply at the Human Resources

Department, 1st Floor Suite 104,

in the County Courthouse.

General Public: May apply at the Leavenworth Workforce Center, 1901

Spruce Street, Leavenworth,

Kansas or EMAIL applications to [email protected] or fax the

application to (913) 684-1028.

Application may be found on the Leavenworth County website at

www.leavenworthcounty.gov under

Human Resources>Related Pages> Apply Here.

This position closes when filled.

Leavenworth County Job Description TITLE: County Counselor

DEPARTMENT: Counselor- (Legal)

PAY LEVEL: Level O (130k-190k)

EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT: E

LOCATION: Leavenworth County Courthouse

SUPERVISOR: County Administrator

SUPERVISES: Deputy County Counselor, Assistant County Counselor(s) and

outside counsel

Percentage Of Time Accountabilities 35% 1. Legal work. Perform legal work and research in the field of local

government

law and attend County Commission and Board of Planning and Zoning

meetings. Provide professional legal services to County departments,

boards

and Commissions. Drafts resolutions, contracts, deeds, notices, grants,

letters

and memoranda on various legal topics. Provide Legal Opinions. Drafts

opinions for the County Commissioners, Department Heads and Senior

County Counselor. Advise various departments on legal matters.

30% 2. Litigation & Administration. Litigates various civil matters

including,

but not limited to, civil litigation filed in State and Federal District

Court,

matters on various Administrative Agencies (i.e., Board of Tax Appeals,

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Department of Labor, EEOC, KHRC, PERB), labor and employment matters,

appeals in State and Federal Courts, bankruptcy property tax, real

property

collections, code enforcement, zoning and workers compensation.

Defend County property values before State Board of Tax Appeals,

District Court, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court including handling

all equalization appeals, tax exemption applications, grievances and

payments under protests, mortgage registration protests and

bankruptcy claims. Prosecute nuisance and zoning violation cases for

Planning and Zoning Department. Dispose of real and personal surplus

property of the county.

30% 3. Collection. Collects all unpaid personal property taxes through

various

means, Court hearings, garnishments, attachments. Collect all unpaid

real

estate taxes through annual foreclosure process.

5% 4. Other duties as assigned.

SCOPE

To perform legal work in the field of local government law; to provide

professional legal services to

County departments, boards and commissions, and to perform related work

as required. This position

must keep current on county business in order to assist or be designated

to act.

This position is allocated only to the County Counselors Office. Under

general supervision, incumbent is

responsible for rendering professional legal services on behalf of the

County and performing legal

assignments varying from simple to moderate difficulty and complexity to

include reviewing and

approving county contracts. This position is also responsible for

overseeing the ad valorem tax related

legal work for the county.

The functions listed below represent the description of duties but not

necessarily all duties required of this

position. Management is not precluded from assigning other related

functions not listed herein.

Essential Functions 1. Acts as a legal advisor for County departments, boards and

commissions as assigned by County

Counsel. Attends County Commission meetings as needed to stay current on

County business.