Howell County Presiding Commissioner
What does this office do?
- Setting your property tax rate
- Funding county roads, parks, and public health services
- Setting land use and building rules outside city limits
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates:
Republican · Incumbent
Ralph Riggs is Howell County's presiding commissioner and a longtime land surveyor who served more than 30 years as the elected county surveyor. He has led planning for a new jail or justice center and says voters will decide whether to pay for one.
Sources: howellcountymo.gov · sos.mo.gov