Gem County
The Gem County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the partnership with the Gem County. The Chamber believes that Gem County is such a big asset and carries much importance to our community. The Gem County offers a wide variety of services needed by the public to allow our community to thrive.
The Gem County is made up of several entities which are:
Adult Probation, Animal Control, Assessor, Auditor, Auto License Office, Clerk, Commissioners, Cooperative Extension Agent, Coroner, Development Services Department, Disaster, Services, District Court, Driver’s License, Emergency Services, Extension Agent, Fair Board, Historical Society, Jury Information, Juvenile Probation, State of Idaho Health, Department, Landfill, Magistrate Court, Planning & Zoning, Prosecuting Attorney, Public Defender, Recorder’s Office, Recreation Districts, Road & Bridge, Sheriff’s Office, Treasurer, Veterans’ Service Officer, Weed Department
The Gem County is mandated by state statue and is known as a Government entity. The different departments that make up the County Offices strive to provide essential public services at the most effective and efficient level.
The Gem County Courthouse, which houses the County Clerk’s office, Commissioners, Recorder’s office, and the County Auditor, just celebrated their 75th Anniversary in September 2014. The courthouse was built in 1938 to give the small county a government building, since the previous courthouse burned in 1920. Architect Frank Hummel of Tourtellotte and Hummel designed the Art Deco building. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1982. The County Courthouse hosted the partnership between the GCCC and the Gem County with a Ribbon Cutting which was held on Monday, December 15.
The partnership between the GCCC and the Gem County is a big step in making our Valley and our County known.