Wood County Commission

What Wood County Commission does

Wood County Commission is the elected governing body of Wood County, West Virginia, headquartered at the historic Wood County Courthouse (1 Court Square, Parkersburg, established 1799). The Commission, composed of three elected County Commissioners (Jim Hamric, David Blair Couch, Jimmy Colombo) and administered by County Administrator Marty Seufer, oversees all county government operations including budgeting, purchasing, building permits, and statutory resident hearings. The entity administers a $20 million General County fund budget and is supported by approximately 204 county employees.

The Commission's service portfolio spans nine operational divisions: County Clerk (Joe Gonzales), Sheriff's Office (Rick Woodyard), Prosecuting Attorney (Pat Lefebure), Circuit Clerk (Celeste Ridgway), Assessor (John R. Kelly), Building Permits/Compliance, E-911 Emergency Communications (covering both Wood and Wirt counties), and County Commission Administration. Core services include property tax collection and distribution, vital records management (dating to 1799), law enforcement across 377 square miles via 36 patrol deputies, judicial administration, election administration, building and floodplain permitting, and E-911 emergency dispatch.

The Commission's revenue model is entirely transaction-fee and tax-based, encompassing property and personal property taxes, vehicle registration renewals, document recording fees, vital records copies ($5 each), marriage licenses ($37-$57), building permits, fire fees, dog licenses ($3-$6), and facility rentals. Distribution is multi-channel: in-person at the Courthouse and Judge Black Annex (with drive-thru tax payment), online self-service portals (woodcountywv.com), mail-in, and community voting sites. The technology stack is vendor-orchestrated rather than in-house, integrating ArcGIS for mapping, Everbridge for emergency notifications, Skedda for facility reservations, Clarity Elections for vote tabulation, and Tier2Submit for hazardous materials reporting. No AI, proprietary software development, or commercial revenue diversification is evidenced.

Name

Wood County Commission

Legal name

Wood County Commission

Website

https://woodcountywv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1799

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wood County Commission is the elected governing body of Wood County, West Virginia, administering property taxation, vital records, law enforcement, judicial services, elections, building permits, and E-911 emergency dispatch for 83,624 residents across 377 square miles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Parkersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Collection: The Sheriff's Tax Office collects real estate and personal property taxes, distributing funds to county, municipalities, and schools
2. Vehicle Registration: One-year renewals for automobile registration processed through the Tax Office
3. Document Recording Fees: Fees for recording legal documents including deeds, liens, marriages, and other records. Fees vary by document type and number of pages
4. Vital Records: Fees for certified copies of birth certificates ($5), death certificates ($5), and marriage licenses/certificates ($5-$57 depending on type)
5. Building Permits: Fees for residential and commercial construction permits, wireless communication towers, salvage yards, and floodplain compliance
6. Facility Rentals: Rental fees for county meeting rooms (Fort Boreman Room, Kury McDonough Room, Buckley Room) and park shelters (Fort Boreman Historical Park, Veterans Memorial Park)
7. Fire Fee: Annual fire fee collected for fire services support
8. Dog Licenses: Annual dog tag fees: $3 for city of Parkersburg and outside city limits, $6 for Vienna and Williamstown

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wood County Commission is the governing administrative body of Wood County, West Virginia, providing essential government services through multiple elected offices. Its core offerings include property tax collection and distribution, vital records management (birth/death/marriage certificates), document recording (deeds, liens, wills), law enforcement and sheriff operations, E-911 emergency dispatch for Wood and Wirt counties, property assessment, judicial administration through the Circuit Clerk, prosecution of crimes, election administration, building permits and floodplain compliance, and online self-service portals for tax payment, document lookup, personal property filing, voter registration, and facility reservations.

Product overview

Wood County Commission operates as a county government entity providing a comprehensive suite of public services through its various office divisions. The organization offers both in-person services at the Wood County Courthouse and Judge Black Annex, as well as online digital services. The core service portfolio includes County Clerk functions (records, elections, marriages, probate, finance), Sheriff operations (law enforcement, tax collection, civil process), County Commission administration (budgeting, permits), Assessor services (property valuation), Circuit Clerk court services, Prosecuting Attorney legal services, E911 emergency communications, and Building Permits/Compliance. Online services include tax payment systems, document imaging/search, personal property filing, meeting room reservations, voter registration, and emergency notifications. The main platforms are the County Courthouse and Judge Black Annex in Parkersburg, WV, with digital services accessible via woodcountywv.com.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• County Clerk Services
• Sheriff's Office Services
• County Commission Administration
• Assessor Services
• E-911 Emergency Dispatch Services
• Circuit Clerk Services
• Prosecuting Attorney Services
• Building Permits and Compliance
• Online Tax Payment System
• Online Document Imaging
• Meeting Room and Park Shelter Reservations

Quantifiable outcome

• Population served: 83,624 residents across 377 square miles
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• CivicPlus: CivicPlus builds civic websites, forms, and payment/booking tools for local governments, closely overlapping with Wood County's woodcountywv.com portal and Skedda-style reservation system.
• Granicus: Granicus provides government-experience cloud software including digital communications, meetings, and notifications. Comparable to the citizen engagement, alert, and online service portal capabilities Wood County is deploying.
• OpenGov: OpenGov provides budgeting, procurement, and transparency software for state and local governments — adjacent to Wood County's budgeting, purchasing, and constituent services operations overseen by the County Commission and Administrator.

Direct peers

• Kanawha County Commission: Kanawha County Commission is the largest county government in West Virginia, operating the same set of state-mandated offices (clerk, sheriff, assessor, commission, E-911) for Charleston and surrounding areas. It is the most comparable peer in scope, jurisdiction, and service mix to Wood County.
• Cabell County Commission: Cabell County Commission, WV runs an analogous county-government structure covering Huntington and surrounding areas. Same statutory offices, E-911 dispatch, property tax collection and vital records, and similar mid-sized population — making it a strong operational peer.
• Berkeley County Council: Berkeley County Council, WV delivers the same county-government services (tax collection, vital records, sheriff, E-911) for a fast-growing Eastern Panhandle population. Direct peer in jurisdiction and core services.
• Monongalia County Commission: Monongalia County Commission, WV operates identical state-mandated offices for the Morgantown metro. Comparable in scale, service portfolio, and statutory remit to Wood County Commission.
• Putnam County Commission: Putnam County Commission, WV is a neighboring mid-size county government with the same constitutional offices (clerk, sheriff, assessor, commission, E-911). Direct regional peer with comparable budget and service scope.

Broad incumbents

• Tyler Technologies: Tyler Technologies is the largest US vendor of county-level software (CAMA, recording, ERP, courts, public safety). Relevant as the incumbent systems provider behind many services Wood County delivers, including the online tax inquiry platform.
• Accela: Accela is a broad government-software platform that handles permitting, licensing, and code enforcement for counties and municipalities — directly comparable to Wood County's Building Permits and Compliance Office.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Wood-County-WV-124959304215373
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wood-county-of

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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