What Herkimer County Government does

Herkimer County Government is a county-level government entity operating within New York State, serving approximately 60,000 residents across 17 legislative districts. It delivers mandated public services through a portfolio of departments including Emergency Services 911, the Sheriff's Office, Public Health, Mental Health, Social Services, Highway Department, the Office for the Aging, Veterans' Service Agency, Youth Bureau, and Stop DWI, alongside government functions such as the County Legislature, Board of Elections, County Clerk (including DMV services), District Attorney, Probation Department, Real Property Tax Service, Treasurer's Office, Budget & Purchasing, and Weights & Measures. The entity is governed by an elected 17-member County Legislature chaired by Peter J. Campione, with administrative operations led by County Administrator Alvin H. Montana II and Clerk of the Legislature Brittney Viscomi.

Service delivery is anchored by a multi-channel digital infrastructure: the official website (herkimercountyny.gov), an internal Employee Portal, an Online Civil Service Application System, a County Legislature Portal, and Board of Elections Services. Core integrations connect the county to state-level systems — notably the NYS Board of Elections for voter registration and election administration, and the NYS Department of Civil Service for examination scheduling and test administration. Service partners include Auctions International (tax-foreclosure real estate auctions), the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency (economic development), and the Herkimer County Chamber of Commerce (visitor and tourism information).

The entity is a political subdivision of New York State, not a corporation. It is funded primarily through taxation (property taxes, sales tax revenue sharing, and state/federal aid), with limited fee-based revenue streams including civil service exam fees ($15-$25 per exam) and tax auction proceeds. There is no private ownership, no equity, no funding rounds, and no commercial revenue model. The customer base is the captive population of Herkimer County residents, local businesses, and visitors — a non-discretionary service relationship with effectively zero churn risk and demand that is countercyclical in core categories such as public safety, public health, and social services.

Name

Herkimer County Government

Legal name

Herkimer County NY

Website

https://herkimercounty.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Herkimer County Government is a county-level government entity in New York State delivering mandated public services — including emergency response, law enforcement, public health, social services, elections, and property tax administration — to approximately 60,000 residents, local businesses, and visitors across 17 legislative districts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

County Government Services

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119), Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Administration of Veterans' Affairs (923140), Administration of Economic Programs (9261)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Business Services (7380), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB), Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD), State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI)

Keywords

• County government services
• Public administration
• Emergency response services
• Civil service administration
• Public health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Herkimer

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Herkimer County Government delivers essential public services to county residents through multiple departments including Emergency Services 911, Highway, IT, Mental Health, Public Health, Social Services, Veterans' Service Agency, and Youth Bureau. It also performs core government functions through elected and appointed offices such as County Legislature, County Clerk (including DMV), Sheriff's Office, Treasurer's Office, Board of Elections, Real Property Tax Service, District Attorney, and Probation Department.

Product overview

Herkimer County Government operates a multi-channel service delivery system through its official website and associated portals. The portfolio consists of a central government services portal providing access to all county departments (including Emergency Services 911, Public Health, Social Services, Sheriff's Office, and others), an internal Employee Portal for staff, a Personnel/Civil Service System for employment and exam management, Board of Elections Services for voter and candidate management, and a County Legislature Portal for legislative proceedings. An online application system handles civil service examination filings. These interconnected systems serve county residents, employees, job applicants, voters, and elected officials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• County Government Services Portal

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Auctions InternationalminorOthersAuctions International provides the online platform for Herkimer County's tax-foreclosed real estate auctions. This partnership enables the county to conduct electronic bidding and auction services for properties repossessed due to tax delinquency.
• New York State Department of Civil ServicecoreTechnology or IntegrationThe county's Personnel/Civil Service department integrates with NYS Department of Civil Service for examination scheduling, test guide distribution, and employment testing. County residents can access state-level civil service test guides and examination information through the state system.
• New York State Board of ElectionscoreTechnology or IntegrationThe Herkimer County Board of Elections integrates with NYS Board of Elections for voter registration systems, absentee ballot processing, campaign finance reporting, and election results reporting.
• Herkimer County Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe county partners with the Herkimer County Chamber of Commerce for visitor and tourism information, directing visitors to chamber resources for attractions and local business information.
• Herkimer County IDA (Industrial Development Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe county's Business section links to the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency, which promotes economic development, business assistance, and industrial growth in the county.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Oneida County Government: Neighboring NY county government providing the same broad portfolio of county services (legislature, sheriff, public health, social services, DMV) to a comparable upstate New York population. Structurally and operationally analogous to Herkimer County Government.
• Lewis County Government: Small rural upstate NY county providing the same broad county-government service portfolio. Comparable population size, geographic profile, and revenue model.
• Montgomery County NY Government: Small upstate NY county government offering the same core county-level services — legislature, public health, social services, sheriff, elections. Comparable in scale and service mix to Herkimer County Government.
• Madison County Government (NY): Upstate NY county government operating with the standard structure of elected legislature and appointed administrators delivering county services. Similar population scale and service breadth as Herkimer County.
• Otsego County Government: Rural upstate NY county government delivering the standard portfolio of county services including public health, mental health, social services, and highway/public works. Directly comparable in population scale and service breadth.
• Schoharie County Government: Small upstate NY county government providing a parallel set of services (public health, social services, sheriff, legislature, DMV). Comparable rural county profile and operating model.
• Fulton County Government (NY): Upstate NY county government operating with a similar committee-based legislature and delivering standard county services including public health, social services, and public works. Directly comparable in scale and structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Herkimer-County-Civil-Service-102667221138777
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/herkimer-county-government

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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