What Harrison County Commission does

Harrison County Commission is the elected governing body of Harrison County, West Virginia, founded in 1784 and headquartered at 229 South 3rd Street in Clarksburg. It consists of three elected Commissioners — President Susan J. Thomas (Democrat, elected 2021), Commissioner David Hinkle (Republican, elected 2022), and Commissioner Patsy S. Trecost II (Democrat, elected 2018) — who oversee county infrastructure, public safety, land use, and fiscal management on behalf of all county residents.

The Commission's service portfolio spans elected offices (County Clerk, Circuit Clerk, Sheriff, Prosecuting Attorney, Assessor, Tax Office) and operating departments (Planning, Animal Control, E911/Emergency Communications, Parks & Recreation, Community Corrections, Emergency Management, IT, Fleet, Maintenance, Grants). Underlying technology is predominantly commodity: Microsoft 365 for office productivity, SharePoint for document management, Zoom for public meeting access, and a 911 dispatch infrastructure. Third-party SaaS integrations include GovWell for online building permits (launched 2026), ArcGIS for the legislative district map, Clarity Elections for election results, and SurveyMonkey for resident surveys. In April 2026, the Commission disclosed a ransomware incident that compromised computer systems and triggered coordination with the FBI's Cyber Crimes Division, CISA, and the West Virginia Intelligence Fusion Center.

Revenue is generated through a diversified set of mandatory and fee-based streams: property tax collection (via the Sheriff's Office), court filing fees (Circuit Clerk), instrument recording and vital records fees (County Clerk), building and location improvement permit fees (Planning), animal control licensing and reclaim fees, concealed weapon permit fees, election administration fees, passport service fees, and competitive bidding procurement above $15,000. Pricing is unit-based and statutory rather than market-driven (e.g., $3–$6 dog licensing, $15/day flea market booth fee). The Commission serves a single horizontal segment — Harrison County residents — through in-person offices, telephone, Zoom, the official website, and the new GovWell online permit portal.

Name

Harrison County Commission

Legal name

Harrison County Commission

Website

https://harrisoncountywv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1784

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Harrison County Commission is the elected governing body of Harrison County, West Virginia, providing infrastructure, public safety, land use, and fiscal management services to county residents through three elected Commissioners and multiple county departments headquartered in Clarksburg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

County Government Services

NAICS

Executive Offices (921110), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Business Services, Nec (7389)

akta.pro primary industry

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

Keywords

• County government services
• Public safety administration
• Land use planning
• Property tax collection
• Emergency dispatch services

Headquarters

HQ city

Clarksburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Collection: The Sheriff's Office serves as county treasurer and collects property taxes on behalf of the county government.
2. Court Filing Fees: The Circuit Clerk's Office collects filing fees for civil cases, family court matters, and other circuit court actions. Fees are specified in the published fee schedule.
3. Instrument Recording Fees: The County Clerk's Office collects fees for recording deeds, mortgages, and other legal instruments filed and recorded.
4. Vital Records Fees: The County Clerk's Office collects fees for certified copies of vital records including birth certificates, marriage licenses, and death certificates.
5. Election Administration Fees: The County Clerk's Office manages candidate filing and collects fees associated with election administration.
6. Passport Services Fees: The Circuit Clerk's Office accepts passport applications and collects fees for the service (cash or money order only for clerk fees; checks or money orders for U.S. Department of State fees).
7. Dog Licensing and Tax Tags: Animal Control oversees dog licensing: $3.00 per dog outside city limits, $6.00 per dog within city limits, collected at the Assessor's Office.
8. Building Permit Fees: The Planning Department collects fees for building permits, location improvement permits, and subdivision review, as specified in the published fee schedule.
9. Animal Control Reclaim Fees: Animal Control collects reclaim fees (1st offense: $20 + $5/day boarding; 2nd: $50 + $10/day; 3rd: $100 + $15/day) plus additional fees for no tag and no rabies vaccination.
10. Concealed Weapon Permit Fees: The Sheriff's Office collects fees for concealed pistol/revolver license applications and processing.
11. Competitive Bidding for Public Purchases: The county uses a competitive bidding process for public improvement projects, commodities, and products projected to cost more than $15,000, governing purchasing for equipment, materials, supplies, construction, and architectural/engineering services.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Harrison County Commission is the elected governing body of Harrison County, West Virginia, providing county governance and administrative services to residents. It oversees infrastructure maintenance, public safety coordination (Sheriff's Office, E911, Emergency Management), land use planning and building permits, parks and recreation facilities, animal control, election administration, property and vital records, court services, and fiscal management through multiple county departments and elected offices.

Product overview

Harrison County Commission operates a multi-channel digital services platform consisting of a website-based portal with integrated third-party services. The core digital offerings include an online permit system powered by GovWell for building permits, a public records archive with searchable agendas and minutes dating to 2014, a county events calendar, online tax and land records search tools, and election management services. These digital services are complemented by department-specific offerings including Animal Control, E911/Emergency Communications, Parks & Recreation, Planning Department, County Clerk, Circuit Clerk, Sheriff's Office, Prosecuting Attorney, and Community Corrections. The county also maintains an employment opportunities portal and a bids/RFPs system for vendor engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Monongalia County Commission: Governs Morgantown and surrounding Monongalia County, one of the fastest-growing WV counties around WVU. Comparable three-commissioner structure and full department portfolio (planning, animal control, sheriff, parks) makes it a strong operational peer for service modernization and growth-mgmt comparisons.
• Ohio County Commission: Northern Panhandle county governing Wheeling. Comparable three-commissioner elected structure and full department suite; useful peer for legacy-infrastructure maintenance economics and northern-WV service-cost benchmarks.
• Raleigh County Commission: Southern West Virginia county governing the Beckley area. Similar mid-size population, analogous service mix (sheriff, planning, parks, animal control), and exposure to the same state-level legislative framework governing counties.
• Berkeley County Council: Eastern Panhandle county that, like Harrison, has experienced sustained growth linked to the DC metro fringe. Operates a similar full-service county government with permitting, planning, sheriff, and clerk offices, providing a benchmark for fee-for-service revenue scaling.
• Cabell County Commission: Governs the Huntington area with a comparable mid-size county portfolio including planning, sheriff, animal control, and parks. Provides peer comparison on legacy-industrial-region service delivery and shared-service economics.
• Wood County Commission: Parkersburg-area county with parallel three-commissioner governance and full courthouse/county clerk/circuit clerk structure. Operates under similar state-level statutory framework, making it a like-for-like peer on compliance, fee schedules, and court-administration revenue.
• Kanawha County Commission: Largest county in West Virginia, anchored by Charleston. While much larger than Harrison, the same elected three-commissioner governance model and full department suite make it the relevant statewide scale benchmark for budget, service breadth, and procurement practice.
• Putnam County Commission: Charleston-metro county with a smaller population base than Harrison but similar growing-region dynamics. Operates the same elected three-commissioner model and full county services, including sheriff, planning, and clerk functions.
• Marion County Commission: Sits adjacent to Harrison County in north-central West Virginia, with comparable population size, a similar mix of municipal and unincorporated service areas, and an analogous three-commissioner elected governing structure. Closest geographic peer for benchmarking permitting, clerk, and sheriff operations.

Others

• GovWell: Third-party SaaS vendor providing the building permit and location improvement permit platform that Harrison County launched in 2026. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a competitor; included for completeness because procurement of this vendor directly shapes the Commission's service-delivery capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/p/Harrison-County-Emergency-Management-Agency-100069054075334
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harrison-county-commission

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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