Eureka County Treasurer/Public Guardian

The County Treasurer‘s Office is essential in managing the county's finances, ensuring public funds are responsibly collected, invested, spent, and reported.

The Treasurer oversees revenue collection, including property taxes and fees, and manages the prudent investment of these funds. The office disburses funds for county expenses, such as payroll and vendor payments, while ensuring all expenditures are within the approved budget and properly documented.

Accurate financial reporting is a key duty, with regular updates provided to the county board, auditors, and the public. The Treasurer also plays a role in budgeting, working with officials to develop the annual budget. Ensuring compliance with laws and safeguarding against fraud, the Treasurer is the custodian of county funds, responsible for their secure management and accountability.

The Eureka County Public Guardian provides guardianship services to wards of Eureka County. The Public Guardian is the guardian of last resort. Prior to assuming guardianship, a thorough investigation is conducted to determine the competence of an individual as well as to find if any family members or friends may be willing and able to provide the necessary care. A resident of Eureka County, Nevada who is 60 years or older is eligible to have the public guardian appointed as his/her individual guardian if he/she:

• Has no family
• Lacks sufficient assets to provide for a private guardian
• Family members are ill, elderly, or other circumstances prevent their effective performance to be guardian
• Friends or family have exploited or neglected the person and would not be suitable to serve
• Family members live in other areas or states
• Is unable by reason of mental illness, mental deficiency, advanced age, disease, weakness of mind, or any other cause without assistance to properly manage and take care of him or herself

What to do when you feel a guardianship is needed?
Contact family members or friends, if appropriate. They have priority to serve as guardian.

Contact Eureka Public Guardian to receive a referral form.

Copies of recent medical records indicating what condition(s) is causing a proposed ward to be incompetent or incapacitated are required by law in order for guardianship to proceed.

Guardianship is NOT an immediate emergency intervention. If you have any suspicions of elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation, please report this to one of the following agencies:

Eureka County Sheriff's Office (775) 237-5252
Elder Protective Services (775) 738-1966
Nevada Division for Aging Services (775) 738-1966