MEET YOUR JOHNSON COUNTY COLLECTOR

          The position of County Collector is a countywide elected position with a four year term.  Johnson County Collector Ruthane Small was sworn into office on January 26, 1993, and has been elected to office for four subsequent terms.  Small was elected President of the Missouri County Collectors’ Association in 2000-2001.  During her tenure as President of the Collectors’ Association, Small worked with the Secretary of State’s office to revise the County Collectors’ Records Retention Manual and formed a team with Missouri Department of Revenue for two-year license plate renewals and on-line renewal processes. 
          Small has expanded the use of technology in the Collector’s office to improve the quality, access and speed of services.  She continues to work with her programmer being a pioneer of new and challenging improvements in the office, such as the summary sheet and merging personal property and real estate tax bills together for printing.  Previously this was done manually and was very time consuming.  The Collector’s office has such a short time to produce, audit and mail tax bills.  Our goal is to get the tax bills to the taxpayers as soon as possible so they can budget for the payment.  
          Ruthane and her husband, Greg, reside in Warrensburg.  Greg is a teacher and coach in the Warrensburg R-VI School District.  They have three sons:  Ryan Small, Casey Small, and Brad Small and his wife, Sarah, have two children, Taylor and Tucker.  Mrs. Small was born in Warrensburg, Missouri.  The daughter of Vivian Parsons and the late William P. Parsons. 

             MEET THE REST OF THE STAFF . . .

Vicky Larkin is a great asset to the Collector's office.  She joined the staff in 2005 after working in the banking industry for 18 years. 
Vicky and her husband, Doug, reside in Warrensburg.  They have three children, Gibson Larkin, Ashley Hinerman of Topeka, Ks, Nick Hinerman and his daughter, Chloe, who reside in Wichita, Ks.

Renee Shackelford has worked in the office for three years.  She is a native of Johnson County and her knowledge of the County is a tremendous asset to the office.  Renee is married to Allen Shackelford of Centerview.  They have two sons, Kyle and Ethan.  

Ruthane Small has served as Johnson County Collector
since 1993