County Administration & Departments

Dan Matthews County Director

Norfolk County's administrative offices are located at 614 High Street in Dedham. The County  Commissioners are assisted by  staff under the supervison of an appointed County Director.

Departments located at the administrative office include the Purchasing Department, the Personnel Office, Regional Services, and Retired and Senior Volunteer Programs (RSVP).

The Purchasing Department is responsible for county purchases, contracts and inventory control, and also facilitates cooperative purchase contracts for County municipalities. The Personnel Office is responsible for matters affecting County employees in the areas of employment, health insurance, and other benefits.

The Regional Services Department works with municipal administrators to share technical assistance and help coordinate cooperative efforts. Current projects a regional partnership for Western county communities, several brownfields remiediation projects,  a ten-town Regional Technology Economic Target Area ,and a regional coalition to provide input into the ongoing  Route 128 Add-A-Lane project.  

RSVP, Norfolk County's Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, operates under the auspices of the Federal Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).  Volunteers serve in schools tutoring children, at nutrition lunch sites for seniors, in hospitals with families of patients, in the jail mentoring inmates and in a variety of assignments at sites throughout Norfolk County. 

Other departments supervised by the County Director include the Engineering Department and the Facilities Maintenance Department, both located at 649 High Street, Dedham, and the County's Wollaston Recreational Facility. The Engineering Department provides assistance to County communities, including surveys and traffic counts. The Facilities Maintenance department is responsible for management of all county-owned buildings, which include the majority of the Trial Court facilities located in the county. The Recreation Facility includes Presidents' Golf Course, located at  357 West Squantum Street, Quincy.

Other County agencies include:

The County Treasurer's offfice, located at 614 High Street, Dedham.  The County Treasurer is an independently elected officer responsible for all the County funds and and financial reporting .

The Registry of Deeds, the principal land records office for Norfolk County, under supervision of the elected Register of Deeds.

The Norfolk County Agricultural High School, located in Walpole, and is under direction of its Board of Trustees. The County Commissioners are ex-officio members of the Board of Trustees.

The Norfolk County Retirement Board, located at 480 Neponset St., Canton, MA 02021, administers the Norfolk County Retirement system.

The Norfolk County Advisory Board, with an office at 614 High Street,  is comprised of a representative of each Norfolk County municipality. The Advisory Board's represents the cities and towns of the county in budget, capital planning, and other matters.

Norfolk County Commissioners

614 High Street, Dedham, MA  02027-0310

Telephone: 781-461-6105    email:  info@norfolkcounty.org