Public Administrator

The Public Administrator office is an elected position serving four-year terms. Holders must complete twenty hours of annual training. The role involves serving as guardian and/or conservator for individuals the Probate Court determines to be incapacitated or disabled. As guardian, responsibilities include the protectee's care, treatment, habilitation, support, and maintenance. An incapacitated person is defined as one unable to self-provide food, clothing, healthcare, or safety. As conservator, the administrator manages the protectee's property, including real and personal property, rents, income and profits from property, and proceeds from the sale, mortgage, or lease of property — collectively called the protectee's estate. The Public Administrator may also serve as Personal Representative of an estate if court-appointed.