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Our Responsibilities

Chief fiscal officer
Voter registration
Chief election official
Real estate deeds
Computes county budget
Sets certified levies
Tax lists and credits

Clerk to the Board of Supervisors
Custodian of the courthouse and grounds

OUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Custodian of Courthouse, subject to Board of Supervisors.
• Computes tax levies, figures taxes and prepares tax books for Treasurer.
• Acts as clerk and keeps journal of the Board of Supervisors proceedings.
• Compiles and computes agricultural land credits, homestead credits, military exemptions and apportions on tax lists.
• Issues warrants for claims, files and records claims allowed by Supervisors.
• Files plats and profiles of land transfers
• Commissioner of Elections and custodian of voting machines.
• Clerk of official canvass of elections, receives and records elections returns and certifies same to Secretary of State.
• Keeps tax account and cash account with County Treasurer showing all receipts and expenditures.
• Keeps and records reports of county officers, township clerks and trustees.
• Enters all real estate deeds in plat and transfer books before same are recorded.
• Custodian of official bonds of all officers, except the Auditor, Board of Supervisors and Magistrates.
• Prepares and publishes financial report at end of each year.
• Issues cigarette, beer and liquor licenses to dealers outside cities.
• Maintain records and process drainage district work orders and bookkeeping.

UPCOMING ELECTIONS
2007
Nov 6, 2007 City Regular

VOTING/ELECTION ISSUES
Download a Voter Registration Form
Download an Absentee Ballot Request Form
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REAL ESTATE RECORDS
The Auditor’s office maintains the records of all real estate transfers in the county keeping plat maps and transfer books current so that the public can examine the books to determine property ownership. Our Office works closely with area realtors, attorneys, property owners and other individuals who deal with real estate transactions.

HISTORY
The Auditor’s Office was actually the result of government reorganization back in 1870. Prior to that the County Judge acted as auditor, and then the Clerk of Court in 1861 when the Board of Supervisors was first formed. It was in the early 1970’s that the State Legislature added the duties of Commissioner of Elections to the office.

The position of County Auditor is an elected position. This position is elected during the presidential general election for a term of 4 years.

SUPERVISOR MEETINGS
Supervisors meet in the Boardroom every Monday morning at 8:30AM unless otherwise noted. For more information, or to be placed on the agenda, email Michelle Giddings, Auditor, or call 641.456.5622.