The Auditor is the Chief Financial Officer of the County. The staff is responsible for handling all receipts and disbursements of county funds, creating financial statements for the county, completing annual reports for review by the State Board of Accounts, and maintaining payroll for all county employees.

Additionally, the office handles all transfers of ownership of real property, maintains tax duplicates for all real, personal, mobile home, drainage and special assessment records, controls distributions of tax collections, and manages the filing of all applications for exemptions and deductions allowable by state statute.

The Auditor is also the Secretary to the County Council and County Commissioners. All budgets, salary ordinances, additional appropriations, transfers, and abatement applications are submitted to Council for approval. Contracts, Ordinances, payroll, and claims are submitted to the Commissioners for approval. The Auditor also maintains minutes for both the Council and Commissioner proceedings.

GIS

DLGS Forms

Lean about the Assessment Process

Personal Property Forms

Property Tax Deductions

Property Tax Appeals Process

Indian Tax Court

Quarterly Appeals