The County Auditor is an elected position with a term of four years. The County Auditor serves in an office which is very diversified.

About the Auditor's Office

• Secretary to the Board of Supervisors
  Prepares agendas and maintains permanent records of the Board.

• Commissioners of Elections
  Conduct elections for School Boards, City, County, State, and Federal Elections. Those responsibilities include registering and maintaining voter registration records, supervising precinct election officials, and other duties in the conduct of elections.

• Real Estate
  Plats and transfer records are maintained showing the ownership of all parcels of land for taxation purposes.
  Real Estate/GIS Website

• Tax Information
  Valuations are tabulated for all taxing entities and certified to the state. Tax rates are then computed and applied to individual properties to calculate each taxpayer's statement of property tax due.

• Budget Director and Accounting Department
  The Auditor prepares the County's budget from material submitted by its departments and other agencies and maintains a permanent ledger for each department in the county. Claims for payment are received from various departments and payments issued for claims as approved by the Board of Supervisors. Payroll wages, withholding records and employee benefits for county employees are maintained in the Auditor's Office. Time cards received and wages are computed to generate and distribute payroll warrants.

• Permits
  Permits for beer, liquor and cigarette sales by the businesses in the unincorporated areas of the county are sold on behalf of the State of Iowa  in the Auditor's Office.

• Passports
  The Auditor's Office accepts passport applications. Passport information can be found at the US Department of State travel website. This site is the only official website for application forms, current requirements and fees, travel warnings, and consular information sheets.