Office Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm Subject to Cass County
Holidays
Phone: 712-243-4570 Fax: 712-243-6660 dsunderman@casscoia.us
| Duties of the Auditor's Office | Clerk to Board
of Supervisors — The Auditor prepares meeting agendas and notifies the media,
maintains all official records of meeting minutes, Board voting records,
resolutions, contracts, and correspondence. The office publishes the proceedings
and other legal notices.
County Commissioner of Elections - The auditor
administers all federal, state, and local elections that take place in the
county. Responsibilities include voter registrations, absentee voting,
recruitment and training of precinct election officials, printing and counting
ballots, receiving nomination papers and notifying voters of elections,
certifying results to the state or political subdivision involved and issues
certificates of election to the proper person.
Budget — The Auditor
receives and compiles budget information from the various county departments and
presents it to the Board of Supervisors and monitors the budget throughout the
fiscal year. Budgets of other governmental entities are filed with the Auditor
such as: Schools, Cities, Townships, Agricultural Extension, Emergency
Management, County Assessor, E911 Service Board, etc.
Financial Officer
— The Auditor completes an annual financial report at the end of each fiscal
year. Payroll is processed by this office. Claims for all services and materials
rendered and charged to the various county departments are submitted to this
office for payment.
Property Transfer and County Plats — The Auditor
enters and maintains records of all real estate transfers in the county. The
Auditor keeps the plat maps and transfer books current so the public can examine
them and determine property ownership.
Taxation— The Auditor receives
the assessed valuations from the county assessor and applies the biannual
equalization and annual rollback to produce the taxable valuation for each
property in the county. The auditor processes taxes and produces a tax book for
the county treasurer.
Permits — The Auditor processes cigarette
licenses, beer & liquor permits for businesses in unincorporated areas.
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