Treasurer

The treasurer's office is one of the primary offices where people come to do business. Anyone owning property or a vehicle is served by this office. The County Treasurer is the custodian of all county funds.

Duties

• Files a semi-annual settlement with the Board of Supervisors and reports all fees collected.
• Receipts are given of all monies collected and deposited, and records are kept of all the funds.
• Annually, on the third Monday of June, the County Treasurer shall offer at public sale all parcels on which taxes are delinquent.
• Collects all taxes certified by the County Auditor and collects 1.5% interest per month on all delinquent taxes. The first installment becomes delinquent on October 1st and the second April 1st of each year.
• Pays all county warrants drawn by County Auditor.
• Pays interest on drainage warrants not paid for lack of funds.
• Apportions monthly all taxes collected to the various schools, townships, town corporations, state and county funds.
• The County Treasurer, as agent for the state, collects use tax on motor vehicle transfers and also collects license fees on all motor vehicles and trailers.
• Issues license plates on all motor vehicles and trailers.
• Issues driver's licenses, I.D.'s, and handicap placards as an agent for the Department of Transportation.