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.
The Cass County Recorder's office is
no longer a Passport Acceptance Agent assisting U.S.
citizens with obtaining a U.S. Passport. New as of May 1, 2011.
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