The Auditor is the Chief Financial Officer of the County. The staff is responsible for:
Calculating property tax for all real, personal, mobile home, drainage and special assessment records
Completing annual reports for review by the State Board of Accounts
Controlling distributions of tax collections, special assessments, and special revenue collections for all units of government within Jefferson County, including the City of Madison and Town of Hanover
Creating financial statements for the county
Handling all receipts and disbursements of county funds
Handling all transfers of ownership of real property
Maintaining property boundary information on the County GIS system
The Auditor also serves as the Secretary to County Council. The Auditor maintains all budgets, salary ordinances, additional appropriations, transfers, and abatement applications as well as the minutes of all County Council proceedings.