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Auditor / Treasurer
The Auditor-Treasurer is a constitutional officer who is elected every four years.
The Auditor-Treasurer office performs the following duties, among others:
Duties
Mailing of Tax Statements
The mailing of annual property tax statements (in the spring) and proposed property taxes (in the fall) are coordinated by this office.
Tax Collections
All real, personal property and mobile home taxes are collected by this office. After the tax collection period, this office must pay the treasurers of the school districts, cities, townships, and special taxing districts the money collected on their behalf.
Special Assessment Collections
This office collects special assessments for cities and townships relating to water, sewer, sidewalk, curb and gutter, ditch repairs, and then remits the money to the cities or tax authority.
Tax Capacity Calculations
Based on the budgets of the county, townships, cities, school districts, and special taxing districts which are certified to this office, and based on the tax capacity of those districts certified by the county assessor, this office calculates the tax capacity rates on which all taxes are levied and computes taxes on each parcel of land for real and personal taxes.
Elections
The auditor-treasurer office is responsible for administrating elections locally. This office provides election training for city and township clerks and officials, ordering ballots, registering voters, administering absentee voting ballot requests, providing ballots and elections supplies to the county’s voting precincts, receiving and tabulating election ballots, and reporting the results to secretary of state.
Vitals
Birth, death, and marriage certificates are maintained by the auditor-treasurer office.
Records
The auditor-treasurer signs all warrants and checks issued against the county.
2021 Fee Schedule
Marriage Certificate - Non-Certified Copy | $9.00 | MN Stat. 144.226 Subd 1(b) | |||
Mortgage Tax | Mortgage Amount X .0023 | MN Stat. 287.035 | |||
Multiple Copies - Non-certified (birth, death, marriage) | $4.00 | each | MN Stat. 144.226 | ||
Notary Public Service (notarize a document) | $1.00 | Per Signature | Maximum per County Board & MN Stat. 357.17 | 2020 | |
NSF Fee (Check returned for Non-Sufficient Funds) | $30.00 | per payment | Bank | ||
Ordination Fee (needed to perform marriage ceremonies in MN). Credentials of Ordination must be filed in at least 1 MN county. | $25.00 | County Board per MN Stat. 517.05 | 2013 | ||
Property Tax Search Request (per parcel) | $2.50 | per parcel | Department | ||
Property Tax Statement Printout - Aumentum screen shot on 8.5" x 11" paper | $1.00 | per parcel | Department | 2017 | |
Property Tax Statement Printout - on official MN DOR 8.5" x 14" paper | $5.00 | per parcel | Department | 2017 | |
Publication in Newspaper Fee for Delinquent Property Tax (parcel listing published annually in March) | $30.00 | per parcel | County Board per MN Stat. 279.092 | 2004 | |
Research Fee - Special Report/Project Request | $65.00 | per hour (1 hr. min.) | Department | Updated 2020 | |
Revenue Recapture Fee | $30.00 | County Board | 2004 | ||
Revenue Recapture Fee for Mobile Homes | $30.00 | State | |||
Reports Requested from Third Parties: | |||||
Report - Audit Verification/Confirmation | $65.00 | Department | 2020 | ||
Report - Auditor Certificate | $300.00 | County Board | |||
Report - PRISM Report Data | $100.00 | Department | 2020 | ||
Report - Tax Impact Data (for School Referendums) | $65.00 | Department | 2020 | ||
Report Request - Delinquent Tax List/Delinquent Tax Roll | $50.00 | Free from Website | Department | 2020 | |
Report Request - Tax Forfeiture List - (non-formatted) | $50.00 | Department | 2020 | ||
Reports - Misc. (non-formatted & emailed) | $20.00 | Department | 2020 | ||
Reports - Misc. (non-formatted & mailed) | $40.00 | Department | 2020 | ||
Reports - Misc. (formatted) | $60.00 | Department | 2020 | ||
Tax Forfeited Property Repurchase Fee (county fee) | $100.00 | per parcel | County Board | 2013 | |
Vital Records Research Request | $30.00 | per hour (1 hr. min.) | Dept/County Board | 2004 |