The CPA is the county’s chief financial officer, elected by the voters of Auglaize County Auditor. Responsibilities include bookkeeping, maintenance of the municipality’s economic and property records, verification of payments made by the city, property valuation, inspection and licensing of scales and fuel pumps, and the sale of licenses for identification tags, vendors, distributors of cigarettes, and specialty products. The Audit Office also disburses all orders authorizing the issuance of county funds, including payroll.
Duties of The Auglaize County Auditor
Chief Advisor
As the leading expert, the auditor is required to conduct revaluations of real estate values every 6 years. Property values are updated every three years. In addition, the auditor assesses the values of manufactured homes and records them. Subsequently, municipalities, corregimientos, and school districts receive their proportional share.
Transaction Recorder
The Controller maintains records of deeds, property tax exemptions, oil and gas well exemptions, special appraisals, and all properties, including exempt portions.
Inspector and Admissions Officer
The auditor verifies commercial weights and measures, such as gas pumps and supermarket scales, to ensure their accuracy. As a result of this certification, each gallon of gas you buy will result in you getting a gallon of gas. Any concerns should be reported to the examiner’s weights and measures specialist.
County Budget Committee
The County Budget Committee, made up of the auditor, treasurer, and prosecutor, oversees tax rates set by other political subdivisions of the county. As secretary, the auditor carries out the work of the committee.
Review Committee
Comprised of the auditor, the treasurer, and a county commissioner, this council hears appeals from homeowners who question the value of their assets. Decisions are made after hearing the evidence and reviewing the complaint.
Payroll Clerk
The CPA is responsible for maintaining all county employee payroll records and issuing or depositing approximately 12,350 security certificates (checks) per year directly to employees and remitting payroll deductions and social security contributions to the federal, state, and local governments and locations.
Financial Report
Once all accounting records for the year are complete, the auditor prepares Auglaize County’s annual balance sheet and income statement. In 2003, the district introduced its most significant financial reporting change in fifteen years with the adoption of GASB-34, a new reporting standard required by the Government Accounting Standards Board.