The Treasurer's Office collects all taxes and fees coming into the county. While not all inclusive, a list of major department functions are:
- Collect property taxes
- Receive sales, use, severance, gasoline, cigarette and other miscellaneous taxes from the state
- Make bond payments for all general obligation bonds of the schools and other entities levying a bond tax
- Issue tax status for mobile home title transfers
- Issue tax status for mobile home movement applications
- Record, track and redeem property tax liens on real property
- Receive all county office and department fees
- Distribute funds collected by the county
- Conduct annual delinquent property tax sale
The Treasurer's Office does not:
- Determine the amount of taxes (Assessor's Office determines value)
- Change record owner on property assessments (Assessor's Office, but only with properly recorded documents)
- Change record address on property assessments (Assessor's Office)
- Record deeds, property transfers, and contracts of sale (Clerk's Office)
For More Information
If you have any questions, please call the Treasurer's Office at (307) 334-2432.
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