Lac qui Parle
Auditor-Treasurer Jake Sieg
HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY, 8:30-4:30
PM
PHONE: (320) 598-7444; General
Information, Motor Vehicle/Drivers License
Property Taxes: (320)
598-3648 FAX: (320) 598-3125
E-mail: auditor-treasurer@lqpco.com
The office of the Auditor-Treasurer was created on January
2, 2007 when the former offices of the Auditor and Treasurer were
combined. The Auditor-Treasurer’s office
is the central financial department of the county government. The office is staffed by the Auditor-Treasurer
who is appointed by the
General Administration
Financial Administration
Election Administration
Property Tax Administration
Motor Vehicle/Drivers License, Miscellaneous
General
Administration
The Auditor-Treasurer serves as clerk to the County board of Commissioners. Duties include:
The Auditor-Treasurer’s office is responsible for most human resources functions within the county. Duties include:
Financial Administration
The Auditor-Treasurer’s office is the financial headquarters of the
county. Related duties include:
· Preparation of the annual county budget
· Calculation of Real Estate, Personal Property, and Mobile Home taxes
· Maintenance of the county’s accounting system for the General Revenue and Ditch Funds
· Maintenance of the summary accounting of the Road & Bridge and Welfare Funds
· Maintenance of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable
· Preparation of the county’s Comptrehensive Annual Financial Statements
The Auditor-Treasurer also performs a variety of treasury duties for the county. Treasury duties include:
· Reconciliation of county bank accounts
· Invest surplus funds in accordance with Minnesota Statutes
· Record cash receipts
· Ensure adequate collateralization of bank account balances
Election Administration
The Auditor-Treasurer is designated by the Secretary of State as Register of
Voters and is the Chief Election Officer of the County. Election duties
include:
· Conduct primary and general elections and any special countywide elections
· Train election judges and officials
· Print election ballots
· Act as filing officer for county races
· Distribute absentee ballots
· Tabulate and report election results from voting districts
Property Tax Administration
Each taxing district within the county must certify a tax levy and special
assessments to the County Auditor-Treasurer. The Auditor-Treasurer tabulates
all of these levies and special assessments and then calculates the amount of
real estate, personal, and mobile home tax that will be paid by each property
owner in the county based on the valuations certified to the Auditor-Treasurer
by the
After each tax deadline the Auditor-Treasurer must reconcile all collections
for accuracy and pay out to each taxing district their appropriate share of the
taxes collected. State Statutes specify when these payments must be made.
Property taxes that have not been paid to the county at the end of the tax collection year are considered delinquent. Delinquent taxpayers are advertised in the official county newspaper each year.
All real estate transactions for property located in the county are processed through the Auditor-Treasurer's Office either to collect deed or mortgage registry tax, or to make changes to the ownership of property. The Auditor-Treasurer's Office maintains the ownership records in the tax system daily or as needed.
Miscellaneous
The Auditor-Treasurer is responsible for issuing motor vehicle, driver's license, DNR licenses, liquor, wine, beer, tobacco, auctioneer, and
transient merchant licenses.
The Auditor-Treasurer is by statute a member of the
Other miscellaneous responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
· Cemetery reporting
· Preparation of Auditor’s Certificates
· Preparation of Gas Tax Reports
· Maintenance of the Register of Bonded Indebtedness for all taxing districts in the county
· Redistricting
· Maintenance of ditch assessment records