Why was the office of the County Auditor created?
The office of County Auditor was created in 1870 as part of a revamping of county government. The duties of the office covered areas that had previously been given to the County Judge in 1851 in the first Code of Iowa, and then to the Clerk of Court in 1861 with the formation of the Board of Supervisors. The State Legislature added the duties of Commissioner of Elections in the early 1970’s.The County Auditor is an elected position with a term of four years. Information provided by the Iowa State Association of County Auditors, 1995. Financial: Financial duties of the Auditor include: • Preparation of the county’s budget information submitted by its departments and other agencies • Issue payment for all services, materials, and payroll charged to the county • Maintain county department ledgers throughout the fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) • Maintains permanent financial records for the county For information regarding the budget, contact ‘ ); document.write( addy_text32972 ); doc
