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To provide courteous, efficient service and open access to public
records for the citizens of Johnson County.
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To promote knowledge, understanding, and public participation in
Johnson County government.
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To encourage excellence and creativity, recognize progress and change
as a friend, and to constantly seek to improve procedures, systems,
performance and service.
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To strive to do our very best for the people of Johnson County.
What We Do
The Johnson County Auditor serves as Commissioner of Elections,
Commissioner of Voter Registration, and as the official clerk to the Board of
Supervisors. The Auditor's Office plays a major role in conducting and
orchestrating county finances and accounting. The Johnson County Auditor
is Tom Slockett.
We are located on the first floor of the Johnson County Administration
Building at 913 S. Dubuque Street in Iowa City. Our office hours are
from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Voter Registration and Elections
As the Commissioner of Elections, the Auditor maintains voter registration
files and conducts all federal, state, and local elections in the
county. Johnson County has the highest turnout early voting program in
the state, which has increased voter turnout by making it more convenient to
vote. You can register to vote or change your
registration at the Auditor’s Office or by mail. The office distributes
voter registration forms to over 70 public locations
around the county, including banks, post offices, libraries, and various
University locations. Voter registration forms are also available here
on our web site and in telephone books.
Accounting
The Auditor issues all payments under the county budget, produces monthly
expenditure, revenue, and payroll reports, keeps detailed ledgers for each of
the various county funds, issues accounts payable and payroll,
and performs other accounting functions for Johnson County.
The
County budget for Fiscal Year 2009 is $75,860,064.
Our office
issued 13,304 accounts payable checks and 13,776 payroll checks in Fiscal
Year 2007.
Johnson County Vendors
Real Estate
| Levy Rates | TIF
Information |
The Auditor maintains records of current property
ownership of 58,502 parcels of land within Johnson County for taxation purposes.
The current county 100% assessed valuation is $9,455,768,992 (as of end of
2007). These records are available to the public and include plat maps showing
current ownership,
aerial photos showing ground cover and other physical attributes, and road
maps.
The Auditor is currently using geographic information systems (GIS)
software to create land record maps, which provide data on all parcels of
taxable property in the County. This new technology provides the means for
integrating and sharing data with other Johnson County departments, resulting
in reduced duplication of effort and increased ability to serve the public in
person and on the Internet. This effort is being made in cooperation with
other County departments.
Property Taxes
Each year the Auditor compiles property tax levies and calculates property
taxes for all cities, school districts, the county, community colleges, and
other jurisdictions within Johnson County and the amount owed by each
taxpayer. In FY 2007, total property taxes equaled $168,150,106. Property
taxes are collected by the Treasurer's
Office.
Budgets
The Board of Supervisors annually certifies the County budget to the
Auditor. After Board action, a detailed analysis is prepared for the public
and published on our web site. Monthly budget reports are produced for each
department. Cities, school districts, and townships certify budgets to the
Auditor annually to be reviewed for accuracy, legal compliance, submission to
the State for certification of levies, and for filing.
Licenses
The Auditor issues liquor licenses and cigarette permits to Johnson County
businesses outside of incorporated areas.
Minutes and Publications
As the clerk to the Board of Supervisors, the Auditor records the minutes
of the Board of Supervisors’ meetings, publishes formal Board minutes, and
also publishes official notices for the County. In 2003, our minute
takers transcribed or summarized 976,497 words of Board proceedings. Minutes are also published on this web
site. The Johnson County Auditor's Office is proud to have the
longest-running county web page in Iowa. We launched a Gopher text-based
site in 1993, and converted to the present graphic interface in 1997.
