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.
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Real Estate
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The Auditor maintains records of current property
ownership of 60,032 parcels of land (as of 1/1/2011) within Johnson County for taxation purposes. The current
county 100% assessed valuation is $10,400,754,963 (Jan.
1, 2010 assessment). 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. 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. 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.
