Collects county property taxes
Position guide
Trustee
Acts as the county’s treasurer and collects or distributes funds assigned by law.
- Government level
- County · Finance
- Typical term
- Four years
- Who it serves
- One county
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What this position is responsible for
The trustee is the office residents use to pay property taxes and seek eligible tax-relief services.
Receives and accounts for county money
Distributes revenue to authorized funds and governments
Administers tax-relief processes where assigned
Power is shared—not exercised alone.
County voters elect the trustee for a four-year term. The trustee serves as county treasurer and performs collection and distribution duties established by law.
The trustee receives tax information from the assessor and tax-rate decisions from the county commission, then accounts for collections and distributes money to legally authorized funds and governments.
Decisions voters may notice
Collection procedures, payment services, and delinquent-tax administration
Cash management, accounting controls, reconciliation, and public reporting
Administration of tax-relief and tax-freeze services where assigned
Questions worth asking
The answers may differ among candidates, but each question relates directly to the authority and responsibilities of this position.
- What safeguards would prevent errors or misuse of public money?
- How would the office make payment and relief programs understandable?
- What financial information would be published for public review?
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