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Auditor-Treasurer
Mission Statement
The County Auditor-Treasurer is an elected position serving a four year term. The Auditor-Treasurer and staff are dedicated to serving the citizens of Benton County by offering the best possible service in all statutory and assigned duties.
Overview of Duties
- Collects all county funds owed to the county, much of which are Real Estate and Personal Property taxes
- Collects Aggregate Tax
- Performs tax administration including land transfers, name, and address maintenance, splits and combines of property, tax calculation, tax increment finance, and special assessments and settlements.
- Conducts Tax Forfeiture Land Sales on behalf of the county.
- Member of the Board of Equalization
- Creates reports for the county, state, and federal government
- Invest idle cash reserves into such banking instruments as CD’s (certificates of deposit), Magic Fund (Minnesota Association of Governments Investing for Counties), and Money Markets (savings accounts).
- Administers sale of licenses of Liquor, Beer, 3.2 Malt Liquor, Auctioneers, Tobacco, Transient Merchant, Gambling, Large Gathering, and Fireworks .
- Chief Election Officer of the county, responsible for voter registration, ballot layout and absentee voting. Election duties are performed for both state and county.
- Serves as Deputy Registrar (License Center) for the county, issuing Driver’s License/ID cards renewals and duplicates, Motor Vehicle and DNR registration.
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Christine Scherbing
Auditor Treasurer
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Auditor-Treasurer
Physical Address
531 Dewey Street
Foley, MN 56329
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 129
Foley, MN 56329
Phone: 320-968-5006Fax: 320-968-5337