Waseca County       
                         MINNESOTA  
                         
           307 N STATE ST
  WASECA, MN 56093-2953
       PHONE: (507) 835-0630
          FAX: (507) 835-0633  
        HOURS: 8 am-4:30 pm

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Township/City Officers and Commissioners


The County Auditor is an elected position, whose responsibilities are subject to MN Statutes, Chapter 384.

• Maintains the official financial records for the county, consisting of ledgers, journals and related documents, and signs all warrants issued against the County; responsible for a monthly trial balance.

• Prepares the annual financial statement of the County.

• Based on the budgets of the county, townships, cities, school districts and special taxing districts, and the tax capacity of those districts as certified by the assessor, the auditor calculates the tax capacity rates on which all taxes are levied, and computes taxes on each parcel of land for real and personal property taxes.

• Maintains status of delinquent tax records and spreads collections to proper taxing district.

• Collects special assessments for cities and townships relating to water, sewer, sidewalk, curb and gutter, ditch repairs and remits same to cities or tax authority.

• Maintains up-to-date records on each of approximately 11,000 parcels of land in the County to include description and ownership. Daily changes are made involving transfers, sales, splits, mortgages, etc.

• Keeps a record of all County’s fixed assets.

• Serves as Clerk to the County Board and is responsible for preparing and preserving the minutes.

• Records all County Ditch proceedings and assesses any assessments approved by the County Board.

• Caretaker of about 50 county and joint county ditch systems. All records and maps are maintained in office.

• Auditor is the Chief Election Administrator for the county. Responsible for training election judges and officials, printing ballots, registering voters, absentee ballot administration, filing certain candidates, providing ballots and election supplies to the County’s 22 voting precincts, receiving and tabulating election ballots, all other duties pertaining to elections as applicable, and filing abstract of election with the Secretary of State.

• Chief custodian of official voter registration records. Maintains current list on state-wide computer system.

• Issues liquor, wine, beer, auctioneer, dance, dangerous dog and other licenses issued by the county as appropriate.

• Upon request, the County Auditor issues tax certificates under the seal of the office indicating thereon whether taxes are paid or not.

• Serves as a member of the Board of Equalization, Canvassing Board and Secretary of Extension Committee.