A primary responsibility of the county treasurer's office is the collection of all real and personal property taxes within the county. Taxes are collected for the calendar year and the treasurer sends out property tax notices that are to be collected. Half or all of the property taxes is due on or before December 20th and the second half is due anytime before June 20th. If either installment is not paid by the due dates, a penalty of two percent and interest at one percent per month is added and calculated as of January 1st. A monthly payment schedule may also be allowed for the payment of delinquent or future taxes.
All taxes are balanced and then spread to the various taxing districts within the county.
The treasurers office is responsible for collecting special assessments for water districts, fire protection districts, local improvement districts and yield tax on timber sales. The treasurers office is responsible for furnishing detailed and verified tax information to lending institutions, title companies, realtors, accountants, taxing districts, and individual taxpayers.