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Auditor
Contact Information
County Auditor
Harrison County Auditor
111 N 2nd Avenue
Logan, Iowa 51546
Phone
Fax
712-644-2643
Hours
Monday - Friday
7:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday Closed
Staff
Drainage Deputy
GIS/Real Estate Assistant
Auditor Deputy
About the County Auditor
The office of the County Auditor was created in 1870 as part of a revamping of county government. The duties of the office covered areas that had previously been given to the County Judge in 1851, in the first Code of Iowa, and then to the Clerk of Court in 1861, with the formation of the Board of Supervisors. The State Legislature added the duties of Commissioner of Elections in the early 1970s. The County Auditor is an elected position, with a term of four years.
The Auditor receives and compiles budget information from the various county departments and presents it to the Board of Supervisors and monitors the budget throughout the fiscal year. Click here for detailed budget information.
The auditor conducts all federal, state, and local elections that take place in the county. Responsibilities include voter registrations, absentee voting, recruitment and training of precinct election officials, printing and counting ballots, receiving nomination papers and notifying voters of elections, certifying results to the state or political subdivision involved and issues certificates of election to the proper person.
The Auditor prepares meeting agendas and records the minutes for all board meetings.
The Auditor, under the direction of the Board of Supervisors, is responsible for the general maintenance and repair of the courthouse and handles issues involving office space and records storage.
The Auditor’s office processes various licenses and permits:
Cigarette Licenses
Beer Permits
Liquor Licenses
Fireworks Permits
Passports
The Auditor enters and maintains records of all real estate transfers in the county.
The Auditor keeps the plat maps and transfer books current so the public can examine them and determine property ownership.
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