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every county government office in Utah
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is unique because all are run by elected
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officials chosen by their community each
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has an important job and function as
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they work together to provide citizens
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with a variety of useful services let's
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visit the county auditor's office to see
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what they do think of the county auditor
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as an independent control or voice that
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represents every citizen ensuring that
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county funds are properly spent and
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accounted for in most counties the
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county auditor with some help from the
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county treasurer functions much the same
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as a chief financial officer would in
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the private sector they oversee all
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money received and distributed by the
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county to provide a wide variety of
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important services to the community this
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involves carefully reviewing and
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approving all vouchers requisitions and
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purchase orders watching especially for
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things that are either new or different
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than normal if they spot something that
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is out of the ordinary the county
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auditor
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can pause the process to gather more
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information before moving ahead another
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duty is to oversee special funding and
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called bonds which are used to pay for
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big County projects such as buildings
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transportation needs and other things
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for the community some types of bonds
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require a vote of the people but bond
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financing ensures that the citizens who
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utilize these new projects pay for them
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equally over time auditors also play an
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important role in Utah's property tax
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system they certify the official tax
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rates and submit them to the state tax
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Commission in July they send valuation
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notices to property owners giving them a
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preview of what their property tax bill
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will be in November these notices also
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include information about due dates and
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appeal options along with that auditors
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in most counties act as a clerk for
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property tax appeals heard by the County
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Board of Equalization who makes final
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rulings and the auditor also handles
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property tax relief requests called
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circuit breakers and abatements from
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landowners who qualify based on
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disability income age or military
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service the county auditor is
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responsible for
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forming internal financial and fraud
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related audits this requires monitoring
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internal controls that safeguard public
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money in these audits the auditor acts
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as the citizens watchdog to ensure funds
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are utilized appropriately in addition
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to financial audits the executive branch
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may request performance audits be
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conducted of county departments
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performance audits measure whether or
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not a department is meeting the goals
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outlined by the county in these audits
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the executive branch sets the scope and
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criteria of the audit and the auditor
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acts as an independent investigator to
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see if required goals are being met
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finally in most counties the auditor
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acts as the budget officer they review
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financial trends make recommendations
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for upcoming expenditures projected
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revenues monitor the current year budget
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make adjustments throughout the year and
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provide public notice of the budget
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process the auditor is just one of many
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important offices at your County but
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without their expertise and managing all
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of the finances it would be difficult
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for counties and all the services they
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provide to run efficiently and
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accurately for the citizens they serve
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counties are a key part of every
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community uniting local people with
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solutions to meet local needs we're the
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Utah Association of counties the
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unifying voice for county government
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you