2008 Budget Book - Kitsap County Government

General Government
Auditor
Purpose:
The County Auditor serves as Ex Officio Supervisor of Elections, Registrar of Voters, Chief Financial
Officer, Motor Vehicle Licensing Agent and Recorder for the County.
We are committed to excellence in delivering public services and acting in the public’s best interest. We
strive to ensure that these responsibilities are performed in a professional, forthright and fair manner
which instills confidence in the services provided, as follows:
Elections and Voter Registration:
• Administer all Federal, State, County, municipal and special purpose district elections held in
Kitsap County by:
• Implementing Federal and State redistricting requirements;
• Maintaining political and special purpose taxing district boundaries;
• Verifying signatures on initiatives, referendums and petitions;
• Maintaining voter registration records, history and election database;
• Implementing numerous new federal and state elections law;
• Accepting candidate filings and ballot issues;
• Programming, preparing and printing paper, electronic and audio ballots;
• Election preparation, maintenance and distribution of election equipment and supplies;
• Election board worker recruitment, training and assignment;
• Processing ballot requests, assembling and mailing ballots;
• Voted ballot validation and reconciliation;
• Tabulation of ballots and certification of results;
• Conduct County voter outreach programs;
• Publish local voter’s pamphlet and other required publications for the County; and
• Maintain County’s electronic historical record of past elections.
Financial Services:
• Manage the central accounting system to which all County departments and agencies report
financial transactions;
• Manage all disbursements, financial accounting and reporting, grant accounting, payroll and
fixed asset management for the County;
• Report the County’s financial transactions to the State Auditor as its ex officio deputy state
auditor; and
• Prepare and publish the County’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
Licensing:
• Act as the County’s agent for Washington State Department of Licensing;
• Issue vehicle and vessel license tabs, special issue license plates, disabled parking permits
and processes title transfer applications;
• Oversee four licensing sub-agencies;
• Collect and report gambling taxes for the County; and
• Issue domestic animal licenses for unincorporated areas of Kitsap County.
Recording:
• Maintain and index official public records transacted in Kitsap County which are:
Land transactions including deeds, grants and transfers of real property;
Mortgage and releases of mortgages of real estate;
Veterans discharge documents;
Instruments or agreements relating to community or separate property;
Powers of attorney to convey real estate and leases which have been acknowledged or
approved; and
All other such public documents;
• Preserve and provide public access to County’s historical documents dating back to 1857, all
official county records and the official minutes of all County Commissioner meetings; and
• Issue and maintain all marriage licenses and various local business licenses for the County.
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