2009 Kitsap County Budget Book - Kitsap County Government

AUDITOR
II.
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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