Perry Don Jeanne
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 A. M. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 P. M. to 5:00 P M.
Our address is: 710 2nd Ave. S., PO Box 518, St.James, MN 56081.
The Auditor's Office is responsible for the financial records of the County including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable and the preparation and publication of the County Financial Statement. The County Auditor also serves as the personnel director, deputy registrar and chief election official for the county, conducting all county and state elections including the responsibilities of voter registration, ballot layout and absentee voting. The Auditor's Office is responsible for property tax administration. These duties include documenting all land transfers for name and address maintenance, calculation of property taxes, tax increment financing, special assessments, the settlement of tax dollors, collection of delinquent taxes and the tax forfeiture process. The Auditor's Office administers the issuance of auctioneer, beer and liquor, precious metals, transient merchant and tobacco license.