Auditor
Dennis Freitag
Office location: Courthouse
Position: Elected to four year terms
The County Auditor is the ex-officio clerk of the Board of Supervisors and the following are some of his duties:
- Custodian of the courthouse & grounds
- Enters all real estate deeds in plat and transfer books
- Maintains the official plat book and record of owners of real estate
- Custodian of the bond of all county officials
- Keeps a record of the proceeding of the Board of Supervisors and publishes the proceedings in the official newspapers of the county
- Assesses property omitted by the County Assessor and the Board of Review
- Keeps and records reports of county officers and townships
- Prepares the county budget
- Issues retail cigarette permits, beer and liquor licenses
- Computes tax levies, prepares tax list and certifies the same to the County Treasurer for collection
- Issues warrants of the County Treasurer for claims allowed by the Board of Supervisors
- Maintains records of accounts of county patients at state hospitals
- Prepares a ledger account of receipts and disbursements from the various funds
- Reports to the Department of Management, Department of Revenue & Finance, Secretary of State, State Registrar of Voters, Department of Human Services, Department of Natural Resources, Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, and Department of Economic Development
- Prepare and publish financial report
- Prepare county payrolls, accounts receivable, and accounts payable
- Certify an abstract of taxes
- Agent for Board of Supervisors for sale of surplus property
- Act as central grants administrator
- Courthouse computer system coordinator
- Prepares the agenda for the Board of Supervisors
- Files manure management plans for public viewing
- Election duties:
- Clerk of the official canvass of elections
- Supervision of lay-out and printing of all ballots
- Custodian of the voting machines
- Register voters & maintains those records
- Supervision of delivery of ballots including absentees
- Recruit & train precinct election workers
- Publish legal notice of upcoming elections
Items Needed to Obtain a Passport Book or Card
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The Clayton County Auditor's Office, located at 111 High St NE in Elkader, accepts passport applications Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. If an acceptance agent is not available during this time, it will be noted on the home page. If you have any questions about passports, please feel free to call the office at (563) 245-1106.
We strongly encourage that applicants allow a full 6 weeks to process your passport application.
Additional information about passports not listed below may be found on the US Department of State's website: travel.state.gov
Special Election
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Special elections may occur for a number of different reasons: local option sales tax, to fill vacancies, bond issues, physical plant/equipment levy, consider constitutional amendments, utility franchise, etc.
Absentee Ballots
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To request a ballot, print and complete the form and deliver it to our office by mail or in person.
The deadline to request a ballot by mail is the Friday before an election. Requests must be received in our office by 5 p.m. You may still vote in person at our office through the day before the election.
You can print out a request form to send back to the auditor's office by clicking the appropriate link below.
Upcoming Elections
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General Election - November 6, 2012
School Election - September 10, 2013
City Election - November 5, 2013
The above links skip down to the titled area in this article. To access the whole article on the homepage, please click on Read More.
For more information about a particular election, please contact the Auditor's Office.
Notice of Primary Election
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Subcategories
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Claims Listings
Here you will find monthly listings of claims paid by Clayton County. All claims for payment against the County of Clayton must be submitted separately by fund. Accounts Payable are paid twice a month after approval by the department head and the County Board of Supervisors.
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Election Information
Information regarding elections held in Clayton County.
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Financial Reports
Access to Clayton County financial reports.
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Fiscal Year Wage Reports
Reports showing wages paid by Clayton County for a given fiscal year.
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Permits
Applications for permits handled by the Auditor's Office.
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Tax Levy Rates
Clayton County tax levy rates from 2005 to the present.
- Passports
