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MEMBERSHIP ON VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
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Member - Data Processing Board - §307.84
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Member - Board of Revision - §5715.02
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Member - Board of Trustees of the Sinking Fund - §327.01
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Member - Budget Commission - §5705.27
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Member -
County Records
Commission - §149.38
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Member - Microfilming Board - §307.80
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Member - Tax Incentive Review Council - §5709.85
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Secretary - Board of Revision - §5715.09
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Receive Appeals of Real Property Valuations - §5715.19
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Secretary - Budget Commission - §5705.27
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Data Processing Board - Prepare Budgets of - §308.845
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Data Processing Board - Secretary of - §307.844
The Auditor serves
on several Boards and Commissions in the County. In the cases of the
Board of Revision and the Budget Commission and the Board of Trustees of
the Sinking Fund, the Auditor also serves as Secretary. In the case of
the Data Processing Board, the Auditor serves as Chief Administrator and
Secretary. In the case of the Tax Incentive Review Council, the Ohio
Department of Commerce - Economic Development Division recommends that
the Auditor serve as Chair. When serving as Secretary, the Auditor must
maintain a complete and accurate record of the proceedings of the Board.
The Auditor must provide transcripts of the proceedings when called upon
to do so by an appellate authority, such as the Courts or the Ohio Board
of Tax Appeals. Each of the Boards and Commissions must meet at least
annually.
The Budget Commission meets whenever there is a change in any taxing
authority’s Certificate of Estimated Resources. It is the Auditor’s
responsibility to make sure the certificates are prepared and presented
to the Board. The Commission also meets in two major sessions for the
presentation of tax budgets. The first session occurs in February for
the schools and the second in August for all other taxing authorities.
The Auditor also has several responsibilities in regards to the several
Local Government Funds (see STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTAL UNITS) in conjunction with the Commission.
The Board of Revision meets to hear complaints as to the value assessed
on real property and when called by the Secretary of the Board
(Auditor). The Board members are the Auditor (and as Secretary),
Treasurer, and Chair of the County Commissioners. The Auditor must
receive all complaints as to value and present them to the Board. He
must also notify the complainants of the Board’s decisions and place the
values determined by the Board on the tax duplicate.
The Tax Incentive Review Council is required to meet annually. The
Council reviews the performance of those companies that have entered
into Enterprise Zone agreements within the County. The Council can
recommend the continuation, modification, or revocation of the
agreements to the authorizing legislative body. The Auditor tells the
Council whether or not the companies have filed the required personal
property tax returns, and if the company is current in its Real Estate
and Personal Property taxes. The Auditor also prepares other information
for the Council as it may request.
As a member of the Microfilming Board, Data Processing Board, and County
Records Commission, the Auditor helps set those policies governing the
actions of other county offices, boards and departments as they relate
to the subject of the Boards. As a member of the Board of Trustees of
the Sinking Fund, the Auditor determines the balance in the Fund and
helps to set the tax rate, if required by the bond terms, needed to
retire the debt. |