Tax Department Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collecting all property and mobile home taxes, special assessments, and drainage tax.

• Collecting miscellaneous revenue from other offices.

• Investing all county funds.

• Apportioning all tax dollars and sending to appropriate school, city, or other taxing body.

• Issuing tax clearances on mobile homes.

• Processing Iowa Property Tax Credit Claims for senior citizens or persons with disabilities.

• Keeping accurate records of all monies received and disbursed.

• Holding the annual Tax Sale.

Dates to remember from the Treasurer's Office

• March 1 - Second half of property taxes due.

• March 31 - Last day to pay second half of property taxes without penalty at the Treasurer's office.  Mail in payments must be post marked by March 31

• June 18 - Treasurer's Property Tax Sale

• July 1 - First day of Fiscal Year

• September 1 - First half of property taxes due

• September 30 - Last day to pay first half of property taxes without penalty at the Treasurer's office.  Mail in payments must be post marked by September 30.

Office Hours

• Office Hours: 8:00 - 4:30  /  Monday - Friday

• Motor Vehicle:  8:00 - 4:30 / Monday - Friday  / No titles after 4:00

• Driver License: 8:30 - 4:00 / Monday - Friday

• Motorcycle Drives:  Monday - Friday by appointment, test are must be dry to proceed with drive, customer must have insurance on motorcycle

• Car Drives:  8:00 - 3:00  /  Monday - Friday  /  Appointment Only

The office will be closed on the following 2012 Days / Holidays:

Monday, February 20th                                 President's Day
Monday, May 28th                                          Memorial Day

Wednesday, July 4th                                     Independence Day
Monday, September 3rd                               Labor Day
Monday, November 12th                              Veteran's Day
Thursday, November 22nd                          Thanksgiving
Friday, November 23rd
Tuesday, December 25th                            Christmas