| STEUBEN COUNTY TREASURER
Telephone: (607) 664-2488 Carol S. Whitehead |
| The County
Treasurer is
elected for a term of
four years.
She appoints a staff, which includes a Deputy, bookkeepers,
accountants,
tax clerks, and other personnel. The Treasurer has custody of all money
belonging to the County or in which the County has an interest, and
also
serves as treasurer for the County Social Services District, and as
trustee
for court and trust funds. The Treasurer assists in the preparation of
the proposed budget for Legislative consideration. The County Treasurer
has statutory responsibilities with respect to the collection of taxes.
Some of his employees talk with taxpayers regarding their problems,
handle
tax deed matters, post payments, and recommend necessary corrections.
The
Treasurer conducts tax sales pursuant to procedures set forth in State
law. Other statutory duties of the County Treasurer include: grants
certificates
of residence to students attending community colleges, distributes
unpaid
school tax monies to the various school districts, accounts for all
County
funds and records (subject to strict audit), and reports Department
balances
monthly, computes salary payments, and prepares withholding tax reports
for County employees, collects fees and interest payments from tax
searches,
unpaid taxes, bail money, invested surplus County funds, and other
services,
and also acts as voluntary Administrator on small estates where there
is
no will. |
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