Elected Officials information.

Each Ohio county organized under the general statutory law has eleven elected officials consisting of three county commissioners and an auditor, treasurer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of courts of common pleas, engineer, coroner, recorder and sheriff. There is no chief executive officer; each elected official possesses some executive authority.

TREASURER

The treasurer is the county's banker. This office has custody of the county's money from the time it is collected, invests county funds, and redeems county warrants issued by the auditor.

The treasurer bills and collects taxes on real and personal property, manufactured homes, estate taxes, and vendors and cigarette licenses.

The office also receives all county monies whether they are received by the treasurer or by another county office. Pay-ins from other county officers are certified to specific accounts by the auditor and deposited by the treasurer.

When the auditor issues a warrant for the payment of a county obligation, the treasurer redeems thewarrant and posts it to the proper account, thus
providing a check and balance with the auditor. Total receipts, disbursements, and remaining funds must balance between the auditor and the treasurer monthly.

The treasurer serves as the county's investment officer under strict legal guidelines. Working with the county investment advisory committee, which
the treasurer serves on with two county commissioners, idle county funds are invested to earn revenues for the county general fund. In
many counties investment earnings are the third or fourth single largest source of income to the county general fund.

The treasurer also has primary responsibility to collect delinquent taxes. Working with the county prosecutor, special funds are available to pursue
delinquent taxes, and help is available to taxpayers to avoid foreclosure actions. In certain counties treasurers have established real estate escrow programs that allows taxpayers to spread their tax payments over a six month period. Others administer a linked deposit program that makes low cost loans available for small businesses to protect and create jobs in the county.

Like the auditor, the treasurer serves on the county budget commission, the board of revision, and the automatic data processing board.