Required Board Memberships
By statute, the County Auditor serves on several county bodies — as secretary, administrator, or member.
The County Auditor is a member of the following bodies:
Budget Commission (Secretary)
The Auditor is the permanent Secretary of the Budget Commission, which also includes the County Treasurer and the Prosecutor. It is the responsibility of the Commission to annually review the tax budgets of all taxing districts within the county and to determine that all tax levies are properly authorized and allocated to local governments and libraries.
Board of Revision (Secretary)
The Auditor is the permanent Secretary of the Board of Revision, which also includes the County Treasurer and the President of the Board of Commissioners. It is the responsibility of the Board of Revision to rule on property assessment prior to the issuance of the real estate tax list. Property valuation complaints are also heard.
Tax Incentive Review Council (Member)
The Auditor is a statutory member of a council appointed by the legislative authority of a county, township, or municipal corporation that grants an exemption from taxation for abatements, enterprise zones, or tax increment financing. Annually, the Tax Incentive Review Council reviews all agreements of existing exemptions for these areas.
Fairfield County Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Board (Secretary, Administrator)
The ADP Board was created by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners in November of 1995 and expanded in 2012. Its purpose was to combine the resources, records, and operations management of information across all county offices. The original goals of the ADP Board were to establish a centralized IT location and management, to assist offices with the purchase and implementation of technology, and to establish standards to ensure compatibility throughout the county.