County Auditor

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Auditor (Including the former Treasurer's Office)

Effective September 1, 2005, the Auditor's office combined with the Treasurer's office and is now known as the Auditor's office. The Auditor is the chief financial and election officer for the county, as well as personnel and risk management director. Major duties include: ex-officio Secretary of the County Commission, Park Board and Planning & Zoning Commission. In the area of duties of the former Treasurer's office, this office is now also acts as a resource member for several county committees. The auditor is a key county official with many duties.

The current McLean County Auditor is Leslie Korgel of Garrison. He assumed the post on September 1, 2005 due to the consolidation of office and also to the retirement of former county auditor, Marlan Hvinden. He successfully ran for election in 2006 and 2010. Korgel was appointed to the treasurer's post in 1986 and successfully ran for election in 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002. He is a member of the North Dakota County Treasurers Association and North Dakota County Auditors Association. He has served as a past president of the North Dakota Treasurer's Association. He is also a past president of the North Dakota Association of Counties.

Duties of the auditor's office now include:

	Chief Financial Officer for the county
	Keeper of all records, documents, books, maps, etc
	Preparation of annual county budget
	Keeper of financial accounts for all county offices
	Compile property lists for assessors
	Prepare of tax lists for various assessment districts
	Chief election official at the county level

Also these duties which were formerly under the Treasurer's office:

	Acts as keeper of county funds
	Collects taxes and disburses tax monies to taxing districts
	Is the custodian of various special funds
	Invests county funds for availability, safety and rate of return
	Provides information to lenders, realty agents, lawyers, accountants and various other public and private agencies
	Serves as the county Americans With Disabilities Act coordinator

The Auditor's Office staff also includes: Computer Operations Director/Chief Deputy Lori Foss, Deputies Pam Trueblood and Nancy Leidholm. The Auditor's Office may be contacted by calling (701)462-8541 Ext. 216, Ext. 217, Ext. 218, or Ext. 222. The e-mail address is: lkorgel@nd.gov and the office fax is (701)462-3542.

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This page was last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 03:48 PM .

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