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The office of the County Treasurer is a constitutional office. The constitution of Indiana and Indiana statutory law provide for the election of a treasurer in each county of the state of Indiana to collect taxes, and to be the custodian for all money belonging to the county.

The treasurer being the custodian of all county monies also invests all county monies. It is the policy of the Jefferson County Treasurer to invest the public funds in a manner which will provide the highest investment return with the maximum security while meeting the daily cash flow demands of the various funds and conforming to all statutes and other laws governing the investment of public funds at the County level.

After assessments are provided to the County Auditor from the County Assessor, the Auditor takes those assessed values along with the tax rates that have been set by the County Council and figures the taxes for all real and personal property. The Treasurer then mails the statements and is responsible for the collection and distribution of all taxes generated within Jefferson County taxing units.

The treasurer also collects vehicle license excise tax, sewage collections, aircraft license excise tax, auto rental excise tax, inn-keepers tax, and inheritance tax.

The taxes, when proportioned to the various taxing units as per their approved rate, finance each unit of government each year.

Chief Function of the County Treasurer is to collect and retain custody of and disperse county funds.

Most noted for mailing property tax statements and collection of property tax.
Also collects:

Inheritance Tax on estates
Excise Tax from license branches

Furnishes clearances for:

Alcoholic beverage licenses
Mobile home moving or transfer of ownership

Responsible for the collection of delinquent taxes
Has the ability to invest any idle funds

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