Skamania County Treasurer

Employer / Organization

Skamania County

Next Election

Aug 02, 2022

Filing Window

May 16, 2022 - May 20, 2022

Description

The county treasurer holds a key position of public trust in the financial affairs of local government. The treasurer is the custodian of all funds for the county and governmental subdivisions. The treasurer's office operates much like a bank. The treasurer is primarily responsible for: Collecting real and personal property taxes (including foreclosure and personal property distraint activities on delinquent accounts) special assessments, excise tax, and miscellaneous receipts from other county district and departments. Accounting for all funds and deposits of revenues for state, county, cities, and junior taxing districts (schools, port, cemetery, fire, hospital and Skamania County Public Utility District). Determining if adequate cash is in funds and authorizing the release of warrants for payment to vendors. Managing the cash flow of the county and investing funds not needed for immediate expenditures for the county and junior taxing districts. Administering short and long term debt financing, and accounting for and paying all the bonded indebtedness for the county and its governmental subdivisions.

Application Guidelines
The filing window for this position begins the Monday two weeks prior to Memorial Day and ends on the Friday of that week (5 days). Candidacy filing papers can be acquired at and are submitted to either the county elections office or the Secretary of State Office in Olympia. For non-partisan offices, if there is only two candidates filed for a position they will run against each other in the November election. If more than two candidates file for a non-partisan office, than the non-partisan office will go through the August primary and the top two vote getters will advance to the November election for the seat. For a partisan office, the candidates will run in the August primary even if only two people are participating. This may create scenarios where the same candidates participate for the same seat in the August primary and November election. For any further questions, the Skamania County Auditor's office can be reached at (509) 427-3730 or [email protected], and the Secretary of State Office can be reached at (360) 902-4151 or [email protected]. ***Washington is one of the only states with online filing for candidacy. For more information regarding filing online, please see here: http://www.skamaniacounty.org/auditor/

Submit application to:
Skamania County Auditor, 240 NW Vancouver Ave, Skamania, WA, 98648, US