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Hours:
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
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W. Main Street - St. Clairsville, OH 43950
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General
Accounting |
www.belmontcountyohio.org
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The County Auditor is the Chief Fiscal Officer for the County.
It is the Auditor's responsibility to account for the
millions of dollars received each year by the County and to
issue warrants (checks) in payment of all County obligations,
including the distribution of tax dollars to the townships,
villages, cities, school districts and library systems as well
as other agencies.
The General Accounting Department is the watchdog over
all county funds and maintains the official records of all
receipts, disbursements and fund balances.
The General Accounting Department includes Accounts Payable, Payroll & Benefits, Budgets and
Settlements and Financial Reporting.
The Accounts Payable is responsible
for the timely payment of all bills generated in each county
department.
Over 25,000 payments to vendors are processed through
Accounts Payable annually.
The Payroll & Benefits is
responsible for the bi-weekly processing of payroll and
warrants for the County's 850+ employees.
This department does payroll calculation and check
preparation.
Over 30,000 payroll warrants are processed annually.
The department also administers, eye, dental,
prescription and three health insurance plans for the county
employees.
The
Budgets & Settlements assists in preparation of the general
tax list of the County, calculates the voted and unvoted tax
rates for the county and the 36 political subdivisions, and
once such taxes are collected by and settled with the County
Treasurer, distributes the tax receipts to the appropriate
political subdivisions and agencies within the County.
The
Auditor also distributes motor vehicle license fees, gasoline
taxes, estate taxes, fines and local government funds
in addition to real estate, personal property and
manufactured home taxes.
As Fiscal Officer of the County, the
Auditor is required by law to prepare the County's annual
financial report.
The Auditor has prepared the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report (CAFR) each year since 1991.
Belmont County has been awarded the Certificate of
Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the
Government Finance Officers Association each year since 1991
for the CAFR report.
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