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Welcome to the Kittitas County Treasurer's office
Deanna Panattoni is the Kittitas County Treasurer.
The County Treasurer holds a key position of public trust in the financial
affairs of local government. Acting as the "bank" for the county, school
districts, fire districts, water districts and other units of local government,
the treasurer's office receipts, disburses, invests and accounts for the funds
of each of these entities. In addition, the treasurer is charged with the
collection of various taxes that benefit a wide range of governmental units.
The responsibilities of the treasurer are as follows:
- Receipting of Funds
- As the depository for all funds, fees collected by other county offices as
well as those collected by the various districts, are forwarded to the
treasurer for custody. State and federal monies allocated to local governments
are transmitted to the treasurer and are deposited to the proper funds in
accordance with current statutes. Monthly reports are prepared to show the
accounting transactions by fund for each unit of government.
- Collection of Taxes
- Upon receipt of the tax rolls from the county assessor, the treasurer
forwards to all property owners statements of real and personal property
taxes, and special assessments due. These taxes are payable on or after
February 15 of each year with full tax due by April 30. If the amount payable
is over $50.00, one-half may be paid on or before April 30, with the second
half due on or before October 31. Click here for a
description of payment procedure.
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- The treasurer conducts an annual tax foreclosure sale on properties which
have three years delinquent taxes or assessments.
- Disbursement of Funds
- The treasurer redeems all school, county and district warrants from monies
available in the fund upon which they were drawn. If a fund has insufficient
monies, each warrant is registered and interest charges begin to accrue. Then
as monies become available, those warrants are called for redemption in the
order of their issuance.
- Investment of Funds
- Fund managers for different units of local government provide written
authorization for the county treasurer to invest monies not required for
immediate expenditure. The treasurer then places these monies in legally
authorized investments for the benefit of the specific units of local
governments.
- Miscellaneous Duties
- Bond sales authorized by the county and school or other local districts
are coordinated with the treasurer. A detailed record is kept of every bond
and its principal and interest payments. The treasurer also conducts the sale
of all county surplus items.
In Kittitas County the county treasurer's office handles the monies for the
following:
- Seven School Districts
- Eight Fire Districts
- Five Water Districts
- One Sewer District
- Two Hospital Districts
- One Television District
- One Cemetery District
- One Irrigation District
- Sixty-Three County Funds
- One P.U.D. District
- Eight Weed Districts
- Five Cities
- Forty State Funds
- One Soil Conservation District
Kittitas County has approximately 35,680 Real Property parcels, 2,288
Personal Property parcels, and 761 State-Assessed property parcels.
Additionally, in 2008, the Treasurers Office processed statements for 2,761
Irrigation District accounts, 113 Road Improvement District accounts, and 99
Utility Local Improvement District accounts.
The duties of the county treasurer are many and varied, each requiring the
efficient and reliable handling of public funds. With responsibilities extending
beyond the scope of county operations, the county treasurer plays a key
fiduciary role in the operation of the local government. |
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