Basic Duties of The Houston County Auditor-Treasurer include:

• The Auditor-Treasurer calculates tax rates and taxes due based on the levy request submitted by the county, cities, school districts and special taxing districts. 
• Prepared the Truth in Taxation Notices and Property Tax Statements for all taxable real and personal property in Houston County.
• Maintains and collects property taxes and distributes collected funds to the proper taxing districts
• Works with tax credits and special tax deferments
• Maintains special assessments for cities and townships, applies the payments for collection and remits the annual installments to the proper taxing district
• Administers Tax increment Financing as it pertains to tax calculation
• Conducts Tax Forfeiture Land Sales on behalf of the county
• Maintains the tax roll through updates to ownership, splits, combinations and transfers 
• Chief Elections Administrator for Houston County
• Serves as Deputy Registrar (License Center) for the county
• Processes liquor, gambling, auctioneer, tobacco and peddler/transient merchant licenses
• Acts as the bank and custodian of all County funds and cash assets
• Invests idle cash reserves into banking instruments such as CDs (certificate of deposit) and Money Markets (savings account)
• The department is required by law to maintain a set of records for all funds received and expended. Similar records are kept by the Houston County Finance Department.  This provides a system of checks and balances necessary in all financial administration.
• The Auditor-Treasurer is elected by the citizens of Houston County to serve a four year term