General Information
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Custer County is located approximately 90 miles west of |
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Oklahoma City on I-40
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Hours- |
General Hours for the County offices are 8:00AM to 4:00PM |
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Address- |
Custer County Treasurer |
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P.O. Box 200 |
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| Arapaho, Ok. 73620 | ||
County offices are located at 675 "B" Street |
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| Arapaho Oklahoma. | ||
| (Five miles North of Clinton on Highway 183) |
COURTHOUSE HOLIDAYS FOR 2008
January 1 New Year's Day
January 21 Martin Luther King Day
February 18 President's Day
May 26 Memorial Day
July 4 Independence Day
September 1 Labor Day
October 13 Columbus Day
November 11 Veteran's Day
November 27& 28 Thanksgiving Holiday
December 25 & 26 Christmas Holiday
CUSTER COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Board of County Commissioners
J.M. Kelley - District 1
Steve Tompkins - District 2
Darrell Dupree - District 3
County Assessor
Debbie Collins
County Clerk
Karen Fry
County Court Clerk
Connie Burden
County Treasurer
Karen Clanton
INFORMATION ABOUT THE TREASURER'S OFFICE
The County Treasurer is an elected constitutional officer with a four-year term whose primary function is to collect taxes certified by the County Assessor from the assessment valuations place on real estate, personal property and public utilities within the county.
All the revenues received by county government from ad valorem taxes and other sources are deposited with the county treasurer. As the official depository for county revenues, the county treasurer operates under strict guidelines.
By law, the county treasurer exercises the power to collect ad valorem taxes for the county and its political subdivisions (such as schools, cities and towns). The county treasurer works from the tax roll prepared by the county assessor. After collection, the treasurer disburses the monies to the county, cities, towns and schools according to budgets approved by the County Excise Board. In conjunction with collecting ad valorem taxes, the county treasurer is empowered to issue delinquent personal property tax warrants and to supervise the sale of a tax lien on real property for delinquent taxes. Tax collections are balanced on a daily, monthly and year-to-date basis, which allows the investment of funds to be made with more accuracy. All special assessments, such as sewer, water, weed, cleaning, paving and nuisance abatement taxes that are originally assessed by cities and towns in the County are certified to the county treasurer for collection after they have become delinquent. They are placed as liens on the taxpayer's real estate account.
The treasurer's office also maintains record of county-owned property acquired at resale for delinquent taxes. The treasurer may also sell these pieces of property, upon approval of the Board of County Commissioners.
The county treasurer has the duty to make only properly authorized deposits. Daily deposits are made into interest bearing accounts in banks designated by the board of county commissioners as county depositories. Thus, the county treasurer serves as the financial officer for county government.
To account for county revenues and expenditures, the county treasurer is required by law to maintain an accurate record of all the monies received and disbursed, and to prepare a financial statement for review by state and county officials. The State Auditor and Inspector's Office prescribes all the forms used by the county treasurer, and at least twice a year inspects the county treasurer's accounts.
SALES TAX INFORMATION
Sales Tax Rates
Arapaho Butler Clinton Custer City Thomas Weatherford Custer County first enacted a .5% Sales Tax in October 1996. Said tax was for (5) years. In October 2001 .5% Sales Tax was renewed for (5) years. In July 2006, the tax was not renewed. Original .5% was re-instated February 2007 with an effective date of July 1, 2007. Said tax will run 5 years.
In November 2005 the voters approved an additional .5% County Sales Tax to fund the construction of a new jail facility. Said tax is to run for (6 1/2) years, with an effective date of April 1,2006.
Sales Tax is distributed as follows:
50% General Government 8% OSU Extension 4% Free Fair 8% Rural Fire 30% County Sheriff
OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT CUSTER COUNTY DISTRICTS:
Congressional
3rd District
State Senate
District 38
State House
District 57
Size (Square Miles) 1002 Miles of County Roads 1400 Population 25,230 Acres in Farms 544,615 2007 Net Assessed Valuation 176,905,353 Primary Source: Oklahoma Almanac 2005-2006
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
November County Assessor Certifies the tax amounts to be collected. Mid-November Current Tax Statements are Mailed and Become Due and Payable. December 31 Due date to pay full amount or one half payment of Taxes Before becoming Delinquent. December 31 Due date for taxes paid by mortgage servicers. Mortgage Servicers must pay in one annual payment. March 31 Due date to pay Second Half payment of taxes before becoming delinquent. First of May Delinquent Personal Tax notices are mailed. End-May Delinquent Personal taxes are published in Newspaper. Mid-May / First of June Publication of theTax Resale to be held the 2nd Monday in June. Second Monday in June Tax Resale on all accounts that have 4 years or more of delinquent taxes. *Final Sale - No Redemption. First of July Delinquent Real Estate tax notices are mailed by Certified Mail. First & Mid-September Publication of the Tax Lien Sale for delinquent Real Estate taxes.
