A Special Public Accuracy Test is taking place on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 8:00 am in the Auditors Office, Room 116 on the Early Voting Tabulator used for the November 3, 2026 General Election.

Our regularly scheduled Public Accuracy Test will take place as originally planned on October 28, 2026 in two identical sessions.  One at 9:00 am and one at 1:00 pm in the Commissioners Room at the Houston County Courthouse, 301 S. Marshall St., Caledonia MN  55921. 

The Public is welcome to attend any of the above meetings.



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