Treasurer-Tax Collector
"We provide dedicated, efficient service to the public at the most economical cost."
The Treasurer-Tax Collector's responsibilities are to provide tax collection services, business license issuance, banking services for the County, and to invest monies in the Treasurer's custody to earn interest revenues until the monies are required to fund operating expenditures.
It takes three County of Siskiyou departments to produce and account for your property tax bill and payment:
- Assessor - By state law establishes the assessed value of your property which is placed on the Assessment Roll.
- Auditor-Controller – Extends the Roll which applies general tax and special assessments to the Roll.
- Tax Collector – Receives the Extended Roll from which they print and mail property tax bills and records your payments.
- Auditor-Controller – Distributes your payment to the appropriate taxing agencies.