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Clerk, Linda Firner
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Function of Department
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Combine all valuations
for each tax district and certify values to each tax district and
the state
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Assist with preparation
of township and cemetery budgets and annual reports
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Audit all budgets
and file with the state
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Compute all tax levies
and prepare levy sheets
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Prepare real estate,
personal property and state assessed tax roll and certify to County
Treasurer
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Prepare added and
abated taxes to original tax statement/tax roll
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Prepare Homestead
and Food Sales Tax returns
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Issue moving permits
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Maintain tax unit
maps of the county
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Balance and certify
distribution of motor vehicle taxes to County Treasurer
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Accumulate and file
a bonded indebtedness report of all county tax entities
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SECRETARY TO COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS:
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Keep County Commissioners'
official records
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BOOKKEEPING:
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Process accounts
payable for all county department
Process county payroll
and prepare all reports necessary
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Duplicate ledgers
to the County Treasurer
Maintain duplicate
check registers and balance check book
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PERSONNEL:
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Maintain personnel
files
Prepare ads for vacant
positions
Distribute and collect
applications for all county vacancies
Maintain copy of
current county policy and job descriptions
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REAL ESTATE:
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- Record transfer of ownership from
deeds, probates, divorce decrees, death certificates, etc.
- Maintain a file of real estate
by address, legal description, and name
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WILD LIFE & PARKS:
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Issue Fish &
Game licenses, large game permits, stamps, park permits, and boat
registration
Prepare reports to
Wildlife & Parks and the State Treasurer of Sales
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Greeley County Courthouse
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Forms
Available
On linked
web sites:
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Election forms
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Homestead Tax
forms
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Kansas tax
returns
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Townships and
cemetery reports
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Moving permits
for buildings-$1.00
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Senior citizens
sportsman cards
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Alcohol beverage
license applications
On Greeley
County Web Site
To view and/or print these forms,
you will need to download Adobe
Acrobat Reader. To get this free download, click on the
icon below.
If you have trouble accessing these forms, request them from
the County Clerk's office at
gl.county.clerk@wan.kdor.state.ks.us
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County Election Office
- Voter registration sites: Health
Nurse, SRS & County Clerk's Office
- Maintain registration database
- Verify registration validity
- Generate registration list and
reports
- Accept filings for public office
- Prepare newspaper publications
for elections
- Assist with selection of election
board workers
- Prepare ballots
- Make available advanced voting
for voters
- Prepare results and provisional
ballots for County Board of Canvassers
- Certify election results to the
public and Secretary of State
- Prepare Certificate of Nomination
and Certificate of Election forms
- Record all election results in
permanent record
Homestead Property Tax Refund
Definition: A Property Tax refund for
eligible homeowners and renters
To Qualify:
As a Kansas resident for all of 2001, you are eligible at income
tax time for a refund of up to $600 if your total "household income"
is $25,000 or less, AND:
- you were born before January 1, 1946, OR
- you were totally and permanently disabled
or blind for the entire year of 2000, OR
- you have a dependent child who lived with
you the entire year who was born before January 1, 2001, and was under the
age of 18 all of 2001.
"Household income" means ALL taxable
and non-taxable income received by all members of the household. Beginning with
tax year 2000, Social Security disability payments are not included in "household
income."
To use an expected homestead refund to help
pay up to half of property taxes:
Homeowners who received a homestead refund last year and do not have any outstanding
balances with the Kansas Department of Revenue will automatically receive a
Refund Advancement Letter and Form ELG from the department. To have your advancement
amount applied to the first half of your property taxes, take these letters
and your 2001 property tax statement to your county clerk's office by December
20, 2001. Important: You must still file a Homestead Refund Claim, Form
K-40H between January 1, 2002 and April 15, 2002.
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Food Sales Tax Refund
To Qualify:
If you were a Kansas resident all of 2001, you are eligible if your Kansas adjusted
gross income (KAGI) plus certain interest and retirement benefits exempt from
Kansas taxation is $25,000 or less, AND:
- you were born before January 1, 1947, OR
- you were totally and permanently disabled
or blind all of 2001, OR
- you have a dependent child you claim as a
personal exemption who was born before January 1, 2001, and was under the
age of 18 all of 2001.
Amount of Food Sales Tax Refund:
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(KAGI) is: |
Your refund is:
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| $0 - $12,5000 |
$60 for each exemption |
| $12,501 - $25,000 |
$30 for each exemption |
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How to Claim Your
Refund or Tax Credit
Homestead Refund:
Complete a Kansas Homestead Claim, Form K-40H and mail it to the Kansas Department
of Revenue anytime from January 1 through April 15, 2001.
Food Sales Tax Refund:
Complete the Food Sales Tax Refund portions of the Kansas Individual Income
Tax and/or Food Sales Tax Refund return, Form K-40. If you filed a Form K-40
last year, you may use one of our paperless lifing options, TeleFile or PC
File, to obtain a faster refund.
Forms
are available from the Kansas Department of Revenue, driver's license exam
stations, and other places of convenience throughout the state. Forms also
may be ordered from the Kansas Department of Revenue's voice mail forms request
line at (785) 296-4937, or download from our web page at www.ink.org/public/kdor.
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Taxpayer Assistance
Assistance and additional information
on these tax refunds and credits are available from the Kansas Department of
Revenue, Docking State Office Building, 915 SW Harrison St., 1st Floor, Topeka,
KS 66625. In Topeka call (785) 368-8222; outside Topeka call toll free: 1-877-526-7738;
Hearing-Impaired TTYL (785) 296-6461. Information and forms are also available
from the department's web page at www.ink.org/public/kdor.
Homestead and Food Sales Tax Refund
assistance is available from your county clerk or from free volunteer tax assistance
programs.
For assistance in determining the
amount of personal property taxes paid on commercial and industrial machinery
and equipment, contact your county officials.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Where do I register to vote:
A. The County Clerk's office or at the Driver's
License Examiner's office when you renew your license. Sometimes political organizations
set up booths at local businesses close to election time at which you can register
also.
Q. Where can I buy a hunting
or fishing license?
A. The County Clerk's office
/ various vendors / Wild Life & Parks
Q. What information do I need
to file my Homestead Return and my Food Sales Tax Return?
A. Total household income,
including Social Security, and a copy of tax statement
Q. When can I expect my Homestead
and Food Sales Tax refund?
A. It usually takes about six weeks.
Q. How do I find out who owns
a certain piece of property?
A. Bring
the legal description or address to the Clerk's office.
Q. Do we have county zoning?
A. No
Q. Who takes care of the little
cemeteries?
A. Call the County Clerk's office for this
answer. They are all handled by different people.
Q. What is the population of
Greeley County?
A. 1,503
Q. What is the population of
the city of Tribune?
A. 814
Q. What is the population of
other cities in the county?
A. Horace
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Q. How can I use my Homestead Refund to
help pay up to half of my property tax?
A. If you received a homestead refund last year, you
will automatically receive a Refund Advancement Letter and Form ELG from the
Kansas Department of Revenue. Take the department's letter and last year's
property tax statement to your County Clerk's office by December 20 of that
year. A homestead claim must still be filed after January 1 of the next year.
Q. How much is the Food Sales Tax Refund?
A.
| If
your income (KAGI) is: |
Your refund
is:
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| $0 - $12,5000 |
$60 for
each exemption |
| $12,501
- $25,000 |
$30 for
each exemption |
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