Office hours are 8-4 Monday through Friday. One year ($14), Three year ($42), Permanent ($140) and Kennel ($70/5 tags and $1.00 for each additional tag) license are also available. The Preble County Auditor’s Office located on the 2nd floor of the courthouse in Eaton will have license available. Anyone who “owns, keeps, or harbors a dog” is required by state law to purchase a license. After January 31, 2023, there is a late penalty to purchase the license. Dog licenses are $14.00 each and are valid for all of 2023. Preble County Auditor Lavon Wright, is reminding dog owners that 2023 Dog Licenses go on sale Decemand the renewal period runs through January 31, 2023. I sincerely believe this web site will provide yet another valuable avenue for information to flow between my office and the people of Preble County. Gas pumps or grocery store scales are inspected to make sure you get the quantity of the product you paid for. We also administer several property tax reduction programs such as homestead and current agricultural use valuation.Īs the county sealer of weights and measures, I protect both buyers and sellers by maintaining equity in the marketplace and can save the average household up to hundreds of dollars each year. Our office processes various license applications on behalf of the State of Ohio, most notably dog license, as well as vendor license and retail cigarette license. The Ohio Tax Commissioner typically orders a statistical adjustment three years later based on actual market sales in our County. As tax valuation assessor, I am required to have each parcel of real estate valued at market value every six years.

The Auditor of State has that responsibility. It is my job to see that the funds of Preble County are spent legally and that tax revenues are distributed properly, but I do not audit anyone. I am the chief fiscal officer for the county as well as the tax valuation assessor. This will enable those people who cannot get to our office during the traditional office hours to access information they need.Īs County Auditor, my responsibilities are varied and extensive. Information on the home page will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Another advantage of the web site is that, unlike the County offices, web sites have no office hours. Thus, probably the most important feature of this web site is the wide range of services that can be obtained here. As Preble County Auditor and on behalf of my staff, I, Lavon Wright, would personally like to welcome you to the Preble County Auditor’s Office Web Site!Īs an elected official, I believe my most important duty is to serve you, the people of Preble County.

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