Auditor

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It is my pleasure to serve as Auditor of Hancock County, Ohio. As Auditor, I serve as the County’s Chief Fiscal Officer, Chief Assessor, Chief Payroll Officer, and Sealer of Weights and Measures. As Fiscal Officer, the Auditor is responsible for maintaining county financial records, issuing warrants (checks) for payment of county obligations, and preparing the County’s Annual Financial Report (ACFR). As an assessor, the Auditor determines property values for taxing purposes and transferring real property deeds. And, as a sealer of weights and measures, the Auditor tests and certifies the accuracy of various commercial measuring devices, such as gasoline pumps, to ensure consumer protection.

As Auditor of Hancock County, I am pleased to present the County’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the year ended December 31, 2024. This report conforms to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) and provides full and complete disclosure of the financial position and operations of the County. View the 2024 ACFR (PDF).

The Hancock County Budget Commission will meet each Tuesday at 11:00 am in the Auditor’s Office in the Courthouse if deemed necessary.

2026 Hancock County dog tags will be on sale from December 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026. View more information.

Hancock County Board of Commissioners passed the 2026 Annual Appropriation Resolution.
View the Hancock County Annual Appropriation Resolutions.

Hancock County Auditor, Charity Rauschenberg, receives the Ohio State Auditor Award with Distinction for 2023 Financials.

Photo taken in front of the new Allan H. Davis Judicial Center

Starting Left: Micah Joslyn – A/P Clerk; Kristen Stover – Lead A/P Clerk; Lori Brodie – Representative of Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber; Adam Witteman – Fiscal Services Administrator; Charity Rauschenberg – Hancock County Auditor; and Kim Boudrie – Budgetary Accountant. Missing from photo is Rhonda Switzer – Payroll Administrator

AUDITOR OF STATE AWARD WITH DISTINCTION FOR 2023 AUDIT

December 4, 2024

Charity Rauschenberg, Hancock County Auditor, is pleased to announce that the office and accounting staff was awarded the Auditor of State Award with Distinction for Fiscal Year 2023 by the Auditor of State. 

It states: “This award is presented for excellence in financial reporting related to the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and compliance with applicable laws for the fiscal year ended 2023. Your exemplary reporting serves as the standard for clean, accountable government, representing the highest level of service to Ohioans.” 

Eligible entities that receive this Award with Distinction for a “clean” audit report are very rare. For this to occur as it has for Hancock County is an amazing accomplishment as less than 5% of government entities receive this award. The Auditor of Hancock County, per Ohio Revised Code, is the responsible party for the yearly Financial Audits and Reports.

Auditor Rauschenberg stated that Hancock County elected officials, and their accounting teams, partner in providing financial accountability for our taxpayers.

Copies of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports are available at the Hancock County Auditor’s website “Financial tab”. Completed Auditor reports are available at www.auditor.state.oh.us under the “Audits” area.