Treasurer

The County Treasurer is an elected official who serves a four-year term and is responsible for the administration of the Treasurer’s Office.

Functions of the Office

The principal functions of the office are to:

• Conduct Principal Residence Exemption (PRE) audits for Berrien County and Van Buren County
• Receive, maintain custody of, and disburse all County monies
• Maintain records of receipts and disbursements of monies from all County departments
• Collect and distribute all County governmental units’ delinquent property taxes
• Manage the investment of monies of the County
• Prepare and manage the County delinquent tax revision process
• Sell dog licenses and park passes
• Process FOIA requests