Pacific County Treasurer

RENEE GOODIN

rgoodin@co.pacific.wa.us

The County Treasurer plays a major financial role in local government. The Treasurer provides tax and revenue collection, banking, cash management, investment, financial reporting, and debt management for local government.

Our goal in the Treasurer’s Office is to serve the local governments, as well as our customers, the taxpayer. We seek to offer excellent customer service with courtesy and promptness to everyone, while striving to provide the most modern services available.

If you have questions regarding our services or wish to make a comment, please email me at rgoodin@co.pacific.wa.us.

Renee Goodin
Pacific County Treasurer

Treasurer Services

  • The Treasurer's office collects all property tax and real estate excise tax in Pacific County. The Tax Service Department of the Treasurer's Office provides customer service in the following areas:


    Key Services:

    - Collection and receipting of all tax, assessments and general receipt deposits

    - Refunding of overpayments

    - Providing information on taxes to property owner accounts

  • The Finance department of the Treasurer's Office manages the cash and cash equivalent assets of the County. These include: bank accounts, investments, debt, and trust accounts. The Treasurer's Office manages these funds for the County, hospitals, school districts, fire districts, port districts, and various government agencies.

    Key Services:

    - Manage the investments of the County's portfolio

    - Manage Debt

    - Provide cash reporting for over 55 funds

    - Provide appropriate liquidity for all funds

 FAQs

  • Yes, except King County (Seattle), which has an appointed position.

  • The Washington State Constitution provides for a County Treasurer to be elected by the qualified voters of each county.

  • An elected position provides independence in managing public monies as well as a check and balance between the Clerk, Assessor, Auditor and Commissioners. The Treasurer also serves other local governmental entities, e.g. schools, ports, fire districts, etc. and is accountable directly to the citizens.

  • Four years. If a vacancy occurs during a term, an election is held the next succeeding general election.

  • Any person who is a qualified voter in the County may serve as the County Treasurer.

  • The majority of depositors include property taxpayers, junior taxing districts, and County departments. All monies are deposited in a qualified financial institution. Junior taxing districts and County departments are required to deposit monies within 24 hours with the County Treasurer.

  • The County Treasurer selects a primary depository bank, maintains records of all the deposits and withdrawals, and reconciles all bank statements. The County Finance Committee, comprised of the County Treasurer, County Auditor, and Chair of the Board of County Commissioners, oversees the investment of public funds.

  • The County Treasurer may invest funds not immediately required in legally authorized investments such as certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements, bankers acceptances, treasury bills, notes, bonds, commercial paper, and federal agency securities.

  • Approximately 60% of the workload in the Pacific County Treasurer's Office is directed to providing services to the junior taxing districts and cities, and 40% to the County.

  • Provides county-wide treasury services with efficiency and expertise.

    Centralizes collection ( receipting taxes, fees, utility bills, etc.).

    Reduces local government financial services costs to County taxpayers.

    Increases interest earnings through investment pooling.

    Improves cash flow funding (invests in regional warrants as appropriate).

    Lowers banking services costs through volume discounts.

    Eliminates overlapping staff for treasury management services (staff and overhead costs).

    Adds internal controls.

    Provides budget assistance in areas such as revenue projections and debt service payments.

  • In Washington State, county finance is open to the public and within the official knowledge of more than one elected official. Dispersing public fiscal duties among several officials assures an orderly and honorable administration of public finance. We believe the public receives benefit by the Board of County Commissioners authorizing the County's budget, the Treasurer receipting revenues, disbursing funds and investing monies not needed for current bills and the Auditor monitoring expenditures to budgets and preparation of the County's Comprehensive Annual Report.