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5. Interaction between the Auditor, Treasurer and Recorder If a resident needs to record a change to a deed, it's possible they'll be shuffled between the Recorder, Auditor and Treasurer: The Process to Record a Deed - ---.------.Authorize payment with Auditor.....". -.--.----.-----..Tax Status?........".".... , Trea'surer's Offlco -- No, taxes not paid.. P~'Y:Ta)(~s I L.-----.-----.---.-~--.-...yes, taxes paid.....--------n--- _______.J Figure I To record a deed, it's possible for a resident to make 5 stops at the 3 various office. For such a simple task, it's more time consuming than it needs to be and demonstrates a bureaucracy that may not be necessary. 6. Online Information The majority of residents in Cass County obtain their information from the County and city websites. However, the information between these sites can be inconsistent or missing key data points. J- There's no easy way to jump from the GIS site and the parcel information to the tax site to view the tax information J- Historical tax information isn't available on the web site J- Certified and non-certified special assessment information isn't available J- Special assessment details aren't available from the County site- original amount, interest rate, term, calculation method, etc. J- County information can be out of synch relative to Fargo and West Fargo data >> The domain name for Cass County (www.casscountvgov.com) is a "dot com" type and isn't consistent with other county internet naming conventions Cass County Tax Automation Assessment & Recommendation Page 7 05/05/2006 Propn'etary and ConfidentiaL" Contents of this document can not be reproduced without written permission from Eide Bail!y, ILP and CO!! County ND