Yellowstone County Superintendent of Schools & Treasurer/Assessor
Oversees all k-12 public schools, manages the county's budget, and assess property value taxes.
Full office description
- The county superintendent of schools oversees and manages all public schools in the county, manages the public school budget, and is responsible for all official public instruction record-keeping.
- As county treasurer, this individual is responsible for receiving, safely keeping, and disbursing all county funds, ensuring proper handling of public money as required by law. Furthermore, the treasurer is tasked with record keeping of all transactions and the budgetary status of the county.
- As county assessor, this individual is responsible for assessing private property and business taxes to determine how much is owed. They keep tax records, ensure accuracy, and issue refunds.
How this impacts you
Student Wellbeing — The superintendent of schools helps with administrative aspects of the school system, including budgeting, which can impact services provided to students, such as tutoring and lunch programs.
Corruption — As treasurer, can fight corruption, as they are responsible for the receipt, custody, and disbursement of all county funds.
Housing Costs — As assessors, carry out county and state laws on property taxes, which determine how much homeowners have to pay in taxes each year and how much housing costs for renters due to the taxes owed by their landlords.
Election results
WINNER
Hank Peters
66.2%
15,845 votes
Piper Federico
33.8%
8,101 votes