There are about ten counties that are situated in the United States of America and that bear the name of Hancock. They are all named after the great John Hancock, who was one of the driving forces on the American Revolution. There are located across various states, such as that of Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Ohio, Tennessee, Illinois etc. Like all the other auditors, the Hancock County auditor are also responsible for the proper execution of various state duties and are all elected by the government, serving a pre-specified tenure. Their term also begins only on a date specified by the local laws. You may also visit the home page of the Hancock County auditor to avail of more details and useful information about the all the services that are performed by the official etc. there are various kinds of roles that the Hancock auditor performs, such as that of the Chief Fiscal Official of the County, the Chief Officer for Payroll, the Chief Assessor, the Official Sealer for the Weights and Measures etc. thus, the person is responsible for looking after the maintenance of the financial statements and records of the county, along with the issuances of the warrants or checks for the payment of the county obligations etc. There are also other services that the auditor is required to perform, as a part of his/her role of Chief Fiscal Official of the County, such as that of preparing the County's annual Financial report etc. As the Chief Official for Assessment, the role extends to the rendering of the service of calculation of property valuation for the purposes of taxation and the transfer of real deeds of the concerned property, located in the county. All the natives of Hancock County in Ohio may also contact the Hancock County auditor, when they have nay other kind of trouble, such as damage to their personal property, after being struck with a natural calamity, such as floods and earthquake. They may also visit the official website of the auditor to avail of all kinds of government forms, such as those related to the Tax Rate, the Division of the Tax Equalization as well as the generally-accepted norms of conveyance in the county and the practices and the procedures thereof. Further, any citizen may easily log on to the official website of the Hancock authority to be able to avail of the CAFR of not just the present financial year but any of the previous years as well. At present, the auditor of the Hancock County is Charity Rauschenberg.