2.10.050 Auditor authority and functions.
(1) Except as otherwise delegated or restricted by ordinance, the county auditor shall have all the powers, authorities and duties granted to and imposed upon an auditor by state law. The auditor’s powers, authority and duties shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) All powers and duties with respect to conducting, supervising, or engaging in elections and recalls;
(b) All powers and duties with respect to formation, incorporation, canvassing, verifications, boundary determinations, reorganization, dissolution, disincorporation or any other power or duty pertaining to cities, towns or other municipal corporations as set forth in statute or code, and not associated with the receipt or disbursement of funds;
(c) All powers and duties with respect to the receiving, filing or recording documents of any sort and the taking of acknowledgements;
(d) All powers and duties associated with the installation, maintenance and operation of a document recording system and the establishment of procedures for copying, preserving and indexing documents recorded with the county;
(e) All functions with respect to marriage licensing and certificates as provided in chapter 26.04 RCW;
(f) All functions with respect to vehicle registrations, titles and licensing as provided in Title 46 RCW, including the approval and execution of contracts related thereto, subject to appropriate action by the state;
(g) All other license functions of the county acting as an agent of the state;
(h) All functions with respect to general licensing provisions as provided in Title 6 SCC; and
(i) All functions of the animal control authority and licensing authority as provided in Title 9 SCC.
(2) The powers and duties set forth in statute that are to be performed by the auditor but which are related to financial functions shall be the responsibility of the department of finance as provided by SCC 2.100.070, unless otherwise expressly assigned and authorized by county code.
(3) The auditor shall have the authority to negotiate and approve contracts and contract amendments related to elections and voter registration; provided, the county council has appropriated such funds for such contracts and contract amendments; and provided further, that the county auditor shall annually prepare an itemized estimate of elections and voter registration related contracts. The itemized estimate of elections and voter registration related contracts shall be submitted in accordance with SCC 4.26.030. (Added by Amended Ord. 13-008, Mar. 13, 2013, Eff date Mar. 24, 2013).