The County Auditor and County Treasurers offices were combined in 2008 to the County Finance Office. Lori Schultz was elected Finance Officer in 2020. This office sells licenses for all motor vehicles, sets the tax levies per law along with requests per entities, collects property taxes and apportions out the money due to other cities, townships and other entities, and is in charge of elections held in Brookings County. The Finance Office also pays the bills for all County offices, does payroll for all County employees, and acts as the clerk for the Board of County Commissioners.