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Auditor's Office
What brings you here?
For the following services, use the links below:
- Citizen complaints - Ombudsman's Office
- Birth and death certificates - Public Health
- Building permits - Department of Local Services
- Marriage licensing and marriage records - Recorder
- Mobile and floating homes - Assessor
- Property records, deeds, and liens - Recorder
- Property values - Assessor
- Property taxes - Treasury Operations
- Property tax emption and deferral applications - Assessor
- Process server applications - Customer Service Center
- Process service (service of legal documents) - Customer Service Center
- Vehicle and vessel licensing - Licensing
- Voter registration and elections inquiries - Elections
- Will repository - Superior Court Clerk
The King County Auditor's Office does not handle issues or questions relating to the above services. Auditor's offices in other counties are sometimes responsible for functions that are handled by separate agencies in King County (why this is). Please see the pages above, or the Customer Service Center website, regarding any of these services — or learn more about the Auditor's Office.
Seeking an Audit Intern for Summer 2025
The audit intern will join a team of auditors conducting performance audits designed to improve the accountability, performance, equity, and efficiency of county government. Projects for this summer may include the 911 call center, parks, medical examiner, stormwater, or other analytical projects. The audit intern will help analyze county operations and management practices. Audit interns are expected to fully participate in the critical work of the office and are intimately involved in team discussions and decisions about the direction and results of analysis. Work may include research, preparation and/or participation in audit interviews, a variety of quantitative and/or qualitative analysis, development of audit documents, report writing, or other activities to further the goals of the project.
Reply to our job posting by submitting a résumé and letter of interest to Rachel Rawlings, Auditor’s Office Operations Manager, at Rachel.Rawlings@kingcounty.gov. You can also email Rachel with any questions about this position. We anticipate holding interviews between March 31 and April 4, and extending our conditional offer to the finalist between April 8-11.
Upcoming briefings and publications
Returned Checks Audit
GAO committee | February 11, 9:30 AM
View King County Council's meetings calendar and agendas and live stream.
Audits and oversight in progress
The 2025 work program outlines work to be initiated in this biennium. Have ideas for future audits? Submit your ideas via our community input form.
The following projects are underway:
- Harborview Project Oversight
- Civil Forfeiture
- Jail Behavioral Health
- Cyber Resilience, part II
- Fuel Internal Controls
- DCHS Contracting Internal Controls
- Solid Waste Rates
- 911 Call Center
- Parks