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Property Records and Taxpayer Services budget targets elections, technology and new central license center
Summary
Property Records & Taxpayer Services Director Amy Stumptenagel presented the department’s 2026 recommended budget, citing even‑year election costs, a new central service and license center, technology upgrades and ongoing volatility in recording revenue tied to housing market trends.
Amy Stumptenagel, director of the county’s Property Records and Taxpayer Services (PRTS) department, told the Washington County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 19 that the recommended 2026 budget reflects increased personnel costs, technology allocations and expenses related to administering even‑year elections.
Stumptenagel said PRTS touches broad parts of residents’ lives—“from administering birth certificates to helping people get their first driver’s licenses, to helping people vote, to purchasing a home”—and that the department’s operations are governed and constrained by multiple state agencies, including the Minnesota Department of Revenue and the Secretary of State.
Key workload and volume projections presented for 2026 include: about 121,000 tax parcels in the county; an expected 247,000…
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