The term county auditor is applied as a descriptor, and sometimes as a title, for the fiscal officer in county government with oversight responsibility of all financial books and records of all county offices.
In some states, the position is appointed by county commissioners or district judges.
In Florida, for example, the county auditor is elected to a four-year term.
[2] In Texas, county government was created in the Constitution of 1836.
The county auditor is appointed by the district judge(s) and prepares and administers accounting records for all county funds.