ABOUT THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE
The position of County Auditor is filled by appointment by the State District Judges for a term of two years. The County Auditor is the Fiscal Officer of Harris County, the Toll Road Authority, and the Harris County Flood Control District. Harris County includes the Juvenile Probation and Community Development Departments as well as the Toll Road Authority. The Auditor is the Fiscal Officer for the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, and also serves, by agreement, as the internal auditor of the Hospital District. State law, sets the County Auditor's appointment, duties, and authority primarily in the Local Government Code, Chapter 84.