Helping residents from outside of Jasper County is a big part of what’s being done everyday in the Jasper County Treasurer’s Office. Treasurer Doug Bishop says most of his employees are in the Motor Vehicle Department. The reason for that is the number of vehicle owners from Polk County who visit the office.

“Any Treasurer’s Office that touches counties with you can title your vehicle. Jasper County touches borders with seven other counties. That isn’t something we promote. But again, we get a ton of individuals from the Des Moines area. A lot of folks will go to a neighboring county instead of downtown Des Moines to do their titling and we get a large influx from Polk County.”

Bishop says the Dallas, Marion, and Warren County Treasurer’s Offices also title a lot of Polk County vehicles. According to Bishop, the Jasper County Treasurer’s Office has five employees in the Motor Vehicle Department, three in Driver’s Licensing, and two in the Tax Department.