Yellow Medicine County

What Yellow Medicine County does

Yellow Medicine County is a county-level government entity headquartered in Granite Falls, Minnesota, established in 1871 and organized as a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota. Governed by an elected Board of County Commissioners, it delivers mandated statutory public services to county residents across property taxation, vital records, elections administration, property assessment and recording, licensing (3.2 beer, liquor, tobacco, auctioneer, precious metal dealer), tax forfeiture administration, family/social services, sheriff/law enforcement, highway maintenance, parks, land and resource management, and emergency management. The operational core is the Property & Public Services department, created in November 2011 by consolidating three legacy departments (Public Services/Auditor-Treasurer, Property Records/Recorder, and Property Assessment/Assessor). Directories of named officers within the PPS division include Janel Timm (Director), Brian Rosenau (County Assessor), and deputies Amy Redepenning, Stacy Keller, and Tina Keller. Office footprint comprises the Government Center at 180 8th Avenue, Granite Falls; the Sheriff's Office at 930 4th Street; and the Land and Resource Management Office in Clarkfield.

Service delivery is anchored at the in-person Government Center and supported by an online portal at www.co.ym.mn.gov, with integrations to ArcGIS Hub (GIS mapping), the MN Official Marriage System/MOMS (vital records), iDoc Market (recorded-document search), and the CPT Property Tax Portal. The site carries WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility certification. Revenue mechanics are statutory fee-for-service transactions rather than commercial revenue: vital records ($13-$26), marriage licenses ($50 with premarital counseling, $125 without, plus $9 for certified copies), notary/ordination filings ($20 each), tax forfeiture parcel purchases ($25 state deed plus 3% assurance fee plus $46 recording fee), and Parks camping reservations ($30/night under 30 nights, $20/night for longer stays), with all fee schedules set by Minnesota state statute or county board resolution. A 2016 joint powers agreement with the Saint Paul Port Authority added PACE (Property-Assessed Clean Energy) financing to the county's role, with the Port Authority providing PACE capital and the county handling property assessments and payment collection. The entity is a public government body (not privately held), has no parent company, no subsidiaries in the corporate sense, no disclosed funding rounds, and no APIs or commercial technology platform.

Name

Yellow Medicine County

Legal name

Yellow Medicine County

Website

https://co.ym.mn.gov

Company type

Public

Founded year

1871

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Yellow Medicine County is a Minnesota county government headquartered in Granite Falls that delivers mandated statutory services including property taxation, vital records, elections, licensing, property recording, and family services to county residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• County government services
• Property tax administration
• Vital records services
• Election administration
• Public records management

Headquarters

HQ city

Granite Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Vital Statistics Fees: Fees collected for vital records including birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, notary filings, and ordinations.
2. Property Taxation Services: Collection and distribution of property tax assessments as certified by local taxing authorities.
3. Property Assessment Services: Property assessment services for tax purposes within the county.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Yellow Medicine County provides mandated county government services to residents and property owners within its jurisdiction in southwestern Minnesota. Core offerings include property tax calculation, collection and distribution; vital statistics (birth, death, and marriage records, notary and ordination filings); property records and eRecording (real estate, UCC filings, plat scans); election administration; licensing (beer, liquor, tobacco, auctioneer, precious metals); tax forfeiture administration; property assessment; and GIS mapping.

Product overview

Yellow Medicine County provides a unified portal for county government services. The core offering consists of Property Taxation Services (calculating, collecting, and distributing property tax assessments), Vital Statistics Services (birth, death, marriage records), Property Records Services (real estate recording, eRecording), Elections Administration, and Licensing Services. Additional services include Tax Forfeiture Administration, Property Assessment, and GIS Mapping.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Taxation Services Property tax calculation, collection, and distribution services for Yellow Medicine County, including special assessments, ditch assessments, and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Districts administration. Serves property owners and taxing authorities within the county.
• Vital Statistics Services Maintains birth, death, and marriage records; processes notary public commissions and ordination papers; issues certified copies of vital documents. Serves county residents and legal/insurance/ genealogical requesters.
• Property Records Services Real estate recording, eRecording services, UCC filings, and plat scans for property documentation. Serves property owners, title professionals, lenders, and recording requesters.
• Elections Administration Voter registration, candidate filings, election clerk and judge training, and election results reporting to the MN Secretary of State. Serves voters, candidates, and election officials.
• Licensing Services Issuance of 3.2 beer, liquor, tobacco, auctioneer, and precious metal dealer licenses. Serves county businesses and individuals operating in regulated industries.
• Tax Forfeiture Administration Administers the property tax forfeiture process, including surplus proceeds from tax forfeited land sales. Serves tax-forfeited property buyers and former owners.
• Property Assessment Services Property assessment services for tax purposes within the county, conducted by the County Assessor's office.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Saint Paul Port AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYellow Medicine County signed a joint powers agreement with the Saint Paul Port Authority on September 27, 2016 to administer the PACE (Property-Assessed Clean Energy) financing program. The Saint Paul Port Authority provides PACE funding and administers all aspects of the program, while Yellow Medicine County places assessments on properties, collects payments, and passes money back to the Port Authority.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• OpenGov: Modern government financial transparency, budgeting, and procurement platform increasingly adopted by small and mid-sized counties to digitize finance & administration functions analogous to Yellow Medicine's Finance & Administration department.

Broad incumbents

• Granicus: Government experience cloud provider offering agenda/minutes, public records request, communications, and digital services platforms used by hundreds of U.S. counties for resident-facing service delivery.
• CivicPlus: Largest provider of government websites, agenda/minutes management (CivicWeb), and civic engagement software to U.S. local governments; provides the underlying digital platform infrastructure Yellow Medicine County uses for commissioner agendas.
• Accela: Government technology platform providing permitting, licensing, and asset management solutions used by counties and municipalities for licensing services and regulatory workflows.
• Tyler Technologies: Major provider of integrated software and technology services to county and municipal governments, including property tax/assessment, vital records, recording, and ERP systems commonly used by small counties.

Others

• Countryside Public Health: Local public health agency explicitly linked from Yellow Medicine County's website as the county's public health delivery partner; provides the community health services component that complements the county's family services and human services mandate.

Direct peers

• Lyon County, Minnesota: Neighboring southwestern Minnesota county government delivering an almost identical portfolio of property taxation, vital statistics, elections, licensing, and human services. Highly comparable in scale, mandate, and service mix.
• Lincoln County, Minnesota: Small southwestern Minnesota county with comparable population scale and service portfolio, including property tax administration, vital statistics, and human services delivery.
• Nicollet County, Minnesota: Minnesota county government of similar small-to-mid scale providing the same statutory county services — property taxation, vital records, licensing, family services, and elections — offering a strong operational benchmark.
• Redwood County, Minnesota: Adjacent rural Minnesota county providing the same core statutory services — property assessment, vital records, election administration, family services, and sheriff/law enforcement — making it a structurally comparable peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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