“The role of the treasurer is, by definition, to collect taxes, and that function is no longer needed because we have a chief financial officer,” Councilwoman Kim Gray said. “We need to catch up with the reality of what’s happening.”

Manned by Wilder and a single assistant, the treasurer’s office is in a small suite on the first floor of City Hall. A sign on the door advertises tax help and notary services. It also lists the sale of hunting and fishing licenses, though Wilder said she stopped selling them a few years back.

Wilder said that on most days, few people come in, though business picks up considerably during tax season, when she said she handles nearly 2,000 basic tax filings for residents.

On a recent afternoon, a resident came in to have a legal document notarized at no cost — potentially saving her $5, had another notary charged her full price. Wilder said that the day before, a man had come by to pick up 10 years’ worth of back taxes she had prepared for him.

Wilder does not think the office should be eliminated, though she said she does not think that any of the candidates are qualified to continue offering tax help and that she warned people who came in this year that she would not be around next year. But she said she hopes whoever gets elected finds ways to serve city residents.