Dodge County Board of Equalization approves tax‑roll corrections and referee agreements; assessor to follow up on permissive exemptions

The Dodge County Board convened as the Board of Equalization at 10:02 A.M. and took several administrative actions affecting property valuation and exemptions.

The Board unanimously approved tax roll corrections #5688 and #5689 and received the City of Scribner’s Tax Increment Financing annual report. It also approved referee agreements for the 2024 property valuation protest season, listing appraisers Scott Brettmann, Nick Dizona, Craig Miller, Chad Howser and Brian Arnold, and authorized necessary signatures.

Assessor Churchill reported the State returned permissive exemption applications with issues: some forms contained the wrong tax year, one lacked a legal description, one was re‑evaluated for a partial exemption instead of full exemption, and one was denied. The Assessor’s Office was tasked to contact several organizations (primarily churches with parsonages and storage garages) to clarify eligibility and to complete that work by Monday, May 20. The Board will reconsider corrected applications at its May 29, 2024 meeting.

Chairman Missel adjourned the Board of Equalization until May 29, 2024 at 10:00 A.M.