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Linnea Olson, the county director of equalization, presented most appeals and valuation recommendations. Several property owners either attended or submitted written appeals; the board approved the assessor’s recommendations in multiple cases, tabled others for follow-up inspections or additional documentation, and approved routine exemptions and program adjustments.

Key actions at the consolidated Board of Equalization included:

• James Neal (937 Rice Drive): Board voted to table the appeal and directed staff to obtain more documentation and attempt contact with the owner; motion to table passed by voice vote.

• Bill and Sheryl Brown (PT 17): Assessor recommended lowering the assessed value for the property to $225,755 based on on-site review and comparables; the board approved the assessor’s recommendation by voice vote.

• Keith and Tammy Mosler: Staff corrected interior square footage and recommended a reduced assessed value; the board approved the correction.

• Verbillion LLC / Darren Seiden (305 & 313 Prentice): Owner submitted an income-capitalization argument. The assessor used a hybrid approach (income for buildings; cost for land/paving) and recommended a lower overall valuation to bring assessed value closer to comparable sales; the board approved the assessor’s recommendation.

• Hy-Vee: The company submitted an income-based appeal. The assessor’s staff requested audited income information that the county did not receive; after discussion the board voted to leave the original assessed value unchanged.

• ACE Hardware / 812 Cottage (addition): The owner asked that a recent addition be assessed at the same per-square-foot rate as the existing building; the board tabled the appeal and requested additional market and permit information before deciding.

• A range of residential corrections and reappraisals were approved after on-site reviews, including adjustments recommended for Deb Maze, Mark Mazur, Collie Phosfet and others; motions to accept the assessor’s recommendations passed on voice or roll-call votes where noted in the record.

• County-level appeals and administrative items: The board considered a local-board decision on a small-acreage rural parcel (Cody Lovejoy) and voted to accept the assessor’s recommendation and override the township decision to lower the parcel, restoring the higher assessed value on the county record.

• Exemptions and relief programs: The board approved elderly-freeze and veterans exemptions as presented; it also approved four tax-exempt status applications (Boys and Girls Club; Goodwill Great Plains; Sezdek; and the Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm) and instructed staff to apply the changes to tax records.

The board repeatedly distinguished between “discussion only,” staff direction to gather more information, and formal action. Several appeals were continued so staff could complete walkthroughs or receive missing documentation before a final determination.

Because many appeals involved technical appraisal matters — square footage corrections, functional obsolescence, income-capitalization calculations and effective ages — commissioners repeatedly deferred to the assessor’s office for valuation methodology. The board’s rulings were almost entirely procedural or valuation decisions; no new countywide tax policy or rate changes were proposed at the hearing.

Votes at a glance (selected cases from the transcript):

- James Neal (937 Rice Drive): Motion to table until next meeting — approved (voice vote).
- Bill & Sheryl Brown (PT 17): Assessor recommendation to set assessed value to $225,755 — approved (voice vote).
- Keith & Tammy Mosler: Assessor corrections accepted — approved (voice vote).
- Darren Seiden / Verbillion LLC (multi-unit apartments, Prentice & Clark): Assessor recommended lowering valuation using income approach for buildings and cost for land; board approved assessor recommendation — approved (voice vote).
- Hy-Vee (large retail): County assessor recommended keeping current assessed value after requested income documentation was not provided — motion to leave assessed value as originally set — approved (voice vote).
- ACE Hardware (812 Cottage) addition: Motion to table pending permit and market information — approved (voice vote).
- Multiple residential corrections (Deb Maze, Mark Mazur, Collie Phosfet, others): Assessor recommendations to adjust assessed values after inspections — approved (voice votes as recorded).
- County actions: Cody Lovejoy (small acreage): County board accepted assessor’s recommendation, overturning local township reduction — approved (voice vote).
- Exemptions: Elderly freeze and veterans-exemption updates, and four tax-exempt organizational applications — approved.

The board often requested follow-up by assessor staff when owners did not supply supporting documentation, or when a walkthrough was needed to verify interior condition or square footage. Where calculations or market indicators were incomplete, the board generally tabled the appeal to allow staff to gather the missing material.

Because appeals are highly fact-specific, taxpayers who have pending appeals and those whose cases were tabled were advised in the meeting to contact the assessor’s office to schedule inspections and to provide documentation such as audited income, contractor permits, or repair invoices.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","April 15, 2025 County Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The consolidated Board of Equalization reviewed scores of appeals and property corrections. The assessor’s office recommendations were approved in multiple cases, some appeals were tabled for more information, and the board approved several exemptions and administrative changes.","taxTitle","Clay County, South Dakota","taxId",55676,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6572813,"County approves earlier public closing time for Treasurer’s Office amid increased DMV workload",320,196000,516000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3157716-7056997312638c6b3690ea3ea77f0405&start=196&end=516","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3157716-7056997312638c6b3690ea3ea77f0405/thumbnail_196000.jpg","/articles/6572813/Clay-County/South-Dakota/County-approves-earlier-public-closing-time-for-Treasurers-Office-amid-increased-DMV-workload","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6572813-ff76912d7976fe916cca078712011957/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139306&Signature=NAjwMSgdDq8jPalRWZnaz-Be68KUpBjekYFkZnFaFJRneDJFISXLe7TJG7qUUU4DtOW1SYd3qNARVNE77L3GYdxNpjd5oonDRbon7RjyQVdrUZaBQa2FpuQmsiFOF-KDmVTnpip-Cu89PAt3ShkitK0GIi04ZG3s~alJjE7Zwr6b4DaLc0iphPABHL1SrPtc83brarSm6V4ID7xl~vL45O4VfX1PvHB6Ch3YOTqDwMxLvuSXecuOii906TscaZD7yBmqiueagZilvBWWXaas3SlFRh3u2FTZ80qV9au0l0RQ~E02T1dNk0PVsO3y3jO6ymNxS1azVhHr4kE3cU75Ew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Clay County Board of County Commissioners on Monday adopted a resolution setting the Treasurer’s Office public hours to 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with staff remaining on site until 5 p.m. to complete end-of-day banking and paperwork.

The Treasurer presented the request, saying the county’s workload has increased since a new state motor-vehicle processing system went into effect in February. “Our paperwork has doubled, if not even tripled at times,” the Treasurer said, describing a steady stream of customers and the staff time needed to reconcile banking and reports after the public leaves.

The item was presented as a resolution. A board member noted the state statute requiring that the board establish hours of operation and cited the statute number read in the meeting. Commissioners then moved, seconded and approved the resolution by roll call. Commissioners Mokler, Raylobe, Brady, Feezy and Gilbertson each voted “yes” when called.

The Treasurer said the office plans to start the new hours on May 1 so residents have notice during tax season. The resolution number cited during the meeting was shown as \"20 20 five-thirteen\" in the transcript (as read aloud); the county clerk provided a roll call during the vote and the motion passed.

The board did not attach additional exceptions to the new hours in the recorded discussion. The office will remain staffed until 5 p.m. to finish internal work; the public-facing window will close at 4:30 p.m.

Note: the meeting transcript read the statutory citation as “SCCL 7 72.” The article does not assert the canonical statutory citation beyond what was read on the record.","The Clay County commissioners voted to adopt a resolution setting Treasurer’s Office public hours to 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., effective May 1; the board approved the resolution by roll call.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6572818,"Commissioners authorize county to apply for state domestic-violence grant",78,107000,185000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3157716-7056997312638c6b3690ea3ea77f0405&start=107&end=185","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3157716-7056997312638c6b3690ea3ea77f0405/thumbnail_107000.jpg","/articles/6572818/Clay-County/South-Dakota/Commissioners-authorize-county-to-apply-for-state-domestic-violence-grant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6572818-3122bcf899732524402e3764db4ad8fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139306&Signature=RMp7PFC4LlOaMy15r~YnIKkRdzCgvnkbdPwl35Rk7TTXw~RJqYAp0SA-wR-rOfCL8Q4t1rvrLf5FlwZHR~L9JS9lvcUeR5cJmA0jIwmIvicqFPXB~6tl9cgojpkmLp~WX5~KCT2YXzwAC24~vi3IiB9KZEtnPQBn1iILkkiYVkhTa7tL34d6J4BY-o3o3qSFtJX10ArZACYu98nHtfcgB0SZVmsiWvx~Y78lZdTLr216S0hnEToAENm6isc1~8j6aOgTQKeAMEvD9zzbeEu7GCTSvB7UPSMCXjYvodmL5QAzxBCCoA87q47rR9R3CbCMY0mM7GX82h0sTdxleQs05Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Clay County commissioners on Monday authorized the chair to sign the county’s annual domestic-violence grant application after a brief presentation by Deputy Caitlin.

Deputy Caitlin told the board she provided grant materials to the commission last Friday and asked for the board’s approval to submit the application. “We apply for the grant. We’ve never been denied money at this point,” she said, and described the grant as a recurring item the county requests each year.

The request drew brief supportive comments from commissioners. A motion to authorize the chair to sign the application was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

The vote was taken without further conditions or roll-call details recorded in the transcript; the board did not attach additional requirements or a specific dollar amount to the authorization during the meeting. The presentation and vote were part of the meeting’s regular-agenda business.

The county’s grant application will proceed with the chair’s signature as authorized at the meeting. No grant award amount was stated in the discussion recorded on the record.","The Clay County commissioners authorized the chair to sign the annual domestic-violence grant application after a brief presentation from Deputy Caitlin; the motion passed unanimously.","actionData","errors"]

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