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Ward County Board of Equalization approves 2025 assessment adjustments, adopts resolution
Summary
The Ward County Board of Equalization on June 3 approved recommended assessment adjustments for two cities and multiple townships, accepted omitted 2025 assessments, received a Rushville Township value summary and adopted the board's 2025 resolution for reporting to the State Tax Commissioner.
The Ward County Board of Equalization approved multiple adjustments to 2025 property assessments and adopted its 2025 resolution at a meeting called to order June 3, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
Director of Tax Equalization Noreen Wilkie presented recommended true-and-full-value adjustments from city and township boards and the board approved decreases for the City of Carpio ($4,000) and the City of Minot ($1,830,000) as shown on Attachment A. The board also approved township-level adjustments including decreases for Carbondale ($740,000), Berthold ($304,000), Foxholm ($22,000), Harrison ($10,800), Hilton ($27,000), Mandan ($15,000), Nedrose ($1,212,000), Shealy ($8,000), St. Mary's ($294,000) and Sundre ($49,000), and an increase for Carpio township ($4,000).
The board approved omitted true-and-full values for the 2025 assessment year and then adopted the board's 2025 resolution directing that revised assessments be noted on the county assessment rolls and included in the report to the State Tax Commissioner. The meeting record shows motions and unanimous roll-call votes for the city and township adjustments, the omitted values, and adoption of the resolution.
Wilkie also reported a memorandum summarizing Rushville Township 2024 and 2025 values. She said residential true-and-full values in Rushville Township increased 3.92%, commercial values increased 1.74%, and agricultural land — reassessed using current soils data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and land use — increased 2.83%. Wilkie reported the total Rushville Township true-and-full value for 2025 as $19,202,000. The board opened the floor for Rushville Township property owners to appeal; none appeared.
Actions recorded in the minutes show the motions were moved and seconded by members of the board and passed by roll call. The board meeting was adjourned at 3:08 p.m.; the minutes were accepted and the resolution signed in the county record on June 17, 2025.
Why it matters: County assessments determine the tax base used for local taxing authorities and must be reported to the State Tax Commissioner; changes in assessment values affect individual taxpayer valuations and aggregate county totals used for tax distribution and budgeting.
