The Banner County Board of Equalization discussed scheduling for upcoming property-protest hearings after the assessor reported multiple protests had been filed.

Assessor Casey told the board she had eight protests at the time of the meeting and that additional filings were possible; board members estimated a potential total near 23 protests if more came in. Commissioners discussed hearing logistics and time limits; a five-minute public comment allotment per protest was mentioned.

Board members and staff debated whether to hear each protest and determine outcomes individually during the meeting or to hear all public presentations first and then take action on each thereafter to save time. Assessor Casey had indicated she thought one long day would be sufficient but cautioned that number of protests could change before the deadline.

No formal scheduling action was taken at the meeting; the board directed staff to monitor filings and prepare a hearing schedule that could accommodate the number of protests filed within statutory deadlines.