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Pennington County equalization office reviews assessments and new state property-tax limits under Senate Bill 216
Summary
The county's director of equalization briefed commissioners on March-assessment notices, assessment methodology, and the changes in House/Senate legislation (Senate Bill 216) that will cap some growth in owner-occupied valuation and increase eligibility for the elderly/disabled freeze.
Director of Equalization Shannon Rittberger briefed the Pennington County Board of Commissioners on April 1 about the March assessment notices, how local property taxation is calculated, and the impacts of recently passed state legislation — notably the governor-backed Senate Bill 216.
Rittberger explained assessment notices are sent by March 1 and indicate market value as of the previous Nov. 1; they are not tax bills. Mill levies and tax bills are calculated later in the summer after all taxing entities set revenue requests. “Property tax levies are not set by the director; taxing entities set the revenue they want to…
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