County staff reported that the county processed just under $4 million in property tax abatements this year and the Board of Equalization voted unanimously to approve those abatements and a set of value adjustments.

"We have seen a 2.2% increase in our abatements this year over last year, with that biggest increase coming from our veterans," said Speaker 1, a county staff member presenting the BOE summary. She said the county processed "a total of $3,900,000 in abatements" and expects to receive about $381,000 back from the state for the program.

Board members asked clarifying questions about whether the 2.2% figure referred to dollar value or people; staff confirmed the change was in the number of people receiving abatements and compared last year’s and this year’s totals. After discussion, a motion to approve the 2025 tax abatements was made and seconded; the transcript records the motion being attributed to Councilman Hamner with a second from Councilman Thomas and the board voted in favor.

Staff also reviewed the BOE process and the assessor’s office workload. "The assessor's office has 7 employees right now," Speaker 1 said, serving roughly 34,000 parcels (about 4,800 parcels per employee). She reported about 283 appeals this year, with an average adjustment of about 4%, and estimated appeals require 2–3 hours each, representing roughly two weeks of staff time per employee.

The board then voted to approve the list of adjustments produced through the appeals process. The session concluded with a motion to adjourn; the meeting ended at 06:35.

The actions taken were procedural approvals necessary for finalizing this year's abatements and implementing the assessor's valuation adjustments. No statutes or ordinances were cited during the discussion.