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Utah County BOE approves minutes, process reports and nonprofit exemptions; denies several late petitions
Summary
The Board of Equalization approved the January 28 minutes, assessor and DOE hearing process reports, granted continuing property tax exemptions for nonprofits, approved one late appeal and denied three others, and accepted a hearing officer recommendation on a 501(c)(3) exemption.
The Utah County Board of Equalization opened its meeting with routine business and a series of votes to process the docket. The board approved minutes from the Jan. 28 meeting and accepted assessor and DOE hearing process reports following motions and voice votes.
On continuing property tax exemptions, Gina Case of the auditor’s office reported that previously approved nonprofit applicants still met the charitable, religious or educational criteria; the board voted to approve the 2026 annual statements for continued exemption.
The board considered a docket of four late petitions to appeal property evaluations filed after the deadline. Burhardt from the Otter's office recommended denial on items 2 and 3 and said items 1 and 4 raised factual questions for the assessor. Mark Carter of the assessor's office recommended approval of parcel 5560213 (item 1) and denial of item 2 and item 4 based on photographic and aerial evidence; the board moved to approve item 1 and deny items 2, 3 and 4 and the motion carried by voice vote.
The board also accepted a hearing officer’s recommendation to grant one 501(c)(3) exemption that was reviewed at the hearing officer level; staff reminded the board and parties that either side may appeal the BOE decision to the state tax commission.
After completing the docket, the BOE adjourned and transitioned to the regular county commission meeting.
Representative quote: "We've reviewed their applications. We still find that they meet the criteria," said an auditor's office representative describing nonprofit exemption reviews.
Outcome: Multiple routine procedural reports and exemptions were approved; one late appeal was granted while three were denied as recommended and the 501(c)(3) hearing officer recommendation was accepted.
