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Morton County board approves 2024 property valuations for county and multiple cities, including Mandan
Summary
The Morton County Board of Tax Equalization on June 6, 2024, approved 2024 property valuations for the county and several municipalities — including Mandan — and adopted countywide totals after hearing assessor presentations and routine public hearings.
The Morton County Board of Tax Equalization approved 2024 property valuations for multiple cities and the county at a meeting held June 6, 2024, at the Morton County Courthouse in Mandan.
Chairman Nathan Boehm and three commissioners — Zachmeier, Buckley and Morrell — voted unanimously to adopt the valuations after presentations by Tax Director LaFleur and the City of Mandan assessor. The board recorded the presence of Auditor Dawn R. Rhone and State's Attorney Koppy; Commissioner Leingang was absent.
The board approved the City of Hebron's 2024 valuations (residential $37,413,900; commercial $10,056,100; agricultural $223,800) on a motion by Commissioner Buckley, seconded by Commissioner Zachmeier. City of Mandan Assessor Markley presented Mandan's figures; the board approved Mandan's 2024 valuations of residential $2,050,015,400; commercial $855,075,400; agricultural $310,600 on a motion by Commissioner Morrell, seconded by Commissioner Buckley.
Smaller municipalities were handled in routine hearings: New Salem (residential $60,913,200; commercial $12,350,600; ag $150,000), Flasher (residential $8,207,700; commercial $2,741,800; ag $0), Glen Ullin (residential $28,535,900; commercial $6,684,500; ag $47,000) and Almont (residential $3,513,500; commercial $999,700; ag $531,200) were each approved after their hearings were opened and closed with no public testimony. Captains Landing Township valuations (residential $28,433,100; commercial $416,700; ag $0) were also approved.
After considering countywide figures, Commissioner Morrell moved and Chairman Boehm seconded to approve Morton County's 2024 valuations (residential $731,217,900; commercial $368,768,800; agricultural $407,318,000); the motion carried unanimously. The board then approved the Morton County total valuations of residential $2,948,269,600; commercial $1,257,093,600; agricultural $408,580,600 on a motion by Commissioner Buckley, seconded by Commissioner Zachmeier.
The meeting record notes that public hearings were opened and closed for each jurisdiction as required; where appeals were filed (see separate item on appeals and adjustments), the board considered them before final adoption. Chairman Boehm adjourned the meeting at 9:05 p.m.
The minutes include a notation that the board relied, in at least one denial, on findings from the North Dakota Tax Department dated Oct. 6, 2022.
