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Cavalier County Tax Equalization Director to depart; commissioners approve job ad and assign hiring leads

Board of Commissioners, Cavalier County · February 3, 2026
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Summary

Tax Equalization Director Stephanie Bata informed commissioners she will leave at the end of February; the board approved placing a Help Wanted ad and tasked Greg Goodman and Chairman Austin Lafrenz to lead the hiring process.

During department updates at the Feb. 3 meeting, Tax Director Stephanie Bata told the board she had accepted another job and will leave the Tax Equalization Director position at the end of February.

On a motion by Commissioner Greg Goodman (seconded by Nick Moser), the board voted to add advertising for the Tax Equalization Director position to the end of the agenda and to place a Help Wanted advertisement in the newspaper. The motion carried; the minutes do not provide a roll-call tally. Commissioners Goodman and Chairman Austin Lafrenz were designated to handle the hiring process and to bring a recommendation to the commission before making a hire.

The minutes record the personnel action and the instructions for recruitment but do not include details about the job advertisement text, pay range, application deadline or exact hiring timeline beyond "end of February" as the director's departure date.