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Board of Equalization approves exemptions, parcel changes and appeals; commissioners approve claims and new hires
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Summary
At its April 14, 2026 session the Union County Board of Equalization approved past and new tax exemptions, changed owner‑occupied status for multiple parcels, approved two appeals, accepted audited claims and approved two new hires and benefit coverage with Wellmark.
The Union County Board of Equalization approved a range of property tax actions and the board handled several administrative items during the April 14, 2026 meeting.
As the Board of Equalization, commissioners approved past exempt parcels as recommended by the Assessor and granted five new exemptions. The board approved changes marking multiple parcels as owner‑occupied and reduced an outbuilding value on parcel 20.00.18.4002 from $18,060 to $14,250. The board approved appeal 2026‑01 (house value $105,356; land value $111,800) and appeal 2026‑02 for Consumer Supply Distributing LLC (land $171,375; paving $94,730).
In regular business the board audited and approved claims and warrants including a payroll run (BW Payroll 4/17/2026) of $105,961.52 and listed multiple vendors and amounts in the minutes. The board approved the hiring of deputy sheriff Rob Bell at $26.50 per hour effective April 15 and approved Tera Flannery at $20.62 per hour effective April 22. Commissioners approved Union County Health coverage with Wellmark and authorized the Auditor to electronically sign the agreement. They also accepted a delinquent tax payment plan (2026‑05) presented by Treasurer Hertel and approved quarterly surplus items except for the sheriff’s WatchGuard service, for which commissioners requested additional information before declaring it surplus.
The minutes record motions, approvals and dollar figures where presented; they do not include personnel contracts, claim backup documents or signed insurance agreements.