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County manager says 2025 assessment ratios fall below Department of Audits guidance; timberland valuations flagged
Summary
Manager Conner Bearden told the Board that appraisal staff reported 2025 assessment ratios ranging from about 12% to 32%, beneath the Department of Audits and Accounting guidance of 36% to 42%; he also cited concerns about timberland tract valuations and a past audit failure in that area.
Manager Conner Bearden briefed the Dodge County Board of Commissioners on the 2025 tax assessment study at the May 18 work session, reporting that appraisal staff findings produced assessment ratios ranging roughly from 12% to 32%. Bearden contrasted those figures with guidance from the Department of Audits and Accounting, which he said mandates an assessment ratio between 36% and 42%.
Bearden also presented a report on timberland tract valuations and noted that the county failed its last audit in that area. He framed the briefing as an informational accounting of appraisal results and compliance risk; the minutes do not record any formal corrective action taken at the session.
Commissioners received the report for the record and may request follow-up work from appraisal staff or auditors to address the gaps identified.
