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Tax roll adjustments presented; county approves pay amendments
Summary
Ward County’s Director of Tax Equalization presented valuation corrections and adjustments April 7, 2026. The commission later approved personnel pay amendments and instructed HR to seek vendor pricing for a Medicare employee education program.
Noreen Wilkie, Director of Tax Equalization, presented the county tax roll and a list of valuation corrections during the April 7 meeting. The packet included centrally assessed property entries (Northern States Power Company) and multiple owner-specific adjustments, including a fire-damage correction for a property owned by Jose Tachiquin that reduced its 2025 true-and-full value from $130,000 to $77,000 and its taxable value from $5,850 to $3,465.
Later in the agenda the commission approved pay amendments presented by staff; the motions passed by roll-call vote. Human Resources Director Nichole Degenstein also proposed a Medicare Employee Assistance program through Brown and Brown; commissioners asked for a detailed vendor presentation and pricing comparisons before deciding.
The commission directed staff to return with additional pricing and options for the Medicare program and to implement the approved pay amendments per the personnel report.
