County officials attend workshop

KEARNEY, Nebraska -- Vesta Dack, Red Willow County Commissioner, and Pauletta Gerver, County Clerk, completed a workshop in Kearney, May 9, offered by the Nebraska Association of County Officials.

The workshop provided county commissioners, supervisors, and other county officials specialized training as they prepare to begin County Board of Equalization hearings.

Among the equalization-related topics addressed were the roles and responsibilities of county officials and other individuals involved in the process, the constitutional, statutory and regulatory provisions for real and personal property valuation, recent court cases and legislative changes in the tax equalization process.