2025 Session Last amended: 2009 session

§ 274.17 — Record; Abstract to County Auditors

Plain-Language Summary

The secretary of the county board of equalization must keep records of all board proceedings and send each county auditor a summary of any percentage increases or decreases applied to real and personal property values. The county auditor then applies those percentage changes to every parcel and class of personal property in the county, rounding each value to the nearest dollar.

Practical Notes
This section ensures that equalization adjustments made at the state board level are properly applied to individual parcels across each county. Property owners should understand that a percentage change applied county-wide by the state board can raise or lower everyone’s assessment, not just individual appeals. The published abstract creates a public record of how equalization decisions affected each town and city.