Boone County Council debates hiring assessor staff as reassessment bids stall and tax deadlines loom Council members and outside advisers debated whether to fund assessor employees or reopen bids for reassessment work after two vendor bids failed to produce a contract; a county taxpayer warned that missing deadlines could force the county to send estimated tax bills and cost millions in collections.

Boone County is at a critical crossroads: if the council can't finalize the assessor's 2026 property reassessment soon, the county may face delays in sending tax bills for the first time ever!

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Boone County commissioners deny assessor's proposed one‑year reassessment contract after Nexus files protest The Boone County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 19 refused a proposed one‑year contract extension with the incumbent reassessment vendor and instead approved job descriptions so the assessor can staff work in‑house after rejecting all RFP bids; Nexus Group submitted a written protest alleging the low bid was improperly rejected and cited Indiana procurement law (IC 6‑1.1‑4‑18.5).

Boone County commissioners have sparked a legal showdown by denying a crucial contract extension for reassessment services, following a protest from Nexus Group claiming the lowest bid was wrongfully rejected.

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