77-1311. County assessor; duties.

The county assessor shall have general supervision over and direction of the assessment of all property in his or her county. In addition to the other duties provided by law, the county assessor shall:

(1) Annually revise the real property assessment for the correction of errors;

(2) When a parcel has been assessed and thereafter part or parts are transferred to a different ownership, set off and apportion to each its just and equitable portion of the assessment;

(3) Obey all rules and regulations made under Chapter 77 and the instructions and orders sent out by the Tax Commissioner and the Tax Equalization and Review Commission;

(4) Examine the records in the office of the register of deeds and county clerk for the purpose of ascertaining whether the property described in producing mineral leases, contracts, and bills of sale, have been fully and correctly listed and add to the assessment roll any property which has been omitted;

(5) Prepare the assessment roll as defined in section 77-129 and described in section 77-1303; and

(6) Beginning January 1, 2014, in any county with a population of at least one hundred fifty thousand inhabitants according to the most recent federal decennial census, provide, between January 15 and March 1 of each year, the opportunity to real property owners to meet in person with the county assessor or the county assessor's designated representative. If the real property owner does not notify the county assessor or the county assessor's designated representative by February 1 of the real property owner's intent to meet in person, the real property owner waives the opportunity to meet in person with the county assessor or the county assessor's designated representative. During such meetings, the county assessor or the county assessor's designated representative shall provide a basis for the property valuation contained in the notice of preliminary valuation sent pursuant to section 77-1301 and accept any information the property owner provides relevant to the property value.

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Under this section, the county assessor has authority to correct valuations which have become erroneous by reason of a judicial declaration of invalidity of an increase ordered by the State Board of Equalization and Assessment. Hansen v. County of Lincoln, 188 Neb. 461, 197 N.W.2d 651 (1972).

County assessor has the duty of assessing real estate. LeDioyt v. County of Keith, 161 Neb. 615, 74 N.W.2d 455 (1956).

County assessor is given direct charge and full control over assessment of property in county, and is competent witness to value of real estate. Beebe & Runyan Furniture Co. v. Board of Equalization, 139 Neb. 158, 296 N.W. 764 (1941).

County assessor, upon due notice to taxpayer, is authorized to change schedule of a taxpayer by adding thereto taxable property omitted. Bankers Life Ins. Co. v. Bd. of Equalization of Lancaster County, 89 Neb. 469, 131 N.W. 1034 (1911).