The Cass County Commission unanimously approved the appointment of Matthew Stanger as the Cass County Tax Equalization Director during a Commission meeting in March. Stanger has been a County Executive Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 2017 and has served Cass County in this role since 2022. He will begin his duties as tax equalization director on Monday, April 21.

In March, the Commission appointed a Cass County Tax Equalization Director Interview Panel and tasked the group with interviewing finalists and making a recommendation for hire.

Committee members included Commissioner Tony Grindberg, Commissioner Jim Kapitan, County Administrator Robert Wilson, and Assistant Administrator Tracy Peters.