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County Approves 2018-19 Budget

The Cheyenne County Commissioners returned from the Labor Day weekend to approve the 2018-2019 county budget.

The budget was approved with all commissioners present at 1 percent under the 2017-2018 budget at $6,101,288.26. The approved 2017-2018 budget came in at $6,582,000.

BoardChairman Darrell Johnson said the board has reduced the county budget by 1 percent each of the last four years.

The budget includes a mill levy of .40900 compared to the 2017-18 mill levy of .419891. The mill levy will generate $5,977,250 for the county, according to Johnson.

Johnson said the 1 percent reductions are across the board, fairly even reductions for each department. He added there was good cooperation from the elected officials and department managers.

“I thought it went well,” he said.

In other business, the commissioners reviewed and approved an engineering agreement for inspection services on Cheyenne County Road 46 overlay from County Road 131 to County Road 139. The commissioners also received an update on status of cases pending before the Nebraska Tax Equalization and Review Commission.

The board also reviewed proposed changes to the bylaws of the Cheyenne County Visitors Committee. Tourism Director Kevin Howard said the changes keep the tourism board inline with state statutes. Among the clarifications, the board will also include two alternates. Alternates will be board members who can participate in discussions but do not have voting authority. Additionally, the tourism board can only make grants to nonprofit organizations. Also, any changes must be presented to the county commissioners before being finalized.

The board also met as the Board of Equalization to review and approve tax list corrections.

 

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