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Why it matters: These actions complete routine fiscal administration for the county, enable aging services to access budgeted funding, and allow the county's public-transit agency to pursue state transit funds that can support services for residents.

Payroll and vendor claims: The board approved payroll and vendor claims and added two late vendor bills that county staff described as billing glitches. County staff said the added claims related to food vendors for the corrections department and to a phone-billing dispute that county staff and the county attorney were resolving. The board voted to approve the claims with the additions.

Budget transfer: Commissioners approved a transfer from inheritance funds into the Aging Services fund to cover budgeted needs. County staff described the transfer as the remainder of a previously planned move of inheritance funds to Aging Services; the transcript included two different amounts in colloquy and the precise figure was not clearly stated on the record at the meeting.

Vehicle tax exemption: The board approved an application recommending exemption for a 16-passenger bus used by York General Healthcare Services to transport assisted-living residents. County staff said the county treasurer recommended approval and the board accepted that recommendation.

Public-transit funding application: Laurie Byers of York County Public Transportation presented a biannual funding application to NDOT (FTA Section 5311 funds). Byers asked the board to allow the chair to sign the application; commissioners authorized the chair to sign so the county can formally submit the application and receive subsequent contract documents from NDOT.

Votes at a glance:
- Motion to approve payroll and vendor claims with two added vendor claims: Approved (roll call; unanimous among members present as recorded).
- Motion to transfer inheritance funds to Aging Services (budgeted transfer): Approved (roll call; unanimous among members present as recorded). Amount: not specified on the record due to conflicting figures presented during discussion.
- Motion to approve tax-exemption application for York General Healthcare Services (16-passenger bus): Approved (county treasurer recommended approval; roll call recorded yeses).
- Motion to allow the chair to sign the NDOT public-transit funding application (Section 5311): Approved (motion carried; chair authorized to sign).

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The resolution was brought back to the agenda after the chair said a prior vote had been processed incorrectly and that the zoning changes required adoption by resolution under the county's rules. The item prompted more than a dozen members of the public to address the board during the meeting's public-comment period.

Why it matters: The proposed rules would affect where utility-scale solar projects can be sited in York County and have drawn competing arguments about property rights, agricultural preservation and local economic impacts.

Supporters urged the board to adopt reasonable rules that allow development. Dustin Marble, representing Omaha Public Power District, said the county's existing rules \"constitute a de facto ban on utility scale solar development\" and warned that the regulations conflicted with the county's comprehensive plan and could prompt legal challenges. Nate Harel, who said he previously worked on renewable projects for OPPD and now works in resources planning for the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska, told the board: \"The current zoning regulations for class 4 solar facilities are frankly un American,\" saying the technical evidence does not support the large setbacks the county proposed.

Local agricultural voices offered both support and opposition. John Hanson, president of the Nebraska Farmers Union, described renewable energy as \"an agricultural activity,\" saying landowners should be able to decide whether to lease their land for solar and that projects can add tax base and farm income. Cale Giese, representing OPPD, told commissioners a project nearby had boosted local construction jobs and economic activity and that \"solar lets landowners harvest a different kind of crop, a crop that uses the sun, rests the soil, and still provides for the next generation.\"

Opponents told commissioners they want to protect prime farmland and local character. Linea Williamson, a York-area resident, said, \"Let's leave our farm ground alone,\" and other speakers raised concerns about visibility, impacts to neighbors and whether urban interests were influencing rural zoning.

Commissioners debated the item after public comment. The chair said he had brought the item back after consulting the county attorney and the Nebraska Association of County Officials because the prior proceeding had not followed the zoning rules requiring action by resolution. A motion to adopt the resolution was made; after discussion and a roll call the chair said the resolution did not pass. The chair also indicated the topic will return to further consideration at a later meeting.

What's next: Commissioners said they expect the zoning discussion to continue, with further hearings and revisions to the draft regulations before any final action. The county will also coordinate further legal and procedural review as it revises the item.

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