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- Consent equalization agenda (Agenda item 5): Approved on a motion by Commissioner Burmeister and seconded by Commissioner Warren. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Tax correction 17608 (Equalization item 6.1): Approved on motion and vote. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Notice of valuation changes (Equalization item 6.2): Presented by the county assessor; the board approved the notices. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Class D (beer, wine and spirits, off sale only) license for TFL Inc. DBA Mega Saver at 10025 S. 168th Ave., Omaha: Public hearing held; application recommended and approved by the board. Outcome: approved.

- Resolution 2025‑157: Increase appropriations for fiscal‑year 2025 proprietary and special‑revenue fund budgets (road bond proceeds fund; South Sarpy Watershed Sewer Operations fund). County staff explained these funds received unanticipated revenue and spent proceeds on projects; approval allows formal budget increases and resubmission of the amended FY25 budget to the State Auditor’s Office. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Resolution 2025‑161: Increase appropriations within the FY25 General Fund departmental budgets. County fiscal staff said the general fund is projected to be below budget overall and to receive more non‑property revenue than budgeted; the resolution allows transfers and one‑time adjustments totaling $618,000 between departments and permits the fiscal office to make additional transfers if necessary before fiscal‑year end. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Resolution 2025‑159: Lease agreement with Gretna 2 LLC for space at 11910 Standing Stone Drive, Suite 102, Gretna, to house a Sarpy County sheriff’s west precinct. The sheriff’s office and Gretna officials described the lease as a partnership to increase visibility and response capacity in the county’s fastest‑growing area. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Executive session (Agenda 7): Board entered executive session to discuss litigation and then returned to open session later in the meeting.

Public comment: The board heard a detailed public comment from Neighbor Good Community Pantry volunteers describing a dispute with the county treasurer over a $13,000 property‑tax demand related to an exemption application (Form 451) filed the day of closing on Dec. 30, 2024. Commissioners said they would follow up with county staff and consider a public hearing to gather more facts.

All recorded motions above were approved by the board in the open meeting; where a mover or seconder is recorded in the minutes, it is shown above. Commissioners repeatedly recorded unanimous votes as “five yes, none opposed.”","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Meetings - Jun 24 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Sarpy County commissioners approved a set of resolutions and routine items June 24, including budget appropriation increases, a Gretna lease for a sheriff’s west precinct and a Class D off‑sale liquor license; the board also heard a public plea from a local food pantry over a disputed tax exemption.","taxTitle","Sarpy County, Nebraska","taxId",3788,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6513402,"Sheriff to open West Precinct in Gretna; board approves lease at Standing Stone Center",0,2630000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5071159-3bfb05a5ad7b743cda624a349b8f1dc2&start=2630&end=2630","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5071159-3bfb05a5ad7b743cda624a349b8f1dc2/thumbnail_2630000.jpg","/articles/6513402/Sarpy-County/Nebraska/Sheriff-to-open-West-Precinct-in-Gretna-board-approves-lease-at-Standing-Stone-Center","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6513402-06c5b8209e47a05aac5f4090ea154510/orig.mp4?Expires=1771114815&Signature=kQZbf5iTHDioWugoSI-hGfKCye3iXctV33zmyn9qypZaqSBACD0Eu31r4Rq6cx2ECeimby7JdzUVRTN8KF7g6e6K4D16mxSS7Ik5wwx3EIOhqVVNSJ1sCyv~vHAZAyHfh-9FOVoGnhYMGbJZn9tIUyed9bTxVgxWoNbC-htL5eQFf0e7XRbPbDNa3TOLRVmeYhH5f9tmwv2UTHfnkrVKQh5LDaQbWEKoRZyTjWXE1kaioCJTK5SazF1pcBr9s3Lj-jHyye5mGjwFhXW1hbUPLrVDPk37bkMwA2oaWh3kmorsvxxVPT~-hS~uX3T6xnAEIvvP6o2T21Z9ENMaubp-Rg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sarpy County Board on June 24 approved a lease agreement with Gretna 2 LLC for space at 11910 Standing Stone Drive, Suite 102, Gretna, to establish a sheriff’s west precinct.

Chief Deputy Jacob Betsworth and sheriff’s office leaders described the lease as the first permanent precinct for the sheriff in western Sarpy County. Betsworth said the space will provide a consistent local presence for road‑patrol deputies and serve as a response hub for the area. He said Gretna previously allowed the sheriff to use space in the old city building and the fire station but that the new lease will provide a dedicated office.

Gretna Mayor Mike Evans said the precinct strengthens the county and city partnership and credited county leadership for supporting local public safety. Evans and Gretna city staff worked with the sheriff’s office during planning, the county said; the city and county highlighted the arrangement as a long‑running cooperative relationship.

Commissioners voted to approve Resolution 2025‑159 authorizing the Standing Stone Center lease. The motion was moved and seconded and carried by the board. During discussion commissioners emphasized the need to “right‑size” staffing and resources for the precinct so the new office results in visible patrol and response coverage in the fast‑growing area. The sheriff’s office said details about staffing, dispatching and start‑up operations will follow and that a precinct helps maintain coverage without creating duplication of municipal police services.

The sheriff’s office thanked Gretna officials and the county’s commercial agent for finding an appropriate location and called the lease “a step forward” for local service delivery. No lease terms (rent, length) were read into the record at the meeting; county staff said the formal resolution and lease documents are part of the agenda file and available through county records.

The board approved the lease by recorded motion and vote and closed the item without further amendment.","The Sarpy County Board approved a lease for office space at 11910 Standing Stone Drive, Suite 102, Gretna, to establish a western precinct for the sheriff’s office. County and city leaders described the move as a partnership to increase visibility and response capacity in rapidly growing western Sarpy County.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6513407,"Sarpy County nonprofit says county treasurer demands $13,000 after exemption filing dispute",548,990000,1538330,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5071159-3bfb05a5ad7b743cda624a349b8f1dc2&start=990&end=1538","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5071159-3bfb05a5ad7b743cda624a349b8f1dc2/thumbnail_990000.jpg","/articles/6513407/Sarpy-County/Nebraska/Sarpy-County-nonprofit-says-county-treasurer-demands-13000-after-exemption-filing-dispute","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6513407-0007d6d8afa365d1ffd079eaaad22de5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771114815&Signature=UkW0~q5xtWnF8-638TJRG5mUNDMcN8n9cJpvFQYpQX8FrhOEXJQ-mHbS-iIBCWhgC8UiRzfB83ZMTXyPjcuz98-HDCYr4Rp8vBPMOkONq1eu1aYh9RwjEEYfg1l7EonwVJDeb~5UCrlbvWgz5Swj0DsvshGX8XjydwxPhKwv6zO-nxjvfimozbbQPwDdEHmCs40PnWfYQ0xmqTLa~Ea6emvUOL9VIr~3W3T096lY7X-d0qe7ltUGunDIp1ALQIgFaw1EcVdgoKFemCu94Y15PGtOqiParNBQhq3gCJ2Bm1RcRgrGtLgOd0~jXegLCmfa8y20El8v8vO8MbfEl4Vrxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Volunteers from Neighbor Good Community Pantry told the Sarpy County Board of Equalization on June 24 that the nonprofit faces a sudden tax bill of about $13,000 after county staff said the group’s exemption application covered 2025 taxes, not 2024.

The pantry’s volunteer treasurer, Bill Conley, said the nonprofit — which incorporated as a 501(c)(3) — closed on a building on Dec. 30, 2024, and filed Form 451, the exemption application, the same day. Conley said the county assessor’s office initially approved the filing for 2024; the county treasurer is now insisting it applies to 2025 and is demanding that the pantry pay more than $13,000.

The pantry’s board president, Andrea Powers, told commissioners the bill would eat into the pantry’s food budget and programs. Powers said $13,000 is roughly 14.4% of the pantry’s annual food costs and would equal about 10½ months of the nonprofit’s MEC program that provides a gallon of milk, a dozen eggs and a pound of cheese for families of four.

Volunteer Joe Chase, a Sarpy County real estate broker who assisted the pantry with its location search, described an inconsistent local practice he called the “Douglas/Sarpy standard” for how closing companies and county offices treat tax allocations, a practice he said complicates offers and can shift a seller’s tax obligation to a buyer.

Conley said the closing statement prepared by the title company allocated only 2023 taxes at closing, and that the pantry paid those taxes and two days’ worth of taxes at closing. He said he filed Form 451 with the assessor’s office the day the purchase closed and listed 2024 as the year to be exempted. He told the board the assessor’s office approved the filing but the treasurer now claims the filing applies to 2025.

Powers described rising local need for food assistance and said the pantry served nearly 9,000 people last year, a 128% increase from four years prior. She cited Food Bank of the Heartland statistics the pantry uses in planning: 9.2% food insecurity in 2023, 12.7% in 2024 and 13.8% so far in 2025. Powers said losing the $13,000 would delay building improvements, postpone commercial refrigeration that would expand fresh-produce distribution and reduce staff capacity for grants and fundraising.

Conley asked the board to “rectify this” and prevent the county treasurer from enforcing the larger tax demand against the nonprofit. The board did not take formal action on the matter during the meeting; Conley and two other pantry volunteers said they would follow up with county staff and commissioners.

The pantry provided a one‑page white paper to the board at the meeting and said it would welcome guidance on next steps. County staff at the meeting noted Form 451 and county procedures govern exemption filings and deadlines; Conley said he believes the county’s regulations require an exemption form to be filed by Nov. 15 for the applicable year, a timing requirement he said made compliance before closing impractical.

The matter was raised during the public comment period; commissioners said they would follow up and, later in the meeting, discussed scheduling a public hearing so the pantry and county staff could present facts and options.","Volunteers from Neighbor Good Community Pantry told the Sarpy County Board of Equalization they were ordered to pay more than $13,000 in property taxes after filing an exemption application at closing, a move they say would jeopardize food programs serving thousands.","actionData","errors"]

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