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• Renewal of Special-Use Permit (Resolution 2025-200) — Approved. Motion by Commissioner Mixon; second by Commissioner Warren. The renewal (recycling concrete/asphalt at 16884 S. 111th St.) includes a sunset date of Dec. 31, 2030, and conditions requiring the applicant to provide copies of permits and address reviewing-agency comments.

• Road Maintenance Agreement (Resolution 2025-221) — Approved. Motion by Commissioner Warren; second by Commissioner Mixon. The five-year agreement requires maintenance payments equal to the lesser of actual costs or a baseline beginning around $11,600 with a 3% annual escalator; it incorporates approximately $11,000 from a 2019 agreement.

• Revisions to Personnel Rules and Regulations (Resolution 2025-224) — Approved. Motion by Commissioner Warren; second by Commissioner Burmeister. Human Resources Director Jody Riddle explained the revisions move unclassified policies into a separate unclassified book and finalize dozens of classified-service policy updates after review by personnel policy boards.

• Supplement No. 3 to Professional Services Agreement with JEO Consulting Group Inc. (Resolution 2025-229) — Approved. Motion by Commissioner Warren; second by Commissioner Mixon. The supplement adds $811,650 for continued design, construction management and right-of-way/environmental work on the Northwest Sarpy Road network (Project C7725-14).

• Final Allocation of Levy Authority for Fire Districts and Sarpy County Agricultural Society (Resolution 2025-206) — Approved. Motion by Commissioner Warren; second by Commissioner Burmeister. Clerk Amber Hoteling presented updated final certified values; representatives from Papillion, Millard and Gretna fire districts were present to answer questions.

• Consent agendas, Board of Equalization items and adjournments — Approved by motion at each respective point in the meeting (consent and equalization motions recorded as carried in the transcript).

Where motions listed a mover and seconder, the transcript recorded the motion as carried with “Aye” votes; no detailed roll-call tallies with individual member yes/no/abstain votes were published in the meeting transcript for these items. If specific vote tallies are required for legal or reporting purposes, the county clerk’s official minutes or the meeting video/recording should be consulted.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Meetings - Aug 26 2025 Budget","oneSentenceSummary","The Sarpy County Board of Commissioners approved multiple routine and substantive items on Aug. 26, 2025, including planning actions, personnel-policy updates, a JEO consulting supplement for road network work, and final levy allocations for fire districts and the agricultural society.","taxTitle","Sarpy County, Nebraska","taxId",3788,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6584104,"Sarpy County renews special-use permit for concrete/asphalt recycling, approves five-year road-maintenance deal",227,4763000,4990000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681855-331f6b0cd7291f82c14060102fef17c2&start=4763&end=4990","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681855-331f6b0cd7291f82c14060102fef17c2/thumbnail_4763000.jpg","/articles/6584104/Sarpy-County/Nebraska/Sarpy-County-renews-special-use-permit-for-concreteasphalt-recycling-approves-five-year-road-maintenance-deal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6584104-439360c8d44451b608c96ef83e20f92a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770916539&Signature=WxgrlPKsh95~0pzH72T3yQ88TnRoELMbXjrJYvDMwXJW5BnYe1zBv9mVOYDW4wa3egIn4ONhnmCnylr~1I~btIFuOTa02tWGduqwE4XKRLuyTD7nRlVIBar4Migy8tshlFaWaj3Tb8nfJNCMn4IRSUDe7AEznhQZPoBlpB80QhSfa0mFr550MQ5xaOtYE4sw5P6aD1HIFALjfy93Ax4RultTDT58A9S4XVdIiB9x1ywJnfWaftY3ZY45IlGRNXya9~9EMOHEJKwXyq-1ff8Myd2TR3LgBmX8x0xJ-4V8OhyxUikEdmbWyHgVbSD0LgXrJ3cA5kF2MgL9SUePi1GM6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sarpy County Board of Commissioners approved renewal of a special-use permit and a related road-maintenance agreement Tuesday that affect a concrete and asphalt recycling operation southwest of 111th Street and Mitchell Road.

Robert Lirocco, Sarpy County planning director, told the board the application had been tabled at the July 29 meeting so the applicant could coordinate a road maintenance agreement with the county. Lirocco said staff recommended approval of the renewal with updated conditions and a sunset provision.

The board approved the special-use permit renewal for Silex Group LLC with a term that will expire Dec. 31, 2030. Conditions include providing copies of any applicable permits obtained during the permit term, addressing comments from reviewing agencies, and continued cooperation on gravel-road maintenance, Lirocco said.

Pat Sullivan, attorney for Silex, told commissioners the applicant had resolved internal issues and appreciated the county’s patience. “I appreciate not only the staffs, but the commissions, indulgence and patience on this,” Sullivan said.

Separately, the board approved a five-year road maintenance agreement (Resolution 2025-221) between Sarpy County and Silex Group LLC, presented by Deputy County Attorney Nicole Spitzenberger. The agreement requires the applicant to pay for road maintenance equal to the lesser of actual total cost or a baseline amount beginning at approximately $11,600 with a 3% annual escalator over the five-year term; the agreement also rolls in roughly $11,000 from the prior (2019) agreement each year, Spitzenberger said.

Both the special-use permit renewal and the road-maintenance agreement were approved by motion (Special-Use Permit: motion by Commissioner Mixon, second by Commissioner Warren; Road Maintenance Agreement: motion by Commissioner Warren, second by Commissioner Mixon) and the board announced the motions carried.

No members of the public spoke on the items at the hearing. The special-use permit will be subject to the listed conditions and the applicant must supply required permits and address county and agency comments during the permit term.","The county renewed a special-use permit for recycling concrete and asphalt at 16884 S. 111th St. for Silex Group LLC with a sunset at Dec. 31, 2030, and approved a five-year road-maintenance agreement requiring annual payments tied to actual costs or a baseline beginning near $11,600 with a 3% escalator.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6584109,"Sarpy County holds public hearing on $314.2 million FY2026 budget; levy unchanged",968,1036000,2004000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681855-331f6b0cd7291f82c14060102fef17c2&start=1036&end=2004","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681855-331f6b0cd7291f82c14060102fef17c2/thumbnail_1036000.jpg","/articles/6584109/Sarpy-County/Nebraska/Sarpy-County-holds-public-hearing-on-3142-million-FY2026-budget-levy-unchanged","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6584109-f006040029d9e980e3a4b6be9ed7ba5a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770916539&Signature=JQDyW-BDAbarihYqBBxbJ53ALkpLPZyBKKufOanNnv7TO3BqpOe4Tv6uYUgxbZZOr0Jk6-3m~qRcbhE1bk3OxvgccL60OPBdA6~9srCroRuuwddLAmwEyocnPIQSjeRrgncSHrcvNIHZ9sCns8Gy8v9kJOAQyisy-V0dt78ixVomnfW1Ubr6vETab5PpE3fvBstMGBBtatkTJC8QbM2Eq6uRCE1aVBtzY2R5qDIFeeCqxOkYlUzW0nFWpjP4pOQb~5iDvatgeHNjhTVcCzTNXGIbEG1pSZqFMOlp7w37KdTNRQZkD~RY5j~Dd5IZE99OHT2cCalo6eUGwmVsZFkBog__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Daniel Tlaikis, Sarpy County chief financial officer, presented the county’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget during a public hearing Tuesday, saying the plan continues current services while funding board priorities and preserving fiscal health.

“If I could summarize the fiscal year 26 budget sort of in one sentence, it would be that we are continuing to provide quality services to the residents of Sarpy County while addressing the priorities of this Board and maintaining the fiscal integrity of the County,” Tlaikis said.

Tlaikis told the Board of Commissioners that the FY2026 expense budget totals $314,200,000, backed by $112,400,000 in cash and $201,800,000 in expected revenue. He described capital and operating priorities that include remodeling the 1200 Building into a new 911 communication center, opening a new west precinct for the sheriff’s office (targeted for September), radio upgrades to improve public-safety communications, major road work focused on the South Sarpy Expressway, and sanitary sewer repairs.

The county plans no new full-time equivalents in the budget and will continue its self-funded insurance plan for employees. Tlaikis said the county will maintain its current property-tax levy; because assessed value rose, that results in higher tax revenue. “The levy, in this 2026 budget is maintained. It is the same levy as last year,” he said.

Tlaikis gave a breakdown of key numbers cited in the presentation: county valuation for 2025 is $29,604,000,000, up from $27,637,000,000 the prior year (a 7.11% valuation change composed of 2.53% growth and 4.85% reappraisal). The budget anticipates $84,359,000 in property-tax revenue in FY2026 compared with $78,757,000 last year, a difference Tlaikis described as “new property tax revenue” rather than a levy increase.

He detailed other budget components: $69,800,000 in capital outlay (road and sewer infrastructure, and the 911 remodel), $100,300,000 in personnel services, $28,100,000 in transfers between funds, and $10,600,000 budgeted for debt service. Tlaikis said the county will repay $9,300,000 of principal and incur $4,500,000 in interest in FY2026.

Tlaikis also reviewed Sarpy County’s reserve policy, pointing to a board resolution that sets a minimum two-month reserve and the Government Finance Officers Association guidance of two to three months. He said the county’s budget keeps a 2.6-month reserve, within the GFOA best-practice range, and noted that reserve levels affect the county’s AAA bond rating and the interest rates on future bond issuances.

The public hearing was opened and no members of the public addressed the board on the budget. Tlaikis outlined the next steps: the board is scheduled to consider three resolutions on Sept. 9 — adopting the FY2026 budget, creating fund 5259 for the wastewater agency loan reserve, and authorizing the transfers in the budget — and will appear at a joint public hearing on LB644 on Sept. 19 at Bellevue University as required by the levy-maintenance process. A resolution setting the tax levy is scheduled for Sept. 23, after which county staff will file budget forms with the Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts.

Commissioners asked clarifying questions during the hearing about debt, transfers among funds, and the practical meaning of the 2.6-month reserve; Tlaikis and staff supplied the figures and described how transfers fund operations in separate enterprise funds (public works, 911, stadium) and reserve accounts for loans.

The public hearing closed with no public comments and no formal action taken at the meeting; the items described above will return as formal resolutions for board consideration in September.","County finance staff presented the fiscal year 2026 budget at a public hearing, outlining $314.2 million in spending, a maintained property-tax levy, planned capital projects including a 911 center and road work, and an unchanged reserve policy of 2.6 months.","actionData","errors"]

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