Budget review highlights staffing counts, hard-copy minute rule and sales-tax change on ATVs and boats

A staff presenter summarized portions of the departmental budget, citing 13 total employees with one recent retirement and a recruitment effort to fill that position. The presenter said staffing levels reflected no planned new hires and that personal-services increases were limited to standard steps and goals.

Another staff member noted Nebraska state statute requires minutes to be maintained in hard copy even though most records are scanned; the presenter said this drives continued printing and hard-copy expenses. The presenter said office-supplies budget lines were left largely unchanged and that, where necessary, dollars were shifted from underused line items to cover supplies. The presenter noted a recent paper order of eight boxes and observed per-case paper prices had fallen by roughly $3 compared with prior orders (prior cost discussed around $50 per case).

A different presenter reported a state change reduced the county’s sales-tax commission on ATVs and boats, which the presenter described as a factor in revenue assumptions for the coming year. The budget summary also referenced a week-long training conference the presenter expects to attend, including a three-day class component.

The transcript includes reporting and clarification but does not record a formal board motion tied to these budget line items in the provided excerpt.