Votes at a glance: Sarpy County Board actions May 13, 2025

At its May 13 meeting the Sarpy County Board of Commissioners recorded several formal actions and votes, including approval of Board of Equalization consent items, a tax-correction applying school-district property tax credits to partially exempt parcels, a resolution recognizing employee service anniversaries, a contract award for intersection improvements and a motion to go into executive session for real estate.

Board of Equalization and consent agendas - The Board of Equalization opened and approved its consent equalization agenda by voice vote; the board then adjourned that session. - The commissioners later approved the regular consent agenda for the Board of Commissioners; the motion carried by voice vote.

Tax correction applying School District Property Tax Relief Act credits - Motion: Approve tax correction for 14 parcels that, staff said, did not receive a school-district property tax relief credit for 2024. - Presenter: County Assessor Dan Pittman described the School District Property Tax Relief Act and said procedures have been set to recognize partially exempt parcels for tax credits going forward. - Outcome: Motion carried by voice vote. - Clarifying detail: Dan Pittman said today's corrections apply to 14 parcels; the exact total dollar amount tied to the correction was not specified on the record.

Resolution recognizing employee service milestones - Motion: Approve Resolution (agenda identifier read as 2020-5-100 in the record) recognizing Sarpy County employees who reached service milestones in April 2025. - Outcome: Motion carried by voice vote.

Executive session for real estate - Motion: Move into executive session to discuss real estate for the protection of the public interest. - Mover/Second: Motion made and seconded; the board voted to enter executive session. The record shows the board entered executive session at 3:39 p.m. and later returned to open session; no substantive details from the executive session were disclosed on the public record.

Other formal action - The award of the low bid for the 40th Street and Capehart Road intersection improvements to Graham Construction in the amount of $1,993,817.27 was approved (see separate article for details and debate on contract timing and incentives).

Where meetings record partial or unclear figures, the board record or meeting packet should be consulted for exact dollar amounts and formal ordinance/resolution numbers; the meeting transcript identifies some agenda numbers verbally and some amounts, while other identifiers and totals are not fully specified on the record.