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Sioux County commissioners adopt $1.45 million property tax request, approve 2020–21 budget
Summary
The Sioux County Board of Commissioners adopted the 2020–21 budget on Sept. 14, 2020, setting a property tax request of $1,450,000 and a proposed rate of 0.219622; the board also scheduled and processed statutory preliminary tax requests from local subdivisions under Neb. Rev. Stat. 77‑3443.
The Sioux County Board of Commissioners adopted the fiscal 2020–21 county budget at a Sept. 14 public hearing, approving a Property Tax Request of $1,450,000 and a proposed tax rate of 0.219622. Commissioners J.W. Geiser and Hal Downer voted to approve the budget after the public hearing closed.
The board’s action followed a publicly noticed budget hearing at which the proposed appropriations and revenue sources were presented. County Clerk Michelle Zimmerman transmitted the budget document as the Budget Making Authority and the board adopted the categorical appropriations, authorizing offices and departments to expend the amounts shown for the July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021 fiscal year.
The meeting also recorded the board’s review of preliminary tax requests received under Neb. Rev. Stat. 77‑3443 from the Village of Harrison, Harrison Rural Fire Protection District, Sheep Creek & Farmers Rural Fire and the Sioux County Fair. Resolutions were adopted to authorize those preliminary requests as presented, within the county’s allocation authority. The board additionally approved a separate one‑percent increase in the base limitation for restricted funds.
County Treasurer Lacy Klein and County Clerk Michelle Zimmerman provided regular financial reports through the budget process; the board scheduled the public notice and finalized the formal appropriations documents. The resolution of adoption states that income to finance the appropriations will come from unencumbered cash balances, non‑tax revenues and the tax levies as required by law.
The board noted next procedural steps are internal budget implementation and continuing budget oversight; no further public action on the county-wide budget is recorded in the minutes beyond the adoption and statutory notices.
