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Sioux County board approves routine tax, permit and levy items across 2020 meetings
Summary
Between Feb. and Oct. 2020 the Sioux County Board approved permissive tax-exemptions, multiple tax-list corrections, several building permits, recorded-exemption splits, and certified property tax levies; all recorded roll-call votes were unanimous.
Across a series of Sioux County Board of Commissioners and Board of Equalization meetings in 2020, the board approved routine administrative and property actions including permissive tax-exemption applications, tax-list corrections, building permits, recorded-exemption splits and certification of levies.
On Feb. 3, 2020 the board unanimously approved Form 451 permissive exemption applications for multiple local entities, including Bodarc Church, Church of Nativity, Bill & Virginia Coffee Foundation, The Diocese of Grand Island, Harrison Bible Church, Memorial United Methodist Church, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Sioux County Historical Society, Sioux County VFW Post, Sunshine Senior Center and Sioux County Fair; the motion was made by Commissioner Hal Downer and seconded by Commissioner J.W. Geiser, with a unanimous roll-call vote.
The board handled multiple tax-list corrections during May, June and August meetings, approving Tax List Correction 2020-1 (late homestead filing), 2020-2 (clerical error in exempt status for the Nebraska Game and Parks) and 2020-3. Motions were recorded and votes were unanimous.
The board approved building permits for Bryan and Jessica Palm (May 1), Michael and Judy Bowman (June 1), Donna Sue Willey (June 1) and Daryl Bonyor (Aug. 3). It also approved recorded-exemption applications to split acreage: Andrea Howell (9.33 acres) and Monte Hamaker (32.5 acres). The minutes record motions, seconders and unanimous roll-call outcomes for each item.
On Oct. 1 the County Clerk, Michelle Zimmerman, presented the Certification of Levies for taxing districts. The board approved levies as presented, including Sioux County (.2196220), Harrison Rural Fire District (.0213800), Sheep Creek Rural Fire District (.040000), Sioux County Agricultural Society (.005407), Sioux County High School (.583770) and Village of Harrison (.438500).
Other routine actions included sending two “Notice of Rejection of Homestead Exemption” letters (Aug. 3) and approving an Overvalued/Undervalued/Omitted Properties list following a protest hearing on July 21. All recorded votes in the minutes were unanimous. The board adjourned at the close of each meeting.
