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Dixon County supervisors approve $12.5 million limited tax bond, adopt CMR procedures and authorize RFP
Summary
The Dixon County Board of Supervisors on May 12 approved a limited tax bond resolution (not to exceed $12,500,000), adopted Construction Management at Risk policies and directed the county clerk to publish an RFP for CMR; all actions passed on unanimous roll-call votes among those present.
Vice Chair Neil Blohm presided as the Dixon County Board of Supervisors on May 12 approved a package of capital‑project steps, including a limited tax bond resolution and procurement actions to move a county construction project toward contract solicitation.
Terry Nicholson moved and Don Andersen seconded a motion directing the county clerk to publish a request for proposals for a Construction Management at Risk (CMR) contractor in two local newspapers and on a Lincoln procurement site; the motion carried with all present voting in favor (Supervisor Lisa Lunz was absent). Mark Shepard of BVH Architecture had presented the board with proposed CMR policies and procedures; the board adopted those policies on a separate unanimous roll‑call motion.
Andy from D.A. Davidson presented a resolution authorizing a limited tax bond described in the resolution as not to exceed $12,500,000 and, as stated in the resolution, a levy "not to exceed 5.2 cents." Steve Hassler moved and Terry Nicholson seconded approval of the resolution; the motion carried on roll call vote with all present voting in favor. The resolution is recorded in Resolution & Ordinances Book 3, Page 801.
The board did not provide a breakdown of project costs or a detailed levy basis in the meeting record. The transcript contained a numeric typographical error in the dollar figure as printed; the county resolution record indicates the intended maximum principal amount as $12,500,000. The meeting record quotes the levy limit as "5.2 cents" without specifying the tax base or statutory basis for that figure.
The board also adopted policies and procedures for awarding a CMR contract and authorized publication of the RFP to attract contractors to bid. No further details about the project scope, estimated total cost, or timeline for award were provided at the meeting.
The motions and the bond resolution were recorded by roll call; each recorded motion passed unanimously among supervisors present (Don Andersen, Neil Blohm, Terry Nicholson, Steve Hassler, Roger Peterson and Deric Anderson). The clerk’s office will publish the RFP and retain the signed resolution in the county records.
