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Box Butte County commissioners approve grants, agreements and surplus disposals; table zoning RFP
Summary
At its May 20 meeting the Box Butte County Board of Commissioners approved multiple administrative items: a mutual aid agreement, acceptance of a Crime Commission grant, a Pye Barker quote for smoke detectors ($5,368.00), a USDA wildlife agreement ($38,835.07), and surplus declarations for sheriff vehicles with sale authorizations. The board also accelerated tax corrections and tabled a zoning RFP.
The Box Butte County Board of Commissioners took a string of routine administrative actions on May 20, 2026, approving grants, agreements, and surplus equipment sales while tabling further work on zoning regulations.
Claims and budget items: The board approved the claims docket after tabling two line items—H & H Sanitation ($36.90) and Box Butte County Extension ($3,276.74)—for additional review. The minutes record the board’s vote as unanimous.
Grants and agreements: Commissioners accepted the State of Nebraska Crime Commission Grant 172‑27‑CB‑0501 (recorded as Agreement 2026‑17) and voted to sign USDA Wildlife Agreement 2026‑15 for $38,835.07. The board also approved Interlocal Mutual Aid Assistance Agreement 2026‑16.
Facilities and equipment: The board accepted Pye Barker Quote No. 2041060 to install courthouse smoke detectors for $5,368.00. It declared the sheriff’s 2017 Dodge Ram 1500 and a 2007 Dodge Charger surplus and authorized sale; the board also approved signing title for a 1998 Ranco dump trailer and the 2017 Dodge Ram 1500 to be offered on Purple Wave.
Board of Equalization: The commissioners opened a Board of Equalization session at 9:18 a.m., and Commissioner Brett Ditsch moved to sign correction book Nos. 380–382 to accelerate 2026 taxes for Property IDs 070234272, 070234280 and 070234337; the motion passed and the BOE session was closed at 9:21 a.m.
Zoning update direction: The board reviewed RFPs from Ayers and Marvin Planning Consultants for a proposed zoning regulations update and instructed Zoning Administrator Mike Johnson to ask both firms to revise their project scopes to incorporate existing floodplain and airport rules rather than proposing a complete rewrite. The board tabled the RFP until the Planning Commission makes a recommendation.
Roads: Road Superintendent Barb Keegan provided a road and equipment report earlier in the meeting; the minutes record status updates but do not list specific projects in the summary.
The meeting adjourned at 11:05 a.m.
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