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Dawes County sets 2025–26 tax asking at $4.55 million after afternoon budget cuts
Summary
Following afternoon budget sessions with department heads, the Dawes County Board reduced salary increases and line items and set a total tax asking of $4,550,031.39; the county will participate in LB644 postcard hearings Sept. 22 in Crawford.
Budget Coordinator Caleb Johnson told the Dawes County Board at its Aug. 26 meeting that "a little over $800,000" in cuts would be needed to balance the proposed 2025–26 budget. The board spent the afternoon meeting with department heads and agreed to reduce proposed salary increases and cut line items across departments.
By late afternoon the board recorded a total 2025–26 tax asking of $4,550,031.39. The minutes show the county will participate in LB644 postcard hearings scheduled for Sept. 22, 2025, at the Community Center in Crawford to present the tax request. The board also adopted Resolution No. 2025-18 granting tax-allocation requests to miscellaneous districts (including the county agricultural society and rural fire districts) and Resolution No. 2025-19 authorizing petty cash funds.
The minutes do not list line-by-line budget changes or specify which departments bore the largest reductions; department heads met with the board during the afternoon session to identify adjustments. County officials recorded no appeal outcomes or changes to the process schedule in the minutes; the next board meeting was set for Sept. 9, 2025, with an accompanying Board of Equalization meeting at 9:00 a.m.
Public inspection copies of adopted resolutions and the budget materials are available at the county clerk’s office.
