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Box Butte County commissioners approve firework ban, budget amendment and a slate of administrative measures
Summary
At its June 17 meeting in Alliance, the Box Butte County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a county firework ban (Resolution 2026-09), approved a budget amendment to include state-directed hospital payments, and passed multiple administrative motions including vendor designations, an MOU and an RFP award.
The Box Butte County Board of Commissioners met June 17 in Alliance and unanimously approved a series of formal actions.
Among the votes, the board adopted Resolution 2026-09, enacting a countywide firework ban. The board also adopted a budget amendment to include state-directed payments in the county Hospital Budget for FY2025–2026. Other approved motions included designating State Print Shop/Pitney Bowes as the vendor for LB644 postcard printing if required, approving the Alliance Police Department Communications Enhancement Project MOU (Agreement 2026-19), and approving the Hemingford Water Agreement (Agreement 2026-18).
On fiscal and claims matters, the board approved Resolution 2026-08 to transfer $1,204.51 to the Veteran’s Aid Fund, denied an H & H Sanitation claim of $36.90 from the May 20 meeting, and approved the remaining presented claims. The board also accepted the Planning Commission recommendation and approved the RFP from Ayers (Ayers and Marvin Planning Consultants) for the zoning regulations update, with a limit not to exceed $21,500.
Board of Equalization actions were taken during the meeting: the board approved Board Notices for a subset of property IDs presented by the county assessor, tabled many notices for further consideration, extended an original offer to Cheema Investments/Money Express with an acceptance deadline of close of business June 18, 2026, and approved an Application for Exemption (Form 457) for Senior Services, Inc.
The board entered executive session to discuss pending litigation and subsequently authorized filing litigation to determine the status of CR62 south of Wayne Road. Sheriff Dannar provided a patrol vehicle analysis during the meeting; no action was taken on that presentation.
Votes were recorded verbally during the meeting; when recorded, Commissioners Brett Ditsch, Mike Sautter and Steve Burke voted “yes” on motions listed above. Where no individual tally was given in the transcript, the minutes record the motion and its outcome.
