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Board approves multiple budget resolutions and recommends 4% non-salary cap for county offices
Summary
Supervisors voted to approve several budget-related resolutions and recommended a 4% cap on non-salary county office expenses for FY2026-27; the measure passed 5–2 with two supervisors opposing.
During the June 15 meeting, the Butler County Board of Supervisors approved multiple budget-related resolutions and recommended a 4% cap on non-salary increases for county offices for FY2026-27.
Resolutions approved at the meeting included Resolution 2026-22 (Budget Making Authority), Resolution 2026-23 (Budget Reallocation — Miscellaneous to Data Processing), Resolution 2026-25 (Assessor-Appraisal to Equipment Sinking Fund), Resolution 2026-27 (Detention to Equipment Sinking Fund), Resolution 2026-28 (Disaster Fund Closure, approved as amended), Resolution 2026-29 (ARPA Fund Closure) and Resolution 2026-30 (Sheriff to Equipment Sinking Fund). Resolution 2026-26 (Social Media Policy) was tabled for a later meeting.
The Board debated what percentage increase to recommend for county offices, citing the SLCE index (5.26%) and the Consumer Price Index (4.2%). County Clerk Lori Aschoff noted statutory constraints on elected official and deputy salaries under Neb. Rev. Stat. 23-1114; supervisors voted 5–2 to recommend a 4% cap on non-salary office expenses for the coming fiscal year, excluding the salaries set separately by statute.
The County Clerk indicated copies of the adopted resolutions will be filed in the Clerk’s office. The Board did not specify the detailed dollar impact across individual departmental budgets at the meeting.
