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Meeting roundup: Lincoln County approves tax settlement, engineering award and parks ordinance amendment
Summary
At its July meeting the board adopted the 2025 tax settlement with a 99.42% collection rate, approved the order to collect 2026 taxes, awarded $75,000 in construction-phase engineering services for the Laboratory Road waterline extension, and adopted an amendment to chapter 97 (Parks and Recreation) of the county code; the board also proclaimed July as Parks and Recreation Month.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners approved several routine but consequential items during its meeting.
The board adopted the annual tax settlement for 2025 presented by the tax administrator (Susan Sain, S11), noting the county collected a little over $93,500,000 with a 99.42% collection rate. The board also approved an order directing the tax collector to collect 2026 taxes as required by the referenced general statute.
The board approved an award of construction-phase engineering services for the Laboratory Road waterline extension, authorizing a $75,000 amendment for administration while staff conduct day-to-day inspections to reduce construction-phase costs.
An ordinance amending chapter 97 of the Lincoln County Code (parks and recreation) was adopted; the amendment included a change to add a bow-and-arrow provision to the parks code as requested by staff. Commissioners confirmed a quorum was present for the amendment's final vote.
Separately, the board proclaimed July 2026 as Parks and Recreation Month and publicly recognized Parks & Recreation staff for their work.
No contested budget adoptions or contract awards beyond those listed were recorded in the meeting transcript.
