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O'Brien County Board holds public hearing on proposed Fiscal 2026 property tax levy
Summary
The O'Brien County Board of Supervisors opened a public hearing on April 1, 2025, to review the proposed Fiscal 2026 property tax levy; the budget process was explained, questions on valuations were addressed, and the hearing closed at 9:45 a.m.
O'Brien County Chair Barbara Rohwer opened a public hearing at 9:00 a.m. on April 1, 2025, to review the county's proposed Fiscal 2026 property tax levy. County Auditor Rhea Schmalen presented an explanation of the Fiscal 2026 budget process and how the proposed property tax levy factors into budget development. Four members of the public were recorded as attending the hearing.
Board members and attendees asked several questions about the budget and property valuations during the hearing; the transcript records that those questions were addressed but does not list changes to levy rates or valuation figures. The minutes record the motion to end the hearing: "Moved by Friedrichsen, seconded by Vanden Hull to close the hearing at 9:45 a.m." The motion "carried by all ayes," and no individual roll-call vote totals were included in the transcript. The proceeding was attested by County Auditor Rhea Schmalen and Chair Barbara Rohwer.
No additional actions or next steps are recorded in the provided transcript beyond the close of the hearing at 9:45 a.m. The record does not specify any vote tallies, proposed levy rates, or follow-up deadlines in this segment; those details, if available, would be part of the county's formal budget documents or later minutes.
