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A county official explained the change was an annual administrative resolution tied to the county’s plan with its benefits provider. The board noted the amount had previously been increased from $400 to $500 and that more employees were using the cash-in-leave option, a trend the board said had helped reduce county health-insurance costs.

A motion to adopt the resolution was seconded, and a roll call recorded ayes from those present; the resolution carried. No dissent or amendment was recorded during the public discussion on the resolution.

The budget and personnel implications of the benefit were discussed later in the work session, when commissioners reviewed overall benefits and budget impacts as part of the county’s budget work session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lincoln County Commissioners Meeting, September 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution 2025-23 to ratify a $500 cash-in-leave benefit for county employees; commissioners said take-up of the program has grown after a prior increase and the change reduced overall health insurance costs.","taxTitle","Lincoln County, Nebraska","taxId",28925,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6467161,"Commissioners authorize chair to sign Dawson Public Power District right-of-way permit for line reroute east of North Platte",211,927000,1138000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5809607-97042ce279091e959e371df0c0504f68&start=927&end=1138","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5809607-97042ce279091e959e371df0c0504f68/thumbnail_927000.jpg","/articles/6467161/Lincoln-County/Nebraska/Commissioners-authorize-chair-to-sign-Dawson-Public-Power-District-right-of-way-permit-for-line-reroute-east-of-North-Platte","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6467161-af9f272978dddd3be9eacd8453224987/orig.mp4?Expires=1770434636&Signature=G9f4zYGO77uqM0hQUjDZu8k55zEraqUiOTe6mjWtZDxEGm63Q64m7woy0~3Tt6iWXAKBiDTkvMcDGPC5GWnkkXSfd49VLzUTYLhYixyDyxTvhdbjyJWzKByuf8gtJrJ4pPIzzKfupy1JHlZstotWfoC1QBhfCumiCakqqbs0iYwHyL6ZwOKV6iAHSdmSVtJwFwKVObVaU3xp6xn~BvsAS2qNpCK18UNyYdAzqc6biAd1WTQ1mTbTASdfNcscmmot27p7tNEtfoMH0pLdtN2xa9evRITHKrtu7r4jpB5nlTVpxn9qPwVtYy-ZPJ9UKG5u0eZXs1M9FZ3p7pxTls7J3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners authorized the chair to sign a right-of-way permit submitted by Dawson Public Power District for a project east of North Platte that will replace and reroute overhead distribution lines.

Jason Schultz, Lincoln County highway superintendent, described the project as a major distribution-line replacement and rerouting that will reduce overhead lines and increase capacity. Schultz said the road department had reviewed the submitted maps and had no objections.

The application included an attached check for $3,635.64. Commissioners asked staff when electronic drawings and shapefiles would be provided for county mapping; Schultz said county staff would receive the drawings when they are complete and noted that typical electronic formats are shapefiles. The board then moved, seconded and approved authorization for the chair to sign the permit.

The motion was recorded by roll call and carried unanimously among members present. Highway staff said most work will occur east of the Newberry Access interchange in agricultural areas and that the utility has been cooperative in prior projects.

County staff will receive and retain the submitted mapping files for internal plotting and record-keeping and will coordinate further details with Dawson Public Power District as the project design is finalized.","The board authorized the chair to sign a right-of-way permit allowing Dawson Public Power District to replace and reroute overhead distribution lines near State Farm east of North Platte; the application included a $3,635.64 fee and received no objection from highway staff.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6467165,"County approves Fuqua Subdivision lot split on Highway 83",338,2194000,2532000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5809607-97042ce279091e959e371df0c0504f68&start=2194&end=2532","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5809607-97042ce279091e959e371df0c0504f68/thumbnail_2194000.jpg","/articles/6467165/Lincoln-County/Nebraska/County-approves-Fuqua-Subdivision-lot-split-on-Highway-83","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6467165-6e0b5a8c985e478fe0f86b7238ab1944/orig.mp4?Expires=1770434636&Signature=T~JyVJ7VLyCDRAwRlzWK~pQalH5FPvXifCSFTUaCYFpTZ-rI0KdRBzZ4BY7DjScKLJn9K3PFdgnXUNPSrYtmK-IDQ7bZCwPsJ08TICNVuZKcMf-8bxyoTm1EZg22CEZ0uMPo~XV2F6bA95Vnz4IbVjQHoUFLWSn3viFXDuQ5Q42cmlwHcW7iqKbeWUUt2FW5dOHsQwy7Jd-yoVeS0IdbL0pzYG5ULqD~YmKfuuQArzsRI4fYpD-ZPILIUI~laYgF7FIwHb43io-gafi1IecOQ8gCHBMf2XJLkK5lbJVz7hcJ4U6JEB~Te0ZdoJCJyLgVprigBHdE6nLJwo1Nix6DkQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners approved an application to create the Fuqua Subdivision, splitting a 7.36-acre dwelling site from the surrounding 610.83-acre agricultural parcel on South Highway 83.

Judy Clark, Lincoln County planning administrator, told commissioners the subdivision had appeared earlier before the county planning commission but was processed as an administrative subdivision because it consists of fewer than three lots and met the county’s zoning and subdivision regulations. Clark said the applicants submitted corrected legal descriptions and that planning staff had no objection.

Commissioners moved to approve the subdivision application as presented; a roll call recorded ayes from commissioners present and the motion carried. Clark said the lot line includes an existing tree line on the north side and that aerial photos were provided to the board to explain the proposed boundary.

Clark also announced a planning “101” session for local planning commissioners and village planning officials on Oct. 14, with presenters from the Nebraska Planning and Zoning Association. She said the session would be advertised so interested officials could attend.

The board’s approval completes county review of this administrative subdivision application; the county clerk’s office will record the final plat per standard procedures.","The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners approved an administrative subdivision to split a 7.36-acre dwelling site from a 610.83-acre agricultural parcel for Timothy and Tracy Fuqua; planning staff said the proposal conforms with county regulations.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6467170,"Lincoln County commissioners debate $6 million bond, sinking fund and timing of property-tax revenue during budget work session",3600,3172000,6772000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5809607-97042ce279091e959e371df0c0504f68&start=3172&end=6772","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5809607-97042ce279091e959e371df0c0504f68/thumbnail_3172000.jpg","/articles/6467170/Lincoln-County/Nebraska/Lincoln-County-commissioners-debate-6-million-bond-sinking-fund-and-timing-of-property-tax-revenue-during-budget-work-session","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6467170-04fe5016a41eab38bba1a16841cd32bd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770434636&Signature=oqExHDRIviK-4GZ-0Fs25jIsom7jcNmAZKA-kOUKSLIp3D4waQvlnCqoZ6OpyinoXfc430s5uFH8RgClkN8GJVRgp3cfxCQTfeaEeTRCicaUm27pgvvwhCR3eS5dbeP1wLdw12~VqRybt-hA~Isb3M1gyO2cGlgLO8Q2fxmExc7K4Q3IwcObSl3JQoQ3u8cath2apG65JqBXXKxxwEKJM6aUmjD7rElxHvRFtTBSjUumL-YikoVjgL511KV1xdLGr~ROMpgwFDBNJkSg59RFPR-wa3gdsWENj5EfPD2u2XLJWp9Ys8lzz~ImOX51rdoajtxoi500-89izB3C7z8q~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lincoln County commissioners spent more than an hour Thursday reviewing the county’s budget request, a proposed $6 million bond to fund multi-year road maintenance and a new sinking fund intended to prevent cash-flow shortfalls.

County finance presenter Susan Meline said the current budget request is about $20 million and represents an increase over last year; she told the board the rise is driven largely by debt service and transfers tied to the new sinking fund. Meline identified a $6 million bond and transfers into the sinking fund as principal drivers of the increase.

The discussion focused on why the county is establishing a sinking fund and how the new accounting and property-tax timing rules have reduced the county’s carryover reserves. Meline said roughly $5.15 million is planned to be transferred into the sinking fund this year and that the board intends to budget for repayment of the $6 million bond over three years. She said part of the sinking-fund funding plan includes transfers of $2 million from inheritance tax proceeds and roughly $1 million from the general fund; commissioners acknowledged those moves will affect the property-tax levy this year.

Commissioners and staff said the sinking fund is designed to reduce the risk that the county will lack cash to meet obligations before the bulk of property-tax receipts arrive in April. In the meeting, commissioners described recent years when receipt timing had left departments short on beginning balances and noted the highway allocation from the state had decreased by about $150,000 this year.

The board discussed how Nebraska’s budgeting and levy statutes require transfers and sinking-fund activity to be shown as both receipts and expenditures in the budget documents. Meline and county staff explained that showing transfers on both sides of the ledger increases the aggregate budgeted expenditures but does not necessarily mean the county is requesting additional cash from taxpayers beyond the stated property-tax request.

Commissioners asked for clarity about the long-term plan. Staff said the $6 million bond is intended to provide roughly $2 million per year for three years for road work and that the board expects to consider future bonds on a similar schedule to maintain a steady programmatic level of road maintenance. Commissioners raised the policy question of whether repeated bonding will be necessary if road spending remains at current levels.

Board members also pressed staff on timing and incentives for property owners to pay earlier in the fiscal year; staff said most property tax revenue now arrives in April, and a smaller share arrives before year-end than in prior years, which exacerbates cash-flow timing problems.

Finally, the session reviewed several budget line-item issues discovered during packet review. Staff reported a payroll deduction code error that had caused some payroll-related mileage/mileage-adjacent charges to post to a commissioners’ travel line; the county is working with its payroll/vendor system (MIPS) to correct the accounting code and to credit prior months. The board asked staff to continue line-by-line review and to present final budget figures at the public hearing scheduled for 11 a.m.

The board did not adopt the budget at the work session; commissioners scheduled a public hearing and directed staff to return with corrected figures and a formal levy recommendation.

The budget discussion was the longest substantive item of the morning and will continue at the county’s public budget hearing later the same day.","County officials reviewed a proposed $20 million budget request, a $6 million three-year bond to fund road maintenance, and transfers into a new sinking fund to shore up cash flow; commissioners and staff discussed how accounting rules and timing of property-tax receipts affect the levy and cash reserves.","actionData","errors"]

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