October 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM - Board of Equalization & Supervisors

1. Please silence all cell phones

2. Pledge Allegiance and Prayer

3. Roll Call  

4. Inform public of the posting of the open meeting laws  

5. The meeting notice was published in the Columbus Telegram on October 14th and the Humphrey Democrat on October 15th, 2025. 

6. Approval of agenda as written  

7. Approve the minutes of September 23rd, 2025 as written. 

8. Discussion and possible action on the following: 

9. County Treasurer

9.a. Motion to Open the Hearing

9.b. Motion to close the hearing

9.c. Requesting approval of the following Motor Vehicle Exemptions as presented by the County Treasurer: Columbus Community Hospital, Inc. 

10. Consideration of approval of the Valuations regarding School Districts, Fire Districts, Townships, Cities, and Villages, Platte County, ESU's 7 & 8, Natural Resource Districts, Ag Society, and SID No. 7 be made a matter of record and be used for levying purposes. 

11. Consideration of approval for the Levies regarding School Districts, Fire Districts, Townships, Cities, and Villages, Platte County, ESU's 7&8, Natural Resource Districts, Ag Society, and SID No. 7 be set.  

12. Motion to adjourn to November 18th, 2025. 

13. Please silence all cell phones

14. Roll call

15. Inform public of the posting of the open meeting laws

16. The meeting notice was published in the Columbus Telegram on October 14th and the Humphrey Democrat on October 15th, 2025

17. Approve the agenda as written

18. Approve the minutes for October 7th, 2025 as written

19. Discussion and possible action on the following:

20. Consideration of Attorney Fee's for Anthony Kush. 

21. Highway Department 

21.a. Consideration of Utility Permit for Midstates Fiber Optic MR 8 3/4, and Allo - MS 2227 Fiber Optic 

21.b. Consideration of Approval for Temporary and Permanent Right of Way Documents for County Projects 

21.c. Road Report

22. Consideration of Resolution 25-22 — A proposed change in the status of the Platte County Public Defender from an Elected Official to Appointed/Contracted beginning in January 2027. 

23. Committee Reports

24. Motion to accept, file and credit the proper accounts in correspondence: Monthly Fee Reports, Cancel Drug Enforcement Fund check #10251963 to Sarah Ryba in the amount of $301.84 — The claim had wrong Fund number on it. The check should have been issued from Problem Solving Court Fund, State of NE, Dept of WEE-NPDES General Permit for Operations Confining Cattle for Bill Klug Feedlot Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation, Certificate of Liability Insurance for Elkhorn Paving Construction, Charter Communications - Channel Change Notice, Treasurer Receipts $42,761.92

25. Motion to approve claims

26. Public Comments

27. Motion to Adjourn to November 4th, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.