Dodge County board approves $1.23 million in claims, tables valuation-referee agreement for pre-season review

The Dodge County Board of Supervisors on April 15 unanimously approved wage and hour claims totaling $304,218.82 and financial claims totaling $923,562.95. The approvals came during the Board’s regular meeting in Fremont after it reconvened from a brief Board of Corrections session.

Chairman Missel presided over the approvals, which the minutes record as unanimous. The Board also approved the April 1, 2026 meeting minutes and the agenda as printed.

At the Board of Equalization meeting, the Board tabled approval of a referee agreement and the solicitation letter used to recruit valuation-protest referees. County Attorney Hopkins recommended that the county require prospective referees to attend a pre-season meeting so officials can communicate expectations; the solicitation letter will be amended to include that requirement and reviewed by County Assessor Marshall before the item returns to the April 29 agenda.

Other business on the agenda included receipt of correspondence and documents: a quarterly billing and reimbursement notice from Nebraska State Probation (Sixth Probation District), a request from Eastern Nebraska Human Services Agency for $90,324 for ENOA, a public notice for the Dodge County Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting on April 27 at the Scribner Volunteer Fire Department, and a Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District membership request for $930 (referred to the Finance Committee).

Why it matters: The board’s approvals release funds for payroll and operations; the tabled referee agreement affects the county’s valuation-protest process and timing ahead of the protest season.

What’s next: The amended referee letter and referee-agreement item will be reviewed by the County Assessor and placed on the Board’s April 29, 2026 agenda. The Finance Committee will consider the ENOA and Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District requests as referred.