Commissioners accept certificate of public tax sale; treasurer and clerk reports received and vehicle tax exemptions approved

At its March meeting the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners received the county treasurer's certification of the 2026 public tax sale pursuant to section 77-1813. Commissioners discussed the results with staff and praised the treasurer's office for outreach and collections prior to the sale.

According to the packet and discussion presented to the board, 215 delinquent parcels were advertised for the sale; staff reported that roughly 120 of those parcels were brought current before the sale, leaving approximately 95 parcels subject to sale and that most of those were sold. Commissioners commended treasurer's office staff for the recovery effort.

The board also received fee reports filed by the clerk of the district court and the county clerk and moved to receive the filings; the transcript shows one fee figure transcribed unclearly in the record and the clerk's report is available in the packet.

While convened as the Board of Equalization, commissioners approved motor-vehicle tax exemptions recommended by the treasurer for a West Central District Health Department cargo trailer to be used in emergency events, three Ford Transit Connect vans submitted by the American National Red Cross for blood-drive operations (model years cited in the packet), and an exemption for vehicles belonging to Maria Lutheran Church of Hershey for church use. Each application was recommended by the treasurer and approved by motion and roll call.

No public speakers addressed the board during the public comment period that preceded these items.

The board signed the necessary acknowledgments and moved on to subsequent agenda items.