DOUGLAS COUNTY

NOTICE OF SPECIAL HEARING TO SET FINAL TAX REQUEST

Douglas County in Douglas County, Nebraska, PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, in compliance with the provisions of State Statute 77-1601.02, that the governing body will meet on the 24th day of September, 2024 at 9:00 o’clock, am, in the Legislative Chambers, Omaha Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, for the purpose of hearing support, opposition, criticism, suggestions or observations of taxpayers relating to setting the final tax request at a different amount than the prior year tax request.             

Douglas County

                                                                                 Douglas County     Library Fund

2023-2024 Property Tax Request                                 $188,319,485         $3,176,972

2023 Tax Rate                                                            29.059₵      2.384₵

Certified Taxable Value for 2023                                  64,805,907,475      13,326,129,235

Certified Taxable Value for 2024                                  69,643,523,170      14,953,091,765

Percentage change in certified taxable value        

from 2023 to 2024                                                       7.46%         12.21%

Property tax rate that would levy the same amount       

of property taxes as last year  

(2023-2024 Request /2024 Valuation)                                    27.041₵      2.125₵

2024-2025 Proposed Property Tax Request                   $202,377,114         $3,496,028

Proposed 2024 Tax Rate                                              29.059₵      2.338₵

Percentage Increase/(decrease) in property tax rate      

from the prior year                                                      No change   (1.93%)

Percentage increase/(decrease) in operating budget      

from prior year                                                            10.6%         16.7%

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DOUGLAS COUNTY

AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 –

3:00 p.m.

Room 903, Omaha Douglas Civic Center

1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE

AGENDA

1)  Call to Order – Lenny Swanger

2)  Approval of June 18, 2024 Meeting Minutes

3)  County Commissioners and Executive Update – Commissioner Boyle, Patrick Bloomingdale, Lori Pirsch, Dan Esch

a)  External Auditor RFP update

b)  Discussion of IT audit coverage

c)  Audit Committee recruitment update

4)  Internal Auditor Update – Mike Dwornicki

a)  Audit Plan update

b)  Issues update

5)  External Auditor Update – Forvis Mazars

a)  Pre-Audit Communication

b)  Other

6)  Audit Committee Business

a)  Required Annual Audit Committee Report to Board of Commissioners

7)  Adjournment

Remaining 2024 Committee Meeting: Tuesday December 17, 2024 @ 2:30

9/17            ZNEZ

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