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Platte County Board of Supervisors
About this office:
The primary responsibilities of the
County Board of Supervisors are: the management of county funds; care
for county property; adoption of the county budget; setting of tax
levies and salaries of elected and appointed county officials;
administration of several programs established by state law.
Here is some basic information
regarding the Platte County Supervisors:
1) Where is the Platte County Board
of Supervisors Office located?
The Platte County Board of Supervisors
Room is located in the Platte County Courthouse first floor by the
Treasurer's office, Columbus NE 68601. You can also contact the County
Clerk office by phone at (402) 563-4904 by fax at (402) 564-4164; or by
email at pcclerk@megavision.com
2) How many Supervisors are on the
Platte County Board?
Platte County has seven supervisors
with each one representing a different district in the County.
3) How long does each Platte County
Supervisors serve?
County Supervisors serve four-year
terms. A Supervisor may serve as many terms as he/she wishes. The
supervisors term are staggered - 4 Supervisors are elected in one
election year and the other 3 Supervisors are then elected in the second
year.
4) Are Platte County Supervisors
elected or appointed?
A Supervisor must be a resident of the
district they are elected to represent. If they should move away from
their district during their term, they must resign their seat on the
County Board. The Supervisors are also allowed a mileage expense of
$.50.5 cents per mile when conducting County business away from their home.
5) How often do the County
Supervisors meet?
By law, the County Board is required to
meet only once a year, to reorganize which is on the 1st Thursday after
the 1st Tuesday in January. The Platte County Board chooses to conduct
its meetings on the first and third Tuesday of every month. These
meetings begin at 9:00 a.m.
6) Are the County Board meetings
televised on the local access channel?
No, however the minutes of every
meeting are published in two designated County newspapers -- for 2008,
they are the Columbus
Telegram and the Humphrey Democrat.
7) Can the public attend County
Board meetings?
Yes.
8) How can I find out what is on the
agenda for a supervisors meeting?
This WEB site has the meeting agenda
and minutes of previous meetings
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