Sarpy County on Tuesday approved a Fiscal Year 2023 budget that reduces the county property tax levy by 4% while prioritizing several key initiatives. Under this budget, the county levy is 28.496 cents per $100 valuation, making it Sarpy County’s lowest levy since at least 1985.
“This budget focuses on funding critical projects like the new Correctional Center and expanding our county roadways, while also taking action where we can on property taxes and lowering our mil levy,” said Don Kelly, Chair of the Sarpy County Board of Commissioners. “We as a board are proud this budget reduces our levy, especially as property valuations rise across our growing county.”
The $289 million budget strengthens the county’s budget reserves and includes the hiring of 33 new employees, mostly to staff the Sarpy County Correctional Center set to open in 2023.
Major projects funded in this budget include:
- $84.8 million for road projects, which includes $59 million from a 2022 highway allocation pledge bond
- $22.3 million for American Rescue Plan Act funded projects
- $8.8 in to complete the Correctional Center
Under this budget, a Sarpy County resident with a home valued at $200,000 will pay $569.92 annually, or just over $47 per month, for all county services. Those services include a 24-hour, 365-day-a-year 911 center; a Sheriff's Department with deputies committed to keeping Sarpy County safe; and a Public Works Department that plows and maintains thousands of lane miles of roads.
Sarpy County receives only 12% of all property taxes collected in the county. The remaining 88% goes to public schools, cities, SIDs, the Papio-Missouri River NRD, and other taxing entities.
See the resolution that adopts the Sarpy County FY 2023 Budget here.