NOTICE OF SPECIAL HEARING TO SET FINAL TAX REQUEST

*UPDATED*

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                                                 4.3%  16.7%

9/23            ZNEZ

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