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HALI. COUNTY BOARD OF �QUALIZATION MEETING JANUARY 17, 2012 9:05 a.m. Quandt made a motion and Arnold seconded to go into a Board of Equalization meeting. ROLL CALL VOTE — Present on roll call vote were Scott Arnold, Pamela Lancaster, Bob McFarland, Daniel Purdy, Gary Quandt, Steve Schuppan and David Ziola. Also present was Deputy County Attorney Jack Zitterkopf and Board Assistant Stacey Ruzicka. NOTICE �F OP�N MEETING LAW— Chairman Lancaster read the notice of the open m��ting law. MINUTES— Quandt made a motion and Ziola seconded to approve the minutes of the January 3, 2012 meeting. Arnold, Lancaster, McFarland, Purdy, Quandt, Schuppan and Ziola all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - Chairman Lancaster called for public participation and no one respanded. COUNTY TREASURER EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS —County Treasurer poris Mason presented the following exemption applications: Grand Island Area Habitat for Humanity, 410 West Second Street. Grand Island for a 2008 GMC pickup to be used to pick up construction material donations to benefit Habitat for Humanity's low income housing program. She recommended approval und�r Nebraska State Statute 77-202. Mosaic, 2848 Old Fair Road, Grand Island for two 2006 Chevrolet Express vans and a 2004 Chevrolet �xpress van to be used to transport Mosaic clients to appointments and community outings. She recammended approval under Nebraska State Statute 77-202 Quandt mad� a motion and McFarland secanded to approve the exemption applications for Habitat for Humanity and 3 for Mosaic. Arnold, Lancaster, McFarland, Purdy, Quandt, Schuppan and Ziola all voted yes and nane voted no. Motion carried. Lancaster questioned the number af exempt v�hicles and how much revenue is lost. She expressed concern because af the future loss of the inheritance tax revenue. Arnold noted that if the exemptions for the non profits were Iost that would be devastating ta them. He noted that the Ioss of the exemption for his church would be difficult if they had ta pay all of the taxes. Lancaster questioned the exemptions on motor vehicles and Ms, Mason stated that the county only gets 22% of the motor vehicle tax and the schools get 60%. Arnald noted that state statutes affect caunty government differently than municipalities most of the time county statutes require the counties to follow them. Counties are required to have jails and cities may have jails and the only thing the county can look at is to cut people. The only things that are not required are parks and the museum.