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7. 9:50 A.M. — PUBLIC HEARING — FINAL TAX REQUEST FOR HALL COUNTY BUDGET RATES—Quandt made a motion and Arnold seconded to open the public hearing. Arnold, Bredthauer, Lanfear, Lancaster, Quandt, Richardson and Schuppan all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. Chairman Lancaster called for public participation and there was no public present. Lanfear made a motion and Quandt seconded to close the public hearing. Arnold, Bredthauer, Lanfear, Lancaster, Quandt, Richardson and Schuppan all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. 8. DISCUSS &APPROVE RESOLUTION SETTING PROPERTY TAX REQUEST FOR HALL COUNTY— Mr. Fegley stated that the board has the resolution setting the property tax request for Hall County. This does not include the outside entities that have already been approved. He also noted that the valuation did change but it did not affect the levy. Lancaster ask when the valuation was changed how that affected the levy. Mr. Fegley stated that when the valuation was lowered the general fund levy went up so they reduced the bond fund so the levy would stay the same. The levy for the jail bond fund cannot go over the 3.9 cents so the just changed the elements that affected the total. The valuations can change until October 15 when the final tax rates are set. In the future they will make the levy for the bond fund lower. The valuation was discussed at the August 23 meeting and the valuation was lowered after that meeting. Lancaster noted that the valuations can change. Stacey noted that the total levy did not change from last year it was kept the same as what was discussed on August 23. Schuppan noted that it was the intent to keep the levy the same. Quandt made a motion and Schuppan seconded to approve Resolution #17-048 setting property tax request for Hall County. Arnold, Bredthauer, Lanfear, Lancaster, Quandt, Richardson and Schuppan all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. 5