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exemption applications was included in the packets. Discussion was held on the number of exempt vehicles. Ms. Pesek stated that they all fall within the guidelines of the state statute. There may be legislation regarding this issue. She is requesting the County Board to approve the exemption applications. Arnold made a motion and McFarland seconded to approve the 2013 exemption applications. Arnold, Lancaster, McFarland, Purdy, Quandt, Schuppan and Ziola all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. 3. COUNTY ASSESSOR - UPDATE ON PICTOMETRY AND DISCUSSION ON POTENTIAL NEW FLIGHT FOR 2013 — County Assessor Jan Pelland stated that they had a flight done in 2011 and the payment schedule would be completed during 2013. Then they would be scheduled for a new flight in 2014 but it was brought to her attention that there may be a chance to move the flight up one year and receive a discount on the cost. The City of Grand Island is proposing to do a flight for the utilities coverage area and there are other counties in the area that are now using the same company. It would make sense to combine the flights. She does not have all of the final costs but the original flight was $79,700.00 and the estimated cost would be about $68,079.00 so that would be a substantial savings. The only problem would be that the 2013 final payment would be due and the first payment on the new flight would be due the same year. About 50% of the total cost is paid the first year. She does not have any figures from the city at this time and in the past they had done a 50/50 split. Ms. Pelland stated that the pictometry project is going very well. They have completed the initial desk top review. At this time they do not have anything for the villages and the rural subdivisions and they did try to make some comparisons and if changes were noted they were put on the list for review. The field appraisers and still doing the reviews and at this point they have found $1,995,000.00 in new value and this is just a portion of what they have to review. Lancaster questioned what the additional labor cost would be and also noted that the county would still have to pay the additional payments. Pelland stated that there were 3 departments that participated in the cost of the project the Road Department, GIS and Assessor. $9,052.50 was the county's share and the estimated cost of a new flight might be $44,000.00 so there would be about an additional $22,000.00. Arnold noted that the first time the change finder program compared the pictometry pictures with the original pictures but this time there will be pictometry pictures to compare to. Pelland stated that the records will be current and before they did not have any comparables on the villages and rural subdivisions. Also, the resolution of the pictures will be better.