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f20020094 15 EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS - Logan made a motion and Eriksen seconded to go into executive session regarding the performance evaluation. Arnold, Eriksen, Humiston, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no with Hartman and Jeffries absent for the vote. Motion carried. 11 :20 a.m. executive session 11 :25 a.m. Logan made a motion and Eriksen seconded to go out of executive session. Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no with Arnold and Jeffries absent for the vote. Motion carried. Logan made a motion and Eriksen seconded to present the evaluation to the employee. Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no with Arnold and Jeffries absent for the vote. Motion carried. 19 COUNTY ASSESSOR PRESENTATION ON INCOME APPROACH TO AG VALUES - County Assessor Jan Pelland was present and she stated that now the valuations are allowed to be at 80% of the actual value. The actual value is judged by property that is actually sold and set at the median of that array. If the income approach is used other factors would be used; production, government payments, cash rents and FSA information. But she expressed concern on how the county would receive this information and how accurate it would be. The state may compile the information and make it available but it could be averages and not specific to your county. They are proposing a state cap rate at 8% but this would not be the same for the entire state. This bill was introduced by Senator Coordsen and there are 25 pages of amendments in addition to floor amendments. Pelland stated she does not see how this can be done. In a study that was done two years ago it showed that the state could possibly need another 25 million in state aid to schools because of the possible short falls from the valuations. She quoted statistics from the study showing the differences in the current valuations to the proposed valuations. 80% of the school districts would not be able to funcion and it stated that one district would lose 75% of their valuation. The study is two-year old and the numbers are just estimates. There are concerns that there is not enough support to pass the bill. The counties are also facing a loss of revenue from the inheritance tax bill that is proposed. COUNTY BOARD ASSISTANT'S REPORT - Board assistant Stacey Ruzicka requested that the board member return the evaluation forms back by February 20th. The progress report was included in the packets. She reminded the board members of the Multi- cultural meeting, and the grievance committee meeting that will be held today. There will be a computer committee meeting and a public defender meeting tomorrow Lancaster will have a Senior Citizens meeting tomorrow. Stacey received a renewal notice from the South Central Resource Conservation and Development and asked if she should renew the membership dues. The board approved the renewal. She reminded the board that the hearing on LB 979 for the inmate medical is scheduled for a hearing on February 21, 2002, and asked if any of the board members were going to attend. She stated she is working on the NIRMA insurance renewal application. She had completed the renewal in the past and will continue to do so. She reported that she attended the annual NIRMA convention February 6th. BOARD MEMBER'S REPORTS - Hartman - no report 10