The board unanimously adopted Resolution No. 1625 to allow a temporary asphalt plant on a 10‑acre tract for a Nebraska Department of Roads highway project, approving an application from Lake Side Land Company, LLC.

On Sept. 8 the Red Willow County Board of Commissioners approved a consent agenda that included $421,108.98 in accounts payable and two corrective transfers: $144,578.75 from Hillcrest Bond Fund 3211 to Jail Bond Fund 3300 and $4,725.00 from Register of Deeds Fund 1150 to General Fund 0100.

The Red Willow County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved budget amendment resolutions moving authority from the Inheritance Tax to the General Fund and to the Self-Insurance Fund to cover higher medical claims, authorized a multi-county bailiff agreement, and approved $637,344.97 in accounts payable and payroll claims.

After public hearings the county adopted the 2016–17 budget, set a final tax request of $3,735,403 and increased the overall levy slightly from .294979 to .296453; the board also approved internal fund transfers to support road and insurance funds.

Red Willow County approved a concrete box culvert contract to Saul Ramos Construction ($133,572.75), accepted Figgins Construction’s armor-coat bid ($32,940 county-haul option), and purchased a Caterpillar motor grader from Nebraska Machinery; the board also approved gravel and bridge-match project planning.

The board authorized the chairman to sign Crime Commission juvenile diversion grant applications for Lutheran Family Services and a regional Memorandum of Understanding naming Red Willow County as lead county for the program.

The county selected contractors for armor-coat and gravel supplies, accepted bridge hydraulic study agreements and awarded a motor grader and tractor purchases in 2016 as part of road maintenance and replacement planning.

County officials approved refunding steps for Hillcrest Nursing Home bonds and later voted to put a mail special election on Sept. 27, 2016, asking voters to exceed allowable growth to support Hillcrest operations after months of financial shortfalls and missed vendor payments.