City Of Omaha Efinance (2024)

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How do I contact the city of Omaha? ›

CITY OF OMAHA CITY COUNCIL Omaha, Nebraska

Follow a link below to email a specific person/group or call us at (402) 444-5520.

Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert proposed a $531.1 million budget for 2025. On Tuesday, 20 people spoke out about it during a public hearing at city hall. Many offered their support, but several voiced their concerns or offered other ideas for budget items. More than half of the mayor's budget goes to public safety.

If you're heading out to eat, you should know about Omaha's restaurant tax. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, arenas, etc. are subject to an extra 2.5% tax. That brings the total tax to 9.5% (2.5% restaurant tax + 7% Omaha sales tax).

Area code 402 contains all of Omaha and almost the entire eastern half of Nebraska as well.

Your contact information must be up to date in order to prevent closure of your benefits. Report to the agency if you have changed your address, phone number, or email address. Submit an online ​change report or contact ACCESSNebraska at (855) 632-7633 to speak to a representative.

In September 2007 the city ranked eighth among the 50 largest cities in the United States in both per-capita billionaires and Fortune 500 companies. According to USA Today, no other city in the country could claim a ranking as high as Omaha on both lists.

The cost of living in Omaha, NE is 2% higher than the state average and 7% lower than the national average. Omaha, NE housing is 15% cheaper than the U.S average, while utilities are about 7% less pricey.

Omaha has a 2024 population of 480,194. It is also the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is currently declining at a rate of -0.65% annually and its population has decreased by -2.55% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 492,758 in 2020.

Sales of food and food ingredients, which are not classified as prepared food, are not taxable.

Sales Tax. When you buy a used car in Omaha, you're going to need to pay sales tax. The state of Nebraska sets that rate at 5.5 percent. There's no local tax to worry about.

How much is the wheel tax in Omaha Nebraska? ›

The basic wheel tax fee is $50.

Please note that the TRS line cannot dispatch officers. If you need immediate officer response, call 911. If you need to report a non-emergency crime, please report it to the Telephone Report Squad at 402-444-4877 or online at https://police.cityofomaha. org/incident-form.

1-800-722-1715 or 402-471-9069 between 7:00am and 6:00pm M-F Central Time. 800-833-7352 TDD. The OCIO Service Desk is available from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM (Central time), Monday through Friday with the exception of State Holidays.

Pay By Phone: Call us at 402.554. 6666 or toll-free at 1.800. 732.5864 and use our automated menu to make a bill payment or access account information.