Butte has the mayor form of government. The current major is Cindy Schroetlin.

Town Board
The Butte Town Board consists 5 of members with elections held every other year with alternating terms. Current board member are Thad Davis, Shane Lechtenberg, Bob Hansen, Keith Honke, and Cindy Schroetlin.

The Butte Town Board meets monthly on the second Tuesday in the Butte Village Office.

Village Office
Village Clerk - Linda Hazen
P O Box 286
520 Thayer Street
402-775-2426

Butte Community Center
Phone: 402-775-1775
located at 521 Thayer Street
The Butte Community Center was built in 1996-1997 and seats approximately 230 - in theater style.  There are 20 tables and 200 chairs available. The kitchen is fully stocked. Cost to rent - $100.00

Contact the Village Office to rent the Community Center

Community Services

Utilities:
Cable Television
NNTC CenCom is the cable company for Butte.  Their address is 110 East Elk Street, P O Box 40, Jackson, NE 68743.  They can be reached at 1-800-841-5951 or (FAX) 402-632-4770. CenCom provides two local networks, 1 public network, 1 premium channel and 22 other channels.

Telephone
Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company provides Butte with local and long distance phone service as well as internet service.  They can be reached at (Toll Free) 888-686-9311 or (FAX) 402-632-4770. There mailing address is 110 East Elk Street, P O Box 66, Jackson. NE 68743.

Electricity
Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) (Phone: Toll Free 877-275-6773) and Niobrara Valley Electric Membership Corporation (Phone: 402-336-2803) provide the electricity our village and rural customers.

Newspaper

Butte has one newspaper  - The Butte Gazette.  The Gazette Office is located at 627 Thayer Street.  Their mailing address is P O Box 6 and they will accept news at the office in Butte or in Spencer.  They will also accept news by email at advocate@nntc.net or by phone at 402-775-2431. This local paper is published weekly on Wednesdays. The yearly subscription rate is $23.00 for Boyd and Adjoining Counties; $28.00 for Elsewhere in the state of Nebraska and $33.00 for out of state.

United States Postal Service
The Post Office is located  at 518 Thayer Street.  Mail goes out at 3:55 p.m. on week days and at 2:50 p.m. on Saturdays.  The office is open Monday - Friday  8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Saturday hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. They are closed Sundays and Holidays.  Contact the Post Office at 402-77-2429.

Fed Ex
Call for pickup 1-800-463-3339.

Library
The Davies Memorial Library is located at 612 Thayer Street.  Open daily.

Water System
The Butte Water System produces 10,000 gallon/hour of treated water and has 300,000 gallon storage in the water tank.

Butte Volunteer Fire Department
Phone 911 To Report a Fire
The fire hall is located at 611 Wilson Street.  The meeting room can by rented at a cost of $25.00 by contacting Fire Chief Scott Bernt at 402-775-2638.

Butte Rural Fire Department
The Butte Rural Fire Department also houses equipment at the Butte Fire Hall. 

Law
The Boyd County Sheriff's Department provides law enforcement for the village of Butte.

Health Care
We have 2 different health care providers in Butte - Avera Butte Medical Center is open on Monday's.  The Butte Medical Clinic is open on Wednesday's and Friday's.

We also have the Country View Assisted Living which has 10 units and is licensed for 16 people.  The attached Butte Healthcare Center is licensed for 47 residents.

Make- It-Fit is an Fitness Center that is open daily (except Sunday's) and features a circuit resistant training exercise program, a fitness ball program and other exercise equipment.

Boyd County Ambulance is housed in the Butte Fire Hall.  Phone 911 for any medical emergency.

Butte Community Club
The Butte Community Club consists of community members working together to develop the Butte area in a positive manner. Members include city officials, educators, business professionals and citizens of the Village of Butte and the surrounding area

We sponsor Pancake Days, Community Picnic in the Park, the Flower Pots on Thayer Street and in front of the businesses of Community Club Members, Christmas Lighting Contest, Santa's Visit, and the Christmas Tree Decorating Contest.  We have Highway Clean-Up twice a year and we have a Community Wide Clean-Up each spring.

We also help sponsor the Easter Egg Hunt, Post Prom, 4th of July Fireworks and many other local activities.