April 27, 2004

The Fillmore County Board of Supervisors convened in open and public session at 9.00 a.m. on April 27, 2004, in the Courthouse Boardroom in Geneva, Nebraska with Chairman Kimbrough presiding. Members present were Yates, Simacek, Galusha, Cerny, Mueller, and Capek. The County Clerk was present to record the minutes of the meeting.

Notice of the meeting was given by publication and by broadcasting on radio station KAWL. A copy of the affidavit of publication is on file in the County Clerk’s Office. All proceedings hereinafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the public. The meeting adjourned at 2.29 p.m.

MINUTES APPROVED

Capek moved and Galusha seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the meeting of April 13, 2004 with the following corrections:

In the paragraph entitled “Road Between Sec. 29 and 32-7-2”, delete “when the box culvert project is done” from the first line – no culvert planned.

In the paragraph entitled “Courthouse Sign”, correct the location from “F Street” to “on the east side of the Highway 81 bypass, north of the intersection with F Street”.

Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

Ayes: Capek, Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, and Simacek

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

REPORTS

The March report for the Fillmore County Rural Transit Service and the February and March financial reports and minutes of the Family Health Services Governing Board were reviewed and ordered placed on file.

The following is a synopsis of the minutes of the Family Health Services Governing Board meetings:

The Family Health Services Governing Board met February 26, 2004 at 4.00 p.m. in the CAMED room. Chairman Kotas called the meeting to order with Nelson, Johnson and Marget present. Kudlacek arrived at 4.30 p.m. Eichelberger and Lulf were also present.

The minutes of the last meeting were approved as presented.

Updates:

The pharmacy license is here and we are nearly ready to begin doing employee prescriptions as part of the hospital benefit plan to employees.

Mary Stockwell, Social Service Director, gave a presentation on fund raising for the surgery renovation project. After discussion, it was moved and seconded to proceed with the fund raising by the establishment of a hospital building fund committee of 10-12 volunteers with a start up budget of $5,000. Carried 5-0.

New Business:

The hospital data report, financial report and check register were presented and questions answered concerning them. It was moved and seconded to approve the reports as presented. Carried 5-0.

The Specialty Clinic Report showed 290 cases for January 2004 as compared to 289 for January 2003.

The meeting adjourned by unanimous consent. The next meeting will be held March 18, 2004 at 4.00 p.m. in the CAMED room.

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The Family Health Services Governing Board met March 18, 2004 at 4.00 p.m. in the CAMED room. Chairman Kotas called the meeting to order with Nelson, Johnson and Marget present. Kudlacek arrived at 4.20 p.m. Eichelberger and Lulf were also present.

The minutes of the last meeting were approved as presented

Updates:

The pharmacy services are in operation as of March 15,2004.

Most of the people contacted to serve on the fund raising board have agreed to serve. Marilyn Christiancy has agreed to organize the actual fund raising.

The analyzer in the lab cannot be repaired and had to be replaced at a cost of approximately $13,000.

New Business:

The hospital data report, financial report, and check register were presented and questions answered concerning them. It was moved and seconded to approve the reports as presented. Carried 5-0.

The Specialty Clinic Report showed 270 cases for February 2004 as compared to 272 for February 2003. Year to date totals is 560 for 2004 and 561 for the same period in 2003.

The farm ground willed to the County for the benefit of the hospital is now subject to taxation and the taxes will need to be paid from the proceeds of the cash rent.

The dietary manager has retired and a current dietary employee has been moved into that position.

The meeting adjourned by unanimous consent. The next meeting will be held April 15, 2004 at 4.00 p.m. in the CAMED room.

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SALARY COMMITTEE

After discussion, Yates moved and Cerny seconded the motion to appoint Galusha, Capek and Mueller to the salary committee for 2004. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

Ayes: Yates, Kimbrough, Cerny, Simacek, and Capek

Nays: None Abstaining: Galusha, and Mueller

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

TRANSIT SERVICE CONTRACT WITH THE STATE

The contract with the State Department of Roads for funding under the Federal Transit Administration for funds for the purchase of a minivan for the Fillmore County Rural Transit Service was discussed.

Yates moved and Mueller seconded the motion to approve the contract with the State of Nebraska for funding for the purchase of a minivan for the Fillmore County Rural Transit Service. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

Ayes: Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, Capek, and Yates

Nays: None Abstaining: Simacek

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

Simacek moved and Mueller seconded the motion to appoint Phyllis Schoenholz, Jeff Lulf, and Scott Stockwell to the Information Technology Committee, terms to be decided at a later date. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

Ayes: Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, Capek, Yates, and Galusha

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

DRIVEWAY PERMITS

Galusha moved and Capek seconded the motion to approve the following applications for driveway permits:

Francis J. (Joe) Keenan – to install a 40 foot drive north of the quarter mile line on the east side of the NE ¼ SE ¼ of Sec. 27-8-4, Grafton Township,

Home Grown, Inc. – to install a new drive on the west side of the NW ¼ of Sec. 34-8-4, Grafton Township at approximately the quarter mile line,

Betty Betka – to install a new drive on the west side of the SW ¼ of Sec. 12-5-3, Hamilton Township, at approximately the quarter mile line

Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

Ayes: Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, Capek, Yates, Galusha, and Kimbrough

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

SILT CLEANING PERMITS

Galusha moved and Simacek seconded the motion to approve the following silt cleaning permits:

Daniel Swartzendruber – to clean silt from the road ditch adjacent to the east side of the SE ¼ of Sec. 25-5-4, Bryant Township, from the half mile line south past the quarter mile line,

Robert E. Bettger – to clean remaining driveway dirt from the ditch on the north side of the NW ¼ NE ¼ of Sec. 25-8-3, West Blue, where the Werner construction site was located.

Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

Ayes: Cerny, Simacek, Capek, Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, and Mueller

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

PERMITS TO OCCUPY RIGHT OF WAY

Capek moved and Mueller seconded the motion to approve the following applications for permits to occupy right-of-way:

Russ Kleinschmidt – to place an underground electric line across the road between the SE ¼ of Sec. 29 and the SW ¼ of Sec. 28-6-3, Stanton Township,

Alltel Communications – to replace an underground communications cable between the NW ¼ of Sec. 28 and the SW ¼ of Sec. 21-5-1, Franklin Township,

and that said Russ Kleinschmidt and Alltel Communications shall assume all liability for the construction, maintenance, and repair of said buried lines. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

Ayes: Simacek, Capek, Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, and Cerny

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

SIGN COVERSHEET FOR PLANS

The Chairman signed the cover sheet for the plans for the Milligan North project to be submitted to the State Department of Roads as requested by Engineer Larry Lewis. Bid letting may be done some time this year.

ENGINEER CONTRACTS

Speece-Lewis Engineering submitted contracts for engineering, preliminary plans, and on-site observation of construction for three projects. Costs for special structural details for paved inlet and/or outlets and environmental assessments not anticipated to be required are in addition to the lump sum fee for services listed in the contract.

Cerny moved and Yates seconded the motion to authorize the Chairman to sign the contracts submitted by Speece-Lewis Engineering for engineering, preliminary plans, and on-site observation of construction for the following three projects, including items not anticipated to be required:

Project C-30(318) Sec. 1 and 12-6-3, Stanton Township

Project C-30(246), Bridge No. 239016(391), Sec. 9 and 10-8-2, Fairmont Township, and

Project C-30-(283), Bridge No. 1610V(570), Sec. 15 and 22-5-2, Belle Prairie Township

Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

Ayes: Capek, Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, and Simacek

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

DRAFT BUDGET FOR 2004-05 FOR SENIOR SERVICES

Senior Services Coordinator Kohler submitted a draft budget for 2004-05. Action will be taken in August during the budgeting process.

COURTHOUSE SIGN

Scott Stockwell reported that a location north of Hebron and another just south of Fairmont are available for relocating the Courthouse sign from the Highway 81 bypass north of the intersection with F Street. Two businesses from Geneva plan to place signs at the Hebron location. The Tourism Committee and Geneva Chamber of Commerce have each agreed to provide $200 toward the $600 space rental for the sign.

Cerny moved and Yates seconded the motion to allocate $200 (1/3 of the cost) toward the cost of rental space for the Courthouse Sign. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

Ayes: Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, Capek, and Yates

Nays: Simacek

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

AMENDING PERSONNEL MANUAL

The Safety Committee has recommended that Background Checks be added to the County Personnel Manual. The Board reviewed the section on Reference Checking and Background Checks in the NIRMA Guide to Creating a Personnel System for Nebraska Counties and the Hiring Practices section of the County Personnel Manual.

Galusha moved and Cerny seconded the motion to instruct the County Attorney to write an amendment to the County Personnel Manual adding the requirement for background checks on final candidates for employment.

Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

Ayes: Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, Capek, Yates, and Galusha

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

TERC HEARING ON DRY LAND VALUES

The County Assessor and Appraiser Jerry Knoche told the Board that the TERC Board is questioning the dry land values submitted to the State Department of Revenue. A hearing before the TERC Board has been set for 1.00 p.m. on May 3, 2004.

FERTILIZER QUOTES

Quotes for fertilizer, pest and weed control were received from the following firms:

Gambles of Geneva - $1,528.00 Chaney Chemical Co. - $1,481.60

CLAIMS

The claims were presented for payment. The following abbreviations describe the expenditures: Equi – equipment, HDM’s – home delivered meals, Insu – insurance, Main –maintenance, Mtgs – meetings, Mile – mileage, Misc – miscellaneous, Post – postage, Pro – proceedings, Rep – repairs, Ret – retirement, Ser – services, SS – social security, Sup – supplies, Uni – uniform allowance, Uti – utilities, Wksh – workshop expense.

GENERAL FUND
A-1 Body & Glass	Rep	$ 117.20
Alltel	Cellular	510.48
Ameritas Life Insur Corp	Ret	3,781.31
Aramark Uniform Serv Inc	Ser	165.48
Drs. Ashby & Ashby	Ser	250.00
Assurity Life Insur Co	Ser	168.00
Ian Barnett	Uni, misc	43.76
Blue Valley Mental Health Serv	Ser	64.08
Blue Cross-Blue Shield	Insu	12,478.12
Bottorf & Maser, Attys	Ser	271.88
William L Burgess	Uni, misc	37.89
Daryl L Callenius	Uni, misc	46.34
Chaney Chemical Inc	Sup	294.10
Marilyn Christiancy	Ret	25.00
City of Geneva	Uti	520.28
Jill R Cunningham	Mile	72.00
Dictaphone Corp	Sup	96.00
Drummond American Corp	Sup	146.09
Eakes Office Plus	Sup	66.51
Evercom	Uti	140.00
Fillmore Co Sheriff	Court fees	391.62
Fillmore Co Treas	Reimb	1249.28
Ft. Dearborn Life Insu	Insu	177.64
Gambles	Sup	65.71
Geneva St Bank	SS	4,010.12
Geneva Super Foods	Sup	25.06
Bonnie Gratopp	Ser	100.00
Great Plains Appraisal	Ser	8,025.00
Norma Gregory	Ret	25.00
Heinisch Law Office	Ser	974.31
Hilty’s	Sup	1,297.14
Hometown Leasing	Ser	374.00
Impaired Driving Update	Sup	139.95
Information Solutions	Sup, ser	99.40
JEO Consulting	Ser	331.25
Kalkwarf & Smith Law Off LLC	Ser, misc	3,985.57
Ralph Kassik	Mile	9.36
Richard Kleinschmidt	Mile	5.76
Latimer Reporting	Ser	34.74
William Leif	Mile	12.60
Loews Denver Hotel	Ser	167.20
Ann H McDonald	Ret	18.00
Meadors Court Rep LLC	Ser	242.15
Jeanne L Morand, Ct Rep	Ser	60.50
Bob Mueller	Mile, misc	120.16
Willard H Mussman	Ret	23.00
National Sheriffs’ Assoc	Dues	50.00
Nebr Nat’l Bank	Ser	187.59
NPPD	Uti	820.03
Nebr Signal	Ads, sup	260.00
Overland Sand & Gravel Co	Sup	33.25
PC Nuts	Ser	300.00
Phillips 66	Fuel	891.12
Pro Printing & Graphics	Sup	11.00
Riverside Inn	Wksh	103.90
Steve Roemmich	Uni, misc	52.21
Sec of State	Sup	20.00
Deb Silverman	Ser	1,405.25
Sprint Conferencing Serv	Ser	17.64
NE Dept of Admin Serv	Se	38.57
Strothkamp Construct	Ser	210.00
Sunflower Marketing	Sup	225.00
Thayer Co Sheriff	Ser	23.63
Walter F Stephens Jr Inc	Sup	118.19
Weaver Pharmacy	Sup	707.15
York Co Sheriff	Ser	392.00
Kathy Peppard	Pt time help	64.00
Patty Scarborough	Pt time help	1,086.89
Payroll	Salaries	57,151.58
ROAD/BRIDGE FUND
Ameritas Life Insur Corp	Ret	1,618.58
Blue Cross-Blue Shield	Insu	9,257.98
Contech Construction Prod	Sup	8,109.80
Farm Plan	Sup	626.32
Ft. Dearborn Life Insur Co	Insu	56.59
Gambles of Geneva	Sup	75.06
Geneva St Bank	SS	1,818.50
Ralph Gould	Ret	18.00
Grafton Mini Mart	Fuel	49.06
Grafton Oil Inc	Fuel	520.80
Elmer Hessheimer	Equi	169.99
Donovan Jirkovsky	Ret	25.00
Lichti Oil Co Inc	Fuel	1,077.72
Nebr GIS/LIS Assoc	Dues	35.00
NPPD	Uti	117.82
Nebr Tech & Telecomm Inc	Uti	110.30
Nelson Petro	Fuel	2,179.80
Newman Traffic Signs	Sup	141.96
Perennial Pub Power	Uti	61.23
US Postal Service	Post, sup	210.85
Village of Exeter	Uti	52.25
Weller Tractor Salvage	Sup	284.39
Mike Nichols	Pt time help	116.00
Payroll	Salaries	24,823.96
TOURISM-ECONOMIC DEVELOP
Shickley Lumber Co	Sup	22.24
MEDICAL/RELIEF FUND
Family Health Serv	Ser	54.18
Weaver Pharmacy	Ser	374.14
INSTITUTIONS FUND
NE Dept of Health & Human Serv	March patient care	483.00
SENIOR SERVICES FUND
Ameritas Life Insur Corp	Ret	141.39
Blue Cross-Blue Shield	Insu	805.04
Ft. Dearborn Life Insur	Insu	11.30
Geneva St Bank	SS	297.24
Claribel Mumm	Pt time help	99.20
Payroll	Salaries	3,828.03
KENO FUND
Fillmore Co Treas	Qtrly ret	936.85
NOXIOUS WEED FUND
Ameritas Life Insur Corp	Ret	157.28
Blue Cross-Blue Shield	Insu	402.52
Chaney Chemical Inc	Sup	18,524.00
Gaylord Cradduck	Mile	38.25
Ft. Dearborn Life Insur Co	Insu	2.26
Geneva St Bank	SS	205.81
Frances Heinrichs	Mile	38.25
Tim Schepers	Mile	18.00
Gaylord Cradduck	Mtgs	90.00
Frances Heinrichs	Mtgs	90.00
Kenneth Hofferber	Mtgs	90.00
Ann McDonald	Pt time help	180.00
Timothy Schepers	Mtgs	90.00
Darlene Vodicka	Mtgs	90.00
Payroll	Salaries	2,240.06
911 EMERGENCY COMMUN FUND
Alltel Commun	Uti	1,059.27

CLAIMS APPROVED

Cerny moved and Simacek seconded the motion to approve the claims as presented. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

Ayes: Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, Capek, Yates, Galusha, and Kimbrough

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISION

The application for an Administrative Subdivision for a tract of land in Sec. 15-6-4, Momence Township, was not accompanied by a current plat and was deferred until a later date.

SETBACKS IN RURAL AREAS

The Planning and Zoning Administrator advised the Board that the Planning and Zoning Commission has received requests for a variance of the setback regulations for rural areas to allow a bin to be placed in line with existing bins set up before the zoning regulations were in force. The Commission has not allowed any variances to date. No action was taken by the County Board.

HOSPITAL SURGERY RENOVATION FUND DRIVE

Hospital Administrator Eichelberger, Board member Gary Kudlacek and Allan Jefferson of the Geneva State Bank reported on the Hospital Surgery-Delivery Renovation Project and funding options. A committee is now meeting to work on the fund drive with a goal of $500,000, or half the cost of the project.

CANNON FOR COURTYARD

Veterans Service Officer Williams reported that artillery guns purchased by county veteran’s organizations are ready to be shipped and they needed to know where the guns were to be placed on display. After discussion, the Board agreed informally to have them placed on the F Street side of the courtyard.

ADJOURNMENT

No action was taken on a proposal by Class Action Recovery Service to recover overcharges covered by the Supplemental Crude Oil Refund and prorated funding for a bailiff for the District Judge.

The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned until 9.00 a.m., Monday, May 10, 2004.

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Attest Chairman

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