July
13, 2004
The
Fillmore County Board of Supervisors convened in open and public session at
9.00 a.m. on July 13, 2004, in the Courthouse Boardroom in Geneva, Nebraska
with Chairman Kimbrough presiding. Members present were Yates, Simacek, Galusha,
Cerny, Capek, and Mueller. Capek left at noon.
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
2.42 p.m.
Mayor Norrie, City
Administrator Higel, and City Clerk Whitley met with the Board to discuss the
claim filed by the city for wages from the period from June 16 through July 1,
2004, for Police Chief Kathy Skala. The
city had suspended Chief Skala with pay after receiving notice of an
investigation of the Chief from the State Patrol. The investigation was made at the request of the County
Attorney. The County Attorney received
a letter from the Attorney General on June 18th stating that the
investigation was complete and there was no evidence of any wrong doing by Chief
Skala. The County Attorney did not
notify the City of this letter and a newspaper article on June 30th
was the first notice the city had that the investigation was completed. The Board said that they would discuss the
claim at 11.00 a.m.
Cerny moved and Mueller
seconded the motion to approve the payroll claims as presented. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, Capek, and Yates
Nays: None
The Chairman declared
the motion carried.
As there were no additions or corrections to the minutes of June 22, 2004, the Chairman declared them approved as presented.
At the
request of the County Treasurer, Capek moved and Mueller seconded the motion to
go into session as the Fillmore County Board of Equalization at 9.15 a.m. 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.
Yates moved
and Galusha seconded the motion to approve the following applications for
Exemption from Motor Vehicle taxes owned by nonprofit organizations as
presented by the County Treasurer:
Wells Camp Jefferson c/o Grace Lutheran Church, Geneva – 2001 United 2 wheel utility trailer
Blue Valley Community Action, Inc. – 2002 Ford E350 van, 1994 Ford E350 van, and 1996 Ford Station Wagon
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.
Simacek
moved and Mueller seconded the motion to adjourn the Board of Equalization and
return to the regular session of the Fillmore County Board of Supervisors at
9.18 a.m. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Cerny, Simacek, Capek, Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, and Mueller
Nays:
The Chairman declared
the motion carried.
KENO AUDIT SERVICES
Capek moved
and Galusha seconded the motion to authorize the Chairman to sign the Letter of
Engagement with Mierau & Co., P.C. for the audit of the Keno Lottery for
the period from July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004. 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.
The Semi-Annual Report
of the County Treasurer was reviewed and ordered placed on file.
Simacek moved and Cerny
seconded the motion to approve the following fee reports:
|
|
June |
Quarter |
Year |
|
Clerk of District Court |
$
70.00 |
$
375.00 |
|
|
Fees & Fines Report |
6,760.15 |
|
|
|
Sheriff |
1,292.37 |
|
$
16,845.52 |
|
Clerk |
7,087.15 |
23,091.23 |
98,089.27 |
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.
DRIVEWAY PERMITS
Mueller moved and Capek seconded the motion to approve the following applications for driveway permits:
Chris Nun – to install a driveway at a new residence on the west side of the N ½ SW ¼ Sec. 4-6-2, Chelsea Township, just north of the old house,
Ben Horne – to install a new drive on the east side of the SE ¼ of Sec. 33-8-1, Exeter Township, at about the ¼ mile line across the road from the drive to Jim Horne’s property,
Olga Sluka – to install a new drive on the north side of the NW ¼ of Sec. 18-6-1, Glengary Township, at about the ¼ mile line, and
Bob Engle – to install a new drive north of the shop building on the east side of Sec. 12-6-3, Stanton Township.
Upon roll call, the vote
was as follows:
Ayes: Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, and Capek
Nays:
The Chairman declared
the motion carried.
Simacek
moved and Yates seconded the motion to approve the application of Kaneb for a
permit to clean silt from a ditch adjacent to the pumping station on the north
side of the NW ¼ of Sec. 22-6-4, Momence Township. Upon roll call, the vote was as
follows:
Ayes: Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, Capek, and Yates
Nays: None
The Chairman declared
the motion carried.
Mueller moved and Cerny seconded the motion to approve
the application of Paul Sheridan for a permit to place a water pipe across
county road right-of-way from the SW ¼ of Sec. 30-7-4, Bennett Township to the
SE ¼ of Sec. 24-7-5, Clay County, (Clay
County granted permission in June, 2004), and that said Paul Sheridan shall
assume all liability for the construction, maintenance, and repair of said
water line. 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.
Highway Superintendent
Hessheimer reported that the State Highway Department, with the cooperation of
the State Surveyor’s office, has set up a program, NECTAR, that will provide
counties with base maps and other information necessary for a GIS program at
county level. There is no fee for the
site and base map. Data is password
protected. Fillmore, Thurston and
Kearney Counties are the first counties to have their highway data in the
system. Coordinates for bridges,
residence driveways, signs, section corners, and other road data will be sent
in soon.
A GIS workshop is
scheduled for three or four three-day sessions in St. Joseph, Missouri in July
and August. This training would fit
with the NECTAR program and those trained could train employees in data entry
in the program.
Gene Fischer asked the Board for permission to keep some old concrete culvert posts that were placed on state highways in the teens and twenties. They were removed in later years because of some fatal accidents when cars hit the posts, and some were left in the ditches by the culverts. After discussion, the Board agreed to allow Mr. Fischer to keep the posts on loan, to be returned to the County upon demand.
After
discussion, Cerny moved and Mueller seconded the motion to purchase a new air
compressor for the new shop building and keep the old one for the old shop. 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.
Simacek moved and Yates
seconded the motion to approve the supplemental agreement with the Nebraska
Department of Roads on project STPE-BRS-2755(5), Milligan North, located
between Sec. 25 and 26-7-1, Liberty Township. 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.
Quotes for painting the exterior of the old shop and attached wood building were discussed. It was agreed that this could wait until next year. Also postponed until October of 2004 was the suggestion that specifications for a new contract for consulting highway engineer be drawn up and requests for proposals issued.
The Fillmore and Clay County Highway Superintendents are working on a complaint about slow drainage from a farmable wetland area. The Soil Conservation Office is also involved and a solution may not be easy to reach.
Drainage along the road ditch between Sec. 30 and 31 in Bennett was also brought up. Some ditch cleaning may be needed.
Deputy County Attorney Ach, City Administrator Higel, and Council members Bohn and Ortgies discussed the claim filed by the City (see first item “Claim From City”). The County Attorney gave that office’s reasons for not notifying the City of receipt of the letter from the Attorney General concerning the investigation of the City Chief of Police. Considerable discussion followed.
Eric Williams, member of the Public Health Solutions board, brought one of the three AED’s purchased with funds from a grant from Public Health Solutions. The units are for use when someone has a heart attack and have been placed at locations where large groups of people assemble.
Hospital Administrator Eichelberger reported on the fund drive for the surgery suite at the hospital. Final cost estimate is $1,083,000 and Perennial Public Power has pledged about $250,000 to the project at no interest.
Galusha moved
and Simacek seconded the motion to have the Fillmore County Board hold a closed
session at this time pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 84-1401, Reissue,
Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943, for the protection of the public interest,
and to consider in closed session, personnel items authorized by Statute to be
discussed in closed session with Eichelberger and the County Clerk. Upon
roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Simacek, Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, and Cerny
Nays: None Absent:
Capek
The Chairman declared
the motion carried and closed session began at 1.35 p.m.
Galusha
moved and Mueller seconded the motion to return to open session at 1.47
p.m. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, and Simacek
Nays: None Absent:
Capek
The Chairman declared
the motion carried.
The Assessor advised the Board that she wished to hire someone on a temporary basis to take photos of houses in all towns in the county to be put on the assessment records and that unless the Board objected, she would proceed with the project. Most of the photos now on the cards were taken when the last appraisal was completed and they are outdated. Estimated time required was 8 to 10 weeks. There was no objection from the Board.
Planning and Zoning Administrator Slezak reported that Fillmore Western Railway is buying back right-of-way they had sold between Geneva and Fairmont. The Attorney with the Planning and Zoning Administrator’s Association has advised him that the Fillmore County regulations will allow Fillmore Western to do this without having to go through the Administrative Subdivision process
Cerny moved
and Yates seconded the motion to allow Gerald Slezak to attend a GIS and GPS
workshop in St. Joseph, Missouri in July or August, 2004. Upon
roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, and Simacek
Nays: None Absent:
Capek
The Chairman declared
the motion carried.
Galusha moved and
Mueller seconded the motion to approve the Bond for George Thompson as
Treasurer of the Fairmont Rural Fire District for $2,000 from June 30, 2004
through June 30, 2005. Upon roll call,
the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, and Yates
Nays: None Absent:
Capek
The Chairman declared
the motion carried.
Yates moved
and Galusha seconded the motion to pay the claim to the City of Geneva for
Chief Skala’s wages from June 16 through July 1, 2004. Upon
roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: None
Nays: Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, Yates, and Galusha Absent:
Capek
The Chairman declared
the motion failed.
The claims were presented for payment. The following abbreviations describe the
expenditures: Equ – 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.
ROAD FUND |
|
|
|
All Roads Barricades Inc |
Sup |
$ 94.56 |
|
Alltel |
Uti |
67.45 |
|
Ameritas Life Insur Corp |
Ret |
1,689.83 |
|
Aquila |
Uti |
55.84 |
|
Auto Value Parts Stores |
Sup |
275.32 |
|
Blue Cross-Blue Shield |
Insu |
9,998.59 |
|
Business World Prod |
Main |
26.50 |
|
Casey’s General Stores |
Fuel |
45.01 |
|
Caspers Construction |
Pt pmt |
28,500.00 |
|
Century Lumber Center |
Sup |
102.78 |
|
City of Geneva |
Uti |
30.00 |
|
Dorchester Farmers Coop |
Uti |
3,330.73 |
|
Farm Plan |
Sup |
394.47 |
|
Filter Care of Nebr |
Sup |
69.35 |
|
Ft Dearborn Life Insur Co |
Insu |
120.65 |
|
Garbage Co |
Ser |
45.75 |
|
Geneva Carquest |
Sup |
204.13 |
|
Geneva Implement |
Sup |
100.33 |
|
Geneva St Bank |
SS |
1,890.54 |
|
Geneva Welding & Sup |
Sup |
162.97 |
|
Grafton Oil Co |
Fuel |
1,119.96 |
|
Grafton Mini Mart |
Fuel |
35.99 |
|
Elmer Hessheimer |
Fuel |
39.08 |
|
Holiday Inn Express |
Wksh |
130.00 |
|
Lichti Bros Oil Co |
Fuel |
551.13 |
|
Marlborough |
Sup |
40.00 |
|
Nebr-Iowa Indust Fasteners |
Sup |
40.68 |
|
Nebr Machinery |
Sup |
884.86 |
|
Nelson Petroleum |
Fuel, sup |
2,678.66 |
|
Nichols Construction |
Gravel |
22,471.90 |
|
Nick’s Farm Store |
Sup |
85.19 |
|
Overland Sand & Gravel |
Gravel |
13,683.81 |
|
Perennial Public Power |
Uti, line relocation |
3,650.22 |
|
Platte Valley Commun |
Equ |
389.00 |
|
Powerplan |
Sup |
144.12 |
|
Ralph’s Geneva Tire |
Ser |
222.56 |
|
RD “Scooter” Franck Elect |
Rep |
570.25 |
|
Speece-Lewis Eng |
Ser |
716.00 |
|
Stan’s Recycle & Salvage |
Sup |
30.00 |
|
Superior-Deshler Inc |
Fuel |
70.94 |
|
Texaco/Shell |
Fuel |
86.50 |
|
Village of Fairmont |
Uti |
15.23 |
|
Transit Works |
Rep |
172.76 |
|
Village of Milligan |
Uti |
19.98 |
|
Village of Ohiowa |
Uti |
20.00 |
|
Weaver Pharmacy |
Sup |
22.74 |
|
Payroll |
Salaries |
25,914.33 |
|
|
|
|
GENERAL FUND |
|
|
|
Howard F Ach, Atty |
Rent, copies, misc |
2,948.47 |
|
Alltel |
Uti |
187.53 |
|
Alltel |
Cell |
408.01 |
|
Ameritas Life Insur Corp |
Ret |
328.92 |
|
Aquila |
Uti |
54.32 |
|
Assurity Life Insur Co |
Ser |
168.00 |
|
Ian Barnett |
Uni, Fuel, misc |
85.75 |
|
Blue Cross-Blue Shield |
Insu |
13,476.32 |
|
Bottorf & Maser, Attys |
Ser |
942.01 |
|
William L Burgess |
Uni, misc |
63.19 |
|
Daryl L Callenius |
Uni |
35.00 |
|
Century Lumber Center |
Sup |
150.26 |
|
City of Geneva |
Uti |
249.10 |
|
Clay Co Sheriff |
Ser, boarding prisoner |
1,152.40 |
|
Continental Research |
Sup |
149.93 |
|
Jill R Cunningham |
Mile |
24.75 |
|
NE DAS Communications |
Rent |
350.00 |
|
Dodge Co Sheriff |
Ser |
11.00 |
|
Duckwalls-Alco Stores |
Sup |
105.40 |
|
Eagle Auto Supply |
Sup |
24.52 |
|
Eakes Office Plus |
Sup, furn, equ |
829.97 |
|
Earl’s Window Service |
Ser |
4.00 |
|
Election Systems & Software |
Sup |
1,295.00 |
|
Executive Copier Systems |
Main |
78.25 |
|
Fillmore Co Court |
Costs |
573.50 |
|
Fillmore Co Hosp |
Ser |
67.94 |
|
Fillmore Co Sheriff |
Fees |
676.38 |
|
Fillmore Co Treas |
Post, main, reimbursement |
2,925.46 |
|
Ft Dearborn Life Insur Co |
Insu |
190.57 |
|
Garbage Co |
Ser |
95.00 |
|
Geneva St Bank |
SS |
799.05 |
|
Geneva St Bank |
Ser, sup |
111.05 |
|
Geneva Welding & Sup Inc |
Equ, sup |
2,473.60 |
|
Jeremy Goeken |
Uni, misc |
61.48 |
|
Heinisch Law Off |
Ser |
1,766.70 |
|
Terry Hejny |
Mile, uti |
185.74 |
|
Hilty’s |
Sup |
212.91 |
|
Hometown Leasing |
Lease |
449.87 |
|
Jill’s Sweet Shop |
Sup |
31.93 |
|
Jim’s Repair |
Ser |
27.25 |
|
Jury fees |
Jury |
1,028.30 |
|
Ralph Kassik |
Mile |
90.72 |
|
Kerry’s Auto Rep |
Ser |
26.95 |
|
Richard Kleinschmidt |
Mile |
5.76 |
|
Lancaster Co Sheriff |
Ser |
53.00 |
|
William Leif |
Mile |
12.60 |
|
Harold D Long |
Mile |
6.84 |
|
Terry Marshall |
Equ, sup |
424.82 |
|
Medtronic Physio-Control |
Equ |
4,583.53 |
|
MIPS/County Solutions LLC |
Main, ser |
1,736.81 |
|
Richard Mueller/Tom Biegert |
Rent |
625.00 |
|
Naimon Enterprises |
Ser |
94.95 |
|
Nebr Signal |
Ads, sup, pro |
1,161.80 |
|
Nelson Petro Co |
Fuel |
349.38 |
|
Nick’s Farm Store |
Rep |
204.85 |
|
OMB Police Supply Inc |
Sup |
124.95 |
|
Susan Perkins |
Ser |
10.95 |
|
Phillips 66 |
Fuel |
67.07 |
|
Phillips 66 |
Fuel |
823.20 |
|
Ralph’s Geneva Tire |
Ser |
26.22 |
|
Region V Central Office |
Ser |
2,952.25 |
|
Steven G Roemmich |
Uni |
35.00 |
|
St. Louis Univ Dept of Pathol |
Ser |
125.00 |
|
Mary Saum |
Wksh |
84.12 |
|
Patty Scarborough |
Mile |
56.25 |
|
NE Sec of State |
Sup |
20.00 |
|
Seward Co Sheriff |
Ser |
31.53 |
|
Deb Silverman |
Sup |
22.00 |
|
Sheryl Smith |
Ser |
316.89 |
|
NE Dept of Corrections |
Sup |
20.00 |
|
NE Health & Human Serv |
Ser |
203.25 |
|
USDA, APHIA |
Ser |
1,513.00 |
|
Nancy G Waldron Atty |
Ser |
1,485.42 |
|
Webster Co Sheriff |
Ser |
32.42 |
|
York Co Sheriff |
Ser |
56.50 |
|
Payroll |
Salaries |
10,868.32 |
|
|
|
|
TOURISM-ECONOMIC DEVELOP |
|
|
|
Exeter Q125 |
Grant |
131.04 |
|
Liberty Flag & Spec Co |
Sup |
17.50 |
|
|
|
|
MEDICAL/RELIEF FUND |
|
|
|
York General Hosp |
Ser |
834.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
SENIOR SERVICES FUND |
|
|
|
Norma Babst |
Mile |
54.00 |
|
Blue Cross-Blue Shield |
Insu |
869.44 |
|
Dawg’s Smokehouse Café |
HDM’s |
78.80 |
|
Exeter Care Center |
HDM’s |
626.50 |
|
Ft. Dearborn Life Insur Co |
Insu |
11.30 |
|
Geneva Senior Center |
Uti, sup, rent, misc |
221.45 |
|
Susan Kerl |
Ser |
100.00 |
|
Nancy Kohler |
Mile, misc |
245.06 |
|
Elizabeth M Manning |
Ser |
159.60 |
|
Nebr Signal |
Sup |
200.00 |
|
Ron’s Tavern |
HDM’s |
396.00 |
|
Rhonda Stokebrand |
Mile |
68.76 |
|
|
|
|
COPS GRANT |
|
|
|
Ft Dearborn Life Insur Co |
Insu |
11.30 |
|
|
|
|
HOSPITAL OPERATING |
|
|
|
Fillmore Co Hosp |
May & June tax coll |
16,905.54 |
|
|
|
|
NOXIOUS WEED FUND |
|
|
|
Alltel |
Uti |
39.51 |
|
Babe’s Car Care |
Rep |
29.98 |
|
Blue Cross-Blue Shield |
Insu |
434.72 |
|
Brothers Equip |
Rep |
217.02 |
|
Casey’s |
Fuel |
1,120.81 |
|
City of Geneva |
Uti |
31.70 |
|
Merlin Ehmen |
Rent |
210.00 |
|
Ekeler Repair |
Rep |
870.55 |
|
Ft Dearborn Life Insur Co |
Insu |
2.26 |
|
Geneva Implement |
Sup |
21.43 |
|
Geneva St Bank |
SS |
460.91 |
|
Geneva Welding Co |
Ser |
30.60 |
|
Grafton Mini Mart |
Fuel |
464.60 |
|
Mikes Radiator & Tire Rep |
Ser |
10.00 |
|
Ralph’s Geneva Tire |
Tires & rep |
129.79 |
|
Payroll |
Salaries |
6,025.09 |
Simacek moved and Cerny seconded the motion to approve the claims as presented. Upon roll call, the vote was ass follows:
Ayes: Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, Galusha, and Kimbrough
Nays: None Abstaining due to conflict of interest: Yates Absent: Capek
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned until 9.00 a.m. July 27, 2004.
________________________________ ________________________________
Attest Chairman
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