September 14, 2004
The
Fillmore County Board of Supervisors convened in open and public session
at 9.00 a.m., September 14, 2004, in
the Courthouse Boardroom in Geneva, Nebraska with Chairman Kimbrough presiding. Members present were Yates, Simacek,
Galusha, Cerny, Capek, and Mueller. Mueller left at
3.00 p.m. 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
3.06 p.m.
The minutes of the August 24th regular meeting and the September 7th, 2004 special meeting were approved as presented.
The claims were presented for payment. The following abbreviations describe the expenditures: Equ – equip-ment, 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 |
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Howard F Ach, Atty |
Rent, sup, misc |
$ 3,099.17 |
Adams Co Sheriff |
Ser |
63.50 |
Alltel |
Uti |
424.22 |
Ameritas Life Insur |
Ret |
483.25 |
Andrews Electric Co Inc |
Ser |
64.00 |
Aquila |
Uti |
52.25 |
Aramark Uniform Serv Inc |
Ser |
139.44 |
Drs Ashby & Ashby |
Ser |
70.00 |
Auto Value Parts Stores |
Sup |
9.59 |
Ian Barnett |
Uni, car wash |
135.00 |
Black Hills Ammunition |
Sup |
189.00 |
Blue Cross-Blue Shield |
Insu |
13,476.32 |
Blue Valley Comm Action |
Handi-bus alloc |
5,000.00 |
Bottorf & Maser, Atty’s |
Ser |
227.50 |
Bubba D’s Tees |
Sup |
43.75 |
Mary Burgess |
Matron |
25.00 |
William L Burgess |
Uni, car wash, misc |
172.24 |
Daryl L Callenius |
Uni, car wash, misc |
161.52 |
Century Lumber Center |
Sup |
63.29 |
City of Geneva |
Uti |
543.10 |
Clay County |
Reim |
65.25 |
Clerk of Supreme Court |
Ser |
3.00 |
Contryman Assoc |
Ser |
8,000.00 |
Nancy Cradduck |
Wksh |
54.00 |
Jill R Cunningham |
Wksh |
56.25 |
DAS Communications |
Rent |
356.66 |
Duckwalls-Alco |
Sup |
109.72 |
Eakes |
Sup |
446.79 |
Earl’s Window Serv |
Ser |
4.00 |
Election Systems & Serv |
Sup |
634.76 |
Executive Copier Systems |
Ser |
82.61 |
Fillmore Co Clerk of Dist Ct |
Advance for court costs |
1,000.00 |
Fillmore Co Court |
Court costs |
241.40 |
Fillmore Co Develop Corp |
Partial budget allocation, misc |
12,700.00 |
Fillmore Co Sheriff |
Costs |
627.48 |
Fillmore Co Treas |
Reimb |
1,092.92 |
Ft Dearborn Life Insur |
Insu |
178.92 |
Franklin Co Treas |
Sup |
5.61 |
Gambles |
Sup |
110.15 |
Garbage Co Inc |
Ser |
95.00 |
Geneva St Bk |
SS |
937.83 |
Geneva Welding & Sup Inc |
Sup |
15.95 |
Jeremy Goeken |
Uni, sup, car wash |
260.64 |
Dean N Hansen, Atty |
Ser |
1,168.50 |
Heinisch Law Office |
Ser |
2,737.63 |
Terry Hejny |
Mile, misc |
365.56 |
Hilty’s |
Sup |
1,428.53 |
Holiday Inn Express |
Wksh |
55.00 |
Hometown Leasing |
Ser |
211.25 |
Kerry’s Auto Repair & Serv |
Rep |
726.30 |
Deborah L Kopf |
Ser |
33.00 |
Stephen J Kraviec, Atty |
Ser, post |
1,579.73 |
Lease Consultants Corp |
Ser |
249.00 |
Patty A Lentfer |
Mile |
83.25 |
Terry Marshall |
Ser |
26.32 |
Maximus Inc |
Ser |
973.48 |
MIPS/County Solutions LLC |
Ser |
1,736.81 |
Richard Mueller/Tom Biegert |
Rent |
625.00 |
NE Law Enforcement Training Cent |
Sup |
15.00 |
Nebr Signal |
Sup, ads, proc |
827.48 |
Nelson Petrol Co |
Fuel |
336.27 |
OMB Police Supply |
Sup |
13.05 |
O’Keefe Elevator Co Inc |
Ser |
159.01 |
Opticom |
Ser |
21.79 |
PC Nuts |
Sup |
34.10 |
Phillips 66 |
Fuel |
1,184.95 |
Platte Valley Commun |
Rep |
25.00 |
Ralph’s Geneva Tire |
Tires, rep |
362.51 |
Redfield & Co Inc |
Sup |
117.73 |
Steven G Roemmich |
Uni, car wash |
135.00 |
NE Sec of State |
Sup |
20.00 |
Gerald Slezak |
Mile |
15.84 |
Southeast NE Develop Dist |
Budget alloc |
6,639.00 |
NE Dept of MV |
Sup |
4.00 |
Thayer Co Treas |
Law library |
1,345.50 |
Carol Vejraska |
Mile |
17.28 |
Carroll Verhage MD |
Ser |
154.00 |
Gina Swartzendruber |
Pt time |
1,091.00 |
Gerald Slezak |
Pt time |
824.38 |
Hannele Plettner |
Pt time |
891.75 |
Robert Ackland |
Pt time |
91.88 |
Sharon Chapman |
Pt time |
1,054.00 |
Richard Dolph |
Pt time |
418.50 |
Lois Bernasek |
Dispatching |
556.64 |
Nancy Hansen |
Dispatching |
1,420.74 |
Howard Mills |
Dispatching |
1,676.75 |
Olivia Shellhase |
Dispatching |
1,572.80 |
Lisa Carroll |
Dispatching |
463.22 |
Sandy Bolejack |
Jailer |
1,737.46 |
Virgil Verhage |
Pt time |
226.88 |
Joseph N Bixby |
Mental health board |
60.00 |
May L Saum |
Mental health board |
55.00 |
Carroll Verhage, MD |
Mental health board |
60.00 |
Ian Barnett |
Pt time |
202.00 |
Jeremy Goeken |
Pt time |
280.00 |
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ROAD/BRIDGE FUND |
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All Roads Barricades |
Sup |
58.28 |
Alltel |
Uti |
71.39 |
Ameritas Life Insur Corp |
Ret |
1,723.46 |
Andrews Electric |
Sup |
22.00 |
Aquila |
Uti |
108.10 |
Aurora Coop Elevator Co |
Sup |
112.00 |
Auto Value Parts Stores |
Sup |
269.11 |
Blue Cross-Blue Shield |
Insu |
9,998.59 |
Business World Prod Inc |
Ser |
26.50 |
Century Lumber Co |
Sup |
2,186.15 |
City of Geneva |
Uti |
50.70 |
DAC Serv |
Ser |
89.70 |
Direct Safety Co |
Sup |
55.83 |
Farmers Coop Co |
Fuel |
11,235.51 |
Eagle Auto Supply |
Sup |
9.15 |
Eakes |
Furn |
104.95 |
Farm Plan |
Sup |
120.11 |
Fillmore Co Hospital |
Ser |
45.00 |
Filter Care of Nebr |
Sup |
41.55 |
Ft Dearborn Life Insur Co |
Insu |
120.65 |
Gambles |
Sup |
386.27 |
Garbage Co |
Ser |
45.75 |
Geneva Carquest |
Sup |
172.66 |
Geneva Implement |
Sup |
89.77 |
Geneva St Bk |
SS |
1,915.72 |
Geneva Welding & Supply |
Sup |
1,903.78 |
Grafton Oil |
Fuel |
598.92 |
Hilty’s |
Sup |
22.06 |
Lichti Bros Oil Co |
Fuel |
2,077.62 |
Nebr-Iowa Indust Fasteners |
Sup |
82.78 |
Nebr Machinery |
Sup |
1,596.72 |
Nebr Signal |
Ads |
18.00 |
Nebr Tech & Telecomm |
Uti |
121.05 |
Nelson Petro Co |
Fuel, sup |
4,273.42 |
Nichols Construction |
Gravel |
63,332.31 |
Nick’s Farm Store |
Rep |
62.10 |
Northern Tool & Equipment |
Sup |
227.24 |
Overland Sand & Gravel |
Gravel |
10,244.18 |
Perennial Public Power |
Uti |
17.35 |
Phillips 66 Co |
Fuel |
433.11 |
Platte Valley Commun |
Rep |
42.88 |
Plymouth Electric Inc |
Ser |
406.51 |
Power Plan |
Sup |
327.77 |
Presco Sales & Serv Inc |
Sup |
909.00 |
Ralph’s Geneva Tire |
Tires, rep |
2,410.38 |
Speece Lewis Eng |
Ser |
716.00 |
Superior Deshler Inc |
Fuel |
37.03 |
Texaco/Shell |
Fuel |
69.49 |
Universal Lubricants |
Oil, grease |
2,415.00 |
Van Kirk Bros Contracting |
Box culv |
77,906.19 |
Village of Fairmont |
Uti |
32.58 |
Wick’s Sterling Trucks |
Sup |
13.89 |
Payroll |
Salaries |
26,242.74 |
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JUVENILE DIVERSION PROGRAM |
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Blue Valley Mental Health |
Ser |
6,079.00 |
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TOURISM/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
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Century Lumber Co |
Sup |
14.47 |
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MEDICAL/RELIEF FUND |
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York General Hospital |
Ser |
17.40 |
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INSTITUTIONS FUND |
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Nebr Health & Human Services |
July patient care |
795.00 |
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SENIOR SERVICES FUND |
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Blue Cross-Blue Shield |
Insu |
869.44 |
Dawg’s Smokehouse Café |
HDM’s |
91.10 |
Exeter Care Center |
HDM’s |
441.00 |
Ft. Dearborn Life Insur Co |
Insu |
11.30 |
Geneva Senior Center |
Sup, rent, uti, misc |
177.90 |
Nancy Kohler |
Mile |
195.48 |
Elizabeth M Manning |
Ser |
133.00 |
Ron’s Tavern |
HDM’s |
228.00 |
Rhonda Stokebrand |
Mile |
34.74 |
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COPS GRANT |
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Blue Cross-Blue Shield |
Insu |
434.72 |
Ft. Dearborn Life Insur |
Insu |
5.65 |
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HOSPITAL OPERATING FUND |
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Fillmore Co Hospital |
August taxes |
24,653.17 |
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NOXIOUS WEED FUND |
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Alltel |
Uti |
39.53 |
Blue Cross-Blue Shield |
Insu |
434.72 |
Central Community College |
Wksh |
80.00 |
Casey’s |
Fuel |
68.27 |
City of Geneva |
Uti |
7.10 |
Merlin Ehmen |
Rent |
210.00 |
Ft Dearborn Life Insur |
Insu |
2.26 |
Grafton Mini Mart |
Fuel |
105.58 |
Nebr Signal |
Ads |
84.00 |
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911 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS |
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Alltel |
Uti |
944.90 |
Simacek moved and Cerny seconded the motion to approve the claims as presented. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, Capek, and Galusha
Nays: None Abstaining due to conflict of interest: Yates
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Galusha moved and Mueller seconded the motion to approve the following applications for driveway permits:
Bob Betka – to extend the drive at Bob’s residence to approximately 32 feet, located on the east side of the NE ¼ of Sec. 4-8-1, Exeter Township,
Stuckey Farms – to install a driveway at the half-mile line in the SE ¼ NE ¼ of Sec. 19-8-3, West Blue Township, and
Charles Dondlinger – to install a new drive at the corner of the SW ¼ of Sec. 23-6-4, Momence Township, either on the south side or the west side of the quarter. 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.
The Highway Superintendent submitted an engineering study on the intersection of Roads R and 4 recommending that a Stop sign be placed there.
Galusha moved and Yates seconded the introduction of the following resolution:
In accordance with the standards set forth in the Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as from time to time amended, and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of Fillmore County, Nebraska, to establish and maintain proper consistent highway signing in conformity with said manual,
The Fillmore County Highway Department therefore requests formal approval to place, erect, and maintain traffic control devices on Fillmore County Roads at the following location:
TYPE OF DEVICE LOCATION
STOP sign at
the intersection of County Roads R and 4, sign to be placed on Road 4 to stop
north-bound traffic
NOW THEREFORE Be It Resolved by the Fillmore County Board of Supervisors that this resolution is approved the 14th day of September 2004.
Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Cerny, Simacek, Capek, Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, and Mueller
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the resolution adopted.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
The Chairman signed the Certification of Compliance on project C003004625 as required by law.
Simacek moved and Capek seconded the motion to authorize the Highway Superintendent to proceed to advertise for Requests for Proposals for consulting engineering services for 2005 on an hourly basis. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Simacek, Capek, Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, and Mueller
Nays: None Abstaining due to conflict of interest: Cerny
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Yates moved and Galusha seconded the motion to declare a 1983 International 5-yard dump truck surplus property in order to allow it to be sold. 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.
Consulting Engineer Lewis reported on the progress of several box culvert projects. The projects at Sec. 9 & 10, Fairmont Township and Sec. 15 & 22, Belle Prairie will be ready to go this summer.
A public meeting on the project between Sec. 1 & 2, Grafton Township will be held November 9th.
The channel change for the project between Sec. 1 and 12, Stanton Township was discussed. It was agreed that the best way to go is to set the box culvert straight and a little east of the present bridge.
The drainage problem in Sec. 7 and 8, Franklin Township, will be taken care of by the landowner.
The handbook revisions discussed at the September 7th meeting were reviewed. Changes proposed at that time were presented. The proposed time clock provision was removed, and two wording changes were made in the Drug Free Workplace section. Two policies on employment background checking were discussed and the shorter policy was included. The handbook and proposed amendments will be sent to the County Attorney for review and suggestions.
Mueller moved and Yates seconded the introduction of the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Geneva State Bank of Geneva, Nebraska, be allowed to add the following security issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, Kansas, to-wit:
Letter of Credit No. 5488, effective September 2, 2004 in the amount of $3,500,000.00 and running through September 30, 2004.
Ayes: Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, and Capek
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the resolution adopted.
The July report from the Fillmore County Rural Transit Service was reviewed and ordered placed on file in the Clerk’s office.
Capek moved and Yates seconded the motion to approve the following fee reports for August:
County Clerk - $7,964.50 Clerk of District Court - $105.00 Sheriff - $1,101.82
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.
Yates moved and Galusha seconded the motion to approve the bond for Robert Ackland as Treasurer of the Geneva Rural Fire District, in the amount of $5,000 from September 17, 2004 to September 17, 2005. 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.
Terry Marshall discussed the
contract with Alltel, Nebraska, Inc., for Phase I Enhanced 911 services with
the Board. The County Attorney has
reviewed the contract and noted one item for the Board’s information.
Yates moves and Mueller seconded the motion to approve the contract with Alltel, Nebraska, Inc., for Phase I Enhanced 911 Services effective as of September 14, 2004. 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.
Capek moved and Cerny seconded the introduction of the following resolution:
WHEREAS, law enforcement agencies with the following counties:
Butler, Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, Jefferson, Merrick, Nuckolls, Saunders, Seward, Thayer, Webster, and York desire to enter into a cooperative law enforcement effort; and
WHEREAS, the above agencies have submitted a grant application known as the RURAL APPREHENSION PROGRAM (hereafter called R.A.P.); and
WHEREAS, the R.A.P. project has been funded by the Nebraska Crime Commission; and
WHEREAS, the various counties, agencies and communities within those jurisdictions desire to make the most efficient use of the power by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services and facilities in a manner pursuant to forms of governmental organization that will accord best with geographic, economic, population, and other factors; and
WHEREAS, an interlocal agreement, consistent with Nebraska Revised Statutes 13-801 et seq., would be in the best interest of all participating agencies; and
WHEREAS, the agencies desire to enter into a written interlocal agreement for the purposes of carrying out the R.A.P. objectives and grant requirement of the Nebraska Crime Commission.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
The Fillmore County Board of Supervisors authorizes Sheriff William L. Burgess to enter the County of Fillmore into an interlocal agreement for joint and cooperative action pursuant to the provisions of Section 13-801 through 13-807 of Nebraska Revised Statutes. The interlocal agreement shall be for the strict administration of the R.A.P. project and all funds allocated by the Nebraska Crime Commission, and Match dollars allocated by the R.A.P. members. Further, this interlocal agreement shall not establish a separate legal entity, rather as a joint and cooperative undertaking between public agencies i.e. state, county, city or village. (Nebraska Revised Statute 13-801)
The amount of match dollars allocated by Fillmore County for the 2004-2005 (R.A.P.12) grant period will be $3,551.50. (Population x $0.50)
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.
At the request of the County Assessor and County Treasurer, Yates moved and Simacek seconded the motion to go into session as the Fillmore County Board of Equalization at 1.39 p.m. 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.
Galusha moved and Mueller seconded the motion to approve the application of the Geneva Cemetery Association for exemption from Motor Vehicle taxes on a 1967 Ford truck. 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.
The Assessor advised the Board that the proposals for settlement of the cases appealed to the TERC board in 2003 by Blue Valley Community Action and Prairie Crown Woods, LLC were accepted for both 2003 and 2004. The attorney for the appelants will file the necessary papers.
Mueller moved and Cerny seconded the motion to approve tax corrections No. 23-03 and 24-03as presented by the Assessor. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, Simacek, and Capek
Nays: Cerny
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
The budget hearing scheduled for 1.30 p.m. opened at 1.49 p.m. and was held open until 2.40 p.m. No members of the public attended the hearing.
Simacek moved and Capek seconded the motion to reduce the budgeted amount for the Fillmore County Development Corporation to $35,000 for the 2004-05 budget year. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Galusha, Mueller, Simacek, and Capek
Nays: Kimbrough, Cerny, and Yates
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
A proposal by the Clerk of District Court to reduce several areas in the Clerk of District Court and District Judge’s budgets and restore the amount cut from part time help was discussed. It was decided to leave these two budgets as advertised. The County Attorney’s budget was reduced by $2,828.
Yates moved and Mueller seconded the introduction of the following resolution:
WHEREAS, a proposed County Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005, prepared by the Budget Making Authority, was transmitted to the County Board on the 1st day of August, 2004, and hearing on said budget was held on September 14, 2004 and the budget was adopted with revisions as approved at the budget hearing and at the regular meeting on September 14, 2004,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Fillmore County, Nebraska as follows:
Section 1. That the amended budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005, as evidenced by the Budget Document be, and the same hereby is, adopted as the budget for Fillmore County for said fiscal year.
Section 2. That the offices, departments, activities and institutions herein named are hereby authorized to expend the amounts herein appropriated to them during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005.
Section 3. That the income necessary to finance the appropriations made and expenditures authorized shall be provided out of the unencumbered cash balance in each fund, revenues other than taxation to be collection during the fiscal year in each fund, and tax levy requirements for each fund.
Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, Capek, Yates, and Galusha
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the resolution adopted.
It was moved by Mueller and seconded by Capek to authorize the Board to use up to 1% additional budget authority as allowed by statute. 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
The special hearing on setting the final tax request at a different amount than the prior tax request opened at 2.45 p.m. and was held open until 2.58 p.m. No one appeared to testify at the hearing.
Mueller moved and Simacek seconded the motion to adjourn the Fillmore County Board of Equalization and return to regular session of the Fillmore County Board at 2.58 p.m. 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
Cerny moved and Simacek seconded the introduction of the following resolution: