December
14, 2004
The
Fillmore County Board of Supervisors convened in open and public session at
9.00 a.m.,
December 14, 2004, in
the Courthouse Boardroom, Geneva, Nebraska, with Chairman Kimbrough
presiding. Members present were Yates,
Simacek, Galusha, Cerny, Capek, and Mueller.
Galusha was absent from 9.50 a.m. until 10.05 a.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
12.35 p.m.
As there were no corrections or additions to the minutes of the November 23rd meeting, the Chairman declared them approved as presented.
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.
GENERAL FUND |
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Howard F Ach, Atty |
Rent, copies, misc |
$ 2,939.32 |
Joan Ackland |
Mile, sup |
100.96 |
Alltel |
Uti |
415.30 |
Ameritas Life Insur Corp |
Ret |
679.55 |
Aquila |
Uti |
396.92 |
Aramark Uniform Ser Inc |
Ser |
142.92 |
Assurity Life Insur Co |
Ser |
162.00 |
Auto Value Parts Stores |
Sup |
77.26 |
Ian Barnett |
Uni |
35.00 |
Biegert Constr Co |
Ser |
100.00 |
Joseph Bixby Atty |
Ser |
65.63 |
William L Burgess |
Uni, misc |
65.60 |
Business Office Systems Inc |
Sup |
127.95 |
Daryl L Callenius |
Uni |
35.00 |
Century Lumber Center |
Sup |
67.89 |
City of Geneva |
249.10 |
249.10 |
Civic Research Institute Inc |
Sup |
169.95 |
DAS Commun Ser |
Rent |
350.00 |
Diebold Inc |
Ser |
123.00 |
Douglas Mfg Corp |
Sup |
254.10 |
Dugan Business Forms |
Sup |
334.32 |
Eakes Office Plus |
Sup, main |
785.82 |
Earl’s Window Service |
Ser |
4.00 |
Election Systems & Software |
Ser |
3,019.50 |
Fillmore Co Sheriff |
Fees |
970.41 |
Fillmore Co Treas |
Misc, sup, wksh & post reim, |
1,187.50 |
Ft Dearborn Life Insur Co |
Insu |
178.92 |
Gambles |
Sup |
388.84 |
Garbage Co |
Ser |
95.00 |
Geneva St Bank |
SS |
1,062.31 |
Geneva Super Foods |
Sup |
47.35 |
Geneva Vol Fire Dept Auxilary |
Ser |
30.00 |
Geneva Welding & Supp |
Rep |
53.68 |
Jeremy Goeken |
Uni, sup |
49.11 |
Terry Hejny |
Mile, misc |
330.18 |
Hilty’s |
Sup |
341.61 |
Hometown Leasing |
Ser |
211.25 |
Stephen J Kraviec, Atty |
Ser, post |
1,578.70 |
Lease Consultants Corp |
Ser |
249.00 |
Patty A Lentfer |
Mile |
58.50 |
Terry Marshall |
Uti |
209.50 |
Medi-Save Pharmacy |
Sup |
110.65 |
Mid States Window Tinting Inc |
Ser |
450.00 |
MIPS/Co Solutions Inc |
Ser, mile |
1,788.44 |
Richard Mueller/Tom Biegert |
Rent |
625.00 |
Nebr Assoc Co Officials |
Dues, 1st half |
1,033.00 |
Nebr National Bank |
Ser |
187.59 |
NPPD |
Uti |
786.66 |
Nebr Signal |
Pro, ads, sup |
903.67 |
Nebr Supreme Court |
Sup |
39.50 |
Nelson Petroleum Co |
Fuel |
516.27 |
Neopost Inc |
Ser |
420.00 |
Nick’s Farm Store Co |
Sup |
20.30 |
O’Keefe Elevator Co Inc |
Main |
159.01 |
Pace Publications |
Sup |
239.00 |
Phillips 66 |
Fuel |
1,084.84 |
Platte Valley Commun – York |
Ser |
25.00 |
Platte Valley Commun – Hastings |
Rep |
15.00 |
Protex Central Inc |
Ser |
164.00 |
Ralph’s Geneva Tire |
Ser |
46.99 |
Redfield & Co Inc |
Sup |
176.98 |
RNJ Electronics |
Equ |
122.14 |
Dennis Rocole |
Mile |
57.75 |
Stephen G Roemmich |
Uni |
35.00 |
Craig Rogers |
Ser |
20.00 |
Mary L Saum |
Mile |
131.26 |
Patty Scarborough |
Mile |
6.00 |
Seiler & Parker, P.C. |
Ser |
144.11 |
Gerald Slezak |
Mile |
46.50 |
Nebr Dept of Motor Vehicles |
Sup |
16.00 |
St Health Labs |
Ser |
75.00 |
State DAS/Surplus Property Div |
Sup |
10.00 |
Swanson Corp |
Sup |
48.66 |
Thayer Co Extension Ser |
Sup, post, maint |
136.20 |
Thayer Co Treasurer |
Westlaw ½ year |
448.50 |
Carol Vejraska |
Mile – election |
78.00 |
Nancy Waldron, Atty |
Ser |
1,003.43 |
Weaver Pharmacy |
Sup |
83.44 |
Jesse West |
Ser |
25.25 |
Payroll |
Salaries |
14,309.70 |
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ROAD/BRIDGE FUND |
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Alltel |
Uti |
67.63 |
Ameritas Life Insur Corp |
Ret |
1,729.30 |
Aquila |
Uti |
169.13 |
Auto Value Parts Stores |
Sup |
203.48 |
Business World Products |
Sup |
26.50 |
Casey’s General Stores |
Fuel |
1,507.44 |
Century Lumber |
Rep, sup |
2,104.38 |
City of Geneva |
Uti |
47.60 |
Cornhusker IHC Trucks |
Sup |
26.05 |
Lloyd Dawson, Jr |
Misc |
25.00 |
Magdalene C Dawson |
ROW, misc |
3,650.00 |
Dorchester Coop |
Fuel |
12,729.28 |
Farm Plan |
Sup |
1,144.79 |
Fillmore Co Hosp |
Ser |
15.00 |
Filter Care of Nebr |
Sup |
14.45 |
Ft Dearborn Life Insur |
Insu |
120.65 |
Geneva Carquest |
Sup |
58.93 |
Geneva St Bank |
SS |
1,902.31 |
Geneva Welding & Sup |
Sup |
739.70 |
Grafton Oil |
Fuel |
672.98 |
Lichti Bros Oil |
Fuel |
638.85 |
Mid-Land Equip Co |
Sup |
850.24 |
Nebr Dept of Roads |
Projects |
32,531.31 |
Nebr-Iowa Fasteners |
Sup |
291.79 |
Nebr Signal |
Ads, Sup |
584.18 |
Nelson Petroleum |
Sup, fuel |
487.96 |
Nichols Construction |
Gravel |
22,766.11 |
Perennial Public Power Dist |
Uti |
55.94 |
Powerplan |
Rep |
755.72 |
Ralph’s Geneva Tire |
Rep, sup |
719.86 |
Donna Saltzman |
Ser |
30.00 |
Shickley Lumber Co |
Sup |
40.78 |
Superior Deshler Inc |
Fuel |
45.72 |
Sutton Lumber |
Sup |
1,344.00 |
Texaco |
Fuel |
53.00 |
Village of Fairmont |
Uti |
64.37 |
Weaver Pharmacy |
Sup |
29.96 |
Payroll |
Salaries |
26,067.38 |
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TOURISM-ECONOM DEVELOPMENT |
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Siegel Display Products |
Equ |
163.28 |
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MEDICAL/RELIEF |
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Pulmonary Specialist |
Ser |
54.13 |
York General Hospital |
Ser |
17.40 |
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SENIOR SERVICES FUND |
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Dawg’s Smokehouse Café |
HDM’s |
79.85 |
Judy Dondlinger |
Ser |
100.00 |
Exeter Care Center |
HDM’s |
378.00 |
Exeter Golden Agers |
USDA Sept |
46.74 |
Fairmont Aging Services |
USDA Sept |
145.92 |
Ft Dearborn Life Insur |
Insu |
11.30 |
Gambles |
Sup |
13.44 |
Geneva Senior Center |
USDA,Sept, rent, sup, misc |
763.44 |
Susan Kerl |
Ser |
150.00 |
Nancy Kohler |
Mile, mis |
204.38 |
Jeannine Krejci |
Ser |
90.00 |
Elizabeth M Manning |
Ser |
120.00 |
Nebr Signal |
Sup, ads |
201.90 |
Ron’s Tavern |
HDM’s |
184.00 |
Rhonda Stokebrand |
Mile |
81.75 |
JoAnn Vavra |
Ser |
101.25 |
Venbrook Insur Services |
Insu |
310.00 |
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COPS GRANT FUND |
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Ft. Dearborn Life Insur |
Insu |
5.65 |
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HOSPITAL OPERATING FUND |
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Fillmore Co Hospital |
Nov taxes |
1,574.32 |
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NOXIOUS WEED FUND |
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Alltel |
Uti |
39.53 |
Merlin Ehmen |
Rent, sup |
231.10 |
Ft Dearborn Life Insur Co |
Insu |
2.26 |
Grafton Mini-Mart |
Fuel |
202.17 |
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911 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS |
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Alltel Commun
|
Ser |
943.95 |
Geneva TV
& Appliance
|
Sup |
54.35 |
Capek moved and Cerny seconded the motion to approve the claims as presented. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Cerny, Simacek, Capek, Galusha, Kimbrough, and Mueller
Nays: None Abstaining due to conflict of interest: Yates
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Simacek moved and Yates seconded the motion to authorize the Chairman to sign the Sub-Recipient Amendment to EMK-2004-GR-2004 for $1,434.67. 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 December minutes of the Fillmore County Visitors Committee, the Public Health Solutions Director’s Report for November and the Public Health Solutions Board minutes for October were reviewed and ordered placed on file in the County Clerk’s office.
The State Historical Society will be considering the Dempster-Sloan House in Geneva for addition to the National Register of Historic Places in January. Comments on the application can be made before the January 7th meeting date.
The Department of Environmental Quality sent notification of an application for a permit to construct and operate a “Livestock Waste Control Facility” for property located in the S ½ Sec. 31-6-2, Chelsea Township. The notice was forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Administrator.
Cerny moved and Mueller seconded the motion to approve the following fee reports for November:
County Clerk - $ 6,880.40 Clerk of Dist. Court - $305.00 Sheriff - $1,161.53
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.
Chairman Kimbrough announced that Supervisor Cerny, a candidate for the NIRMA Board of Directors was elected to that position at the NIRMA Annual Meeting December 8th. The term is for three years.
Mueller moved and Galusha seconded the motion to approve the following application for a permit to clean silt from a road ditch:
Steve Rhodes – to clean silt from the road ditch adjacent to the E ½ SW ¼ of Sec. 32-8-1, Exeter Township
Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, and Capek
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Chairman Kimbrough signed the contract with Speece-Lewis Engineers for consulting engineering services as approved by the Board at the November 9th meeting.
Galusha moved and Yates seconded the introduction of the following resolution:
Fillmore County
Project No. – in Shickley
WHEREAS: Certain roads and streets in said county have been designated as being eligible for federal funds by the Federal Highway Administration in compliance with federal laws pertaining thereto, and
WHEREAS: Said county desires to improve a certain portion of the county road system in said county, more fully described hereinafter, now therefore,
BE IT
RESOLVED: That the Department of Roads is hereby requested to act for said
county and to program for construction that portion of county road described as Beginning 0.31 miles north of the SW
corner of Sec. 12-T5N-R4W; thence north 0.69 miles: (West edge of Shickley,
Nebraska.),
and which construction includes: Surfacing – 6” Asphaltic Concrete Overlay
The estimated cost of such improvement: Bituminous Surfacing $150,000.00
Surveys and Plans will be made by Speece-Lewis, Inc.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the chairman of the county board is authorized to sign this resolution on behalf of said board and that the county board hereby approves the above contemplated construction prior to first submitting of said project to the Federal Highway Administration.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That sufficient funds of said county are now, or will be, available and are hereby pledged to the Department of Roads in the amount and at the required time for the purpose of matching federal funds available for the contemplated construction.
Adopted this 14th day of December 2004, at Geneva, Nebraska.
Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, Capek, and Yates
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the resolution adopted.
Galusha moved and Capek seconded the introduction of the following resolution:
Fillmore County
Project No. – in Geneva
WHEREAS: Certain roads and streets in said county have been designated as being eligible for federal funds by the Federal Highway Administration in compliance with federal laws pertaining thereto, and
WHEREAS: Said county desires to improve a certain portion of the county road system in said county, more fully described hereinafter, now therefore,
BE IT
RESOLVED: That the Department of Roads is hereby requested to act for said
county and to program for construction that portion of county road described as Beginning near the SW corner of Sec.
36-T7N-R3W; thence north 0.73 miles: (West edge of Geneva, Nebraska.),
and which construction includes: Surfacing – 2” and 6” Asphaltic Concrete Overlay
The estimated cost of such improvement: Bituminous Surfacing, 0.73 miles $130,000.00
Surveys and Plans will be made by Speece-Lewis, Inc.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the chairman of the county board is authorized to sign this resolution on behalf of said board and that the county board hereby approves the above contemplated construction prior to first submitting of said project to the Federal Highway Administration.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That sufficient funds of said county are now, or will be, available and are hereby pledged to the Department of Roads in the amount and at the required time for the purpose of matching federal funds available for the contemplated construction.
Adopted this 14th day of December 2004, at Geneva, Nebraska.
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.
The Board signed a letter of thanks to Ann Copple. Mrs. Copple has generously loaned many beautiful Christmas decorations for the courthouse interior.
The County Clerk advised the Board that the deed for the tract of land purchased by the County for the Village of Strang for sign purposes had been recorded. The Clerk’s office is holding a check for $250 from the Strang NCIP to pay for the land for the Village. The next step is for the County Attorney to prepare a deed to transfer the land from the County to the Village of Strang.
Mueller moved and Yates seconded the motion to authorize the County Attorney’s office to proceed with the paperwork necessary to deed the tract of land in the SE ¼ of Sec. 7-5-2, Belle Prairie Township to the Village of Strang, as previously approved. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Mueller, Simacek, Capek, Yates, Galusha, and Kimbrough
Nays: None Not voting: Cerny
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Yates moved and Galusha seconded the motion to set the mileage rate for travel on county business for 2005 to 40.5 cents per mile as determined by the Nebraska Department of Administrative Services and the rate for the Sheriff at 43.5 cents per mile for serving papers. 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, Capek moved and Cerny seconded the motion to go into session as the Fillmore County Board of Equalization at 10.37 a.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.
Cerny moved and Mueller seconded the motion to approve Tax Corrections No. 01-04 through No. 13-04 as presented by the County Assessor. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Capek, Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, and Cerny
Nays: None Abstaining due to conflict of interest: Simacek
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Because of higher priced land sales in the northeast part of the county, the appraiser and assessor have created Valuation Area Three. This was necessary to keep the valuation of agricultural land within the guidelines set by the Nebraska Property Assessment and Taxation Department
Capek moved and Yates seconded the motion to adjourn the Fillmore County Board of Equalization and return to regular session of the Fillmore County Board at 11.10 a.m. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Yates, Galusha, Kimbrough, Mueller, Cerny, Simacek, and Capek
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Emergency Management Coordinator Marshall reported on changes in requirements for FEMA grants for 2005. The requirements for 2005 will require more training for fire departments, EMT’s, and any other agency or sub-division receiving equipment through these grants. More publicity about the grants and the type of community involvement required will be made available in the near future.
Bids for the communications tower are about ready to go out. Bids for the communications console are also about ready. Immediate service on the tower and console is a requirement for consideration when bids are reviewed.
Planning and Zoning Administrator Slezak submitted the plat for the B & E Subdivision, located in the SW ¼ of Sec. 29-7-2, Madison Township. This tract is within the City of Geneva Zoning area but it is also a rural tract, so approval by the County Board is needed.
Yates moved and Simacek seconded the motion to approve the plat of the B & E Subdivision, previously approved by the City of Geneva, as follows:
A tract of land located in the Southwest Quarter (SW ¼) Section 29, Township 7 North, Range 2 West of the Sixth P.M., Fillmore County, Nebraska, more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Northwest Corner said Southwest Quarter (SW ¼) and Place of Beginning, thence N89o31’58”E (assumed bearing) along the north line said Southwest Quarter (SW ¼) a distance of 350.50 feet; thence S00o32’23”E a distance of 222.91 feet; thence S39o25’12”W a distance of 257.32 feet; thence S58o15’04”W a distance of 234.24 feet to the west line said Southwest Quarter (SW ¼); thence N-00o00’00”E along said west line a distance of 542.00 feet to the Place of Beginning, containing 3.40 acres of which 0.41 acres contained in the west 33.00 feet thereof is presently being used as a public road.
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.
Countywide Planning and Zoning regulations require a survey or plat for any subdivision in it’s jurisdiction, whether rural or village. The City of Geneva regulations recommend a survey or plat but do not require them. In order to be consistent in the one mile zoning area outside the city limits adjacent to rural land, it was recommended that the County pass a resolution requiring a survey or plat for any subdivision in the one-mile area. This would put them under the same rules as the other villages are required to follow in the one-mile area.
Yates moved and Mueller seconded the introduction of the following resolution:
WHEREAS, the City of Geneva Planning and Zoning Regulations do not require a plat or survey for a subdivision in their one mile zoning area outside the city limits, and
WHEREAS, The villages that are members of the County-wide Zoning Plan for Fillmore County require a plat or survey to be filed for subdivisions within the one mile zoning area outside of their village limits,
WHEREAS, in order to be consistent in filing requirements in the one-mile zoning area in all cities and villages within Fillmore County,
NOW THEREFORE Be It Resolved by the County Board of Supervisors of Fillmore County that a plat or survey be required for any subdivision within the one-mile zoning area of all cities and villages in Fillmore County, effective December 14, 2004.
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.
A verbal request to the Zoning Administrator from the Fillmore Western Railway for exemption from subdivision requirements for a tract of land in Burress was discussed. The consensus was that there should be no exception from the regulations.
The revised contract for Public Defender services from January 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 was reviewed.
Simacek moved and Mueller seconded the motion to approve the contract for Kalkwarf & Smith to provide services as Public Defender for the period from January 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Mueller, Simacek, Capek, Yates, Galusha, and Kimbrough
Nays: None Not voting: Cerny
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
As there was no other business to come before the Board, the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned until 9.00 a.m., December 28, 2004.
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Attest Chairman
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