January 11, 2005
Reorganization meeting followed by regular meeting
The Fillmore County Board of Supervisors convened to reorganize, as required by statute, in open and public session at 9:00 a.m. on January 11, 2005, in the Courthouse Boardroom in Geneva, Nebraska. Members present were Cerny, Yates, Mueller, Simacek, Galusha, Kimbrough, 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 reorganization meeting adjourned at 9:22 a.m. and the regular meeting adjourned at 12.40 p.m.
The County Clerk, as temporary chairman, called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. The first order of business was the election of a chairman for the year 2005. Cerny nominated Kimbrough. Mueller moved that nominations cease and a unanimous ballot cast for Kimbrough. Carried 6-0, Kimbrough not voting. The temporary Chairman declared Kimbrough to be the Board Chairman for the year 2005 and Kimbrough assumed the chair.
NAMING OFFICIAL BANK DEPOSITORIES
The following resolution was introduced by Yates and seconded by Mueller:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Fillmore County Board of Supervisors that the First National Bank of Exeter, the Farmers State Bank of Fairmont, the Geneva State Bank of Geneva, Shickley and Grafton, the York State Bank of York and Geneva, the Cornerstone Bank of York and Geneva, and the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Milligan, are hereby designated as bank depositories and the Fillmore County Treasurer is hereby authorized to deposit funds of the County that may come into her possession into these said depositories.
Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Capek, Kimbrough, Simacek, Mueller, Galusha, Cerny, and Yates
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the resolution adopted.
The following resolution was introduced by Simacek and seconded by Capek:
BE IT RESOLVED By the Fillmore County Board of Supervisors that the County Treasurer of Fillmore County be authorized to invest the surplus funds of said county in United States Government Bonds, United States Treasury Notes, Bills or Certificates of Indebtedness maturing within two years of the date of purchase; and in Certificates of Deposit, or Money Market Savings Accounts.
Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Kimbrough, Simacek, Mueller, Galusha, Cerny, Yates and Capek
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the resolution adopted.
Galusha moved and Mueller seconded the motion to appoint the County Clerk, the County Treasurer and Supervisor Cerny to a committee to give temporary approval for securities deposited by banks for collateral on deposits of county funds, with Yates to sign if Cerny is unavailable. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Simacek, Kimbrough, Cerny, Mueller, Galusha, Capek, and Yates
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Yates moved by Capek seconded the motion to require the approval of the officer in charge of each office of claims for his/her office before the allowance of any and all claims. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Kimbrough, Cerny, Mueller, Galusha, Capek, Yates, and Simacek
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Capek moved and Simacek seconded the motion requiring all officials, elected or appointed, to notify the Board of Supervisors when purchasing any equipment regardless of price, all supplies costing $750.00 or more, all lease agreements, maintenance contracts, and equipment rental agreements, even though the item is included in the budget. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Cerny, Mueller, Galusha, Capek, Yates, Simacek, and Kimbrough
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Mueller moved and Cerny seconded the motion to declare The Nebraska Signal the legal newspaper for Fillmore County. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Mueller, Galusha, Capek, Yates, Simacek, Kimbrough, and Cerny
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Cerny moved and by Galusha seconded the motion to require the County Highway Superintendent to make detailed annual reports of all operations in regard to road, bridge, and gravel work, and that an accounting of all property bought and sold shall be shown in the annual inventory. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Galusha, Capek, Yates, Simacek, Kimbrough, Cerny, and Mueller
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Galusha moved and Yates seconded the motion to appoint Kimbrough as the ex-officio representative of the Fillmore County Board at meetings of the Fillmore County Development Corporation for 2005. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Capek, Yates, Simacek, Cerny, Mueller, and Galusha
Nays: None Abstaining: Kimbrough
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Upon being advised that Farmer and Sons Funeral Home was in accord with 2004 agreement, Mueller moved and Yates seconded the motion to set the costs of a county funeral at the rate adopted March 9, 2004 in Book 15, Page 577 of the Supervisors Record. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Yates, Simacek, Kimbrough, Cerny, Mueller, Galusha, and Capek
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
As the only item remaining on the agenda for the reorganization meeting was not be acted upon due to incomplete information, the Chairman adjourned the Reorganization portion of the meeting at 9.12 a.m.
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Attest Chairman
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Regular meeting January 11, 2005
The Fillmore County Board of Supervisors convened
in open and public session at 9.31 a.m. January 11, 2005, in the Courthouse
Boardroom in Geneva, Nebraska with Chairman Kimbrough presiding. Members present were Yates, Mueller,
Simacek, Cerny, Galusha, and Capek. Mueller left at 11.35 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
12.40 p.m.
MINUTES
APPROVED
As there were no
additions or corrections to the minutes of the December 28, 2004, the Chairman
declared them approved as presented.
Eric Dove of Olsson & Associates, engineers for the Little Blue NRD and the proposed dams in the Turkey Creek watershed in Fillmore and Saline counties, discussed the impact of the flood pool on roads near the dam site #3 in Section 3, Liberty Township. The current plan is to close Road 23 between Roads J and K at approximately the point of the main channel of the creek and raise the grade on the south side. All would have access to their fields. Road J, between Roads 22 and 23 could be straightened and raised three feet with the bridge removed and a twin box culvert replacing it. It was suggested that Road 22 should be graded and graveled to replace Road 23, a gravel road.
Yates moved and Mueller seconded the motion to authorize the Highway Superintendent to proceed with the necessary paperwork to hold a hearing on closing Road 23 between Roads J & K as part of the Little Blue NRD dam site #3 project in Liberty Township. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Simacek, Kimbrough, Cerny, Mueller, Galusha, Capek, and Yates
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
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 |
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|
Howard Ach, Atty |
Rent, sup, post |
$ 2,918.94 |
Alltel |
Uti |
274.69 |
Ameritas Life Insur Corp |
Ret |
479.69 |
Aquila |
Uti |
1,679.00 |
Ian Barnett |
Uni |
35.00 |
William L Burgess |
Uni, misc |
47.19 |
Daryl L Callenius |
Uni |
35.00 |
Cindy R. Carrigan |
Post, sup |
66.72 |
City of Geneva |
Uti |
108.00 |
DAS Communications |
Rent |
350.00 |
Duckwall-Alco Stores |
Sup |
21.75 |
Eakes Office Plus |
Sup, equi |
2,072.55 |
Fillmore Co Sheriff |
Fees |
475.81 |
Fillmore Co Court |
Costs |
192.73 |
Ft Dearborn Life Insur Co |
Insu |
178.92 |
Geneva Floral |
Sup |
15.00 |
Geneva State Bank |
SS |
839.49 |
Geneva TV & Appliance |
Ser |
6.00 |
Jeremy Goeken |
Uni, misc |
48.12 |
Graham Tire Grand Island |
Tires |
214.00 |
Terry Hejny |
Mile, misc |
177.57 |
Hilty’s |
Sup |
364.36 |
Hometown Leasing |
Ser |
211.25 |
Gary G Latimer |
Ser |
27.50 |
Latimer Reporting |
Ser |
298.40 |
Mid-States Organized Crime Info Center |
Dues |
100.00 |
Richard Mueller/Tom Biegert |
Rent |
625.00 |
Nebr Signal |
Pro, ads, post, sup |
652.40 |
Nelson Petroleum Co |
Fuel |
393.80 |
Nick’s Farm Store Inc |
Rep |
537.34 |
Mary Novak |
Mile |
56.25 |
O’Keefe Elevator Co |
Sup |
5.96 |
Phillips 66 |
Fuel |
1,032.80 |
Platte Valley Commun |
Rep |
40.50 |
Ralph’s Geneva Tire |
Ser |
149.25 |
Steven G. Roemmich |
Uni |
35.00 |
Nancy Waldron |
Ser |
31.25 |
York Co Sheriff |
Safekeeping prisoner |
1,210.00 |
Payroll |
Salaries |
11,363.21 |
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|
ROAD/BRIDGE FUND |
|
|
Alltel |
Uti |
70.93 |
Ameritas |
Ret |
1,806.06 |
Aquila |
Fuel |
818.91 |
BT Ag Co |
ROW, misc |
1,405.00 |
Business World Prod Inc |
Ser |
26.50 |
Casey’s General Store |
Fuel |
1,580.26 |
Casper’s Construction |
Building |
17,654.94 |
City of Geneva |
Uti |
53.80 |
Direct Safety |
Equ |
173.55 |
Dorchester Farmer’s Coop |
Fuel |
1,518.42 |
Fillmore Co Treas |
Equi |
17,500.00 |
Filter Care of Nebraska |
Sup |
53.25 |
Ft Dearborn Life Insu |
Insu |
118.39 |
Geneva Carquest |
Sup |
369.47 |
Geneva Implement |
Sup |
13.31 |
Geneva State Bank |
SS |
1,959.14 |
Geneva Welding |
Ser |
34.73 |
Grafton Oil Inc |
Fuel |
536.20 |
HSBC Business Solutions |
Sup |
45.34 |
Hersh Digging Inc |
ser |
991.36 |
Elmer Hessheimer |
Sup |
23.99 |
Hilty’s |
Sup |
72.45 |
Lichti Bros Oil Inc |
Fuel |
859.10 |
Matt Friend Truck Equip |
Sup |
155.68 |
Nebr-Iowa Industrial Fasteners |
Sup |
118.28 |
Nebr Signal |
Ads, misc |
256.95 |
Nebr Truck & Equip |
Sup |
72.65 |
Nelson Petrol |
Fuel, sup |
527.76 |
Nichols Construction |
Gravel |
23,409.53 |
Nick’s Farm Store |
Rep |
373.40 |
Nebr Dept of Revenue |
Sales tax |
259.87 |
Perennial
Public Power |
Ser |
3,939.10 |
Ralph’s Geneva Tire |
Tires & rep |
2,203.89 |
Roit Repair |
Rep |
27.50 |
Texaco/Shell |
Fuel |
55.00 |
Transit Works |
Sup |
6.24 |
USIS Commercial Serv |
Ser |
29.90 |
Village of Fairmont |
Uti |
30.33 |
Village of Milligan |
Uti |
20.10 |
Village of Ohiowa |
Uti |
20.00 |
Payroll |
Salaries |
26,852.65 |
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|
|
MEDICAL/RELIEF FUND |
|
|
Weaver Pharmacy |
Sup |
4.80 |
York Medical Clinic |
Ser |
14.42 |
|
|
|
SENIOR SERVICES |
|
|
Janet Bartak |
Mile |
70.88 |
Dawg’s Smokehouse Café |
HDM’s |
75.40 |
Judy Dondlinger |
Ser |
100.00 |
Exeter Care Center |
HDM’s |
469.00 |
Ft Dearborn Life Insur Co |
Insu |
11.30 |
Geneva Senior Center |
Uti, sup, rent, misc |
200.40 |
Susan Kerl |
Ser |
119.67 |
Nancy Kohler |
Mile |
210.00 |
Jeannine Krejci |
Ser |
100.00 |
Elizabeth M Manning |
Ser |
130.00 |
Ron’s Tavern |
HDM’s |
188.00 |
Rhonda Stokebrand |
Mile |
70.50 |
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COP’S GRANT FUND |
|
|
Ft Dearborn Life Insu |
Insu |
5.65 |
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|
|
NOXIOUS WEED FUND |
|
|
Alltel |
Uti |
39.53 |
Merlin Ehmen |
Rent |
210.00 |
Ft Dearborn Life Insur |
Insu |
2.26 |
Nebr Weed Control Assoc |
Wksh, dues |
150.00 |
Simacek moved and Mueller seconded the motion to approve the claims as presented. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Kimbrough, Cerny, Mueller, Galusha, Capek, and Simacek
Nays: None Abstaining due to conflict of interest: Yates
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Don Bristol, Sterling Dyer, and Larry Cudaback, Fairmont Township Board members and Bernard Lovegrove, a landowner in Sec. 10, met with the Board to discuss options to prevent backup of water between the bridge in Sec. 3 and 10-8-2, and the one between Sec. 9 & 10-8-2. Options discussed were: Building new bridge on the township road between Sec. 3 and 10, cost estimated at $80,000; A low water crossing meeting State standards at around $10,000; Doing nothing but requesting landowners to clean the channel. Don Bristol, also a landowner, and Bernard Lovegrove had questions and comments concerning the problem. Comments from other landowners were also presented. Consensus was to send a letter to the landowner in Section 10 requesting that the channel be cleaned out as provided in Nebraska statute before doing anything else.
ROAD DEPARTMENT LETTING AND MEETING SCHEDULE
Mueller moved and Yates seconded the motion to approve the Road Department letting and meeting schedule as presented. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Cerny, Mueller, Galusha, Capek, Yates, Simacek, and Kimbrough
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
The Highway Superintendent requested the Board to consider allowing the Buildings and Grounds Department to use a seasonal employee of the Highway Department part of the time in order to retain the employee on a full time basis. The tentative plan is to split the position with 25 hours Buildings and Grounds and 15 hours Highway Department.
Yates moved and Cerny seconded the motion to approve the recommendation of the Highway Superintendent to share an employee with Buildings and Grounds, giving the employee 40 hours per week year around. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Mueller, Galusha, Capek, Yates, Simacek, Kimbrough, and Cerny
Nays: None
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
The insurance coverage on the new shop building does not include replacement of the concrete. The cost for that coverage is $70.00 per year. Cerny volunteered to call NIRMA and add the concrete to the coverage.
The Personnel Handbook was discussed. New hires signing up for the Sick Day Bank will have the first day deducted in the 7th month of employment with the second day deducted the following January.
At the request of the County Assessor, Capek moved and Yates seconded the motion to go into session as the Fillmore County Board of Equalization at 11.35 a.m. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Galusha, Capek, Yates, Simacek, Kimbrough, and Cerny
Nays: None Absent: Mueller
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Simacek moved and Yates seconded the motion to approve Tax Correction #14-04 as presented by the County Assessor. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Capek, Kimbrough, Simacek, Galusha, Cerny, and Yates
Nays: None Absent: Mueller
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
Cerny moved and Galusha seconded the motion to adjourn the Fillmore County Board of Equalization and return to the regular meeting of the Fillmore County Board at 11.38 a.m. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Kimbrough, Simacek, Galusha, Cerny, Yates, and Capek
Nays: None Absent: Mueller
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
BOND APPROVED
Galusha moved and Yates seconded the motion to approve the bond for Jerry L. Otte as the Treasurer of the Grafton Rural Fire District for the period from February 9, 2005 through February 9,2006, in the amount of $2,000.
. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Simacek, Galusha, Cerny, Yates, Capek, and Kimbrough
Nays: None Absent: Mueller
The Chairman declared the motion carried.
OTHER DISCUSSION
Emergency Management Director Marshall reported that he had met with surrounding counties concerning the area communications agreement. A draft resolution has been sent to all counties involved. At the suggestion of the Board, a meeting with all county political subdivision involved in Homeland Defense will be convened in order to start work on a countywide agreement for a grant application for funds from that department. The rules now require a single grant application with all subdivisions applying under one umbrella.
The group presenting the Veteran’s Plaque now wants to build a display cabinet for the plaque in order to present it at a height where it can be read more easily. Plans for the cabinet need to be given to the Board for approval.
The Planning and Zoning Commission is discussing changing the allowed lot size and distance requirements within the one-mile jurisdiction of a city or village. The requirements for those towns under the countywide Planning and Zoning Commission are not the same as those for the City of Geneva.
The Rural Transit report for November was reviewed and ordered placed on file in the County Clerk’s office.
Yates moved and Cerny seconded the
motion to approve the following fee reports:
County Clerk, December fees $ 6,173.07 Quarter $ 18,463.19
Semi-annual
$39,007.91
Sheriff, December fees $10,134.62
Clerk of Dist. Court, December
fees $ 541.00
Quarter $ 1,252.50
Clerk of Dist. Court, Annual report
fees $
2,701.00
Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:
Ayes: Kimbrough, Cerny, Galusha, Capek, Yates, and Simacek
Nays: None
The
Chairman declared the motion carried.
The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned until 9:00 a.m. January 25, 2005.
______________________________________ ________________________________________
Attest Chairman
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