January 25, 2005

The Fillmore County Board of Supervisors convened in open and public session at 9.00 a.m. January 25, 2005, in the Courthouse Boardroom in Geneva, Nebraska with Chairman Kimbrough presiding. Members present were Yates, Mueller, Simacek, Galusha, and Capek. Cerny was absent. 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 1.27 p.m. Also attending the morning session were ODEGEO class members Jana Schelkopf and Jodi Kleinschmidt.

MINUTES APPROVED

As there were no additions or corrections to the minutes of the reorganization meeting and regular meeting of January 11, 2005, the Chairman declared them approved as presented.

KENO AUDIT, REPORTS

The audit of the county’s KENO lottery operation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004 was submitted for review and ordered placed on file in the Clerk’s Office.

The annual report of the Fillmore County Extension Service was reviewed and ordered place on file.

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
All Around Lawn Care	Ser	$ 50.00
Alltel	Cellular service	368.84
Ameritas Life Insur Corp	Ret	3,921.56
Aramark Uniform Serv Inc	Ser	272.09
Auto Value Parts Stores	Sup	9.61
Joseph N Bixby Atty	Ser	315.00
Bottorf & Maser Attys	Ser	206.26
Century Lumber Cent	Sup	5.87
Marilyn Christiancy	Ret	25.00
City of Geneva	Rent	440.00
Drummond American Corp	Sup	153.88
Earl’s Window Serv	Ser	4.00
Evening With Friends	Appreciation dinner	805.50
Fillmore Co Clerk of Dist Court	Advance costs	1,000.00
Fillmore Co Treasurer	Dues, reimb	487.14
Gambles	Sup	179.73
Garbage Co	Ser	98.08
Geneva Jewelry	Ser	10.80
Geneva St Bank	SS	4,088.69
Geneva St Bank	Ser	25.00
Geneva TV & Appliance	Equ	134.00
Great Plains Appraisal	Ser	3,300.00
Norma Gregory	Ret	25.00
Heinisch Law Office	Ser	5,757.74
Hometown Leasing	Ser	374.00
Kalkwarf & Smith Law Offices	Ser, misc	2,540.07
Kerry’s Auto Repair & Ser	Ser	37.96
Stephen J Kraviec Atty	Ser, reim	1,572.98
Gary D. Latimer	Ser	151.25
Latimer Reporting	Ser	85.80
Lease Consultants Corp	Ser	249.00
Lincoln Journal Star	Sub	333.68
Ann H McDonald	Ret	18.00
Mel’s Automotive	Sup	93.95
Microfilm Imaging Sys Inc	Rent	100.00
Mid-American Research Chem Corp	Sup	403.50
MIPS/County Solutions LLC	Ser	1,736.81
Nebr Assoc of County Off	Wksh	210.00
Nebr Assoc of County Clerks, etc	Dues	45.00
Nebr Nat’l Bank	Ser	187.59
NPPD	Uti	779.67
Nebr Sheriff’s Assoc	Dues	50.00
Nebr Tech & Telecommun	Uti	1,151.49
OM Police Supply	Sup	86.93
Elaine Pavlish	Ret	84.00
Vernon Pearson	Ret	48.00
Region V Central Office	Ser	2,952.25
Russ’s Pest Control	Ser	65.00
Sec of State	Sup	20.00
Seiler & Parker, P.C.	Ser	192.50
Lee Bauer Smith	Ret	108.00
Nebr Dept of Admin Serv	Ser	45.63
Nebr Dept of Health & Human Serv	Ser	75.00
LuEtta Strothkamp	Ret	96.00
UN-L	Uti	45.13
USDA, APHIS	Ser per contract	1,513.00
Bea Vavra	Ret	84.00
West Payment Center	Sup	81.00
Payroll	Salaries	58,808.03
ROAD/BRIDGE FUND
Ameritas Life Insur Corp	Ret	1,664.61
Auto Value Parts	Sup	229.82
Century Lumber	Sup	466.72
Chaney Chemical Inc	Sup	388.90
Schoenholz Real Est & Auct	Sup	5.00
Dorchester Farmer’s Coop	Fuel, misc	1,662.19
Farm Plan	Sup	233.53
Fillmore Co Shop	Sup, post	40.36
Four M Farms	Misc	25.00
Gambles	Sup	458.94
Garbage Co	Ser	47.24
Geneva St Bank	SS	1,808.62
Dale Goeking	Ret	96.00
Ralph Gould	Ret	18.00
Grafton Mini-Mart	Fuel	47.00
Grafton Oil	Fuel	607.11
Elmer Hessheimer	Sup	21.94
Nolan James	Ret	12.00
Donovan Jirkovsky	Ret	25.00
Dennis Johnson	Sup	25.53
Nebr Assoc of Co Engineers, Hwy Supt.	Dues	25.00
Nebr Machinery Co	Equip, sup	134,683.12
NPPD	Uti	257.78
Nebr Tech & Telecomm Inc	Uti	107.11
Nelson Petro Co	Fuel	729.50
Perennial Pub Pow	Uti	80.98
Superior Deshler Inc	Fuel	39.54
Universal Lub	Oil, grease	611.22
Village of Exeter	Uti	52.25
Donald D Wittmack	Ret	12.00
Payroll	Salaries	24,885.22
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY FUND
Nebr Dept of Labor	Unemployment	138.00
STATE INSTITUTIONS FUND
Nebr Health & Human Serv	Dec patient care	582.00
SENIOR SERVICES FUND
Ameritas Life Insur Corp	Ret	264.31
Fillmore Co Treas	Post	148.00
Geneva St Bank	SS	321.31
Payroll	Salaries	4241.78
COPS GRANT
Geneva St Bank	SS	140.25
Payroll	Salaries	1,833.33
KENO FUND
Fillmore Co Treasurer	State tax	922.58
HOSPITAL OPERATING
Fillmore Co Hospital	Dec coll	14,660.70
NOXIOUS WEED FUND
Ameritas Life Insur Corp	Ret	160.28
Gaylord Cradduck	Mile	38.25
Geneva St Bank	SS	199.25
Frances Heinrichs	Mile	25.50
Gaylord Cradduck	Mtgs	90.00
Frances Heinrichs	Mtgs	60.00
Kenneth Hofferber	Mtgs	90.00
Ann McDonald	Mtgs	180.00
Darlene Vodicka	Mtgs	90.00
Payroll	Salaries	2,246.40
911 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
Alltel Commun	Uti	948.40

APPROVE CLAIMS

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

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

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

LAND VALUES

The Assessor reported that land values have been set for 2005.

DRIVEWAY PERMIT

Simacek moved and Galusha seconded the motion to approve the application of Margie Reinsch to widen an existing driveway located at the half-mile line on the south side of the SW ¼ of Sec. 16-6-4, Momence Township. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

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

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

SILT CLEANING PERMIT

Galusha moved and Capek seconded the motion to approve the application of Margie Reinsch for a permit to remove silt from a road ditch adjacent to the south side of Sec. 16-6-4, Momence Township, at the half-mile line near the new driveway. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

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

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

BURIED UTILITY LINE PERMIT

Simacek moved and Yates seconded the motion to approve the application of Alltel Communications for a permit to place an underground telecommunications line across a public road between the NE ¼ of Sec. 9 and the NW ¼ of Sec., 10-8-2, Fairmont Township; Alltel Communications shall assume all liability for the construction, maintenance, and repair of said communications line. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

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

Nays: None Not voting: Mueller

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

GRADER OPERATOR TRAINING

Yates moved and Galusha seconded the motion to approve a free training course for motor grader operators in the county provided by the T-Square division of UNL during this August. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

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

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT

Capek moved and Galusha seconded the motion to approve the supplemental agreement with Perennial Public Power for utility line relocation on project STPE-BR-2755(5) for $1,316.27. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

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

Nays: None Not voting: Mueller

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

APPROVE CONTRACTS FOR BOX CULVERTS

Galusha moved and Yates seconded the motion to approve the contracts for box culverts with Van Kirk Brothers Contracting, for Structure FIC-30(283) between Sec. 15 & 22-5-2, Belle Prairie Township and Structure FIC-30(246) between Sec. 9 & 10-8-2, Fairmont Township. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

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

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

2005 WORK SCHEDULE

After discussion, Galusha moved and Simacek seconded the motion to approve the proposed highway department work schedule for 2005. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

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

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

ONE AND SIX YEAR ROAD PLAN REVIEWED

Projects on the one and six year road plan were discussed. Board members had requested several changes when it was first handed out and they have been included in the plan that will be acted upon at the February 8^th meeting.

TO REMOVE PROJECT FROM ROAD PLAN - FAILED

Simacek moved and Capek seconded the motion to remove the box culvert project proposed between Sec. 1 and 12-6-3, Stanton Township from the One and Six Year Road Plan. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

Ayes: Galusha, Capek, and Simacek

Nays: Mueller, Yates, and Kimbrough

The Chairman declared the motion failed.

TO REMOVE PROJECT FROM ONE-YEAR ROAD PLAN - Withdrawn

Simacek moved to remove the box culvert project proposed between Sec. 1 and 12-6-3, Stanton Township from the One Year Road Plan. After discussion, Simacek withdrew the motion.

VETERANS’ MEMORIAL PLAQUE

Lambert Hopken brought in plans for the display case for the Veterans’ Memorial Plaque as requested at an earlier meeting.

DUCKS UNLIMITED

Ryan Heininger of Ducks Unlimited discussed the projects in the county that the organization is involved in. He also presented a check to the County Treasurer for the real estate taxes on property the organization owns in Fillmore County.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISIONS

Planning and Zoning Administrator Slezak presented two applications for Administrative Subdivisions for approval.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISION NE ¼ Sec 32-5-2

Mueller moved and Simacek seconded the motion to approve the application of Dittmer Farms, Inc., for an administrative subdivision of the following tract:

A tract of land located in the NE ¼ of Section 32, T5N, R2W, of the 6^th P.M., Fillmore County, Nebraska, described as follows:

Commencing at the SE corner of said NE ¼; thence N00^o03’33”W (assumed bearing) on the east line of said NE ¼, 1220.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence S89^o56’27”W, 310.00 feet; thence N00^o03’33”W parallel with the east line of said NE ¼, 446.00 feet; thence N69^o28’33”E, 64.87 feet, thence N85^o05’53”E, 217.00 feet; thence N89^o56’27”E, 33.00 feet to the east line of said NE ¼; thence S00^o03’33”E on said east line, 487.00 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 3.38 acres more or less.

Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

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

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISION OF PART OF NENW Sec. 9-8-1

Mueller moved and Yates seconded the motion to approve the request for administrative subdivision of the following tract:

A tract of land comprised of part of the NE ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 9, Township 8 North, Range 1 West of the 6^th P.M., Fillmore County, Nebraska, described as follows: Beginning at the NE corner of said NW ¼, and assuming the north line of said NW ¼ to have a bearing of S89^o26’55”E; thence S00^o07’28”E, and on the east line of said NW ¼ , 465.51 feet to a ¾ “ rebar w/cap; thence N89^o10’45”W, 829.75 feet to a 3/4” rebar w/cap; thence N00^o15’28”E, 461.68 feet to a ¾” rebar w/cap on the north line of said NW ¼, thence S89^o26’55”E, and on the north line of said NW ¼, 826.62 feet to the point of beginning and containing 8.81 acres more or less of which 0.63 of an acres more or less is occupied to county road R.O.W.

Upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

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

Nays: None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

DISCUSSION

County funerals cost allowances from surrounding counties were compared to what Fillmore County allows. This will be brought up again in December.

The Sick Day Bank initial donation when an employee has over 80 days at the time of joining the Bank was discussed. It was agreed that 12 days is maximum number that can be donated when first joining the bank.

ADJOURN

As there was no other business to come before the Board, the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned until 9.00 a.m., February 8, 2005.

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Attest Chairman

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