Holt County Board of Supervisors Proceedings (10-20-2022)

October 14, 2022

O'Neill, Nebraska

The Holt County Board of Supervisors met as a Board of Equalization with all members present. County Assessor Tim Wallinger, County Treasurer Shelly Ross and County Clerk Cathy Pavel were also in attendance. This meeting publicized pursuant to Section 84-1411 R.R.S. 1943. Notice of meeting given in advance thereof by publication in paper as shown by Affidavit of Publication on October 6, 2022, in the Holt County Independent.

Chairman Frahm convened the meeting at 9:30 A.M. with the flag salute.

Motion by Butterfield, 2nd by Paxton, to approve the minutes of the September 30, 2022, meeting as printed. Voting Aye: Treptow, Keyes, Butterfield, Breiner, Paxton, Tielke and Frahm. Voting Nay: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Butterfield, 2nd by Paxton, to approve the tax list corrections #22-030 as submitted by the Assessor. Voting Aye: Keyes, Butterfield, Breiner, Paxton, Tielke, Treptow and Frahm. Voting Nay: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Butterfield, 2nd by Paxton, to approve the subdivision levies for 2022-2023. Voting Aye: Butterfield, Breiner, Paxton, Tielke, Treptow, Keyes and Frahm. Voting Nay: None. Motion carried.

Chairman Frahm adjourned the meeting at 9:36 A.M.

Doug Frahm, Chairman

Cathy Pavel, Clerk

October 14, 2022

O'Neill, Nebraska

The Holt County Board of Supervisors met in regular session as per adjournment with all members present. This meeting publicized pursuant to Section 84-1411 R.R.S. 1943. Notice of meeting given in advance thereof by publication in paper as shown by Affidavit of Publication on October 6, 2022, in the Holt County Independent.

Chairman Tielke convened the meeting at 9:45 A.M. and informed the public of the location of the Open Meeting Poster. 

Motion by Keyes, 2nd by Paxton, to approve the minutes of the September 30, 2022, meeting as printed. Voting Aye: Treptow, Keyes, Butterfield, Breiner, Paxton, Frahm and Tielke. Voting Nay: None. Motion carried.

Treasurers Report was presented and placed on file.

The Board reviewed claims on file.

Correspondence was reviewed.

Motion by Frahm, 2nd by Paxton, to appoint Scott Poese to the Holt County Economic Development Board to represent Holt County. Voting Aye: Keyes, Butterfield, Breiner, Paxton, Frahm, Treptow and Tielke. Voting Nay: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Frahm, 2nd by Paxton, to approve a petty cash account to be held outside of the Holt County Treasurer and to be held with Meritain Insurance for an amount between $250,000.00 and $350,000.00. Voting Aye: Butterfield, Breiner, Paxton, Frahm, Treptow, Keyes and Tielke. Voting Nay: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Butterfield, 2nd by Breiner, to approve the zoning applications on file for Babutzke Farms LLC on a tract in NE ¼ 33-29-11 and for Milliron Ranch for 3 tracts in SE ¼ 5-31-14. Voting Aye: Breiner, Paxton, Frahm, Treptow, Keyes, Butterfield and Tielke. Voting Nay: None. Motion carried.

Weed Superintendent Bill Babutzke presented his Department Activity Report.

The Finance Committee reported that the County Officials had remitted their monthly fees to the County Treasurer as required.

Motion by Paxton, 2nd by Butterfield, to approve the Right of Way permit for Bryan Rentschler for livestock waterline in Sections 7 & 12-31-15. Voting Aye: Paxton, Frahm, Treptow, Keyes, Butterfield, Breiner and Tielke. Voting Nay: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Keyes, 2nd by Frahm, to approve the Change Order for C45(532) Honey Creek for $963.60 to install a fabric silt fence. Voting Aye: Frahm, Treptow, Keyes, Butterfield, Breiner, Paxton and Tielke. Voting Nay: None. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION #2022-15

OF THE 

HOLT COUNTY BOARD 

OF SUPERVISORS

NDOR Project Number:  

ER-2115(6)    

NDOR Control Number:  81041    NDOR Project Description:  

Naper South

Whereas: Holt County and State entered into an LPA Program Agreement for State to assist County in the development and construction of an LPA Federal-aid transportation project; 

Whereas: The project construction has been tentatively accepted and the State, on LPA's behalf, has recommended that the project is ready for final acceptance; 

Whereas: The LPA Program Agreement requires the county to review and formally approve State's recommendation that the project is ready for final acceptance;

Whereas: County has reviewed the State's recommendation and agrees that the project has been constructed according to the plans, specifications and any change order(s) and that the construction is ready for final acceptance;

Whereas: County believes that the traffic control and permanent signs on the project are appropriate, have been properly placed and are acceptable to the County.

Be It Resolved by the County Board of Holt County that:

The Chair, William J. Tielke, is hereby authorized to sign the bottom of this resolution and submit it to the State signifying the County's final acceptance of the project construction. The permanent signing and traffic control on the project are appropriate, have been properly placed and are acceptable to County. The County hereby accepts maintenance of the project and agrees to meet all environmental and other commitments related to the project.

The foregoing resolution was introduced by Supervisor Paxton, who moved its adoption. Supervisor Keyes seconded the motion. Voting Aye: Treptow, Keyes, Butterfield, Breiner, Paxton, Frahm and Tielke. Voting Nay: None. Motion carried.

Road Department Activity Report was presented and the foremen Dave Reiman, Jim Gdanitz and John Harvey were present to give updates for their respective departments.

Motion by Frahm, 2nd by Treptow, to approve the following claims except claim #22100045 & #2210046. Voting Aye: Keyes, Butterfield, Breiner, Paxton, Frahm, Treptow and Tielke. Voting Nay: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Frahm, 2nd by Keyes, to approve claim #22100045 for $793.80 to J&S Outdoors and claim #22100046 for $430.00 to J&S TV & Electronics. Voting Aye: Butterfield, Breiner, Paxton, Frahm, Keyes and Tielke. Voting Nay: None. Abstain: Treptow. Motion carried.

General Fund Claim Total: $326,213.76: A&J Tire & Auto Repair, LLC, Rep, $1,460.43; American Express, Data Processing Equip, $1,099.99; Anson Insurance Services, Inc., Ins, $64,472.00; Antelope County Sheriff Department, Serv, $751.00; Appeara, Serv, $186.36; Applied Connective Technologies, Serv, $2,322.00; Atkinson Graphic, Print/Pub, $482.87; Babutzke, William, Travel/Supp, $45.48; Biglin's Mortuary, Inc., County Burial, $3,150.00; Black Hills Energy, Serv, $286.23; Bomgaars, Misc/Supp, $111.14; Boyd Holt Mutual Aid, E-911 Equip/Tower, $82.80; Boyd-Holt E911, Communications, $27,427.50; Butterfield, Don, Mileage, $310.49; C&S Repair, Rep, $59.00; Carhart Lumber Co., Supp, $8.79; Century Link-Probation Office, Serv, $238.82; Chavez, Maria Izabel, Serv, $300.00; City of O'Neill, Serv, $995.56; Clearfly Communications, Serv, $331.99; Clerk of District Court, Postage Reimburse, $147.00; Connot Tire Service, Rep, $23.95; Daily Reports, Sub, $45.00; DAS State Accounting, Data Processing , $432.88; Election Systems & Software, Print/Pub, $14,059.93; Elkhorn Valley Family Medicine, Medical, $234.00; Ertz, Dave, Travel, $26.90; Forker, Don, Travel, $17.53; Fox's Food Plaza, Fuel, $90.26; Frahm, Doug, Mileage, $1,127.44; Fusion Cloud Services, LLC, Serv, $270.43; Gokie Oil Co. - Courthouse Fuel, $264.86; Gokie Oil Co. - Extension, Fuel, $159.46; Gotschall & Sholes, Atty Fees, $210.00; Government Forms & Supplies, Off Supp, $202.93; Great America Leasing Co., Off Equip Lease, $1,408.79; Great Plains Communications, Inc., Serv, $204.56; Grenier, Gail, County Government Day, $57.80; Gurnsey, Avery, Atty Fees, $4,044.04; Hoch Funeral Home, Autopsy/Burial Costs, $305.00; Holt County Independent, Print/Pub, $1,021.87; Holt County District Court, Court Costs, $428.00; Holt County Economic Development, Misc, $27,536.72; Holt County Sheriff, Reimburse, $15.00; Holt County Treasurer, Off Supp, $21.00; J&S Outdoors, Supp, $793.80; J&S TV & Electronics, Office Equip/Supp, $430.00; Johnson's, Inc., Rep, $706.50; K&M Tire, Rep, $572.04; KBRX Radio Station, Adv/Print/Pub, $165.00; Malolepszy, Tami, Travel, $11.75; Maximus, Inc., Serv, $2,600.00; Meritain Health, Health Ins, $100,000.00; Microfilm Imaging Systems, Inc., Off Equip Lease, $123.00; MIPS, Inc., Data Process, $2,073.95; Nebraska Association of County Officials, Reg, $335.00; Nebraska Health & Human Services, Serv, $93.00; Nebraska Public Power District, Serv, $3,631.58; Nebraska Tech & Telecommuications, Inc., Serv, $449.19; Nebraskalink Holdings LLC dba OPTK, Serv, $280.00; Netcom, Inc., Rep, $45.00; Niobrara Valley Electric, Serv, $63.46; Northeast Community College, Training, $225.50; O'Neill Car Wash, Serv, $63.90; O'Neill Chemical Co., Supp, $1,041.55; O'Neill Family Pharmacy, Medical, $533.89; O'Neill Printing Co., Off Supp, $53.50; O'Neill Shopper, Off Supp/Print/Pub, $210.01; O'Neill Super Foods, Supp, $1,641.93; O'Neill Veterinary Clinic, Misc, $25.00; Office Products Center, Data Processing Equip/Rep, $251.00; Ogden's Ace Hardware, Supp, $11.99; One Office Solution-Assessor, Off Supp, $120.69; One Office Solution-Brent Law 12837, Off Supp, $128.59; One Office Solution-Clerk, Off Supp, $81.64; One Office Solution-Jail, Off Supp, $24.38; One Office Solution-Probation, Off Supp, $232.69; One Office Solution-Public Defender, Off Supp, $62.18; One Office Solution-Sheriff, Off Supp, $27.61; One Office Solution-Treasurer, Off Supp, $7.84; One Office Solution-Veteran's Service, Off Supp, $307.77; Onsolve, Communication Equip, $5,300.00; Paxton, Darrin, Mileage, $729.99; Petty Cash-CDC, Postage Reimburse, $137.52; Petty Cash-Sheriff, Postage Reimburse, $5.40; Physicians Laboratory P.C., Autopsy Costs, $246.00; Prairie Hills Ford, Rep, $51.81; Quill-Public Defender, Off Supp, $285.48; Quill-Extension, Off Supp, $424.26; Ranchland Auto Parts, Rep, $59.16; Region IV Behavioral Health System, 2nd Qtr, $8,240.00; Region IV, Inc., 2nd Qtr, $5,548.00; Rotherham Tire Service, Rep, $54.50; Schaecher Electric, Rep, $180.00; Schindler, Jason, Supp, $265.00; Smith, Darla, Contract Labor, $1,500.00; Smith, Rodney, E-Fax/Cell Phone/Mileage, $401.42; Stenka, Ken, Mileage, $20.00; Taylor Made Printing, Print/Pub, $235.79; The Sidwall Company, Data Process, $19,495.00; Three River Communications, LLC, Serv, $224.64; Tielke, Bill, Mileage, $545.69; Timmerman, Amy, Mifi Card/Travel, $187.54; Torpin's Rodeo Market, Supp, $66.74; Town and Country Autobody, Rep, $878.15; Trade Winds Motel, Travel, $85.00; US Bank, Off Equip/Supp/Postage, $1,298.58; Verizon Wireless, Serv, $316.25; Wex Bank, Fuel, $2,529.11; Zelle Human Resource Solutions, Serv, $3,000.00  

Road Fund Claim Total: $407,905.70: AKRS Equipment, Parts/Rep, $11,493.75; Appeara, Serv, $400.09; Applied Connective Technologies, Serv, $15.30; AT&T, Serv, $68.26; Atkinson Sand & Gravel, Inc., Gravel, $221.73; B's Enterprises, Inc., Posts/Signs, $8,880.00; Black Hills Energy, Serv, $105.06; Blackburn Mfg Co., Flags/Flares/Barricades, $221.24; Bomgaars, Parts/Supp, $1,772.10; Breiner Welding & Fabrication, Parts, $130.54; Carhart Lumber Co., Flags/Flares/Barricades, $439.00; Carr, Rod, Fuel Reimbursement, $36.35; Carroll Olson Enterprises, Parts/Supp, $260.12; Century Link-2377 Road, Serv, $63.00; Century Link-2831 Road, Serv, $61.32; Century Link-3888 Road, Serv, $156.24; Century Link-5440 Road, Serv, $62.97; Chambers Shopper, Print/Pub, $30.00; Chemsearch, Supp, $3,470.35; City of Atkinson, Serv, $80.12; Cole Sand & Gravel, Gravel, $10,789.90; Connot Tire Service, Parts/Rep, $398.80; DNJ Transportation & Repair, Parts, $34.32; Elkhorn Rural Public Power District, Serv, $73.35; Emme Construction, Machine Hire, $14,325.00; Emme Sand & Gravel, Gravel, $14,779.05; Ewing Feed & Supply, Supp, $85.39; Fairfield Inn & Suites Marriott, Travel, $491.80; Farmers Pride, Fuel, $12,351.20; First Stop, Fuel, $183.22; Fusion Cloud Services, LLC, Serv, $53.98;  Galyen Energy Supply, Fuel, $5,209.12; Garcia Chicoine Enterprises, Inc., Bridges, $97,800.00; Great America Leasing Co., Off Equip Lease, $184.15; Great Plains Communications, Inc., Serv, $53.20; Green's Service, Fuel/Parts/Rep, $7,100.80; Grimes Asphalt & Paving Corp, Asphalt, $1,581.30; Holt County Independent, Print/Pub, $99.90; J&J Sanitation - 3051-1421, Serv, $206.31; J&J Sanitation - 3051-1859, Serv, $127.97; Jebro, Inc., Bituminous Surfacing, $20,974.30; K&M Telephone Co., Serv, $35.99; Mitchell Equipment, Inc., Parts/Supp, $1,621.51; Motor Fuels Division, Fuel Tax, $4,062.00; Municipal Power, Serv, $202.89; Nebraska Public Power District, Serv, $290.65; NMC, Grader Blades/Parts/Rep, $71,911.50; North Central Public Power, Serv, $92.92; Northeast Community College, Training, $1,105.00; Northeast Glass, Parts, $823.00; Northeast Nebraska Telephone Co., Serv, $45.78; O'Neill Auto Supply, Inc., Parts/Supp, $900.93; O'Neill Printing Co., Off Supp, $358.00; O'Neill Shopper, Print/Pub, $426.31; O'Neill Super Foods, Supp, $140.55; Ogden's Ace Hardware, Supp, $15.18; One Office Solution, Off Supp, $188.94; Pitzer Digital, LLC, Parts, $72.00; Pomp's Tire Service, Inc., Chains/Tires/Rep, $1,232.00; Ranchland Auto Parts, Parts/Supp, $2,150.57; Road Builders Machinery & Supply Co., Parts, $106.75; Rose Equipment, Inc., Parts, $471.21; Schindler, Jason, Supp, $90.75; Schwager, Gene, Clay, $935.00; Southside Mini Mart, Fuel, $160.26; Speece Lewis Engineers, Engineering Fees, $258.75; Stan Houston Equipment Co., Inc., Supp, $1,231.20; Straight-Line Striping, Inc., Pavement Marking, $87,340.50; T & J Sand & Gravel, LLC, Gravel, $11,990.00; The Wrangler, Print/Pub, $60.00; Triple R Tire, LLC, Parts/Rep, $495.00; Uline, Supp, $82.23; US Bank, Fuel/Parts/Postage/Phone, $1,008.82; Verizon, Serv, $785.95; Verizon Connect NWF, Inc., Serv, $1,424.72; Verizon Wireless, Serv, $202.71; Village of Chambers, Serv, $85.50; Warp Networks, Inc., Communications, $55.00; Westend Mini Mart, Fuel, $180.15; White's Service, Fuel, $270.86; Wm. Krotter Co - Home & Appliance, Supp, $20.97; Zee Medical Service Co., Medical, $103.05  

Construction Asphalt Fund Claim Total: $625,044.35: A&R Construction Company, Asphalt, $383,369.03; Jebro, Inc., Asphalt, $241,675.32  

Visitor's Promotion Fund Claim Total: $1,436.84: O'Neill Chamber of Commerce, Contract Labor, $1,436.84

Covid American Rescue Plan Fund Claim Total: $7,891.59: Emme Enterprises, Inc., Machine Hire/Tower, $1,000.00; Marvin Planning Consultants, Inc., Serv, $1,740.00; O'Neill Electric Motor Serv., Communications Tower, $5,151.59  

Jail Commissary Fund Claim Total: $51.51: Holt County Jail, Unclaimed Checks, $51.51  

At 11:33 the Board conducted the Quarterly Jail Visit.

Chairman Tielke adjourned the meeting at 11:56 A.M. until October 31, 2022, at 9:45 A.M.

William J. Tielke, Chairman

Cathy Pavel, Clerk

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William J. Tielke, Chairman Cathy Pavel, Clerk

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