City of O'Neill Proceedings (1-19-2023)

A regular meeting of the Mayor and the City Council of O'Neill was held at the City Hall in said City on the 9th day of January, 2023 at 6:30 P.M.

Present: Mayor Scott Menish, City Attorney Boyd Strope, City Clerk/Treasurer Sarah Sidak, Council President Tim Schneider and Council members; Susie Kramer, Michelle Liewer, Kayla Burdick, Paul Asche, Quana Wheeler, Beth Walsh and Tim Gleason.     

Notice of this meeting was given in advance thereof according to Section 84-1408 of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska. Notice of the meeting was given to the Mayor and all members of the Council and a copy of the acknowledgement of receipt of notice and the agenda is attached to the minutes. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Scott Menish. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Mayor Menish informed the public of the location of the Open Meetings Act poster.

Moved by Schneider, second by Gleason to waive the readings of the minutes of the December 5th meeting and approve them as if read. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.

Council member Walsh introduced Resolution No 23-01, which is on file with the City Clerk.

RESOLUTION NO. 23-01

OF THE

CITY OF O'NEILL, 

NEBRASKA

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, that:

Sec. 1. The City of O'Neill must be the entity to make the request and take official action in order to use Highways 20/275/281 for events and a parade, and since they are within the corporate limits of O'Neill, NE.

Sec. 2. As required by subsection (2) LB 589/NRS *39-1359, that the City accepts all duties set out in said subsection, and

Sec. 3. If a claim is made against the state, the City shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the state from all claims, demands, actions, damages, and liability, including reasonable attorney's fees that may arise as a result of the special event.

Sec. 4. The City of O'Neill approves and adopts a resolution as outlined above, for a Special Events activity 

• Painting of the Shamrock on a portion of Highways 20, 281 and 275, within the corporate limits of the City of O'Neill, NE, to be held March 15, 2023 (Wednesday) from 5:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. from Eighth Street to First Street

• St. Patrick's Day Celebration Parade on a portion of Highways 20, 281 and 275, within the corporate limits of the City of O'Neill, NE, to be held March 18, 2023 (Saturday) from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M, from Eighth Street to First Street.

• Christmas/Winter Parade on a portion of Highways 20, 281 and 275, within the corporate limits of the City of O'Neill, NE, to be held December 1, 2023. 

PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of January, 2023.

-ss-SCOTT MENISH, MAYOR

ATTEST:

(SEAL)

-ss-SARAH SIDAK, CITY CLERK

Second by Gleason to adopt Resolution No. 23-01. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.

City Clerk Sidak informed the Council that the LB840 Finance Committee met at noon today and approved everything but PIP-LB840-141 and 01-LB840-23. They were tabled until the next meeting.

Moved by Wheeler, second by Kramer to approve PIP-LB840-142 for a new sign in the amount of $10,000.00 and 02-LB840-23 for building acquisition in the amount of $83,000.00 and 03-LB840-23 for building acquisition in the amount of $19,000.00. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.

Moved by Gleason, second by Kramer to approve Mike Durre to be appointed to the Housing Authority to replace Kirk Cisler after his resignation from the board. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.

Moved by Walsh, second by Wheeler to approve a letter of approval for an application for the Rural Workforce Housing Land Development Program. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.

Moved by Wheeler, second by Asche to acknowledge that the O'Neill Development Corp will be using the City of O'Neill's donation for matching funds to apply for a grant through the Rural Workforce Housing. Roll call vote as follows: Aye; Asche, Wheeler, Schneider, Burdick, Liewer, Gleason and Walsh. Nay: Kramer. Motion carried.

Moved by Walsh, second by Schneider to approve the Treasurer's Report. Roll call vote as follows: Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.

Moved by Liewer, second by Asche to approve the bill submitted at this meeting by Scott Menish.Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.

Moved by Wheeler, second by Liewer to approve the bill submitted at this meeting by O'Neill Lumber. Roll call vote as follows: Aye; Asche, Wheeler, Kramer, Burdick, Liewer, Gleason and Walsh. Nay: None. Abstain: Schneider. Motion carried.

Moved by Burdick, second by Liewer to approve the remaining bills. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.

ALL FUNDS

Payroll, salary 233,501.11 FED & FICA, tax 54,494.42

American Family, ins 2,490.84 Black Hills Energy, util 4,194.80

BlueCrossBlueShield, ins 50,081.15 Bomgaars, su 1,119.18

Colonial life, ins 844.65 gWorks, fee 3,360.00

Guardian, ins 1,762.12 John Hancock, pension 12,472.29

NE Dept. of Revenue, tax 8840.08 NPPD, util 14,202.15

NT&T, phone 782.21 Ranchland Auto, su 1,218.22

Unum, ins 235.01 Verizon, phone 802.69

Wex Bank, fuel 9,439.18 GENERAL FUND

Appeara, su 775.57 Carhart Lumber, su 4.47

Century Link, phone 57.14 Cole Sand, su 600.00

Contingent Fund, re 247.50 Danko Emergency, su 547.50

Dearborn Life, ins 99.76 Ecolab Pest Elim Div, su 75.00

Egan Supply, su 431.42 Floor Maintenance, su 192.37

Grafted Tree, su 22.50 GreatAmerica Finance, ser 218.25

Harte's Lawn, ser 1,285.90 Hollman Media, ser 19.95

Holt Co Independent, ad 336.00 Island Supply Welding, su 184.55

K&K Welding, ser 62.44

KBRX, ad 15.00

LB840 Fund, pmt 31,954.76 McIntosh Jewelry, ser 19.00

Scott Menish, ser 100.00

Netcom, su 85.00

Ogden's, su 17.10 O'Neill Electric, su 308.50

One Office, su 193.71 PWW Media, su 300.00

Dori Rich, clean 885.00 Strope Law, fees 1,209.00

Tax Commissioner, tax 5.98 Torpin's, su 25.25

University of NE Omaha, fees 393.00

POLICE FUND

Century Link, phone 63.91 Jackolyn Collier, clean, su 200.00

Contingent Fund, re 24.00 Cubby's, fuel 61.97

Jesus Ortiz Garcia, ser 60.00 GreatAmerica Finance, ser 129.00

HCAS, fees 320.00 Motorola Solutions, su 10,700.00

Ogden's, su 60.97 O'Neill Car Wash, ser 38.50

One Office, su 9.99 O'Neill Shopper, ad 104.97

Pinnacle Bank, su 150.00 Public Safety Center, su 152.04

Quill Corp, su 743.79 Strope Law, fees 1,155.00

STREET FUND

Appeara, su 235.43 BX Civil & Const., pmt 279,237.97

Cole Redimix, su 98.75 Deere Credit, pmt 40,874.22

Dexter Diesel, ser 3,915.60 FCF, ser 238.00

Krier Tech, ser 139.00 Mathison Heating & Air, ser 110.75

Mitchell Equipment, su 631.93 NSG Logistics, su 2,217.54

Ogden's, su 130.43 Olsson, fees 11,073.21

O'Neill Auto, su 142.98 One Office, su 47.73

O'Reilly, su 7.99 Productivity Plus, su 11.75

Rose Equipment, su 1,325.47 Rowse Hydraulic Rakes, ser 645.00

Strope Law, fees 441.00 SEWER FUND

Cole Redimix, su 98.75 Colonial Research, su 3,372.20

Farmer's Pride, fuel 793.65 Fastenal, su 46.04

Fedex, ser 85.64 Grainger, su 134.53

Holt Co Independent, ad 51.66 IWORQ Systems, fees 3,850.00

Livingston Micro, su 2,591.74 LONM, fees 230.00

Midwest Labs, ser 616.50 NE State Fire Marshal, fees 120.00

Olsson, fees 610.00 One Call, ser 23.25

One Office, su 2.99 PIP Marketing Signs, su 547.98

Quadient Finance, postage 600.00 Tax Commissioner, tax 3,801.45

Torpin's, su 13.92 Town & Country, ser 228.00

WATER FUND

Badger Meter, ser 78.05 Boarders Inn, rooms 504.64

City Utility Deposit, re 210.00 Contingent Fund, re 163.24

Farmer's Pride, fuel 793.65 Fastenal, su 17.47

Fedex, ser 93.09 IWORQ Systems, fees 3,850.00

Metering & Tech., su 1,180.95 LONM, fees 533.00

Municipal Supply, su 292.88 NE DEE, fees 230.00

NE Public Health, tests 146.00 NE Support, pmt 545.52

Niobrara Valley, util 196.54 Olsson, fees 4,635.50

One Call, ser 23.25 O'Reilly, su 53.98

PIP Marketing Signs, su 547.98 Pinnacle Bank, su 128.25

Quadient Finance, postage 400.00 Tax Commissioner, tax 702.38

Torpin's, su 13.92 Town & Country, ser 227.99

SOLID WASTE FUND

Avera St Anthony's, ser 363.00 Butler Co. Landfill, fee 36,176.76

Connot Tire, ser 40.00 Cubby's, fuel 58.38

Holt Co Independent, ad 60.50 Kansas Pmt Center, pmt 113.55

Klute Truck Equip, su 3,250.00 Linweld, su 38.99

Niobrara Valley, util 861.44 Olsson, fees 397.78

One Office, su 83.88 PIP Marketing Signs, su 547.97

Dori Rich, clean 300.00 Siouxland Scale, su 305.00

Truck Center, su 254.57 LB840

KBRX, ad 7.50 MICHELLE LIEWER, WARD I

KAYLA BURDICK, WARD I

Moved by Schneider, second by Kramer to adjourn. Roll call vote as follows: All Ayes. Motion carried.

The meeting adjourned at 6:58 P.M.

SCOTT MENISH, MAYOR

ATTEST:

(SEAL)

SARAH SIDAK, 

CITY CLERK/TREASURER

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