Holt County Board of Supervisors Proceedings (05-25-2023)

May 16, 2023

O'Neill, Nebraska

The Holt County Board of Supervisors met as a Board of Equalization with all members present except Treptow. Deputy County Assessor Montana DeVries, 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 May 4, 2023, in the Atkinson Graphic.

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

Motion by Paxton, 2nd by Breiner, to approve the minutes of the April 27, 2023, meeting as printed. Voting Aye: Keyes, Neiman, Breiner, Paxton, Tielke and Frahm. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Treptow. Motion carried.

Motion by Tielke, 2nd by Paxton, to approve the tax list corrections #23-010 through #23-014 as submitted by the Assessor. Voting Aye: Neiman, Breiner, Paxton, Tielke, Keyes and Frahm. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Treptow. Motion carried.

The Board reviewed the dates for the Board of Equalization property protest hearings. The Board will hear protests on June 16, 30 & July 17, 2023.

Chairman Frahm adjourned the meeting at 9:37 A.M.

Doug Frahm, Chairman

Cathy Pavel, Clerk

May 16, 2023

O'Neill, Nebraska

The Holt County Board of Supervisors met in regular session as per adjournment with all members present except Treptow.  This meeting publicized 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 May 4, 2023, in the Atkinson Graphic.

Chairman Tielke convened the meeting at 9:46 A.M. and informed the public of the location of the Open Meeting Poster.

Motion by Frahm, 2nd by Paxton, to approve the minutes of the April 27, 2023, meeting as printed. Voting Aye: Keyes, Neiman, Breiner, Paxton, Frahm and Tielke. Voting Nay: None.Absent: Treptow. Motion carried.

The Treasurer's Report was presented and placed on file.

The Board reviewed claims on file. 

The Courthouse Custodian gave an update on the Courthouse and grounds.

UNL Extension Educator Amy Timmerman was present to discuss the replacement of the Extension Office van.

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

Veterans Service Officer Ken Stenka presented his quarterly report.

Correspondence was reviewed.

Motion by Frahm, 2nd by Paxton, to approve the following claims. Voting Aye: Neiman, Breiner, Paxton, Frahm, Keyes and Tielke. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Treptow. Motion carried.  

General Fund Claim Total: $337,923.60: American Express, Off Supp, $94.28; Anson Insurance, Ins, $180.00; Appeara, Serv, $519.21; Applied Connective Technologies, Serv, $1,359.40; Atkinson Graphic, Print/Pub, $755.79; Babutzke, William, Travel, $104.98; Beam Insurance, Ins, $342.42; BG&S Transmissions, Rep, $2,038.10; Big Red Motorsports, Rep, $16.97; Biglin's Mortuary, County Burial, $2,000.00; Black Hills Energy, Serv, $821.31; Bomgaars, Supp, $3,102.60; Boyd-Holt E911, Communication, $34,284.38; Bruner Frank Shcumacher Husak, LLC, Atty Fees, $480.00; Bullseye Fire Sprinkler, Serv, $599.07; C&S Repair, Rep, $177.34; Century Link-Probation Office, Serv, $314.58; Century Link-Sheriff & Courthouse, Serv, $815.49; City of O'Neill, Serv, $656.46; Clearfly Communications, Serv, $336.36; Clerk of District Court, Jury Fees, $1,050.00; Connot Tire, Rep, $1,191.40; DAS State Accounting, Data Process, $432.88; Des Moines Stamp, Off Supp, $49.00; Detectachem, Inc., Supp, $412.12; Eakes, Off Equip Lease, $175.65; Elkhorn Valley Family Medicine, Medical, $158.0; Ertz, Dave, Travel, $16.00; Fairfield Inn & Suites Marriott, Travel, $219.90; Fox's Food Plaza, Fuel, $42.28; FP Mailing Solutions, Postage, $444.00; Fusion Cloud Services, Serv, $246.10; Galyen, Boettcher & Baier PC, LLO, Atty Fees, $245.00; Gilley, Michelle, Mileage, $45.00; Gokie Oil - Courthouse, Fuel, $27.40; Gokie Oil - Extension, Fuel, $95.22; Gokie Oil - Veteran's, Fuel, $139.02; Gotschall & Sholes, Atty Fees, $470.00; Great America Leasing Co., Off Equip Lease, $1,592.94; Great Plains Communications, Serv, $250.47; Heartland Fire Protection, Supp, $38.25; Holt County Independent, Print/Pub, $108.67; Holt County Assessor, Postage Reimburse, $40.11; Holt County Court, Court Costs, $472.00; Holt County Treasurer, Postage Reimburse, $335.70; Jack's Uniforms & Equipment, Supp, $116.03; Johnson's, Rep, $8,317.72; Kaczor, Bill, Supp, $745.68; KBRX Radio Station, Adv, $319.50; Klein, Martin, Atty Fees, $1,349.64; Knox County Treasurer, Hazard Mitigation, $2,212.24; Lechtenberg, Carmen, Mileage, $6.76; Liewer, Mark, Travel, $37.82; Loup Basin RC&D Council, Print/Pub, $943.69; Matchett, Ben, Travel, $24.00; Maximus, Misc, $2,600.00; McIntire, Micky, Postage Reimbu, $9.24; Meritain Health, Health Ins, $200,000.00; Meusch, Kelli, Mileage, $125.00; Microfilm Imaging Systems, Off Equip Lease, $246.00; Miner, Jess, Mileage, $27.50; MIPS, Data Process, $2,073.95; NACVSO, Dues/Reg, $100.00; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Dues/Reg, $145.00; Nebraska Association of County Officials, Dues/Reg, $2,609.25; Nebraska Public Power District, Serv, $3,524.15; Nebraska Tech & Telecommunications, Serv, $471.41; Nebraska.Gov, Sub, $4.00; Nebraskalink Holdings LLC, dba OPTK, Serv, $280.00; Niobrara Valley Electric, Serv, $47.03; Northeast Nebraska Area Agency on Aging, FY 2024 Match, $7,549.00; Northeast Nebraska Juvenile Services, Serv, $2,160.00; O'Neill Car Wash, Serv, $94.42; O'Neill Electric Motor Services, Supp, $263.10; O'Neill Family Pharmacy, Medical, $204.40; O'Neill Shopper, Print/Pub, $601.91; O'Neill Super Foods, Supp, $685.02; Office Products Center, Off Equip/Rep, $287.91; Ogden's Ace Hardware, Supp, $35.98; One Office Solution-Assessor, Off Supp, $540.10; One Office Solution-Brent Kelly Law, Off Supp, $284.03; One Office Solution-Clerk, Off Supp, $145.14; One Office Solution-District Court, Off Supp, $59.10; One Office Solution-Probation, Off Supp, $358.61; One Office Solution-Public Defender, Off Supp, $90.31; One Office Solution-Sheriff, Off Supp, $22.31; One Office Solution-Treasurer, Off Supp, $7.45; One Office Solution-Weed, Off Supp, $6.59; Pell Reporting, Serv, $236.25 ; Petty Cash-County Attorney, Postage Reimburse, $101.17; Petty Cash-Sheriff, Postage Reimburse, $63.88; Petty Cash-Treasurer, Postage Reimburse, $117.30; Postmaster-Clerk, Postage, $1,680.00; Prairie Hills Ford, Rep, $964.52; Quill-Clerk, Off Supp, $368.25; Quill-Extension, Off Supp, $61.58; Ramada By Wyndham Columbus Hotel, Travel, $99.00; Ranchland Auto Parts, Rep, $1,340.03; Reiser Insurance, Notary Bond, $40.00; Shamrock Nursery, Supp, $511.17; Share Corp., Supp, $881.11; Smith, Darla, Contract Labor, $1,600.00; Stepp Co Refrigeration, Rep, $146.00; Stick It Vinyl Graphics, Rep, $850.00; Summerland Advocate, Print/Pub, $7.94; Three River Communications, Serv, $220.25; Timmerman, Amy, Mifi Card, $90.04; Torpin's Rodeo Market, Supp, $1,085.08; Town and Country Autobody, Rep, $65.00; Trade Winds Motel, Travel, $75.00; United States Treasury-720 Form, Federal Excise Fee, $456.00; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Off Equip, $4,357.94; UNL 4-H Assistant, 1st Qtr & 2nd Qtr, $23,994.82; US Bank, Off Equip/Supp/Rep/Travel/Training, $3,125.72; Verizon Wireless, Serv, $516.42; Vosler, Duane, Mileage, $40.00; Wex Bank, Fuel, $2,512.02; Wood, Mike, Mileage, $60.00; Young, Junior, Reg, $75.00; Zelle Human Resource Solutions, Serv, $3,000.00; 4 Seasons Lawn Care, Serv, $115.00 

Road Fund Claim Total: $324,650.27: Ag & Industrial Equipment, Parts/Rep, $295.42; AKRS Equipment Solutions, Inc., Grease/Oil/Rep, $6,480.83; Applied Connective Technologies, Serv, $15.30; AT&T, Serv, $64.85; Atkinson Lumber, Supp, $8.22; Atkinson Sand & Gravel, Gravel, $456.00; Avera St. Anthony's Hospital, Medical, $606.00; B's Enterprises, Grader Blades/Signs, $62,885.00; Breiner Welding & Fabrication, Rep/Supp, $654.33; Cahoy's General Store, Fuel, $1,568.01; Carhart Lumber Co., Supp/Tools, $366.74; Carl, Danny, Reimburse, $65.59; Carroll Olson Enterprises, Parts/Supp, $400.68; Century Link-2377 Road, Serv, $80.63; Century Link-2831 Road, Serv, $64.63; Century Link-3888 Road, Serv, $156.08; Century Link-5440 Road, Serv, $64.60; Chambers Shopper, Parts, $60.00; City of Atkinson, Serv, $85.62; City of O'Neill Recycling Center, Serv, $73.89; Cole Redi-Mix, Concrete, $1,155.00; Cole Sand & Gravel, Gravel, $8,647.54; Dexter Diesel, Parts/Rep, $2,668.91; Elkhorn Rural Public Power District, Serv, $107.40; Elkhorn Sand & Gravel, Gravel, $31,088.80; Emme Sand & Gravel, Gravel, $11,553.20; Engelhaupt Truck & Trailer Repair, Parts, $75.72; Erik's Appliance Service, Rep, $461.63; Farmers Pride, Fuel, $7,353.52; Farmers Store, Fuel, $506.56; Fire Protection, Serv, $4,200.00; Fusion Cloud, Serv, $51.55; Galyen Energy Supply, Fuel, $15,787.11; Garwood Green Valley Land & Cattle, Right-Of-Way, $300.00; Gentele Construction, Machine Hire, $8,240.00; Green's Service, Fuel, $11,110.50; Holt County Independent, Print/Pub, $212.75; J&J Materials, Gravel, $35,602.73; J&J Sanitation - 3051-1421, Serv, $268.79; J&J Sanitation - 3051-1859, Serv, $166.73; Jebro, Bituminous Surfacing, $8,241.65; K & M Telephone Co., Serv, $36.00; Kaup, Jeremy, Gravel, $375.00; Kimball Midwest, Serv, $241.49; LCL Truck Equipment, Parts, $592.01; Miller Used Tire Warehouse, Chains/Tires, $942.66; Mitchell Equipment, Parts, $149.11; Municipal Power, Serv, $646.24; Netcom, Parts/Rep, $721.00; NMC, Parts/Rep, $6,840.01; North Central Automation, Machine Hire, $1,200.00; North Central Public Power, Serv, $108.38; North Construction, Gravel/Machine Hire/Parts, $37,200.84; Northeast Nebraska Telephone Co., Serv, $45.79; O'Neill Auto Supply, Parts/Supp, $998.41; O'Neill Printing Co., Off Supp, $348.00; Occupational Health Services, Serv, $345.00; One Office Solution, Off Supp, $1,005.20; Pollock Redi Mix, Gravel, $306.31; Pomp's Tire Service, Chains/Tires, $7,254.96; Power Plan, Parts/Rep, $10,263.70; Reiman's Body Shop, Parts, $150.00; Rose Equipment, Parts, $412.17; Ross, Caleb, Reimburse, $36.25; Ryan's Truck & Tractor Repair, Parts/Rep, $369.75; Schindler Electric, Parts/Rep, $2,196.58; Schwager, Kenny, Reimburse, $36.25; Seger & Sons Repair, Parts, $38.05; Shamrock Diesel Repair, Parts/Rep, $2,061.80; Sioux City Truck Sales, Parts, $60.60; Smoke It Up Welding, Supp, $327.95; Southside Mini Mart, Fuel, $291.54; Speece Lewis Engineers, Engineering Fees, $1,438.47; Stan Houston Equipment Co., Parts, $343.56; Storjohann, Sam, Reimburse, $61.04; Summerland Advocate, Print/Pub, $210.90; The Seedhouse, Erosion Control, $6,550.00; The Wrangler, Print/Pub, $60.00; Triple R Tire, Rep, $50.00; Truck Center Co., Parts/Rep/Supp, $5,217.29; Verizon, Serv, $785.95; Village of Chambers, Serv, $90.00; Wagner, Joe, Reimburse, $70.06; Wallinger Farms & Trucking, Erosion Control, $1,000.00; Warp Networks, Serv, $55.00; Welsh Welding & Repair, Parts, $16.89; Westend Mini Mart, Fuel, $207.20; White's Service, Fuel, $331.74; Wm. Krotter Co., Parts/Rep/Supp, $2,348.88 

Visitor's Promotion Fund Claim Total: $14,809.36: Atkinson Fire & Rescue, Golf Tournament, $1,600.00; News Channel Nebraska, Your County Holt County, $3,000.00; O'Neill Car Show, Car Show, $500.00; O'Neill Chamber of Commerce, Contract Labor, $709.36; Stuart Community Club, Stuart 4th Of July, $1,500.00; Stuart Rodeo Association, Stuart Mid States Rodeo, $7,500.00 

Visitor's Improvement Fund Claim Total: $5,000.00: Ewing Young Members Club, Summer Funfest, $5,000.00 

Covid American Rescue Plan Fund Claim Total: $51,608.25: Applied Connective Technologies, Safety/Security, $4,618.25; Marvin Planning Consultants, Serv, $2,390.00; Platte Valley Communications, Tower, $44,600.00 

Jail Commissary Fund Claim Total: $1,500.00: CIDNET, Serv, $1,500.00 

Motion by Breiner, 2nd by Keyes, to approve the O'Neill Airport becoming a permanent site for refilling a Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT fire plane) with fire retardant for an annual lease of $500.00. Voting Aye: Breiner, Paxton, Frahm, Keyes, Neiman and Tielke. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Treptow. Motion carried.

Motion by Breiner, 2nd by Keyes, to approve the Right of Way permits for: Jake Schindler for electrical cable for irrigation in Sections 22 & 23-25-10 and for Aaron Anderson for livestock waterline in 25-30-11 & 30-30-10 and for electrical cable for irrigation in NE ¼ & SE ¼ 28-31-10. Voting Aye: Paxton, Frahm, Keyes, Neiman, Breiner and Tielke. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Treptow. Motion carried.

Motion by Paxton, 2nd by Neiman, to accept the quote from Mitchell Equipment to purchase a 2023 Maschio MASC250 103” tiller for $15,900.00. Voting Aye: Frahm, Keyes, Neiman, Breiner, Paxton and Tielke. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Treptow. Motion carried.

The following quotes were received for a rotary cutter with trade: 

• Mitchell Equipment - 2023 RH 6140 with trade for $20,400.00

• AKRS Equipment – 2023 John Deere FC 15M Flex with trade for $25,500.00

Motion by Keyes, 2nd by Breiner, to accept the quote from Mitchell Equipment to purchase a 2023 RH 6140 Rotary Cutter after trade in of 2016 RC4615 Rotary Cutter for a total of $20,400.00. Voting Aye: Keyes, Neiman, Breiner, Paxton, Frahm and Tielke. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Treptow. Motion carried.

Motion by Keyes, 2nd by Paxton, to purchase 2 -VEI Millennium 5-S2 loader scales installed on 2 - CAT 950 GC wheel loaders for a total of $19,608.00 from Heartland Scales & Guidance. Voting Aye: Neiman, Breiner, Paxton, Keyes and Tielke. Voting Nay: Frahm.  Absent: Treptow.  Motion carried.

Road Superintendent Gary Connot presented his Department Activity Report. 

The Board conducted a building inspection of the Courthouse.

Recessed for lunch at 12:08 A.M. 

Chairman Tielke reconvened the meeting at 1:06 P.M. with all members present except Treptow and Frahm.

Heidi Borg, Agriculture Liaison to Congressman Adrian Smith presented an office update to the Board and answered questions from the Board.

Chairman Tielke adjourned the meeting at 2:37 P.M. until May 31, 2023, at 9:45 A.M.

William J. Tielke, Chairman

Cathy Pavel, Clerk

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