April 12, 2021
North Platte, Nebraska
Meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners. Present were Commissioners Joe Hewgley, Bill Henry, Kent Weems, Chris Bruns, Jerry Woodruff and County Clerk, Rebecca Rossell. Hewgley offered prayer. Weems called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M.
Chairman Weems announced the Open Meeting Act with amendments is posted for public review and the county board will comply with the open meeting requirements.
Motion by Henry, seconded by Bruns to approve the minutes regarding the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting held on April 5, 2021. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Henry, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Henry to receive and order filed the treasurer’s receipts. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Henry, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Henry, seconded by Woodruff to appoint Brandon Myers, Region 51 Emergency Management Director, to the Loess Canyons Community Wildfire Protection Plan steering committee. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Henry, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Bruns, seconded by Hewgley to receive and order filed fee reports submitted by Register of Deeds, County Sheriff and County Clerk. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Henry, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Hewgley, seconded by Bruns to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the right of way permit submitted by Mid States Power LLC. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Henry, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Hewgley to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the right of way permit submitted by Hershey Cooperative Telephone, Co. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Henry, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners recessed at 9:15 A.M. and the Lincoln County Board of Equalization convened.
Chairman Weems announced the Open Meeting Act with amendments is posted for public review and the county board will comply with the open meeting requirements.
County Assessor, Julie Stenger appeared.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Bruns to approve the minutes regarding the Lincoln County Board of Equalization meeting held on April 5, 2021. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Henry, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Hewgley, seconded by Woodruff to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the certificates of correction or refund submitted by the County Assessor on real property. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Henry, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
The Lincoln County Board of Equalization adjourned at 9:22 A.M. and the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners reconvened.
Judy Clark, Lincoln County Planning Director, told board members that Planning Staff had no objections to the application for Hailey Administrative Subdivision.
Motion by Henry, seconded by Woodruff to approve the application by George and Janice Hailey for Hailey Administrative Subdivision (SU21-001) located at 5502 N Wagon Trail Rd in a TA-1 Transitional Agricultural District on property described as part of the N ½ SE ¼ of Section 16, Township 14 North, Range 31 West of the 6th P.M., Lincoln County, Nebraska. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Henry, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
County Board members and County Sheriff, Jerome Kramer, voiced concerns about infringement of civil rights. They encouraged other political subdivisions to consider action to protect our rights.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Henry to adopt Resolution No. 2021-10 supporting the right of legal citizens to keep and bear arms (2nd Amendment Sanctuary). Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Henry, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
County Board members expressed concern about taking productive land out of service per Executive Order 14008. Farmers and ranchers are already good stewards of the land.
Motion by Bruns, seconded by Woodruff to adopt Resolution No. 2021-11 opposing the 30 x 30 program issued in President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Executive Order 14008.
Commissioner Hewgley reiterated that we are already better stewards of the land.
Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Henry, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Bruns, seconded by Woodruff to set May 3, 2021 at 9:45 A.M. to accept bids on a used water truck for Lincoln County Dept. of Roads. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Henry, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Hewgley, seconded by Henry to adopt Resolution No. 2021-12 entering into an interlocal agreement with Dawson County for the O’Fallon Bridge Replacement Project. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Henry, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Discussion was held concerning Lincoln County’s property/casualty/liability insurance coverage.
Commissioner Bruns reported he was looking at the budget. Lincoln County has not taken bids for insurance since 2008. He suggested taking a look at the market place and putting it out for bid. He has no issues with the current carrier.
Commissioner Hewgley stated that a consultant would need to be hired to do this correctly.
Larry Stobbs and Jerilynn Kates from Rosenberg Insurance, the county’s current carrier, were present to answer any questions. J.K. told them that from experience it would at least 90 days to get bids and make a recommendation.
Hear concerns from Elected Officials, Department Heads and their representative.
Approved the following claims as presented for payment:
General:
Accl Recvbls se 1125.00
ALLO se 1326.16
A Speichert se 2720.00
Amazon Captl su 380.93
Brouillete,Dgn se 4243.40
Browns Shoes ex 99.99
Captl Bus eq 7402.00
CenturyLnk se 576.58
Cervelle Acdm eq 830.00
C Durham se 3050.00
Cohagen Trans su 52.99
Consldtd Mgmt se 60.68
DAS St Acctg rt 3727.08
Dawson Cnty se 57.09
Eakes su 2102.68
Galls ex 74.94
GP Health se 5004.60
Hmtwn Lsg rt 763.99
Ideal Linen su 45.72
Intgrted Cmptr su 129.90
J Rudolph se 1830.00
Jones & Bartlett ex 782.54
Keck’s Shrpng se 11.00
K Florom se 808.32
Kiesler Police eq 1213.30
Lexington Clpr se 40.34
LC Crt se 4305.72
McKeone PC se 5496.25
M Trosynski cont 6375.00
Meyer Crtv su 397.52
Nozicka Law se 17418.00
MIS rt 130.00
Midwst Conn se 59.53
Mdwst Spcl se 18.00
MIPS se 2741.69
NE ST Patrol se 2083.20
NE.Gov se 4.50
NMC Inc se 179.76
NP Police cont 10441.87
NP Telegrph su 327.60
Orr’s Drap ex 15.40
Pederson Law se 2744.70
Platte Valley Comm se 157.00
Quadient Fin pstg 300.00
Radiology se 39.81
Region II se 17509.00
Schaben San se 733.40
LC Sheriff fees 1737.97
Shred it su 997.42
Staybrdge ldg 103.99
Summitt Fd cont 4629.04
Home Depot su 588.20
TrnsUn cont 125.00
US Bank se 1298.38
Unitech su 284.00
UNL rt 750.00
NE Ext rt 1200.00
USDA APHIS se 9169.62
Verizon se 243.29
Wstrn Crtgrphrs su 72.00
Wm Troshynski cont 4500.00
Wex Bnk su 6579.48
Roads:
ACE se 95.65
Allo se 153.10
Andrsn Sns se 93.62
BG&S se 3206.00
Blk Hills Engy se 501.73
Carquest re 1462.69
Custer PPD se 806.63
Dawson PPD se 442.43
Garrett re 5608.15
Guynan Mach re 146.19
Hershey Coop Tele se 77.67
Home Lmbr su 5.99
Ideal su 265.04
Inland Trk Pts re 4963.27
Kelly Su re 33.84
Kohler Trlr re 460.80
Langemeier re 80.00
Larrys Rad se 37.50
LC Weed su 1025.00
Mentzer Oil su 1500.20
Miller Re re 75.00
Murphy Trkr re 5836.04
NE Trk Ctr re 348.94
NMC re 11186.26
NP Do It su 43.36
NP Telegraph adv 71.72
Pauls PP ex 455.00
Schaben San se 123.71
Scotts Intg Ent re 32.00
Sutherland Frm su 66.18
Tractor Su su 31.45
Vlg Hershey se 125.17
Vlg Maxwell se 166.00
Vlg Wallace se 23.00
Lodging:
Allo se 380.30
Culligan su 80.16
Ideal su 190.07
Integrated su 504.00
KIIT adv 144.00
KNPL adv 153.00
K Knott ex 100.00
Meyer Crtv se 80.34
Nanonation se 6596.00
N Veal se 50.00
NE Trvl Aso reg 100.00
Pro-Prtg su 1752.30
S Maly Mrktg se 2483.33
T Broom ex 100.00
Tru ldg 269.60
Twn Cities se 2238.75
US Bnk se 5969.45
US Cell se 317.18
Wex Bank se 36.04
P & M Fund:
Microfilm Img se 2286.14
Self-Funded Ins:
First Concord ins 7348.26
Juvenile Fac:
Brouillette Dgn,Trsh se 1003.25
Building Fund:
NP Telegraph adv 140.98
Rembolt Ludtke se 770.00
Jail Bldg Fund:
Brwn Const se 453720.38
The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 A.M.
Advance notice and the agenda for the April 12, 2021 board meetings were sent to the county board and all others requesting the same. Advance public notice (includes agenda) of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting and the Lincoln County Board of Equalization meeting was posted at the Lincoln County Courthouse, City Hall and the Lincoln County website on April 9, 2021; and was also emailed to the media on April 9, 2021.
The agenda for the meetings to be held on Monday, April 19, 2021 will be kept
continually current and open for inspection at the office of the Lincoln County Clerk. The regular meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners will be at the Lincoln County Courthouse in the Commissioners Room at 9:00 A.M. The regular meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Equalization will be at the Lincoln County Courthouse in the Commissioners Room at 9:15 A.M.
Rebecca J. Rossell
Lincoln County Clerk
