May 16, 2022
North Platte, Nebraska
Meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners. Present were Commissioners Kent Weems, Micaela Wuehler, Chris Bruns, Jerry Woodruff and County Clerk, Rebecca Rossell. Wuehler offered prayer. Bruns called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M. Commissioner Hewgley was absent.
Chairman Bruns 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 Weems, seconded by Woodruff to approve the minutes regarding the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting held on May 9, 2022. Upon roll call vote Weems, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none. Hewgley absent.
Motion by Weems, seconded by Wuehler to receive and order filed the treasurer’s receipts. Upon roll call vote Weems, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none. Hewgley absent.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Weems to authorize the Chairman to sign the Blue Cross Blue Shield NACO subgroup health insurance application form effective 7-1-22. Upon roll call vote Weems, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none. Hewgley absent.
Motion by Wuehler, seconded by Weems to authorize the Chairman to sign the right-of-way application submitted by Hershey Cooperative Telephone Company on West Power Road and Sand Road. Upon roll call vote Weems, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none. Hewgley absent.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Weems to receive and order filed the fee report submitted by the County Sheriff for $4561.40. Upon roll call vote Weems, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none. Hewgley absent.
Commissioner Hewgley arrived at 9:14 A.M.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners recessed at 9:15 A.M. and the Lincoln County Board of Equalization convened.
Chairman Bruns announced the Open Meeting Act with amendments are posted for public review and the county board will comply with the open meeting requirements.
County Assessor, Julie Stenger appeared as well as Alex Gurciullo, County Treasurer.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Wuehler to approve the minutes regarding the Lincoln County Board of Equalization meeting held on May 9, 2022. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Hewgley 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, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Hewgley, seconded by Weems to approve the motor vehicle tax exemption application submitted by Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church as recommended for approval by the County Treasurer. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Wuehler, seconded by Hewgley to approve the motor vehicle tax exemption application submitted by Great Plains Health as recommended for approval by the County Treasurer. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
The Lincoln County Board of Equalization adjourned at 9:21 A.M. and the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners reconvened.
County Treasurer, Alex Gurciullo, requested to amend the contract with NIC Nebraska that collects electronic payment transactions for her office. NIC Nebraska charges users a flat fee rather than a percentage rate that will benefit the taxpayers. Online real estate transactions will stay with Certified Payments.
Deputy County Attorney, Tyler Volkmer, will review the agreement.
Tanner Pettera of Hub International Insurance reviewed the summary of the quotes received for county property and casualty insurance from EMC and Travelers Insurance. He suggested some revisions to the county’s current policy. Topics discussed included the property loss deductible, wind/hail buy down, fleet coverage, cyber security and the county’s workers compensation module.
Commissioner Hewgley asked him what percentage of his clients are with the two carriers quoted.
Pettera replied he does more with Travelers but does work with both companies and has had good experience with both companies.
Commissioner Hewgley commented that EMC has been very good to the county over numerous years. He suggested more discussion on pulling out workers’ comp to a stand-alone policy.
Commissioner Bruns said that longevity with a carrier can make a difference.
Commissioner Weems concurred that EMC has been a consistent carrier for the county.
The renewal date discussed with the County Clerk is August 1st. There will be a short-term renewal from 5-23-22 to 8-1-22.
Pettera will go back to the insurance carriers with the adjustments that were discussed and bring a revised summary to the next board meeting for consideration.
Motion by Hewgley, seconded by Woodruff to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the fee agreement with Hub International Great Plains Limited as presented. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Weems, seconded by Wuehler to approve the special designated liquor permit submitted by Nebraska Bar & Grill LLC of Gothenburg for a wedding reception to be held at Harbor Lights on July 11, 2022. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Chairman Bruns stated that the process for appointing two of the members of the Veterans Service Committee was reviewed and it appears that the process was not exactly followed per Nebraska State Statute. To clean up the process, it has been recommended that those two members be removed and appointments be made to fill these two vacancies.
Troy Merritt was present and stated he understand the reason for removal. He commented that he would like to continue serving on the Veterans Service Committee if selected.
Motion by Hewgley, seconded by Woodruff to approve the removal of Bradly Nelson and Troy Merritt from the Veterans Service Committee.
Commissioner Hewgley commented that the process need to be done per Nebraska State Statute.
Commissioner Bruns reported that the Veterans Service Officer as a list of candidates from the appropriate nominating organizations.
Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Weems, seconded by Woodruff to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Memorandum of Understanding in regard to use of Amplifund for Victim Witness grant funding reports. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Hear concerns from Elected Officials, Department Heads or their representative.
Approved the following claims as presented for payment:
General:
Adv Med Img se 1000.00
Agri Comp se 2090.56
A Gurciullo mi 61.19
Al’s Lock se 110.00
Andersen & Sons se 87.26
A Gurdiullo mi 213.03
Bear Comm se 1000.00
Bland & Asso se 2800.00
B Barker Co su 270.65
B Boyer mi 23.40
Brouilette se 749.33
Browns ex 127.50
Buffalo CS se 18.50
Cptl Bsns Sys rt 189.32
AS Cntrl se 54.60
Cntrl NE Crmtn se 3148.50
CntryLnk se 923.85
Charter Comm se 150.47
C Durham se 2915.03
NP Sanitation se 7.50
City of NP cont 38679.00
Clk of Dist Crt se 1186.00
Comm Invtmt rt 46.93
C Schuman se 96.00
Culligan se 37.76
Dawson CS se 36.45
Dawson Tire su 340.50
Dept Corr SVCS Cont 204.30
Eakes su 2592.86
ECCA Ctl se 50.00
Elletts re 166.49
Entenmn-Rovin se 201.25
gWorks se 3375.58
Galls su 174.11
GP Hmcr se 14.00
Hldy Inn-Krny ldg 1409.35
Hmtwn Lsg cont 65.05
Ideal su 217.22
Rudolph Law se 1180.00
K Florom se 166.66
K Turnbull `se 2080.00
PC Attny/Crim reb 86.45
PC Jail ex 93.50
Lndmr Law reb 200.00
L Russell mi 8.12
L Frederick mi 2.93
B Malcom se 3276.54
MASA ins 1000.00
M Bellamy se 239.70
Menards su 112.79
Mentzer se 78.32
M Wuehler mi 59.67
Midwst Conn su 308.91
Mi6 Pizza su 29.95
D Morris se 142.50
ML&W se 6253.02
NE Cnty Attny se 3380.00
NE Safety se 300.00
NP Bulletin adv 800.00
NP Fire Eq se 24.75
NP Hardware se 10.26
NP Police cont 10441.87
NP Telegraph se 5694.53
NWE se 5847.77
O’Reilly su 6.99
Pathology se 86.11
M Pederson se 380.00
Pitney Bowes se 15000.00
PV Comm of Krny eq 435.00
Poplar St CW su 44.50
Praise Wndws se 2400.00
Prodigy Sol su 21278.08
QuickSeries se 512.04
Radiology se 36.00
R Harling mi 117.00
R Rossell reb 62.02
Recognition Unl su 178.70
Region II HHS se 11642.02
Relentless se 649.00
St Louis Unv se 235.50
Cnty Shrf fees 818.51
SHI Intl se 188.80
Snells se 179.85
Software Unl se 3801.60
Squeegee Cln se 308.00
Stericycle Inc se 99.75
Summitt Fd cont 10909.91
Home Depot su 2068.32
Su Cache su 426.57
Title Serv se 195.00
T Johnson se 22.23
Transunion cont 125.00
T Volker mi 187.20
US Bank se 7177.09
UNL mi 199.06
UNL-Med se 1100.00
Verizon su 239.25
Wash Time su 248.00
Wtrspts se 1005.40
Wex Bnk su 472.51
911 Custom eq 505.78
County Rds:
AT&T se 45.40
ACE se 49.00
Blk Hls Engy se 138.08
Cont Srvs su 2170.00
Cntry Prtnrs su 9.85
Croell su 35037.43
DPPD se 420.60
GP Hlth su 77.00
Ideal su 330.52
JA Traffic su 104.00
MASA ins 512.50
McCook PPD se 116.72
Mdwst Elec se 266.48
Mdwst Petro su 145.11
NE Asso dues 270.00
NMC re 6381.25
NP Hrdwr se 45.38
O’Reilly re 934.99
Paulsen Inc su 26895.95
RDO re 4737.19
SAPP Bros su 14.95
Titan Mach re 473.46
Trctr Su su 64.98
V of Wallace se 25.00
WPCI su 96.75
Lodging:
Affdbl Strg rt 109.00
ALLO se 373.58
Culligan su 60.12
Eakes su 528.21
Hollman se 3000.00
Ideal su 42.07
Integrated su 323.50
KNTK-FM se 762.00
KS Plus rt 3500.00
Lamar se 600.00
LC Raceway se 2500.00
LinkMedia se 1200.00
M&A Sprnklrs se 400.00
MASA ins 62.50
Meyer Crtv se 9840.50
N Veal se 150.00
NP Pickleball su 60.29
NP Telegrph adv 34.20
NWE se 146.25
Recgntn Unl su 514.26
Simpleview se 6875.00
Snells re 1000.50
US Bnk su 8488.88
US Cell se 326.24
Whitetail Scrn se 170.13
Wex Bnk se 99.19
P&M
Microflm Img se 2372.45
Zones re 499.00
Self-Funded Ins:
First Concord ins 5636.13
The meeting was adjourned at 11:13 A.M.
Advance notice and the agenda for the May 16, 2022 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 May 13, 2022; and was also emailed to the media on May 13, 2022.
The agenda for the meetings to be held on Monday, May 23, 2022 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
