September 6, 2022
North Platte, Nebraska
Meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners. Present were Commissioners Joe Hewgley, Micaela Wuehler, Chris Bruns, Jerry Woodruff and County Clerk, Rebecca Rossell. Bruns offered prayer. Bruns called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M. Commissioner Weems 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 Hewgley, seconded by Woodruff to approve the minutes regarding the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting held on August 29, 2022. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none. Weems absent.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Wuehler to receive and order filed the treasurer’s receipts. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none. Weems absent.
Motion by Wuehler, seconded by Woodruff to receive and order filed the fee report submitted by the County Clerk in the amount of $1,293.05. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none. Weems absent.
Motion by Hewgley, seconded by Woodruff to adopt Resolution No. 2022-17 to transfer excess funds from the Handicapped Accessibility Fund to the Building Fund. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none. Weems absent.
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 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 Hewgley to approve the minutes regarding the Lincoln County Board of Equalization meeting held on August 29, 2022. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none. Weems absent.
No certificates of correction or refund submitted by the County Assessor.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Hewgley to approve the notice of valuation changes numbered 2022-10 to 2022-12 as submitted by the County Assessor. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none. Weems absent.
The Lincoln County Board of Equalization adjourned at 9:17 A.M. and the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners reconvened.
Region 51 Emergency Management Director, Brandon Myers, told board members that he had received a quote from K & S Electric dba Hall’s Electric for hook up of the courthouse generator in the amount of $47,416.20. The courthouse electricity would be shut down for five days and a rental generator would be needed to supply power for the courthouse. The courthouse building is not set up for a generator. A junction switch box would need to be installed and brought up to code.
Board directed Region 51 Emergency Management Director, Brandon Myers, to attain additional quotes for an electrical company to hook up the new courthouse generator. They also requested he research what might be done during installation so that a rented generator is not being used for the indicated five-day period of installation of the new unit.
Commissioner Woodruff explained that Deputy County Attorney, Tyler Volkmer, had done research and put together a uniform management plan that, 1) allows for authorized entry where rodents need to be controlled, 2) establishes procedures for notification to the County Board, Road Department and Noxious Weed Department, and 3) establishes a standing committee working with the Noxious Weed Department and USDA Wildlife Services to administer the plan.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Wuehler to adopt Resolution No. 2022-18 for the Lincoln County black-tailed prairie dog management program. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none. Weems absent.
Joe Wiezorek and Geoff Florom, representing the Veterans Service Committee presented the name of Thomas Gann for Veterans Service Officer. His qualifications meet State of Nebraska requirements.
County Board asked Paul Cooper, current Veterans Service Officer, to remain in an hourly position for training. His resignation will go into effect when the Mr. Gann is sworn in.
Motion by Hewgley, seconded by Wuehler to accept the recommendation of Thomas Gann as Veterans Service Officer effective October 1, 2022. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Wuehler, Bruns and Woodruff voted “aye”. Nays, none. Weems absent.
Brian Glos, Lincoln County Dept. of Roads, was present to discuss the use of Durablend which is a product sold by Envirotech Services Inc.
Commissioner Hewgley asked which section of Cattlegrowers Road they were considering for the trial section.
Glos replied it would be part of section that there is crushed granite.
Commissioner Woodruff stated that they picked a heavily traveled road with heavy truck for the trial. If the product stands up to this section of road it might be a viable option.
Glos stated the product should be reapplied annually, but it does have some residual effect. They would like to implement a program and see if it would help keep down maintenance costs.
Commissioner Bruns questioned how the road department planned to measure viability of the product. He does understand there is a safety aspect with this portion of road due to dust.
Glos responded it would have to be monitored.
Commissioner Hewgley expressed concern about the cost and questioned what the intent was for the long term.
Commissioner Wuehler reported that this portion of road gets graded 2 to 3 times a week. If we can reduce this to 2 or 3 times a month, it would pay for itself by reducing maintenance costs. She sees the value in giving the product a trial run. She emphasized that stabilization was the main benefit of the product, not dust control.
Commissioner Bruns asked how this program would be implemented into the budget costs and how we would determine where it would be used.
Commissioner Wuehler replied that the road department could put together a good study for the board.
Commissioner Bruns questioned if this could be split into two sections, one with crushed granite and a regular gravel road.
Glos stated it would be possible. If was set up for September 12th but could be changed.
After discussion, the item concerning the trial section on Cattlegrowers Road for a stabilization/dust control product from Envirotech Services Inc. was tabled. County Board requested that the road committee work with the county road department to review possible trial sections and coordinate with applicable property owners.
Hear concerns from Elected Officials, Department Heads, or their representative.
Approved the following claims as presented for payment:
General:
Aclrtd Rcvbls se 1237.50
Adms & Swnsns se 1250.00
Allo Comm se 1827.11
Amrcn Jl Assoc trng 890.00
Andrsn & Sn su 22.62
Br Cmcl Flr Cr se 1500.00
Blk Hls Stg Lns se 482.50
B Aufdenkamp remb 131.61
Cptl Bsns Sys cont 335.78
Cptl One se 545.03
Cash-Wa su 121.40
C Bazata se 350.00
Cvll Acdmc Cnsltng &Ttrng eq 599.54
Chrtr Comm se 522.04
City of NP su 246.52
DAS contr 204.30
DAS rent 3727.08
Dist 11 Prob reimb 29.23
Eakes su 1020.60
Elctn Syst & Soft se 659.00
Frfld In & Sts GI ldg 288.00
Frst Cncrd Benf ins 147.50
Glblstr se 130.15
Ideal Ln se 226.40
J Orr mlg 45.00
M Haines su 53.04
M Troshynski cont 7012.50
Mnrds se 307.76
MIPS Inc se 2833.31
ML&W se 12048.50
NP Hrdwr su 47.04
Pplr St Cr Wa se 61.50
Qdnt Fin USA se 1303.43
Rcgntn Unlmtd se 425.31
Rgn II Srvs contr 17598.00
R Foust se 20.00
Schbn Sant se 902.33
Svrs At Cr se 1847.28
Shrfs Fe Acnt se 1156.35
Shi su 227.00
Stpls Bsns Crdt su 1047.34
Smt Fd Srvs se 10755.26
TO Haas se 108.00
TC Eng grant 4500.00
Tysnkrp Elev se 286.77
Verizon se 547.53
Wash Tm Crwsh se 151.00
Wst Cntrl Ar Agng contr 22818.88
Wst Cntrl Ne Dvlpmt contr 2730.00
W Roshynski contr 4500.00
Roads:
Allo Comm se 250.39
Cptl Bsns Sys contr 5.14
Cncrt Sw & Cr se 1320.00
Mnrds su 37.21
ML&W se 522.21
RS Hydrlc su 482.83
Vlg of Brady se 88.29
Self-Funded Ins:
First Cncrd Bnfts Grp ins 2071.73
ARPA Fund:
Np Chmbr Com se 4500000.00
The meeting was adjourned at 11:52 A.M.
Advance notice and the agenda for the September 6, 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 September 2, 2022; and was also emailed to the media on September 2, 2022.
The agenda for the meetings to be held on Monday, September 12, 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
