January 9, 2023
North Platte, Nebraska
Meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners. Present were Commissioners Joe Hewgley, Micaela Wuehler, Chris Bruns, Jerry Woodruff, Kent Weems, Deputy County Clerk, Melissa Wilson. Kent Weems offered prayer. Bruns called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M.
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 Woodruff, seconded by Wuehler to approve the minutes regarding the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting held on December 19, 2022. Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Wuehler, Woodruff and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none. Weems abstains.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Hewgley to receive and order filed the treasurer’s receipts. Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Hewgley, Weems, Wueher, and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Hewgley, seconded by Weems to receive and order filed the fee report for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office $4168.19 and Clerk of District Court $7461.32. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Wuehler, Woodruff, and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Wuehler, seconded by Weems to approve the audit report of Lincoln County ending July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.
Weems asked about the rebate program, which needs to be fixed and tightened up.
Wuehler stated she’d look into it.
Upon roll call vote Wuehler, Weems, Hewgley, Woodruff and Bruns 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 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 and County Treasurer, Alex Gurciullo were present.
Motion by Hewgley, seconded by Woodruff to approve the minutes regarding the Lincoln County Board of Equalization meeting held on December 19, 2022. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Woodruff, Wuehler and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none. Weems abstains.
County Assessor, Julie Stenger spoke on the certificates of correction and refund on lease hold value. Two were needing corrected and then will be going back out.
Motion by Hewgley, seconded by Weems to resend the motion on certificates on 2611-2612 and the correction be re-submitted by the County Assessor. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Weems, Wuehler, Woodruff and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
County Assessor, Julie Stenger spoke on collecting 2023 taxes on a mobile home that will be moving to Cozad.
Motion by Weems, seconded by Woodruff to approve collecting 2023 taxes on the mobile home. Upon roll call vote Weems, Woodruff, Hewgley, Wuehler and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
County Assessor, Julie Stenger spoke on a 25% personal property penalty on Pepper Jacks Development and refunding Deer Credit Incorporated for double payment.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Weems to approve the 25% personal property penalty on Pepper Jacks Development and refunding Deer Credit Incorporated for double payment. Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Weems, Hewgley, Wuehler and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
County Treasurer, Alex Gurciullo spoke on six motor vehicle tax exemption applications.
Motion by Hewgley, seconded by Woodruff to approve five motor vehicle tax exemption applications submitted by Maranatha Bible Camp as recommended for approval by the County Treasurer. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Woodruff, Weems, Wuehler, Weems and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Hewgley, seconded by Woodruff to approve the motor vehicle tax exemption application submitted by Maranatha Bible Camp as recommended for approval by the County Treasurer. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Wuehler, Weems, Woodruff and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Wuehler, seconded by Weems 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 Wuehler, Weems, Hewgley, Woodruff and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Weems, seconded by Wuehler to approve the motor vehicle tax exemption application submitted by the American National Red Cross as recommended for approval by the County Treasurer. Upon roll call vote Weems, Wuehler, Hewgley, Woodruff and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Weems, seconded by Woodruff to approve the motor vehicle tax exemption application submitted by Goodwill Industries as recommended for approval by the County Treasurer. Upon roll call vote Weems, Woodruff, Hewgley, Wuehler and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Weems to approve the motor vehicle tax exemption application submitted by North Platte Catholic Schools as recommended by the County Treasurer. Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Weems, Hewgley, Wuehler and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
The Lincoln County Board of Equalization adjourned at 9:29 A.M. and the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners reconvened.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Hewgley to set the Region 51 Emergency Management Director’s salary for 2023 at $65, 220.00. Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Hewgley, Weems, Wuehler and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Wuehler to set the Veterans Service Officer salary for 2023 at $55, 437.00. Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Wuehler, Hewgley, Weems and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Wuehler to the Lincoln County Noxious Weed Supt., salary for 2023 at $ 54,176.00 and a $2000.00 merit raise. Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Wuehler, Hewgley, Weems and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Commissioner Wuehler spoke on how pleased she is with the Lincoln County Noxious Weed Supt. and couldn’t be happier with his work ethic and willingness to learn and implement new things.
Motion Woodruff, seconded by Wuehler to set the Lincoln County Highway Supt. Salary for 2023 at $92,000.00.
Commissioner Hewgley questioned why such a big stair step and asked why we couldn’t do smaller steps to get to the same result.
Commissioner Weems was in agreeance with Commissioner Hewgley. They both felt the work he was doing was spot on but didn’t feel it necessary to make such a huge step.
Chairman Bruns stated that the money we will be saving and the money coming in, it was warranted.
Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Wuehler and Bruns voted “aye”. Hewgley and Weems voted nay.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Hewgley to reappoint Brandon Myers as the Region 51 Emergency Management Director for 2023. Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Hewgley, Weems, Wuehler and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Weems to appoint Thomas Gann as the Veterans Service Office for 2023. Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Weems, Hewgley, Wuehler and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Wuehler to reappoint Todd Herndon as Lincoln County Noxious Weed Supt. for 2023. Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Wuehler, Hewgley, Weems and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Wuehler to reappoint Jason Schultz as Lincoln County Highway Supt. for 2023. Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Wuehler, Hewgley, Weems and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Weems, seconded by Wuehler to accept the application of TinaMarie Fernandez for the 2023 Extension Board. Upon roll call vote Weems, Wuehler, Hewgley, Woodruff and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Hewgley to accept with considerable reservation the retirement notification of Building and Grounds Supervisor, Jeff Higgins February 15, 2023.
Jeff Higgins stated he’d be willing to help out on and off if needed.
Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Hewgley, Weems, Wuehler and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Hewgley to go into closed session at 10:21 A.M. to discuss strategy with respect to pending or imminent litigation, real estate purchase, deployment of security personnel and devices or evaluation of job performance as to prevent needless injury to reputation. Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Hewgley, Weems, Wuehler, and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Chairman Bruns restated the motion for the closed session.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Weems to go into open session at 10:55 A.M. Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Weems, Hewgley, Wuehler, and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Chairman Bruns adjusted the agenda.
Motion by Weems, seconded by Woodruff to authorize Commissioner Hewgley to sign Settlement Agreement between Old Republic Surety Company (“Old Republic”), and Nebcon, Inc., and County of Lincoln. Upon roll call vote Weems, Woodruff, Hewgley, Wuehler and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Woodruff, seconded by Weems to approve the Board Secretary to post the job listing for Building and Grounds Supervisor at the appropriate pay range based on experience and 40-hour work week.
Chairman Bruns stated the pay range to $24.00-$33.00 based on qualifications.
Upon roll call vote Woodruff, Weems, Hewgley, Wuehler and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Motion by Hewgley, seconded by Woodruff to approve Resolution 2023-01 appointing county depositories: NebraskaLand Bank of North Platte, NebraskaLand Bank of Lincoln, First National Bank of Omaha of North Platte, First National Bank of Omaha of Lincoln, Adams Bank and Trust of Ogallala, Adams Bank and Trust of North Platte, Adams Bank and Trust of Lincoln, Bankers Bank of the West of Denver, CO, First State Bank of Lincoln, Western Nebraska Bank of North Platte and Western Bank of North Platte. Upon roll call vote Hewgley, Woodruff, Wuehler and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none. Abstain Weems.
Motion by Weems, seconded by Woodruff to adopt the 2023 Mileage Rate that matches the IRS rate effective January 1, 2023, from the Department of Administrative Services to $0.655 per mile for use of a personal vehicle, which means the County Sheriff can charge a rate of $0.685 on civil processing upon roll call vote Weems, Woodruff, Hewgley, Wuehler and Bruns voted “aye”. Nays, none.
Hear concerns from Elected Officials, Department Heads, or their representative.
Approved the following claims as presented for payment. Motion carried.
General:
AT&T se 454.36
Aclrtd Rcvbls Sltns garn 1237.50
Ace su 166.94
Adms & Swnsn se 1175.00
Agri Cmptr Sls re 719.94
Allo se 237.70
Amzn Cptl Srvs su 112.97
Andrsn Kln Brwstr Brndt se 5137.50
A Shafer se 30.00
C Bazata se 5340
Bg Rd Twng se 125.00
Blk Hls Stg Lns se 928.20
B Buscher fee 20.00
Brlt Dgn Trshynsk Blw se 15875.00
BTS se 120.00
Cptl Bsn Systm se 545.33
Cptl Bsn System se 874.81
Cptl One Wlmrt su 398.24
Cash Wa su 263.80
Crvl Acdmc Cnsltng se 1239.85
Chrls NP Plmng se 119.00
Chrtr se 299.94
C Durham se 98.50
C Shaw se 125.00
C Bruns mi 187.14
C Burr mi 28.75
Cty of NP se 419.58
Clk of Dstrct Crt se 1174.00
Cst to Cst Cmptr Pro su 1642.00
E Wood se 2908.43
Cmfrt Sts ldg 80.00
Cmrcl Invstmt rt 375.00
Cmnty Cnctns grt 4491.51
Crwn Plza ldg 2469.05
DAS se 260.00
D McCarthy mi 143.05
Dpt Crctnl SVCS cont 204.30
DLT se 2920.26
Dr Debs se 1750.00
Eakes su 20494.66
Elts Atmtv re 120.75
F Fair se 1050.00
Fstnl su 36.72
Frst Cncrd Bnfts fee 140.00
Galls su 630.05
Grt Tr Trds re 725.97
Glblstr USA se 128.40
Grt Plns Comm se 314.81
Grt Plns Hmcr Eq su 14.00
Hmptn Inn ldg 1439.40
H Schein su 293.79
Hntns Lk Alrm se 40.00
Hm Dpt Pro su 2040.15
Hmtn Lsng ls 293.29
Idl Ln Sply se 355.56
Jnsn Chryslr re 400.80
J Orr mi 40.00
Jrgnsn Lwn Srvc se 1208.40
J Hewgley mi 149.00
J Clark mi 213.78
J Gosnell mi 11.39
K Weems mi 161.37
Knbl Rfrgrtn re 9875.51
Lrys RV re 575.00
Lncln Cnty Crt se 3529.00
LCSO Pty Ca pstg 707.04
Lndmer Lw Ofc se 10458.12
L Frederick mi 3.13
Mlcm Nlsn Wndrm se 1546.93
M McKeone se 1078.00
M Troshynski cont 7012.50
MASA ins 1100.00
Mndrds su 799.34
Mntzr Ol Co su 53.25
Myr Crtv su 653.54
M Wuehler mi 125.00
M Bain mi 137.37
Mcrflm Imgng se 1806.25
Mdwst Cnct pstg 125.28
MIPS se 8928.95
Mnoprc su 44.99
MLW se 13292.98
NAEM reg 330.00
Ntnl Shrfs Assoc due 142.00
Ne Lw Enfrcmnt se 360.00
Ne Sfty Fr Eq se 707.75
Ne St Fr Mrshl se 1240.00
Ne Wd Cntrl Assoc reg 120.00
Ne Wrkfrc Dvlpmnt se 5712.00
Np Fr Dprtmnt reimb 4500.00
Np Tlgrph sub 329.38
Nrthwstrn Energy se 1378.73
O’Reilly su 72.18
Ptholgy Srvc se 262.44
P Collins mi 149.30
P Moreno fee 20.00
PIP su 5340.49
Ptny Bws Rsrv Act pstg 30000.00
Prdgy Sltns se 10901.23
Qdnt Lsng USA se 599.88
R Fahrni se 66.00
Rcgntn Unlmtd su 17.85
Schbn Sntn se 911.61
Sctry of St su 30.00
Svrs At Cr re 222.09
S Newton mi 121.50
Shrfs Fee Act fee 1616.62
Shrwn Wlms su 194.68
SHI su 833.45
Shred It se 411.83
Snl Srvs re 2784.46
Sthrn Plc Dprtmnt ex 2750.00
Spls Bsns Crdt su 1430.38
Stpls Crdt Pln su 539.92
Smt Fd Srvs se 22827.10
Swny Grp se 3444.76
TO Haas re 755.96
T Moreno fee 20.00
T Smith fee 20.00
Tysnkrp Elvtr se 286.77
T Johnson mi 23.75
Trnsun Rsk cont 128.00
US Bank su 3434.03
Untch su 2577.00
US Trsry ins 430.92
UNL rent 850.00
US Clulr se 88.96
Vngrd Aprsl se 20305.00
Vrzn se 515.87
Wstfld Phrmcy su 5951.31
Wx Bnk fuel 7276.44
W Troshynski cont 4500.00
Roads:
AT&T se 154.97
Ace Hrdwr su 161.95
AKRS re 23.16
Allo se 212.71
Andrsn Sns re 367.65
Bmgrs su 317.62
Cptl Bsn Syst su 4.72
Crqst su 836.05
Cty of Np fuel 47914.99
Cnsldtd se 613.95
Cnstrctn Rntl se 10.00
DPPD se 119.06
Fsntl su 237.95
Hrshy Corp Tele se 79.33
Hm Lmbr Sply su 59.81
Idl Ln su 264.33
Khlr Trlr Sls re 130.75
Lvl Llc su 2942.24
MASA ins 500.00
Mnrds re 34.99
Mntzr Ol Co su 3101.20
Mdlnds Ocptnl Med se 95.00
Mdwst Ptrlm re 659.85
MLW se 699.80
Mrphy Trctr Eq re 4614.86
NSG su 9580.60
Ne Trk Cntr re 610.91
Nrthwstrn Energy se 627.68
Rkmnt eq 339.27
RS Hydrlc Sltns re 87.23
Schbn Sntn se 153.76
Sctys Intgrtd Entrps su 83.00
Sthrlnd Frm Ato su 676.46
Tryr Entrps re 666.51
Vlg of Brdy se 88.29
Wthrcft re 680.50
Self-Fund Ins:
Frst Cncrd Bnfts se 7287.65
Payroll:
December 872801.43
The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 A.M.
Advance notice and the agenda for the December 19, 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 December 16, 2022; and was also emailed to the media on December 16, 2022.
The agenda for the meetings to be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 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.
Melissa L Wilson
Lincoln County Deputy Clerk
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