Webster County Board of Commisioners July 3, 2018

The Webster County Board of Commissioners met at 8:30am on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, for a regular business meeting at the Courthouse in Red Cloud. The following Board Members were present for roll call: Dan Shipman (District One), Trevor Karr (District Two), Roger Bohrer (District Three), Keith Buschow (District Four) and JoAnn Reiher (District Five). The Board stood and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Chairman Buschow gave notice of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act Laws. Motion was made by Shipman, second by Reiher, to approve the minutes of the June 19, 2018 meeting. Upon roll call vote, voting to approve the minutes: Shipman, Reiher, Karr, Bohrer and Buschow. Voting no, absent or abstaining: none. At 8:35am, Monica Montgomery, Office Manager for the Road Department, met with the Board. Montgomery shared a thank-you note from the City of Blue Hill for cleaning up the Webster County Road Yard. Van Kirk is finishing Project No. 357. The Construction Crew will be completing 1400 Road, south of the feedlot. Kucera Construction will start on Project No. 629 and 630 next week. Discussion was had on the road east of the Blue Hill golf course. The Road Department is having a lunch on August 2, 2018 for Kary Winslow who has been employed by Webster County for 40 years. Discussion was had on the scope of responsibility of Webster County and the landowner when reclassifying a minimum maintenance road to a local road for construction of a house. After discussion, the Board agreed to Webster County completing the dirt work and placing culverts up to $10,000.00 while the landowner is responsible for first surfacing of the road with rock/gravel. County would be responsible for maintenance after construction. There will be an electronics recycling in Guide Rock in October, 2018 and tire recycling in Red Cloud in November, 2018.
At 9:00am, Monica Montgomery met with the Board to discuss the installation of panic buttons in the four offices on the first floor of the courthouse. Motion was made Karr, seconded by Reiher, to approve the installation. Upon roll call vote, voting in favor: Karr, Reiher, Shipman, Bohrer and Buschow. Voting no, absent or abstaining: none. At 9:15am, Sheriff Troy Schmitz met with the Board concerning a hospital bill for an inmate that was hospitalized for a possible heart attack. Sheriff Schmitz discussed the effects on the jail budget. The Board accepted and reviewed the Sheriff’s Quarterly Fee Report. At 9:30am, Dan Rutt, Director and Carol Harrenstein, Office Manager of Revive Ministries, met with the Board. They shared the activities and budget for the past year. The funding request for $2,000.00 was tabled to later in the meeting.
 At 9:45am, Election Commissioner Debra Klingenberger has been in contact with the Secretary of State’s office for auditing the 2018 Primary Election but no date has been set. Commissioner Buschow shared with the Board that he had spoken to a Pella Window representative. He got an estimate of approximately $100,000.00 to replace the windows in the Courthouse building. At 10:15am, Dustin Gay, Energized Electric, met with the Board to sign the Agreement for the installation of the HVAC System in the Courthouse. After discussion, all members signed the Agreement. This Agreement is on file at the Webster County Clerk’s office. At 10:45am, discussion was had on the Budget for fiscal year 2018/2019. Commissioner Buschow is having a phone conversation with Woods & Durham Accountants following this meeting. The decision was made to not support South Central Economic Development. The decision was made to reduce the support to the other entities by 10%. The support for the other organizations will be: CASA of South Central Nebraska: $3,000.00; SASA Crisis Center: $1,800.00; Area Substance & Alcohol Abuse Prevention (ASAAP): $4,500.00; Revive Ministries/Horizon Recovery: $ 1,800.00; Region 3: $8,993.04; Midland Area Agency on Aging: $4,860.00; USDA Predatory Animal Control: $6,719.93.
 At 11:00am, Dennis VanWey, Webster County Noxious Weed Superintendent, met with the Board to ask for the approval of the Board to use the County Weed pickup to pull his trailer to transport County Fair materials to the County Fair location and to the Nebraska State Fair. The Board approved.
 The following claims were approved for payment: Wages for 3part-time & 18 EMTS $9,628.64. General Fund
Adams County Dues $ 100.00
Christa Alber Expense 5.23
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp Retire 347.68
BDY Cabinets and More Repairs 351.31
 DAS State Accounting/Central Finance Fee 448.00
S.S. Fica 465.56
Eakes Office Solutions Fee 60.50
Election Systems & Software Supplies 5,678.22
 Glenn Plumbing & Heating Repairs 30.00
Glenwood Fee 10.00
 Grace’s Locksmith Service Repairs 240.00
Hometown Leasing Lease 129.00
Elizabeth Janning Expense 119.90
Jared’s Auto Expert Repairs 1,174.93
JEO Consulting Group Surveys 950.00
 Carol Kumke Expense 389.51
 Jerry Langer Expense 20.90
 Leaf Capitol Funding, LLC Lease 424.45
Neofunds by Neopost Postage 1,000.00
 Quill Corporation Supplies 405.31
 Red Cloud Chief Publishing 1,822.46
 City of Red Cloud Utility 1,714.53
Bradley Schick Expense 6.54
Paul Stoner Expense 21.99
Theobald Law Office Counsel 617.50
US Foods/The Thompson Co Supplies 269.50
Ken Vanwey Repairs/Mowing 487.50
Village Pharmacy Medical 464.74
 Keith Waechter Expense 40.52
Web Co Clk of Dist Court Fees 144.00
Web Co Sheriff-Petty Cash Fund Petty Cash 480.23
 Williams exterminating, Inc Fee 88.00
 Woodward’s Disposal Service Fee 5.00
Zee Medical Service Supplies 42.35
 Road/Bridge Fund
ACE/Eaton Metals Culverts 7,740.00
 Ameritas Life Insurance Corp Retire 90.65
 Black Hills Energy Utility 43.80
 Bladen Sand & Gravel, Inc Gravel 21,580.26
 City of Blue Hill Utility 80.11
C & D Service Center Supplies 66.28
 Caterpillar Financial Services PMT 23,858.10
 Country Corner Fuel 80.53
 Diamond Lime, Inc Gravel 18,321.31
 S.S. Fica 102.74
First National Bank Omaha Fuel 278.09
 Glenwood Telecommunications Phones 154.33
 Village of Guide Rock Utility 70.52
 Island Supply Welding Company Supply 127.00
 J & A Auto Supply Supplies 149.70
John Deere Financial Supplies 32.65
Kully Pipe & Steel Supply Steel 56.82
 LRNRD Rural Water Project Water 22.21
Napa Auto Parts Tools 564.84
NCK Quarries, LLC Gravel 6,032.25
 David Niles Expense 84.73
 Nebraska Machinery Company Rental 7,232.32
 Patchmaster Central Surfacing 7,757.75
 R & M Disposal, LLC Utility 33.00
Red Cloud Chief Publish 385.85
Verizon Wireless Phone 55.05
 Windstream Phone 66.45
 Road/Bridge Const Fund Ace/Eaton Metals Culverts 26,670.86
 JEO Consulting Group, Inc Fees 3,618.00
NCK Quarries, LLC Culverts 5,308.81
 Visitor Promotion Fund
Webster County Ag Association Adv 2,500.00
Self Insured Dental Fund 
Dentistry Dental 224.00
Minden Dental Clinic Dental 163.00
Webster County Dental Clinic Dental 2,664.20
 County Medical/Relief Fund
Adams County District Court Hearing 157.50
 Inheritance Tax
 Energized Electric, LLC Equip/Repairs 56,432.95
 Noxious Weed Fund
 Red Cloud Chief Adv 126.00
 Ambulance Fund 
S.S. Fica 168.36
Brad Frey Repairs 1,790.43
Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc Rental 27.10
Moore Medical, LLC Supplies 454.31
Stryker Sales Corporation Equip 23,648.28
 Being no further business, Chairperson Buschow adjourned the meeting at 11:38am. The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 8:30am. A current agenda and complete minutes are on file at the County Clerk’s office and at www.co.webster.ne.us. Dated this 3rd day of July, 2018. Webster County Board of Commissioners ATTEST: Debra Klingenberger, Webster County Clerk