The Webster County Board of Commissioners met at 8:30am on Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 for their regular Business Meeting at the Courthouse in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
The following Board Members were present for roll call: Dan Shipman (District One), Trevor Karr (District Two), TJ Vance, by zoom (District Three), Tim Gilbert (District Four), and Gary Ratzlaff (District Five).
Vice Chairman Ratzlaff gave notice of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act Laws. Motion was made and seconded and approved to accept the minutes of the December 7th, 2021 meeting. Motion was made by Shipman, seconded by Karr to pay claims and payroll. All voted in favor therefore the motion carried
Highway Manager, Paul Stoner reported that tubes that were ordered have arrived but are the wrong ones. The bridge north of Kohmetscher’s is being replaced. Parts ordered for the Peterbuilt truck arrived. Road crews are very busy. NextEra has been working on their projects.
Board discussed the HVAC System. Tim Gilbert reported Barton is ready to start building the fence.
The Board discussed the Employee Handbook. The Handbook will be completed and sent to the Board for their January meeting to approve and sign. At 9:15am, the Board went over the bids submitted on 2022 Adams County Resurfacing & Bladen Avenue Reconstruction. Bids were received from Vontz Paving & Werner Construction. The board approved Vontz Paving..
. The Christmas Party was discussed. It will be held January 16,2022 at the Red Cloud Golf Course.
Clerk Petsch presented the unpaid Claims Report submitted each year in June and December stating there were no unpaid claims. No report on COVID money or Jail/Sheriff Building.
Assessor Sonja Krueger met with the board on Tax Corrections. Motion was made by Shipman, seconded by Karr to go into Board of Equalization Hearings. Voting in favor: Vance (by zoom), Ratzlaff, Gilbert, Karr and Shipman. Voting nay, absent or abstaining: None. Motion carried. 8 Tax Corrections were gone over and approved by the Board. Motion was made by Shipman, seconded by Karr to approve and sign the Tax Corrections. Voting in favor: Vance (by zoom), Ratzlaff, Gilbert, Karr and Shipman. Voting nay, absent or abstaining: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Karr, seconded by Gilbert to go out of Board of Equalization Hearings. All members voted in favor:
Webster County Assessor Sonja Krueger requested the Boards permission for an estimate from County Surveyor Thomas Krueger to surveying property in Red Cloud that needs correction. Motion was made by Karr, seconded by Shipman to contact Thomas Krueger and report cost to the Board. All voted in favor.
Rick Calkins from Alma, NE and Gene Horne met with the Board on EMS services. They discussed how to attract people to serve as EMTs and Drivers for the Ambulance Services. He suggested maybe working with the Fire Departments, rural Fire Boards and City/Village Boards.
Webster County has a shortage of EMS people and need something formed in order to serve the people with ambulance services.
Jennifer Reiman from Glenwood met with the Board to discuss fiber network in the Guide Rock area. They have applied for a Grant to give the area better service. The Board called Rod Johnson, Public Service Commissioner to let him know the Board is interested in this type of service.
Total Wages - $149,505.42
GENERAL FUND: Ameritas Life Insurance Corp (Health)-$7400.62; Black Hills Energy (Utility)- $73.38; Blue Cross/Blue Shield (Premium)-$20,285.22; CEI Security (Repairs)-$381.00; Cooperative Producers, Inc (Fuel)- $2158.24; DAS State Accounting/Central Finance (Dues)-$225.52; S.S. (Fica)-$7882.43; Eakes Office Solutions (Supply)- $230.46; First Concord Benefits Group (Fees)-$17.50; First Concord Benefits Group (Buydown)-$225.00; Hometown Market (Supply)-$402.74; IAAO (Dues)-$225.00; Kenny’s Hardware and Home Center (Supply)-$19.98; Madison National Life Ins Co, Inc (Life)-$31.19; Midland Area Agency on Aging (Transit)-$1777.00; Mips (Support/Supply)-$681.50; Nebraska Tech & Telecom, Inc (Phones)-$49.80; Petsch Electric, LLC (Repairs)-$572.31; Self-Insured Dental Fund (Premium)-$2904.00; Skalka & Baack Law Firm (Counsel)-$783.36; South Central Pub Power Dist (Utility)-$24.56; Theobald Law Office (Counsel)-$2565.00; Ken VanWey (Mowing/Trimming)-$645.00; Viaero Wireless (Phones)-$19.38; Webster County Hospital Clinic (Flu Shot)-$50.00.
ROAD/BRIDGE FUND: Ameritas Life Insurance Corp (Health)-$2704.82; Black Hills Energy (Utility)-$30.25; Village of Bladen (Utility)-$59.68; Blue Cross/Blue Shield (Premium)-$10,330.10; Cooperative Producers, Inc (Fuel/Supply)-$2366.65; S.S. (Fica)-$3014.65; Fleetpride (Supply)-$41.50; J&A Auto Supply (Supply)-$374.35; Jim’s OK Tires (Repairs)-$705.00; Kenny’s Hardware and Home Center (Supply)-$8.00; L&M Tire (Supply)-$77.95; Madison National Life Ins Co, Inc (Life)-$4.10; Matt Friend Truck Equip, Inc (Repairs)-$335.42; NAPA Auto Parts (Supply)-$650.77; Nebraska Tractor & Equip Co (Supply)-$222.00; Nebraska Machinery Company (Repairs/Supply)-$6400.85; Oak Creed Engineering, LLC (Fees)-$952.50; Olson Enterprises LLC (Fuel/Repairs)-$7294.03; Self-Insured Dental Fund (Premium)-$918.00; South Central Pub Power Dist (Utility)-$2112.99; St of NE-Dept of Administrative Services (Supply)-$42.23; Timm’s Service (Fuel)-$1274.56; Western Pathology Consultants (Supply)- $28.25.
ROAD/BRIDGE CONST FUND: Oak Creed Engineering, LLC (Project)-$4188.70.
SELF-INSURED DENTAL FUND: Sean M Daly, D.D.S. (Dental)-$368.00; Webster County Dental Clinic (Dental)-$2547.96.
COUNTY MEDICAL/RELIEF FUND: NE Health & Human Services System (Lincoln/Beatrice)-$186.00; Williams Funeral Home (Co. Burial)-$1500.00.
NOXIOUS WEED FUND: Ameritas Life Insurance Corp (Health)-$238.19; S.S. (Fica)-$269.96; Madison National Life Ins Co, Inc (Life)- $3.15; Nebraska Weed Control Assn-Region (Dues)-$210.00; Self-Insured Dental Fund (Premium)-$34.00.
5502 RC AMBULANCE SERVICE #1 FUND: Black Hills Energy (Utility)-$119.47; Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc (Supply)-$28.00; McKesson Medical-Surgical (Supply)-$96.95; Olson Enterprises LLC (Fuel)-$133.38.
5503 BH AMBULANCE SERVICE #2 FUND: Cooperative Producers, Inc (Fuel)-$258.50.
Vice Chairman Gary Ratzlaff adjourned the meeting at 11:05am.
The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 4th, 2022 at 8:30am.
A current agenda and complete minutes are on file in the County Clerk’s Office and at www.co.webster.ne.us.
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