MINUTES OF THE DEWITT VILLAGE BOARD REGULAR MEETING AND REORGANIZATION MEETING held Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 7:00 PM at the Village Office, 209 E. Fillmore Ave, DeWitt, NE. Roll Call: Present: Chairman Fink, Trustees Rahe, Rentschler, Weise and Workman Absent: None Also present: Utility Superintendent – Hunter Oliver, Utility Maintenance – Zachary Schuerman, Clerk - Moria Holly, and Saline County Deputy Chairman Fink announced that a copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the meeting room and is accessible to members of the public. Received and placed on file the notices of the meeting. Motions approved by unanimous roll call vote: 1. Consent Agenda; motion and second to approve the Consent Agenda; 2. JEO – Village Engineer Request; motion and second to approve and sign the Request; 3. JEO – Street Superintendent Agreement; motion and second to approve and sign the Agreement; 4. NE Signs – Sign Permit; motion and second to approve the sign permit; 5. Verizon – Account Updates; motion and second to approve upgrading the cell phones and replacing tablet. 2026 Reorganization started at 7:15 P.M. Roll Call: Present: Chairman Fink, Trustees Rahe, Rentschler, Weise and Workman Absent: None Also Present: Utility Superintendent – Hunter Oliver, Utility Maintenance – Zachary Schuerman, and Clerk – Moria Holly Chairman Fink announced that a copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the meeting room and is accessible to members of the public. Received and placed on file the notices of the meeting. Chairman Pro-Tempore – Moria Holly Called for nominations of Chairman. Ceased nominations. Motion and second to appoint Lyle Fink as Board Chairman. Motion approved by unanimous roll call vote: Lyle Fink – Chairman of the Board. Appointments approved by unanimous roll call vote: 1. Moria Holly – Clerk/Treasurer 2. Kelly Hoffschneider – Village Attorney 3. Hunter Oliver – Utility Superintendent, Floodplain Administrator and Building Inspector 4. First State Bank Nebraska – Official Depository 5. Jack Post with JEO Consulting Group – Street Superintendent for 2026 6. JEO Consulting Group – Village Engineer 7. 19 Volunteer Firefighters on the role of the DeWitt Fire Department 8. Seward County Independent (Wilber Republican) – Designated newspaper for official publishing 9. Library Board – Liz Poessnecker, Jill Cammack, Emily Pohlmann, Linda Schuerman and Jan Stokebrand 10. Park & Pool Board – Bobbie Scherling, Cari Buss, Pam Garrison, Ray Brown and Josi Remmers 11. Planning and Zoning Commission – Travis Murray, Trevor Kropp, Mike Rahe, and Gary Shepler. 12. Tree Board – Jane Hermsmeier, Bruce Waltke, and Dave Rentschler 13. Civic Board – Travis Rahe, Lois Wattjes, Janet McIntosh, Joan Tietjen, Mary Garrison, and Lana Hager 14. Senior Center Board – Joan Wilkens, Mary Cape, Arlene Smith, Randy Badman, Harold Stokebrand, Gary McIntosh, Arlin Parde, Lois Wattjes and Lana Hager 15. Dr. Noah Bernhardson – Medical Director 16. Board of Health – Village Chairman, Fire Chief and Saline County Sheriff 17. Authorization for the Clerk/Treasurer to purchase or transfer Certificates of Deposit. Motion and second to approve appointments for 2026. Yearly Goals: 1. Better Village Board planning for future projects/costs 2. Swimming Pool Future (5-10 years) 3. Planning for Village Property improvements and Village equipment 4. NRD Grants for clearing drainage ditches 5. Maintenance and signage at Compost Site 6. Tarring streets 7. Community Center updates/improvements Executive Session called at 8:00 P.M. for the purpose of discussing employee performance of a Village employee, for the protection of the public interest and for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of the employee with the Village Board and Zachary Schuerman_. Executive Session ended at 8:30 P.M. with no formal action taken. Executive Session called at 8:35 P.M. for the purpose of discussing employee performance of a Village employee, for the protection of the public interest and for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of the employee with the Village Board and Hunter Oliver. Executive Session ended at 8:50 P.M. with no formal action taken. Executive Session called at 8:55 P.M. for the purpose of discussing employee performance of a Village employee, for the protection of the public interest and for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of the employee with the Village Board and Moria Holly. Executive Session ended at 9:10 P.M. with no formal action taken. Executive Session called at 9:11 P.M. for the purpose of the Village Board to discuss employee evaluation, salaries, wages and annual incentives. Executive Session ended at 9:45 P.M. with no formal action taken. Motions approved by unanimous roll call vote: 1. Salaries and Wages 2026; motion and second to set salaries and wages; 2. Annual Employee Incentives 2025; no action taken; 3. Ordinance 801 – Salaries & Wages 2026; motion and second to approve and adopt Ordinance 801 Discussions: Fire Chief, Shawn Weise, nothing to report this month. Utility Superintendent, Hunter Oliver, discussed with the Village Board the valve issue on east Fillmore Avenue and snow removal. Village Clerk, Moria Holly, discussed with the Village Board, sales tax funds, Norris lease agreement funds, and the Move In/Move Out Report. Reorganization Meeting adjourned at 9:57 P.M., all in favor. ATTEST: /s/ Lyle Fink Chairman, Board of Trustees Village of DeWitt, NE. /s/ Moria Holly Village Clerk SEAL Bills and claims approved: ABC Termite-$468.60, ACCO-$4323.64, AFLAC-$385.16, Amazon-$758.56, Ameritas-$1013.68, Aqua-$35.00, Beatrice High School-$1000.00, Black Hills Energy-$292.58, Blue Cross Blue Shield-$3746.45, Steve Bragg-$120.00, Capital One-$98.40, Card Services-$5814.88, Chrysler Capital-$1629.72, City of Beatrice-$4753.66, Constellation-$107.46, Crete News-$281.13, Culligan-$31.50, Farmers Coop-$1009.52, Google-$25.20, Guardian-$68.30, Haug Comm-$1754.30, Moria Holly-$50.00, Hometwon Leasing-$75.77, IRS-$3283.03, JP Cooke-$95.95, JEO-$9485.00, Judds Bros-$114159.45, Lampton Welding-$58.57, Milius-$3256.18, Municipal Supply-$7158.76, NDWEE-$3094.00, NE Dept of Rev-$1448.62, NE Municipal Clerks-$50.00, NE Public Health Lab-$387.00, Norris-$3895.23, Matt Parrot-$156.03, Power Manager-$7893.51, Saline Co Clerk-$2308.50, Zach Schuerman-$50.00, TruGreen-$173.71, UES Services-$947.60, Utility Service-$4262.23, Verizon-$322.23, Village of DeWitt-$518.43, Wilber Plumbing-$687.98, Windstream-$1387.82 and Salary & Aggregate Wages-$11074.30. WR — December 10, 2025 ZNEZ
