This is a synopsis of the Saline County Board of Commissioners January 7, 2025, regular meeting proceedings. A complete set of the proceedings is on file in the Board of Commissioners’ Journal, is of public record in the Saline County Clerk’s office and on our website www.salinecountyne.gov. SALINE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS The regular meeting of the Saline County Board of Commissioners was called to order at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, by Chairperson Phil Hardenburger. Present were Hardenburger, Marvin A. Kohout, Stephanie A. Krivohlavek, Janet J. Henning and Russ Karpisek Commissioners, County Attorney David Solheim and County Clerk Diann Nettifee. Notice of said meeting was posted in the County Clerk’s Office and published in all three county newspapers on January 1, 2025, in compliance with State Statutes; Hardenburger advised those present of the open meetings act at the back of the room and all proceedings are electronically recorded; Approved Agenda; Approved the minutes of the December 26, 2024, special meeting; Correspondence; None; Report of Officials; Commissioners reported on various activities and meetings they attended; Approved Annual Noxious Weed reports; Lori Moldenhauer, Aging Services presented an update; Anita Stougard, Program Director Discussed FY 2026 EB application; Approved FY 2026 EB application; Matheus Ribeiro, County Extension Office – updated Commissioners on programs; Approved Application for Saline County Extension Board – Barry Young; Approved Saline County Extension Office meeting room policy; Approved December District Court Fees - $33,697.65; Approved December Clerk Fees - $28,731.75; Approved making reimbursement for Flex, Health Reimbursement and Dependent Care as they are submitted; Approved Resolution #2024-079 transfer $21,000.00 from the Inheritance Fund to the Saline County Historical Fund, to be reimbursed when funds are available; Approved Saline County Tourism Committee proposed list of Approved Tourism Applications; 10:45 a.m. Meeting in Recess; 11:01 a.m. Meeting Reconvened; Approved Resolution #2025-003 transfer $5,700.00 from the Inheritance Fund to the Grand Fund, to be reimbursed when funds are available; Approved Resolution #2025-004 transfer $3,300.00 from Inheritance Fund to Victim-Witness Coordinator Fund, to be reimbursed when funds are available; Approved Resolution #2025-005 transfer $1,900.00 from Inheritance Fund to Juvenile Services Aid Program Fund, to be reimbursed when funds are available; Highway Superintendent, Bruce Filipi updated the Commissioners on road/bridge projects; Approved request to occupy right of way by Windstream Nebraska LLC to replace cable on the west side of County Road 1600. Approved Master Professional Services Agreement with Speece Lewis; Approved Claims as presented; R Anderson Atty Fees 3,348.75; Bryan Hlth Cntrct 234.00; Capital City Trnsfr Cntrct 332.40; Dollar General Spls 112.25; D Drake Mlg 175.54; Eakes Spls 940.38; ECC Bldg Maint 1,581.50; Equifax Cntrct 134.89; Farmers Coop Fuel 332.09; S Gropp Atty Fees 10,357.50; J Hermsmeier Mlg 187.60; C Hroch Bldg Maint 95.00; Jeff Co Em Mgmt Cntrct 4,425.00; M Karel Cntrct 235.00; J Kuntz Atty Fees 570.00; L-Tron Corp Spls 215.00; Lynn Peavey Co Spls 225.45; Murray Law Atty Fees 3,876.00; NE HHS Cntrct 521.63; NE St Bar Assn Dues 420.00; O'Reilly Auto Equip Rpr 220.77; Quill Spls 76.81; Saline Co Atty Reimb 656.00; SOS Cntrct 20.00; Sei Bldg Maint 2,671.33; Sweet Tea Media P&P 3.64; Soarin Grp Cntrct 1,497.00; Summit Spls 17,617.78; Us Bank Cntrct 394.91; Verizon Comm 2,131.74; Visa Spls 4,710.40; Walker Cntrct 64.71; Wilber Body Equip Rpr 1,000.00; Windstream Comm 1,501.27; Witness Fees Wtns Fees 181.94; J Woltemath Mlg 184.92; Beatrice Concrete Gravel 5,689.50; City of Friend Utly 46.70; CAMC Cntrct 226.00; Matheson Tri-Gas Spls 786.45; D Meinke Reimb 33.00; Meyer Seed Spls 7.00; Midwest Steel Spls 465.00; NPPD Utly 587.08; Pomp's Tire Equip Rpr 15,756.50; SW Gravel Gravel 5,345.55; Village of Tobias Utly 57.60; K Homolka Mlg 206.36; S Schmidt Lbr 3,000.00; L Moldenhauer Mlg 40.20; S Moldenhauer Prgm 792.00; Change Co Spls 380.55; B Dvorak Mlg 64.32; A Fanning Mlg 128.64; Kalkwarf & Smith Atty Fees 1,300.00; A Stougard Prgm 1,790.62; Geocomm Cntrct 4,344.00; P Hotovy Cntrct 500.00; Centurylink Comm 4,545.61; Charm-Tex Spls 237.80; iSolved Pyrl & Txs 287,948.25; Ameritas Life Retire 34,428.84; Medica Hlth Ins 105,289.82; Health Savings Acct Hlth Sv Acct 10,932.92; Principal Dental Dental Ins 3,221.45; Madison Nat'l Life Life Ins 1,424.76; AFLAC Ins 985.06; Empower Def Comp 2,194.61; Point C Café 655.50; Colonial Supp Ins Ins 177.43; Teamsters Dues 364.00; New York Life Ins 93.95; Saline Co Crt Garnish 260.20; Lancaster Co Crt Garnish 302.90 11:29 a.m. Meeting in Recess; 1:08 p.m. Meeting Reconvened; Planning and Zoning interviews; 2:00 p.m. Approved to Enter Closed Session – Planning & Zoning Interviews; 2:06 p.m. Approved to Exit Closed Session – Planning & Interviews; No Action taken; Approved Appointments to the Planning and Zoning Board, Mark Due, Allen Bruntz and Dan Zoubek; Karpisek moved to Appoint Board of Adjustment Applications,failed for lack of 2nd motion; There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 2:09 p.m. The next regular meeting will be on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in the Saline County Commissioners’ Room, Court House, Wilber, NE. ATTEST: Phil Hardenburger, Chairperson Stephanie A. Krivohlavek, Vice Chairperson Janet J. Henning Russ Karpisek Marvin A. Kohout Diann Nettifee, County Clerk CR/FS/WR — January 15, 2025 ZNEZ
