This is a synopsis of the Saline County Board of Commissioners’ November 26, 2024, 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, November 26, 2024, by Chairperson Phil Hardenburger. Present were Hardenburger, Marvin A. Kohout, Janet J. Henning and Russ Karpisek Commissioners, County Clerk Diann Nettifee. Commissioner Stephanie A. Krivohlavek and County Attorney David Solheim were absent. Notice of said meeting was posted in the County Clerk’s Office and published in all three county newspapers on November 20, 2024, 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 November 12, 2024 regular meeting; Correspondence; Clerk presented correspondence received; Report of Officials; Commissioners reported on various activities and meetings they attended; Senator Tom Brandt, update; Dustin Will and Dan Duren review 2025 benefits; Approved 2025 Benefits as presented by Benefit Management; 10:39 a.m. Meeting in recess; 10:58 a.m. Meeting reconvened RESOLUTIONS TO TRANSFER FUND Approved Resolution #2024-070 transfer $140,000.00 from Inheritance Fund to General Fund; Approved Resolution #2024-071 transfer $165,000.00 from Inheritance Fund to Road and Bridge Fund, to be reimbursed when funds are available; Approved Resolution #2024-072 transfer $1,400.00 from Inheritance Fund to Juvenile Services Aid Program Fund, to be reimbursed when funds are available; HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT ROAD AND BRIDGE MATTERS Approved Moving Project C76(687) to one (1) year plan from the six (6) year plan; Highway Superintendent, Bruce Filipi updated the Commissioners on road/bridge projects; Approved Claims as presented; R Anderson Atty Fees 2,470.00; J Baumann Reimb 30.00; Beatrice Mech Spls 402.10; Black Hills Utly 320.83; Capital Bsns Cntrct 157.00; Cedars Cntrct 806.00; City of Wilber Utly 11,744.20; Mcgill Law Atty Fees 1,073.50; D Collins Prgm 1,170.75; Crete Ace Spls 20.57; Crete Ace Spls 12.13; Crowne Plaza Trng 606.10; Culligan Cntrct 225.25; Datashield Cntrct 99.00; D Drake Mlg 50.92; Eakes Spls 510.44; Ecolab Cntrct 9.56; Equifax Cntrct 301.74; Fairfield Inn Trng 687.90; Farmers Coop Fuel 23,209.80; Filter Shop Spls 159.63; Food Mesto Spls 93.06; Greatamerica Cntrct 223.90; S Gropp Atty Fees 3,144.50; HD Sply Spls 209.18; Heath Sports Unif 744.68; Helena Spls 319.75; Jeff Co Em Cntrct 4,425.00; S Johnson Lbr 56.00; Kalkwarf & Smith Atty Fees 769.50; M Karel Cntrct 705.00; Kiner Sply Spls 927.55; J Kuntz Atty Fees 627.00; Lancaster Co Sheriff Cntrct 30.00; Language Line Cntrct 42.89; I Lindal Mlg 24.12; Mallory Safety Spls 161.38; Masonry Const Bldg Rpr 3,313.00; Mid America Cntrct 9,734.60; MIPS Cntrct 4,271.96; NACO Trng 2,267.60; NCEA Trng 360.00; NE.gov Cntrct 83.00; NIRMA Trng 1,269.00; T Osborn Reimb 266.13; Point C Cntrct 347.50; Quality Inn Trng 341.04; Quill Spls 62.99; Region V Sys Cntrct 428.00; Saline Co Atty Reimb 95.10; Saline Co Dist Crt Reimb 360.00; Saline Co ROD Reimb 64.00; Saline Co Sheriff Reimb 1,160.17; Sapp Bros Fuel 10,783.22; Sweet Tea Med P&P 3,383.01; Shop Qwik Fuel 83.63; Sid Dillon Equip Rpr 1,587.83; Soarin Grp Cntrct 1,097.00; D Spanyers Reimb 155.82; Stanard Appraisal Cntrct 2,500.00; State of NE Cntrct 242.00; Summit Spls 17,353.31; Thomson Reuters Cntrct 179.47; Christina Thorton Atty Fees 1,188.51; TK Elevator Bldg Maint 366.90; USPS Pstg 2,000.00; UPN Comm 6,567.02; Visa Spls 4,708.26; Voss Spls 83.63; Walker Spls 82.03; 41 Auto Equip Rpr 2,880.72; A&R Const Cntrct 150,711.15; AKRS Spls 431.87; Beatrice Concrete Gravel 24,270.32; Beaver Hardware Spls 169.96; City of Crete Utly 258.88; City of Friend Utly 46.70; Crete Auto Equip Rpr 863.10; Crete Lumber Spls 48.96; Farmers Union Coop Fuel 2,231.37; Filtercare Spls 78.00; KT's Market Spls 20.76; Linde Gas Spls 94.81; NMC Equip Rpr 2,279.11; NPPD Utly 505.36; Card Services Spls 56.77; Pomp's Equip Rpr 2,918.45; Powerplan Equip Rpr 566.00; RDO Equip Rpr 339.04; Sack Lumber Spls 285.25; Shaffer Comm Comm 1,651.09; SW Gravel Gravel 10,865.93; Bowman Cnsltng Cntrct 38,415.22; Truck Center Equip Rpr 143.73; Village of Dorchester Utly 111.32; Village of Swanton Utly 77.67; Village of Western Utly 83.25; Waste Connections Utly 241.60; T Winkler Reimb 60.00; Young's Welding Spls 153.18; K Zumpfe Reimb 60.00; Crete Chamber Reimb 1,980.50; Western Heritage Museum Reimb 1,500.00; S Cosaert Prgm 646.00; Arbor Ink Spls 71.52; B Dvorak Mlg 152.09; Hampton Inn Trng 695.00; Family Service Prgm 1,600.00; A Stougard Prgm 1,800.00; Prochaska & Assc Cntrct 7,096.60; Nemaha Co Sheriff Cntrct 63.00; Vigilnet Spls 215.45; UBT Bnd 510,205.90; iSolved Pyrl & Txs 284,568.71; Ameritas Life Retire 32,977.16; Empower Def Comp 2,194.61; Saline Co Crt Garnish 308.10. 11:05 a.m. Approved Enter into Closed Session – Employee Evaluations 11:32 a.m. Exited Closed Session Employee Evaluations; No Action taken; Approved 5% Wage increase for Appointed Officials; ADJOURNMENT; There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:36 a.m. The next regular meeting will be on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. in the Saline County Commissioners’ Room, Court House, Wilber, NE. ATTEST: Phil Hardenburger, Chairperson Janet J. Henning Russ Karpisek Marvin A. Kohout Diann Nettifee, County Clerk CR/FS/WR — December 04, 2024 ZNEZ
