A regular and advertised meeting of the Village of Kennard Board of Trustees was held on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023, at 7:00 P.M. at the Village Offices 208 Main Street Kennard, NE. Notice of the meeting was given in advance notice thereof by posting in three locations in the Village and the Enterprise newspaper. Notice was also given to all Board members. Availability of the agenda was given with advanced notice. All proceedings hereafter were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public. Chair Lanette Morgan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. In attendance were Board members Vance Cooley, Lanette Morgan, Meghan Eulberg, Bob Dunkle, Clint Pearson, and Village Clerk Kathryn Doll. A motion was made by Dunkle, seconded by Eulberg to approve the May 2023 agenda. Motion carried. Village maintenance supervisor discussed current maintenance issues including repairs needed at the Auditorium and replacement posts and basketball hoops needed at the park. Motion to approve purchase of backpack blower made by Dunkle, seconded by Cooley, motion carried. Motion to approve bid for street sweeping by Cooley, seconded by Eulberg, motion carried. A spreadsheet of maintenance issues to be created and shared with the board and clerk. Motion to approve April 2023 board meeting minutes, April 4, 2023 zoning meeting minutes, April 2023 bills, and the April 2023 treasurer’s report made by Dunkle, seconded by Eulberg, motion carried. April 2023 bills: Lincoln Marriott 110.00, Cemify 659.00, Great Plains Nursery 2544.86, Travis Goldapp 700.00, City Of Blair 104.04, NE Environmental Lab 15.00, Pounds Printing 180.00, Pitney Bowes 178.19,Knudsen Oil 118.33, People Services 950.00, Staples 250.91, City Of Blair water 3794.60, Enterprise Pub. 135.45, Henton Trenching 4524.27, Papillion Sanitation 132.77, Bomgaars 137.96, Midwest Labs 22.50, G-Works 219.00, NMC Exchange 2141.65, Visa 201.85, Ty’s Outdoor 75.04, Fastwyre 265.41, Payroll 3601.09, mileage 20.96. Ordinance 2023-1 to amend ordinance 2015-4 to include subsections 11.1.9, 11.2.5,12.1.21,12.2.10,12.2.11,24.50.1,24.50.2. Motion to suspend 3 readings of ordinance by Pearson, seconded by Eulberg, Pearson, Eulberg, Cooley Morgan and Dunkle all voted in favor. Motion passed. Motion to pass ordinance 2023-1 to amend ordinance 2015-4 to include 11.1.9, 11.2.5,12.1.21,12.2.10,12.2.11,24.50.1,24.50.2. by Pearson, Eulberg seconded, Pearson, Eulberg, Cooley, Dunkle, and Morgan all in favor. Ordinance 2023-1 passed. Discussion of Interim building inspector salary. Discussed possible transition to outsourcing to the county. Motion to pay interim inspector 35.00 per hour minimum 1 hour per site visit made by Cooley, seconded by Pearson, motion carried. Motion to raise clerk’s salary to 22.00 per hour by Dunkle, seconded by Eulberg, motion carried. Motion made by Eulberg, seconded by Dunkle to amend employee handbook to include door key responsibility. Motion carried. Motion to approve purchase of new ceiling tiles, paint supplies for ceiling grids and vents, an outdoor bulletin board and new drop box cover for village office not to exceed 2000.00 made by Elberg, seconded by Cooley, motion carried. Motion by Cooley to approve updates to Employee Handbook. Eulberg seconded. Motion Carried. Seeing No further business, Cooley motioned to end the meeting. Eulberg seconded. Morgan called the meeting to end at 10:02 pm. Lanette Morgan-Board Chair Kathryn Doll- Clerk/Treasurer ZNEZ PT 5-16-23
