VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING AUGUST17, 2026 6:30 PM The Regular Board Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Arlington, Nebraska, was held at the Arlington Village Hall at 245 N 2nd Street, Arlington, NE. Travis Kraemer called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. Roll call was taken as follows: Scott Pokorny, Present; Jeremy Hansen, Present; Paul Krause, Present; Jason Wiese, Present; Travis Kraemer, Present. Notice of the meeting was given in advance by publication in the Washington County Enterprise, a designated method for giving notice as shown by the Affidavit of Publication attached to these minutes. Notice of this meeting was given to the Village Board members and a copy of their acknowledgment of receipt of notice and the agenda is attached to the minutes. The availability of the agenda was communicated in advance notice and in the notice to the Board of Trustees of this meeting. All proceedings shown hereafter were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public. Travis Kraemer noted the posting of the Open Meetings Act as posted on the wall at the entrance to the Conference Room. Travis Kraemer opened public comment. Jon Morrison and Jenny Hansen were in attendance to speak about requests for the Arlington Swim Team. Paul Krause moved for the approval of the Consent Agenda. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken; 5-0. Consent agenda items approved: Monthly Claims: American Underground, pool supplies, $1,372.31; Amy Vanek, reimbursement for Sidewalk program, $2,000.00; Aqua Chem, pool, $1,126.75; Fastwyre, internet/telephone, $417.92; Black Hills, Gas, $305.56;Bomgaars, streets supplies, $34.35; Bromm, Lindahl, Et Al, attorney fees, $390.00; Chase Kratochvil, swim lesson refund, $80.00;Fremont Dept of Utilities, sewer service, $13,319.02; CivicPlus, renewal fee, $1,389.15; Eakes, managed it, $845.00; EFTPS, Fed/FICA Tax, $8,904.54; Egan Supply, auditorium supplies, $215.95; Electric Pump, sewer improvement, $1,640.25; Enterprise Media, publishing, $250.71; Jelinek Hardware Company, streets, $61.97; Fremont Area Chamber, membership dues, $350.00; Fuelman, fuel, $1,875.79; Jake Conn, tuition reimbursement, $408.88; JEO, street improvements, $29,804.00; John Deere Financial, streets supplies, $750.34; LARM, insurance adjustments, $502.82; League of NE Municipality, dues, $6,011.00; Menards, water & shop supplies, $488.77; Midwest Alarm Services, inspection, $478.20; National Financial Services, retirement, $733.44; NE Dept of Revenue, NE withholding 2nd quarter, $3,013,30; NEPH Environmental Lab, chemicals, $37.00; O’ Reilly, streets, $473.19; OPPD, electric, $9,641.53; Principal, life insurance, $327.36; Sargent Drilling, sewer repairs, $9,552.65; Three Rivers Clerks Association, annual membership fee, $10.00; US Postal Service, permit #4, $1,000.00; USA Bluebook, water supplies, $389.58; Verizon, cellphone, $179.82; Visa, postage, pool concessions, fuel, parks supplies, library books, $1,980.77; Washington County Sheriff, sheriff contract, $8,109.18; Waste Connections, trash service, $642.15; Payroll, $36,622.91; Total =$146,435.16. Approval of minutes from July20, 2026, regular board meeting. Approval of minutes from July 27, 2026 budget prep meeting. Paul Krause moved for approval of the bid recommendation from JEO in the amount of $377,240.00 for the Elkhorn & Ellsworth drainage improvements from Armodus, LLC. Jason Wiese seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken; 5-0. Jeremy Hansen moved for approval of the resignation of Kelsea Wolfe from the Library Board. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. We thank Kelsea for her work and time with the Library Board. Roll call vote was taken; 5-0. Paul Krause moved for approval ofthe service agreement from Ortmeier CPA. Jason Wiese seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken; 5-0. Scott Pokorny moved for approval to enter Executive Session. Paul Krause seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken; 5-0. The meeting entered Executive Session at 7:14 PM. Paul Krause moved for approval to exit Executive Session. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken; 5-0. The meeting exited Executive Session at 7:42 PM. Jason Wiese moved for adjournment. Jeremy Hansen seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken; 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:43 PM Jake Conn Village Clerk ZNEZ WCE 9/29/26
