Washington County Board of Supervisors The Board met in regular session at 3:00 pm on Tue, Jan 9, 2024 in the Supervisor’s meeting room at the courthouse in Blair, Nebr. Present: Board members Steve Dethlefs, Bob Frahm, Lisa Kramer, Jon Stewart, Steve Kruger, Jay Anderson, and Kevin Barnhill. Also present, Co Clk Barb Sullivan, Chf Dpty Shrf Mitch Robinson, and Co Atty Scott Vander Schaaf. Co Clk Sullivan declared the reorganization meeting for 2024 was in session then requested nominations to elect Board Chairperson. Barnhill nominated Dethlefs, there were no other nomination. Board voted to cease nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Steve Dethlefs as Chairman. Clk then asked for nominations for Vice Chairperson. Anderson nominated Frahm, there were no other nominations. Board voted to cease nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Bob Frahm as Vice Chairman. Chairman Dethlefs presided over the meeting and declared a recess to enter into Board of Equalization meeting. Meeting reconvened at 3:05 p.m. Board unanimously approved the agenda for 1/9/24. Board voted to approve the minutes of the 12/26/23 meeting with 6 members voting aye, Stewart abstained without conflict. All claims and monthly fee reports were received reviewed and unanimously approved. There was no correspondence. Board voted unanimously to designate WCB, RVR Bank, Union Bank & Trust, NPAIT, and NE CLASS as depositories for 2024 and authorized the Treasurer to deposit 2024 fund in any of the said designated depositories. Hwy Supt Dave Kruger gave a brief update on Road Dept. Board voted unanimously to adopt Res 2024-1; authorizing Chairman to sign Construction Engineering Services Supplemental Agreement No. 1 between Washington Co and Speece Lewis for project ER-3840 (13) in Ft Calhoun. Cptn Steve Bolton gave a jail update and stated revenue for the month of Dec was $82,807. Board unanimously approved Interlocal Agreement for membership in the III Corp Drug Task Force and authorized Chairman to sign. Co Atty Vander Schaaf discussed claim from Andrea McChesney, Drug Crt Atty, that was over 90 days old from when services were rendered and ask the board for approval for payment in the amount $6,402.75, which the board unanimously approved. Board voted unanimously to appoint David Kruger as Co Highway Supt for 2024 as required in order to qualify for annual incentive payment. Board unanimously voted to receive and place on file the Washington Co Treasurer’s Semi-Annual Statement. Board voted unanimously to change 1st board meeting date in May 2024 to Monday, May 13 and change 2nd board meeting date in Dec. to Monday, Dec 23 as to not conflict with the Primary Election Day and Christmas Eve. Committee reports were briefly discussed and Mike Anderson spoke during public comments. There was no closed session. CLAIMS: GENERAL FUND EMPLOYEES Payroll 1/5/2024 276,632.42 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE Retirement 20,190.92 PRINCIPAL Life-Dental-Vision 861.80 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND Health Ins. 57,506.86 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK FICA/MEDI 20,226.23 WASHINGTON COUTNY BANK H.S.A. 8,956.25 ABE'S TRASH SERVICE INC Serv 385.00 BRIDGET ABRAHAM Mileage 53.84 ALBIREO ENERGY LLC Serv 482.00 ROBIN ANDREASEN Reimb/Class 247.93 AT&T Serv 1,608.50 BLAIR ACE HARDWARE Supplies/Parts 99.81 BLAIR AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Dues 250.00 BLUE 360 MEDIA, LLC Supplies 189.90 TAMARA S BURBACH Serv 945.59 CAMPBELL AMAN FUNERAL HOME Serv 600.00 CITY OF BLAIR Serv 1,576.02 LAYNE CLARK-CLARK PEST CONTROL Serv 140.00 CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT Fees 181.00 CONSTELLATION ENERGY Serv 194.04 COX BUSINESS Serv 3,572.67 CUBBYS CORPORATE OFFICE Fuel 36.27 DICK'S ELECTRIC CO Serv 721.68 DODGE COUNTY CLERK Probation 11,411.23 DOUGLAS COUNTY COURT Fees 1.00 E T TOWING Serv 120.00 EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS Supplies 1,607.06 ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC Repairs 2,034.33 ENTERPRISE MEDIA GROUP Printing/Notices 633.74 FAIRWAY OIL COMPANY Fuel 107.10 FAMILY DENTAL CENTER OF BLAIR Inmate Care 841.00 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Fees 247.50 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Supplies 414.27 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Serv/Supplies 446.71 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Fuel/Supplies 129.01 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Supplies 98.00 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Supplies 15.14 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA Parts/Repairs 514.93 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Fees 256.67 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Postage/Supplies 16.15 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Supplies 25.59 FUCHS WORKS LLC Serv 700.00 GARCIA CLINICAL LABORATORY Inmate Care 30.00 HILLYARD, INC. Supplies 1,506.09 HIRCHERT-OLSEN AUTO SERVICE INC. Serv 177.66 HTBS CREDIT Supplies 218.04 MARJORIE HOIER Mileage 307.85 HOLIDAY INN - KEARNEY Lodging 1,079.55 HOMETOWN LEASING Copier Lease 174.82 INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL Supplies 69.00 JENSEN LAWN SOLUTIONS, INC. Serv 3,915.00 STEVEN KRUGER Mileage 255.45 JOHN MANSON Mileage/Reimb 994.39 MCCHESNEY FAMILY LAW GROUP Court Fees 6,402.75 MENARDS - FREMONT Supplies 663.52 MULTI-COUNTY INFORMATION & Serv 4,589.80 MY CENTRAL SUPPLY Supplies 1,315.41 NACO Registration 150.00 NEBRASKA NOTARY ASSOCIATION Fees 322.00 GLADYS NELSON Serv 15.00 NACO PLANNING & ZONING Dues 40.00 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC Supplies 176.46 OFFICE DEPOT Supplies 48.47 OFFICE DEPOT Supplies 79.98 OFFICE WAREHOUSE Supplies 294.24 OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT Serv 8,002.29 PIP MARKETING Supplies 596.48 CALVIN POULSEN GIS Serv 1,937.50 POUNDS PRINTING INC Supplies 361.50 PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES Supplies 115.50 REGION 6, BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE Serv 15,931.25 ROBINSON ELECTRIC Inspections 2,700.00 CHRIS SHEWCHUK Mileage 344.33 SMITTY'S AUTO SERVICE INC Serv/Repairs 3,759.15 SPARQ DATA SOLUTIONS, INC. Subscription 4,100.00 SPARTAN STORES, LLC Supplies 40.23 DAS STATE ACCNTING-CENTRAL FINANCE Serv 1,536.00 TAMI M. NIELSEN-DBA TNT CLEANING SV Serv 7,260.00 TURNKEY TECHNOLOGY, LLC Serv 9,013.40 UNIV OF NE LINCOLN HotSpot 270.12 US BANK EQUIPMENT FINANCE Copier Lease 256.63 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 42.87 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 53.64 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 62.93 WAKEFIELD TOWING & RECOVERY Serv 300.00 WALKERS UNIFORM RENTAL Serv 35.61 WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT Court Costs 869.00 WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF Cost on Fees 477.30 WEX BANK Fuel 7,712.81 ROAD FUND EMPLOYEES Payroll 1/5/2024 54,421.74 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE Retirement 3,673.51 PRINCIPAL Life-Dental-Vision 350.10 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND Health Ins. 13,861.25 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK FICA/MEDI 3,908.81 WASHINGTON COUTNY BANK H.S.A. 2,437.50 ABE'S TRASH SERVICE INC Serv 104.00 B'S ENTERPRISE INC Culverts 9,480.00 BI-STATE MOTOR PARTS INC Parts/Fuel 1,486.33 BLAIR ACE HARDWARE Supplies/Parts 21.97 BOMGAARS Parts/Supplies 810.21 CALHOUN OIL COMPANY Fuel 6,119.32 CAPPEL AUTO SUPPLY, INC. Parts 17.49 EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS Supplies 179.53 EJS SUPPLY Parts 2,972.44 GREAT PLAINS COMMUNICATIONS INC Serv 135.95 KELLY RYAN EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC Supplies 53.75 DAVID KRUGER Mileage/Meals 258.28 MATHESON TRIGAS DBA LINWELD Supplies 208.62 MO VALLEY TIRES, LLC Tires 7,003.42 NEBRASKA IOWA SUPPLY COMPANY Fuel 17,024.73 NMC EXCHANGE LLC Parts/Supplies 4,457.56 OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT Serv 648.63 POWERPLAN Parts/Rental 5,797.06 SAPP BROS, INC Fuel 3,443.62 SE SMITH & SONS Supplies 21.16 SHOTWELL GLASS LLC Parts/Serv 875.19 SID DILLON CHEV-OLDS-PONT, INC Parts/Labor 1,430.23 TY'S OUTDOOR POWER & SERVICE Parts 225.15 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 691.84 WALKERS UNIFORM RENTAL Serv 851.02 BERT S WISE-WISE HEAVY EQUIPT LLC Parts 326.59 EMERGENCY FLOOD RELIEF FUND BRAKKAN TRUCKING INC Gravel/Rock 3,967.40 MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS Rock 34,424.62 RUNNIN' ROOSTER Gravel/Rock 136.25 REGISTER OF DEEDS BRIDGET ABRAHAM Reimb/Supplies 6.23 MULTI-COUNTY INFORMATION & Serv 541.64 INSURANCE FUND AUXIANT Fees 164,949.29 JUVENILE SERVICES GRANT EMPLOYEES Payroll 1/5/2024 2,310.00 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE Retirement 155.93 PRINCIPAL Life-Dental-Vision 14.59 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND Health Ins. 509.97 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK FICA/MEDI 175.86 WASHINGTON COUTNY BANK H.S.A. 93.75 VERIZON Serv 42.87 COVID ARPA FUND SPEECE LEWIS ENGINEERS, INC Serv 14,677.50 911 ENHANCED WIRELESS CENTURYLINK Serv 54.52 CALVIN POULSEN GIS Serv 1,815.00 HIGHWAY SAFETY FUND EMPLOYEES Payroll 1/5/2024 2,443.90 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE Retirement 213.84 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK FICA/MEDI 186.97 E-911 FUND MOTOROLA Serv 6,192.31 Meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m. Steve Dethlefs, Chairman: Attest: Barbara Sullivan, County Clerk. A complete text of the minutes and resolutions are on file in the office of the County Clerk, 1555 Colfax St., and are available for public inspection during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. ZNEZ ENT 01-19-24
