Washington County Board of Supervisors The Board met in regular session at 3:03 pm on Tue, Feb 13, 2024 in the Supervisor’s meeting room at the courthouse in Blair, Nebr. Present: Chairman Steve Dethlefs, board members Bob Frahm, Lisa Kramer, Jon Stewart, Steve Kruger, Jay Anderson, and Kevin Barnhill. Also present, Co Clk Barb Sullivan, Shrf Mike Robinson, and Atty Tom Brantley. Board unanimously approved the agenda for 2/13 and the minutes of the 1/23/24 mtg. Board unanimously approved all claims, correspondence, and monthly fee reports. Hwy Supt Dave Kruger gave a brief update on Road Dept then opened one bid for striping and one bid for crack seal. Board voted unanimously to accept bid from Straight Line Striping for $25.37 pr gallon applied. Board voted unanimously to accept bid from Midwest Coatings for $120 per linear foot. Tyler Quick, Extension Instructor, discussed nominees to fill vacancies on the Extension Board effective 2024 and asked for board approval. Board voted unanimously to approve Keith Mertz and Dr. Nick Schreck as Extension Board members. Shrf Robinson gave a update on Jail Revenue and reported $65,976 for January. Board voted unanimously to un-table discussion of Local Emergency Plan. Board voted unanimously to approve the new Local Emergency Plan as presented by Dan Douglas. Co Clerk Sullivan discussed situation with the county’s current contracted auditing firm and the process of finding a replacement. Sullivan said 3 proposals were submitted and the Finance Committee gave their recommendation. Board voted unanimously to accept proposal from Ric Ortmeier, CPA, for auditing service for FY23. Board voted unanimously to authorize the chairman to sign SDL Local Recommendation Form 200 for Pheasants Forever, fundraiser at RVR Bank Bldg on 3/23. Mike Anderson spoke during public comments and Committee Reports were briefly discussed. At 3:55 pm the board voted unanimously to go into closed session for the purpose of discussing attorney client privileged information, attorney client privileged information regarding current, potential, imminent threat of litigation, and contract negotiations involving Washington County. Those present in closed session were 7 board members, Co Clerk Sullivan, Megan Eagleton, and Atty Tom Brantley. Board voted unanimously to come out of closed session at 3:58 pm. There was no action in open session. CLAIMS: GENERAL FUND EMPLOYEES Payroll 2/2/2024 245,550.17 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE Retirement 18,047.00 PRINCIPAL Life-Dental-Vision 860.70 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND Health Ins. 59,415.78 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK FICA/MEDI 17,815.85 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK H.S.A. 9,350.00 ABE'S TRASH SERVICE INC Serv 385.00 ADVANCED CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE Inmate Care 18,128.81 ALBIREO ENERGY LLC Serv 990.00 AT&T MOBILITY Serv 1,583.08 DARIEN BEATTY Serv 1,500.00 BISHOP BUSINESS Copier Lease 84.95 BLACK HILLS ENERGY Serv 4,237.47 BLAIR ACE HARDWARE Supplies 97.15 BLUE 360 MEDIA, LLC Supplies 189.90 BOB BARKER CO INC Inmate Care 1,217.22 TAMMI BURBACH Reimb 10.75 CASEYS BUSINESS ADVANTAGE Fuel 3,384.54 CITY OF BLAIR Serv/Library Fees 2,062.43 CITY OF FORT CALHOUN Unit Lease 150.00 LAYNE CLARK-CLARK PEST CONTROL Serv 140.00 CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT Fees 253.00 CONSTELLATION ENERGY Serv 702.35 COX BUSINESS Serv 3,572.24 SARAH DEEMER Reimb/Supplies 6.38 DHHS Serv 200.00 DODGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Fees 74.12 EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS Supplies/Leases 2,788.97 EASTERN NEBRASKA HUMAN SERVICES AG ENCOR/ENOA 22,689.00 ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC Supplies/Serv 4,171.19 ENTERPRISE MEDIA GROUP Printing/Notices 1,812.94 FAIRWAY OIL COMPANY Fuel 36.30 FAMILY DENTAL CENTER OF BLAIR Inmate Care 841.00 FASTWYRE BROADBAND Serv 936.05 FERGUSON ENTERPRISES LLC #1657 Supplies 958.56 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Fuel 208.28 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Fuel 295.98 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Fuel/Supplies 473.35 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Supplies 615.34 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Fuel 531.50 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Fuel 199.00 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Lodging 120.83 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Fuel/Postage 370.38 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Fuel 75.24 FIRST NATIONAL BANK - OMAHA Fuel 56.24 FIRST NATIONAL BANK - OMAHA Fuel 155.46 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Fuel 56.90 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA Supplies/Fuel 252.37 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Fuel 40.94 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Subscription 160.39 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Serv 15.00 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Fuel 646.16 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Fuel/Supplies 31.51 FORENSIC SERVICES DIVISION Serv 2,800.00 GREAT PLAINS REPORTING COMPANY Fees 401.85 BRENT J GROVE Mileage 29.48 JOYCE HASSELBALCH Court Appt Atty 395.85 JUVENCIO HERNANDEZ Serv 7,280.00 HILLYARD, INC. Supplies 2,708.16 HIRCHERT-OLSEN AUTO SERVICE INC. Serv/Repairs 2,269.58 JENSEN LAWN SOLUTIONS, INC. Snow Removal 14,937.50 JONES AUTOMOTIVE, INC Repairs 452.00 JORDAN LUXA Mileage/Supplies 252.99 JOHN MANSON Mileage/Reimb 750.54 MAPA Dues 5,112.00 MMC MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC. Serv/Repairs 654.75 MULTI-COUNTY INFORMATION & Serv 14,963.71 MY CENTRAL SUPPLY Supplies 749.51 NACO Registration 20.00 NASCO FORT ATKINSON Supplies 149.90 NEBRASKA ASSN OF COUNTY TREASURERS Dues 50.00 NEBRASKA NOTARY ASSOCIATION Supplies 476.99 NORTHEAST NEBR JUVENILE SERV INC Juvenile Services 270.00 OFFICE WAREHOUSE Supplies 1,460.03 OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT Serv 9,614.76 POSTMASTER Stamps 136.00 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE Postage 980.00 CALVIN POULSEN GIS Serv 2,575.00 PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES Supplies 2,489.00 QUILL CORPORATION Supplies 144.52 RIVERS RESTAURANT Serv 553.75 SARPY COUNTY SHERIFF Fees 35.42 DEBBIE SAVILLE Reimb/Supplies 18.71 SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORPORATION Serv 484.29 SE SMITH & SONS Supplies 29.99 SHOTWELL GLASS LLC Repairs 420.00 SIDNER, SVOBODA,SCHILKE,THOMSEN Court Appt Atty 237.50 ADAM SIPPLE Court Appt Atty 6,410.20 SMITTY'S AUTO SERVICE INC Repairs/Serv 1,040.21 SPARTAN STORES, LLC Supplies 41.31 DAS STATE ACCNTING-CENTRAL FINANCE Serv 1,536.00 TAMI M. NIELSEN-DBA TNT CLEANING SV Serv 7,260.00 TURNKEY TECHNOLOGY, LLC Serv/Supplies 10,549.60 U.S. BANK Serv/Supplies 274.81 US BANK EQUIPMENT FINANCE Copier Lease 736.80 VERIZON CONNECT NWF, INC. Serv 64.76 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 42.88 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 53.65 VERIZON Serv 42.88 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 921.90 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 62.93 VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON Unit Lease 150.00 VITAL RECORDS Fees 16.00 WAKEFIELD TOWING & RECOVERY Serv 963.00 WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF Cost on Fees 254.50 WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF Petty Cash 249.20 WEX BANK Fuel 2,415.03 WOODHOUSE FORD INC Serv 482.10 ROAD FUND EMPLOYEES Payroll 2/2/2024 55,365.49 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE Retirement 3,737.21 PRINCIPAL Life-Dental-Vision 350.10 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND Health Ins. 13,861.25 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK FICA/MEDI 3,981.00 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK H.S.A. 2,437.50 ABE'S TRASH SERVICE INC Serv 104.00 BADGER BODY EQUIPMENT COMPANY Parts 940.16 BARCO MUNICIPAL PRODUCTS INC Supplies 905.00 BI-STATE MOTOR PARTS INC Parts/Supplies 2,846.94 BIG RIG REPAIR, INC. Parts 1,129.38 BLAIR ACE HARDWARE Parts 90.75 BOMGAARS Parts/Supplies 2,739.95 CAPPEL AUTO SUPPLY, INC. Parts/Supplies 794.27 CARQUEST AUTO PARTS Parts 845.57 JEFFREY CHRISTENSEN Elect Reimb 150.00 RUSSELL G. CHRISTENSEN Elect Reimb 150.00 CINTAS CORPORATION Supplies 96.18 CULLIGAN OF OMAHA Serv 83.15 EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS Supplies 239.53 ENTERPRISE MEDIA GROUP Notices 173.80 FAIRWAY OIL COMPANY Propane 33.00 FASTWYRE BROADBAND Serv 14.99 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Supplies/Fuel 653.55 FORCE AMERICA DISTRIBUTING LLC Parts 5,148.05 GREAT PLAINS COMMUNICATIONS INC Serv 135.95 JOHN DEERE CREDIT, INC. Parts/Supplies 962.37 KELLY RYAN EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC Parts 492.91 KIMBALL MIDWEST Parts 236.72 DAVID KRUGER Reimb Meeting 25.47 LINCOLN MARRIOTT CORNHUSKER Lodging 214.00 MATHESON TRIGAS DBA LINWELD Supplies 208.62 TROY MENCKE Elect Reimb 150.00 MIDWEST SERVICE & SALES CO Supplies 4,873.00 MO VALLEY TIRES, LLC Repairs 809.72 DOUGLAS M MUHSMAN Elect Reimb 150.00 MURPHY TRACTOR & EQUIP CO, INC. Rental 8,400.00 NE ASSOC OF COUNTY ENGINEERS Registration 160.00 NEBRASKA IOWA SUPPLY COMPANY Fuel 27,835.93 NEBRASKA LICA Dues 235.00 NELSEN APPRAISAL SERVICES INC Serv 1,250.00 NEWMAN TRAFFIC SIGNS Supplies 2,176.98 NMC EXCHANGE LLC Parts 6,115.28 NORTHERN TRUCK EQUIPMENT CORP Parts 151.58 NSG LOGISTICS, LLC Supplies 37,641.54 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC Parts 100.64 OMAHA DOOR & WINDOW CO INC Repairs 1,170.67 OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT Serv 791.84 NATHAN L. PLUGGE Elect Reimb 150.00 POWERPLAN Parts 16,503.68 RDO TRUCK CENTER CO Serv/Parts 814.75 SAPP BROS, INC Fuel 8,184.35 SE SMITH & SONS Supplies 47.15 TY'S OUTDOOR POWER & SERVICE Parts 649.89 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 691.81 TODD G. WACHTER Elect Reimb 150.00 WALKERS UNIFORM RENTAL Serv 667.40 BERT S WISE-WISE HEAVY EQUIPT LLC Parts 881.86 WOODHOUSE FORD INC Repairs 3,216.25 YANT EQUIPMENT COMPANY Parts 540.52 EMERGENCY FLOOD RELIEF FUND DALE R JOHNSON ENT, INC. Gravel 1,230.08 REGISTER OF DEEDS EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS Supplies 115.05 MULTI-COUNTY INFORMATION & Serv 541.64 INSURANCE FUND AUXIANT Insurance 164,712.45 JUVENILE SERVICES GRANT EMPLOYEES Payroll 2/2/2024 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 COUNTY BANK H.S.A. 93.75 VERIZON Serv 42.88 COVID ARPA SPEECE LEWIS ENGINEERS, INC Serv 17,245.14 LOCAL ASSIST & TRIBAL CONSISTENCY FUND NENCAP NENCAP 659.00 INHERITANCE TAX HARD SURFACE FUND Transfer 300,000.00 911 ENHANCED WIRELESS SERVICE CENTURYLINK Serv 54.60 FASTWYRE BROADBAND Serv 419.30 CALVIN POULSEN GIS Serv 1,278.50 PRIME SECURED Serv 2,101.00 E-911 FUND FIRST NATIONAL BANK Repairs 1,518.30 MOTOROLA Serv 6,192.31 911 ENHANCED WIRELESS SERVICE Transfer 798.55 Meeting adjourned at 3:59 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 02-23-24
