Washington County Board of Supervisors The Board met in regular session at 3:04 pm on Tue, Aug 9, 2022 in the Supervisor’s meeting room at the courthouse in Blair, Nebr. Present: Chairman Steve Dethlefs, Board members Bob Frahm, Kevin Barnhill, Lisa Kramer, Jay Anderson, and Steven Kruger. Absent: Jordan Rishel. Also present, Co Clk Barb Sullivan, Chief Dpty Kevin Willis, and Co Atty Scott Vander Schaaf. Board unanimously approved the agenda for 8/9 and the minutes of the 7/26/22 meeting. Board unanimously approved the monthly fee reports and all claims. There was no correspondence. At 3:06 p.m. the board voted unanimously to go into closed session for the purpose of discussing attorney client privileged information, discussing attorney client privileged information regarding current, potential, imminent threat of litigation, and contract negotiations involving Washington Co. Those present in closed session were 6 board members and Co Atty Vander Schaaf. Board voted unanimously to come out of closed session at 3:29 p.m. There was no action in open session. Captain Steve Bolton gave a review of Jail Revenues for the month of July totaling $39,715. Board voted unanimously to authorize Chairman to sign lease agreement with Ft Calhoun for use of patrol car. Kari and Paul Nelson gave a presentation of their proposed plan for a 3-acre lot residential housing development and discussed how the proposed Blair Airport expansion and relocation of Co Rd 38 would affect the 34 platted lots. Darren Pekny, SID #5 Chairman, discussed Resolution Opposing the Relocation of County Roads 35 & 38 for Proposed Expansion of Blair Airport signed by SID Board of Trustees. Rod Storm, Cty of Blair Administrator, discussed request of board to approve a preferred road relocation and/or partial vacation of parts of Co roads 35 & 38 at Blair Airport. Storm revisited what was presented before the board at the June 14 meeting and answered questions from board. Dan Hunt, Airport Authority, also addressed board. Mike Rooks, Gateway Development, provided information regarding what potential projects ask when considering Washington Co as a location to develop and said to his knowledge he is not aware of any project turning down the county due to insufficient airport access. Joyce Graybill and Brian Tedesco, spoke in opposition to the expansion. Members of the board reiterated that by adopting the proposed resolution it is understood that the board does not take a position as to the extension of the runway. Board voted to adopt Res 2022-20; Approving preferred location “Alternative B” as shown attached to said resolution as the preferred location routing for relocation and/or vacation of parts of Co Roads 35 & 38 with 4 members voting aye, Anderson and Barnhill voting nay. Finance Comm member Kruger gave a summary of the proposed budgets for the county. Board voted unanimously to authorize Chairman to sign SDL Local Recommendation Form for Nelson’s Food Pride for Farmer’s Meal event on 9/16/22. Comments from public: none. Committee Reports were briefly discussed. CLAIMS: GENERAL FUND, EMPLOYEES, Payroll 8/5/22, 227,684.58 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP, Retirement, 15,961.71 UNITED HEALTHCARE INS CO, Life-Dental-Vision, 1,052.74 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND, Health Ins., 51,986.12 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK, FICA/MEDI, 16,566.00 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK, H.S.A., 10,031.25 A & D TECHNICAL SUPPLY CO INC, Serv, 1,800.00 ABE'S TRASH SERVICE INC, Serv, 385.00 ADVANCED CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE, Inmate Care, 19,622.34 ALL COPY PRODUCTS INC, Copier Lease, 191.81 BISHOP BUSINESS, Copier Lease, 102.00 BLAIR ACE HARDWARE, Supplies, 129.57 CITY OF BLAIR, Library Fees, 800.00 CITY OF FORT CALHOUN, Unit Lease, 50.00 LAYNE CLARK-CLARK PEST CONTROL, Serv, 130.00 CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT, Filing Fees, 324.00 COX BUSINESS, Serv, 3,570.32 CUBBYS CORPORATE OFFICE, Fuel, 68.01 DENISE J LUKASIEWICZ-DJL REPORTING, Serv, 300.00 NATE DORSEY, Mileage, 132.43 DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF, Fees, 67.52 EAGLE AUTO REPAIR, LLC, Repairs, 28.33 EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS, Supplies, 2,139.92 ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC, Maintenance, 260.00 ENTERPRISE MEDIA GROUP, Notices, 596.59 FAIRWAY OIL COMPANY, Fuel, 252.25 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, Supplies, 160.37 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA, Supplies, 454.57 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA, Supplies/Postage, 172.68 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA, Training, 1,611.45 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA, Fuel/Supplies, 810.14 FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Inmate Care, 70.59 FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Inmate Care, 23.05 FIRST NATIONAL BANK - OMAHA, Training/Lodging, 1,358.88 FIRST NATIONAL BANK - OMAHA, Training/Lodging, 2,096.23 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA, Supplies, 1,198.79 FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Supplies, 1,380.60 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA, Supplies, 1,580.74 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA, Supplies, 32.94 FIRST WIRELESS, INC, Supplies, 135.94 FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE, Fees, 40.00 GOLDSTAR PRODUCTS INC, Supplies, 2,557.58 HERMAN CEMETERY DISTRICT, Cemetery Maint., 600.00 HILLYARD, INC., Supplies, 499.70 HIRCHERT-OLSEN AUTO SERVICE INC., Repairs/Serv, 775.97 HTBS CREDIT, Supplies, 22.31 IDEAL PURE WATER, Serv, 16.35 KUENY & BEGLEY LAW OFFICES, Court Appt Atty, 1,938.50 MARSHALL & SWIFT/BOECKH, LLC, Supplies, 1,419.95 MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, Inmate Care, 2,761.16 MMC MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC., Serv, 2,557.35 MULTI-COUNTY INFORMATION &, Serv, 3,536.97 NACEB, Dues, 100.00 NACO, Registration, 150.00 NCSEA TEASURER, ROWAN GORDON, Registration, 115.00 NEBRASKA LAW ENFORCEMENT, Training, 19.25 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC, Supplies, 13.49 OFFICE WAREHOUSE, Supplies, 657.69 OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, Serv, 11,286.06 OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY INC, Serv, 8,001.00 PIONEER RESEARCH CORPORATION, Supplies, 2,148.60 CALVIN POULSEN, GIS Serv, 1,762.50 POUNDS PRINTING INC, Supplies, 500.80 QUILL CORPORATION, Supplies, 226.23 ROBINSON ELECTRIC, Inspections, 1,980.00 KRIS ROBINSON, Mileage, 691.25 SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORPORATION, Serv, 8,717.99 SECRETARY OF STATE, Serv, 40.00 SMITTY'S AUTO SERVICE INC, Serv/Repairs, 4,176.51 STAPLES BUSINESS CREDIT, Supplies, 431.43 DAS STATE ACCNTING-CENTRAL FINANCE, Serv, 1,280.01 SUMMIT FOOD SERVICE, LLC, Food Serv, 16,441.30 SUPERIOR GREEN, INC., Lawn Care, 750.00 THE SIGN DEPOT LLC, Serv, 750.00 TURNKEY TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Serv, 8,228.51 ULTRA CAR WASH, Serv, 500.00 US BANK EQUIPMENT FINANCE, Copier Lease, 230.73 VERIZON WIRELESS, Serv, 42.91 VERIZON WIRELESS, Serv, 104.62 VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON, Unit Lease, 50.00 WASHINGTON COUNTY AG SOCIETY, Fair Expenses, 15,000.00 WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT, Court Costs, 802.00 WASHINGTON COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT, Fuel, 354.24 WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF, Cost on Fees, 315.21 WEX BANK, Fuel, 11,319.67 ROAD FUND, EMPLOYEES, Payroll 8/5/22, 50,014.06 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP, Retirement, 3,375.89 UNITED HEALTHCARE INS CO, Life-Dental-Vision, 413.10 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND, Health Ins., 11,201.85 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK, FICA/MEDI, 3,651.62 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK, H.S.A., 2,531.25 ABE'S TRASH SERVICE INC, Serv, 104.00 BI-STATE MOTOR PARTS INC, Parts/Supplies, 389.88 BLUFF GRAVEL COMPANY, Gravel, 6,552.98 BRAKKAN TRUCKING INC, Gravel, 934.35 CAPPEL AUTO SUPPLY, INC., Supplies/Parts, 727.23 CARQUEST AUTO PARTS, Supplies/Parts, 53.93 CULLIGAN OF OMAHA, Serv, 109.85 EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS, Supplies, 402.68 WILLIAM HANSEL, Cell Reimb, 54.00 HARMS OIL COMPANY - OMAHA, Fuel, 12,132.37 HUFF TIRE, INC., Repairs, 410.00 KELLY RYAN EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC, Parts/Labor, 58.48 KIMBALL MIDWEST, Parts, 185.99 LUXA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC, Repairs, 19,932.00 MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, Rock, 13,274.79 MATHESON TRIGAS DBA LINWELD, Supplies, 153.45 ROGER & JUDY MATHIESEN, R.O.W., 3,397.41 NMC EXCHANGE LLC, Parts, 6,032.16 OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, Serv, 674.68 ROBERT & COLLEETA BETH PETERSEN, R.O.W., 538.23 POWERPLAN, Parts/Labor, 4,667.25 PRODUCTIVITY PLUS ACCOUNT, Parts, 153.75 RAKA RENTALS, Supplies, 1,766.10 RDO TRUCK CENTER CO, Parts, 1,447.67 SAFETY-KLEEN, Serv, 1,298.15 SAPP BROS, INC, Fuel, 19,740.55 SPEECE LEWIS ENGINEERS, INC, Serv, 5,065.00 STALP GRAVEL COMPANY, Gravel, 18,966.22 TRUCK CENTER COMPANIES, Parts, 65.56 TWISTED R TRUCKING LLC, Gravel, 1,555.60 VERIZON WIRELESS, Serv, 158.91 WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY INC, Repairs, 19,055.00 REGISTER OF DEEDS, MULTI-COUNTY INFORMATION &, Serv, 534.64 COVID AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUND, SPEECE LEWIS ENGINEERS, INC, Serv, 7,445.00 JUVENILE SERVICES GRANT, EMPLOYEES, Payroll 8/5/22, 1,923.00 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP, Retirement, 129.80 UNITED HEALTHCARE INS CO, Life-Dental-Vision, 17.15 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND, Health Ins., 452.48 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK, FICA/MEDI, 146.07 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK, H.S.A., 93.75 HIGHWAY SAFETY FUND, EMPLOYEES, Payroll 8/5/22, 2,223.08 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP, Retirement, 172.30 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK, FICA/MEDI, 170.06 911 ENHANCED WIRELESS, CENTURYLINK, Serv, 541.02 GREAT PLAINS COMMUNICATIONS INC, Serv, 75.26 CALVIN POULSEN, GIS Serv, 701.12 E-911 FUND, CENTURYLINK, Serv, 220.99 GREAT PLAINS COMMUNICATIONS INC, Serv, 30.74 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, Serv, 5,989.09 CALVIN POULSEN, GIS Serv, 286.38 Meeting adjourned at 5:09 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 8-19-22
