Washington County Board of Supervisors The Board met in regular session at 3:05 pm on Tue, Oct 10, 2023 in the Supervisor’s meeting room at the courthouse in Blair, Nebr. Present: Chairman Steve Dethlefs, Co Board Members, Bob Frahm, Jon Stewart, Lisa Kramer, Jay Anderson, and Kevin Barnhill. Absent: Steve Kruger. Also present, Co Clk Barb Sullivan, Shrf Mike Robinson, Chf Dpty Shrf Mitch Robinson, and Co Atty Scott Vander Schaaf. Board unanimously approved the agenda for 10/10 and the minutes of the 9/12/23 meeting. All claims and monthly fee reports were received reviewed and unanimously approved. Board unanimously voted to received correspondence from NE Dept of Natural Resources, Investors letter from Washington Co Gateway Development Corp, and OPPD Government Affairs Newsletter. Hwy Supt Dave Kruger gave a brief update on Road Dept projects and then discussed report on right-of-way study on Washington Ave as directed in resolution 2022-26. Kruger stated that the portion of right-of-way only affects one landowner, and the vacation of said portion will not land lock any landowner, therefore the recommendation is vacating that portion of right-of-way and giving it back to the landowner requesting it. Jon Cannon, Executive Director of NACO, gave an update and discussed potential state legislation that would affect county governments. Shrf Robinson provided an update on jail revenues and stated that $95,209 was collected for the month of Sept. Emergency Manager Dan Douglas discussed request from Papio NRD for payment on annual maintenance and software costs for river gauges in Washington Co. Douglas and board members discussed at length with Co Atty Vander Schaaf. Mike Anderson spoke on the matter. Board voted to accept and pay $4,000 to the Papio Missouri River NRD for 2021-22 expenses for Papio Flood Warning System with 6 members voting nay, motion failed. Douglas then gave a brief update on Emergency Management related items. Board voted unanimously to authorize the Chairman to sign Annual Certification of Program Compliance and adopt Res 2023-23. The Certification is required by the NE Board of Public Roads Classifications to qualify for Highway Allocations funds. Board voted unanimously to authorize Chairman to sign SDL Local Recommendation Form 200 for Dondar Inc, dba Dale’s House of Bottles, reception on 10/28. Mike Anderson spoke during public comments and Committee Reports were briefly discussed. There were no items for a closed session. CLAIMS: GENERAL FUND EMPLOYEES Payroll 9/29/2023 261,067.98 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP Retirement 18,951.80 PRINCIPAL Life-Dental-Vision 813.83 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND Health Ins. 52,604.74 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK FICA/MEDI 19,171.52 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK H.S.A. 8,985.58 ABE'S TRASH SERVICE INC Serv 385.00 ADVANCED CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE Inmate Care 20,535.82 ALL MAKES OFFICE EQUIPMENT CO Supplies 30.31 AMBER BEATON Mileage 324.83 LORI BENSEN Postage Reimb 61.40 BLAIR ACE HARDWARE Supplies 68.96 BOMGAARS Supplies 21.98 THOMAS BRANTLEY Mileage 337.37 TAMARA S BURBACH Serv 202.50 CAMPBELL AMAN FUNERAL HOME Serv 1,000.00 CANON USA, INC. Serv 2,500.00 CITY OF BLAIR Serv/Library Fees 3,404.33 CITY OF FORT CALHOUN Unit Lease 50.00 LAYNE CLARK-CLARK PEST CONTROL Serv 140.00 CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT Fees 72.00 COBBLESTONE HOTEL & SUITES Lodging 380.00 COLFAX COUNTY CLERK Serv 8,310.33 CONSOLIDATED MANAGEMENT COMPANY Food Serv 214.25 COUNTRY INN & SUITES Lodging 166.00 COX BUSINESS Serv 3,577.63 DETECTACHEM, INC. Supplies 353.60 DODGE COUNTY CLERK Probation 11,411.23 PAT DUNN Reimb 325.00 EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS Supplies 1,165.87 ENTERPRISE MEDIA GROUP Printing/Notices 277.65 FAIRWAY OIL COMPANY Fuel 106.95 FAMILY DENTAL CENTER OF BLAIR Inmate Care 994.00 FASTWYRE BROADBAND Serv 936.05 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Lodging/Training 870.86 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Fuel/Lodging 935.11 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Training/Supplies 201.69 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Supplies 6.59 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Fuel/Supplies 2,111.81 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Postage 1.83 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Training/Supplies 163.02 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Fuel 159.42 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Supplies/Repairs 978.45 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Training/Supplies 1,719.56 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Fuel 11.97 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Postage 158.74 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Supplies 53.50 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Fuel/Supplies 1,131.81 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Fuel 66.21 FORENSIC SERVICES DIVISION Serv 120.00 GARCIA CLINICAL LABORATORY Serv 56.00 GREAT PLAINS REPORTING COMPANY Fees 481.20 HILLYARD, INC. Supplies 4,953.18 RYAN HINSLEY Reimb 35.00 HOMETOWN LEASING Copier Lease 174.82 IDEAL PURE WATER Serv 34.84 INTERSTATE POWER SYSTEMS INC Maintenance 830.01 JENSEN LAWN SOLUTIONS, INC. Serv 2,293.00 ED LAUTRUP Mileage/Fees 193.68 LINCOLN COUNTY VETERANS OFFICE Supplies 708.00 JOHN MANSON Mileage 939.93 MAXIMUS, INC Serv 2,600.00 MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Inmate Care 10,454.25 MMC MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC. Repairs 562.50 MULTI-COUNTY INFORMATION & Serv 4,589.80 MY CENTRAL SUPPLY Supplies 961.24 NEBRASKA ASSOC OF COUNTY OFFICIALS Postcards 5,694.22 NEBRASKA.GOV Fees 1.00 O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC Supplies 29.14 OFFICE DEPOT Supplies 107.77 OFFICE WAREHOUSE Supplies 407.86 OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT Serv 22,223.38 PFI Storage 60.00 PITNEY BOWES INC Supplies 215.78 POSTMASTER Fees 310.00 CALVIN POULSEN GIS Serv 2,158.75 POWERDMS, INC. Serv 10,963.29 PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES Supplies 245.50 QUILL CORPORATION Supplies 42.07 REGION 6, BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE Serv 15,931.25 ROBINSON ELECTRIC Inspections 3,520.00 SHIPLEY CEMETERY HISTORICAL ASSN Cemetery Maint 575.00 SID DILLON CHEV-OLDS-PONT, INC Serv/Repairs 144.10 SIRCHIE ACQUISITION COMPANY, LLC Supplies 78.65 SMITTY’S AUTO SERVICE INC Repairs/Serv 677.66 DAS STATE ACCNTING-CENTRAL FINANCE Serv 1,280.01 TAMI M. NIELSEN-DBA TNT CLEANING SV Serv 7,865.00 TURNKEY TECHNOLOGY, LLC Serv 8,763.20 U.S. BANK Lodging/Training 3,773.13 US BANK EQUIPMENT FINANCE Copier Lease 471.60 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 42.84 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 53.60 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 62.88 VERIZON WIRELESS-VSAT Serv 50.00 VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON Unit Lease 50.00 WAKEFIELD TOWING & RECOVERY Serv 235.00 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK Vehicle Pmnts 28,867.56 WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT Court Costs 448.00 WASHINGTON COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT Fuel 248.96 WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF Cost On Fees 256.10 WASHINGTON COUNTY TREASURER Title 15.00 WEX BANK Fuel 10,153.73 WOODHOUSE FORD INC Repairs 30.00 ROAD FUND EMPLOYEES Payroll 9/29/2023 63,257.60 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP Retirement 4,269.83 PRINCIPAL Life-Dental-Vision 303.70 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND Health Ins. 11,286.79 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK FICA/MEDI 4,641.69 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK H.S.A. 2,250.00 ABES TRASH SERVICE INC Serv 104.00 BI-STATE MOTOR PARTS INC Parts/Supplies 1,804.76 BLAIR ACE HARDWARE Supplies 30.76 BOMGAARS Parts/Supplies 773.44 CAPPEL AUTO SUPPLY, INC. Parts 697.86 JEFFREY CHRISTENSEN Elect Reimb 150.00 RUSSELL G. CHRISTENSEN Elect Reimb 150.00 CINTAS CORPORATION Supplies 31.56 CULLIGAN OF OMAHA Serv 42.10 EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS Supplies 350.60 ENTERPRISE MEDIA GROUP Notices 35.80 FASTENAL COMPANY Supplies 169.79 JIM JANSEN Serv 3,075.00 KELLY RYAN EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC Parts 54.46 KIMBALL MIDWEST Parts 195.19 MATHESON TRIGAS DBA LINWELD Supplies 185.85 MENARDS - FREMONT Supplies 544.67 TROY MENCKE Elect Reimb 150.00 MO VALLEY TIRES, LLC Tires/Repairs 6,707.96 DOUGLAS M MUHSMAN Elect Reimb 150.00 MURPHY TRACTOR & EQUIP CO, INC. Rental Equip 14,150.00 NEBRASKA IOWA SUPPLY COMPANY Fuel 12,355.89 NELSEN APPRAISAL SERVICES INC Serv 2,500.00 NMC EXCHANGE LLC Parts/Labor 2,018.12 OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT Serv 737.18 NATHAN L. PLUGGE Elect Reimb 150.00 POWERPLAN Rental Equip 7,800.00 SE SMITH & SONS Supplies 148.86 SHOTWELL GLASS LLC Serv 590.00 SPEECE LEWIS ENGINEERS, INC Serv 24,462.50 TY'S OUTDOOR POWER & SERVICE Serv 14,866.30 U.S. BANCORP GOVERNMENT LEASING Motorgrader Pmnt 21,476.37 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 691.64 TODD G. WACHTER Elect Reimb 150.00 EMERGENCY FLOOD RELIEF FUND BOWSER TRANSFER LLC Rock 432.10 BRAKKAN TRUCKING INC Rock 1,703.70 MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS Rock 1,377.72 REGISTER OF DEEDS MULTI-COUNTY INFORMATION & Serv 541.64 DRUG COURT VISA Supplies 99.83 CAPITAL ONE Supplies 188.48 JUVENILE SERVICES GRANT EMPLOYEES Payroll 9/29/2023 2,841.00 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP Retirement 191.77 PRINCIPAL Life-Dental-Vision 13.77 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND Health Ins. 466.06 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK FICA/MEDI 217.16 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK H.S.A. 93.75 VERIZON Serv 42.84 LOCAL ASSIST & TRIBAL CONSISTENCY FUND NENCAP Serv 700.00 911 ENHANCED WIRELESS CENTURYLINK Serv 40.76 FASTWYRE BROADBAND Serv 419.30 VERTIV SERVICES, INC. Maintenance 1,987.47 E-911 FUND PS RAD COM, LLC Repairs 3,539.55 VERTIV SERVICES, INC. Maintenance 10.53 Meeting adjourned at 4:29 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 10-20-23
