Washington County Board of Supervisors The Board met in regular session at 3:10 pm on Tue, Dec 13, 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, Jordan Rishel, and Steven Kruger. Also present, Co Clk Barb Sullivan, Shrf Mike Robinson, and Co Atty Scott Vander Schaaf. Board unanimously approved the agenda for 12/13 and the minutes of the 11/22/22 meeting. Board unanimously approved the monthly fee reports. Board voted to approve all claims with 6 members voting aye, Kramer voting nay. There was no correspondence. The new Co Building Inspector Darren Dageforde was introduced and discussed his plans for improving efficiencies in the office. Hwy Supt Bill Hansel gave a brief update on road projects then discussed pick-up trucks that were ordered a year ago but were cancelled due to chip shortages. Hansel said the trucks are now available but are now at a substantially higher price. The board can decide if they want to move forward or go out for bids again. Board voted unanimously to refer the matter to the Road Comm. At 3:42 PM the board voted unanimously to go into closed session to protect the public interest with respect to discussion involving personnel. Those present in closed session were 7 board members, Bill Hansel, Shrf Mike Robinson, Co Clk Barb Sullivan, and Co Atty Scott Vander Schaaf. Board voted unanimously to come out of closed session at 3:47 PM. In open session the board voted unanimously to concur with the unanimous recommendation from the Roads Committee to terminate Bill Hansel as Road Supt effective immediately. Chris Shewchuk, P & Z Admin, discussed request to vacate a portion of Washington Ave right-of-way in Sect 31-17-13 and said that it is a statutory requirement that the request be referred to the Co Hwy Supt who then would report back to the board, then a public hearing date will be set. Board voted unanimously to adopt Res 2022-36; regarding the request to vacate a portion of Washington Ave right-of-way. Shrf Robinson gave an update on jail revenues for Nov, then discussed lease agreement with Arlington for use of patrol car and Law Enforcement contract renewal with Kennard. Board voted unanimously to authorize Chairman to sign Lease Agreement with the Village of Arlington for use of patrol car. Board voted unanimously to approve Law Enforcement contract with the Village of Kennard and authorize Chairman to sign. Gary Tinkham, Surveyor, discussed equipment purchase for office due to current modem to the GPS being shut down by network provider. Board voted unanimously to approve purchase of new Surveyor equipment through Transit Works for $15,680 as recommended by the Surveyor. Board voted unanimously to receive and place on file the Noxious Weed Year-end Report. Barnhill left the meeting. Board voted unanimously to un-table NDOT Master Agreement regarding Land Survey Corner Preservation. Board voted unanimously to authorize Chairman to sign NDOT Master Agreement and adopt Res 2022-34. Barnhill returned to the meeting. Board voted unanimously to adopt Res 2022-35; setting the days the courthouse will be closed for 2023. Board voted unanimously to allow Chairman to sign contract for snow removal at courthouse and annex buildings with Vandry Grading. Mike Anderson spoke during public comments and committee reports were briefly discussed. At 4:33 PM the board voted 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 Co. Those present in closed session were 7 board members and Co Atty Vander Schaaf. Board voted unanimously to come out of closed session at 4:43 PM. In open session the board voted unanimously to contract with Adam Sipple for contract attorney services. CLAIMS: GENERAL FUND EMPLOYEES Payroll 11/25/22 268,106.14 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP Retirement 18,668.61 UNITED HEALTHCARE INS CO Life-Dental-Vision 1,111.34 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND Health Ins. 55,922.91 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK FICA/MEDI 19,730.11 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK H.S.A. 10,269.94 GENERAL FUND EMPLOYEES Payroll 12/9/22 281,422.90 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP Retirement 18,770.72 UNITED HEALTHCARE INS CO Life-Dental-Vision 831.63 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND Health Ins. 53,603.98 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK FICA/MEDI 20,730.42 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK H.S.A. 9,743.75 ABE'S TRASH SERVICE INC Serv 385.00 BRIDGET ABRAHAM Postage Reimb 9.90 ADVANCED CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE Inmate Care 19,622.34 AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. Supplies 3,023.04 LORI BENSEN Mileage 26.63 BISHOP BUSINESS Copier Lease 314.52 BLAIR ACE HARDWARE Supplies 102.14 MICKAYLA BLENDER Fuel 14.38 BLUE 360 MEDIA, LLC Supplies 181.50 BOMGAARS Parts 4.99 TAMMI BURBACH Reimb/Subscript 160.39 CAMPBELL AMAN FUNERAL HOME Serv 1,300.00 CITY OF BLAIR Serv 795.88 LAYNE CLARK-CLARK PEST CONTROL Serv 130.00 CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT Filing Fees 216.00 CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT Fees 128.00 CONSOLIDATED MANAGEMENT COMPANY Training 59.40 CONSTELLATION ENERGY Serv 230.86 CONTINENTAL RESEARCH CORPORATION Supplies 1,176.34 COUNTRY TIRE INC Repairs 24.96 COX BUSINESS Serv 3,578.03 CUBBYS CORPORATE OFFICE Fuel 141.37 DARREN DAGEFORDE Mileage 974.38 DICK'S ELECTRIC CO Serv 1,806.84 NATE DORSEY Mileage 25.13 EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS Supplies 1,438.08 ELECTION WORKERS Election 11/8 10,448.95 LAKE ARROWHEAD INC Polling Place 50.00 REACH CHURCH Polling Place 50.00 GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Polling Place 50.00 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH Polling Place 100.00 LIVING HOPE CHRISTIAN CENTER CHURCH Polling Place 50.00 ST PAULS LUTHERAN CHURCH Polling Place 50.00 SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC Polling Place 100.00 HERMAN COMMUNITY CHURCH Polling Place 50.00 AMERICAN LEGION HAIN FLYNN POST 154 Polling Place 50.00 PASSAGEWAY CHURCH Polling Place 50.00 ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC Serv 325.00 ENTERPRISE MEDIA GROUP Printing/Notices 386.74 FAIRWAY OIL COMPANY Fuel 52.00 FASTWYRE BROADBAND Serv 922.15 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Supplies 62.62 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Supplies 64.19 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Supplies 142.16 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Supplies 327.36 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Fuel 87.71 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Training 17.98 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Supplies/Fuel 282.05 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Supplies 433.00 FIRST NATIONAL BANK – OMAHA Supplies 373.89 FIRST NATIONAL BANK – OMAHA Training 13.92 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Supplies 1,236.89 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Inmate Care 23.09 FIRST NATIONAL BANK VISA Serv 121.31 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Supplies 29.02 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Training 37.93 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Fuel 69.15 FULCRUM BIOMETRICS Serv 749.00 HILLYARD, INC. Supplies 2,627.47 HIRCHERT-OLSEN AUTO SERVICE INC. Serv 69.93 HTBS CREDIT Supplies 84.66 IDEAL PURE WATER Serv 148.09 SUSAN JOHNSON Mileage 108.75 ASHLEY JUDKINS Reimb/Supplies 155.67 KENNEBEC ANALYTICAL SERVICES Charges 10.00 KUSTOM SIGNALS, INC Parts 88.20 JORDAN LUXA Fuel 44.15 KELSIE MCGINN Mileage 51.88 MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Inmate Care 239.42 MMC MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC. Serv 1,679.35 MULTI-COUNTY INFORMATION & Serv 3,536.97 NACO Regist 150.00 NEBRASKA NOTARY ASSOCIATION Serv 124.00 NEBRASKA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Dues 280.00 NEBRASKA WEED CONTROL ASSOC Regist 120.00 NORTHEAST NEBR JUVENILE SERV INC Services 4,313.75 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC Supplies 53.24 OFFICE DEPOT Supplies 287.90 OFFICE WAREHOUSE Supplies 1,443.08 OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT Serv 7,928.81 PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL, INC. Serv 1,000.00 PIONEER RESEARCH CORPORATION Supplies 2,147.85 PIP MARKETING Serv 981.88 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE Box Rental 278.00 POSTMASTER Supplies 600.00 POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT Fees 36.00 CALVIN POULSEN GIS Serv 2,912.50 POWER TECH Maintenance 1,554.00 QUILL CORPORATION Supplies 141.61 SAPP BROS, INC Fuel 690.69 SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORPORATION Serv 768.40 SENTRY SECURITY FASTENERS, INC. Supplies 256.12 SHOTWELL GLASS LLC Repairs 29.95 SIRCHIE ACQUISITION COMPANY, LLC Supplies 54.06 ANNIE SMITH Mileage 28.13 SMITTY'S AUTO SERVICE INC Repairs/Serv 2,648.84 DAS STATE ACCNTING-CENTRAL FINANCE Serv 1,280.01 JOY STEWART Mileage 50.63 BARB SULLIVAN Reimb/Supplies 65.32 SUMMIT FOOD SERVICE, LLC Food Services 23,218.59 TOTAL FIRE & SECURITY, INC. Serv 485.00 ADAM R TRIPP Court Appt Atty 351.50 TURNKEY TECHNOLOGY, LLC Serv 7,753.58 ULTRA CAR WASH Serv 700.00 US BANK EQUIPMENT FINANCE Copier Lease 587.40 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 42.79 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 53.57 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 105.70 WALKERS UNIFORM RENTAL Serv 19.65 WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT Court Costs 613.75 WASHINGTON COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT Fuel 190.95 WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF Cost On Fees 613.34 WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF Petty Cash 234.07 WASHINGTON COUNTY TREASURER Taxes 5,603.80 WEX BANK Fuel 8,911.11 YOST,LAMME,HILLIS,MITCHELL,SCHULZ Court Appt Atty 795.00 ROAD FUND EMPLOYEES Payroll 11/25/22 50,648.80 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP Retirement 3,418.81 UNITED HEALTHCARE INS CO Life-Dental-Vision 395.95 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND Health Ins. 10,749.37 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK FICA/MEDI 3,704.12 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK H.S.A. 2,437.50 ROAD FUND EMPLOYEES Payroll 12/9/22 52,908.19 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP Retirement 3,571.32 UNITED HEALTHCARE INS CO Life-Dental-Vision 331.24 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND Health Ins. 11,829.41 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK FICA/MEDI 3,865.32 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK H.S.A. 2,437.50 ABE'S TRASH SERVICE INC Serv 104.00 BI-STATE MOTOR PARTS INC Parts/Supplies 1,908.75 BIG RIG REPAIR, INC. Parts 105.75 BLUFF GRAVEL COMPANY Gravel 13,906.20 BOMGAARS Parts/Supplies 195.95 BRAKKAN TRUCKING INC Gravel 1,583.00 CAPPEL AUTO SUPPLY, INC. Parts/Supplies 790.96 CARQUEST AUTO PARTS Parts 143.53 CINTAS CORPORATION Supplies 32.68 EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS Supplies 432.38 ENTERPRISE MEDIA GROUP Notices 84.40 FASTWYRE BROADBAND Serv 62.94 WILLIAM HANSEL Cell Reimb 54.00 HARMS OIL COMPANY Fuel 8,664.85 HI-LINE INC Supplies 236.53 HOTSY EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC Parts/Labor 966.62 KELLY RYAN EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC Parts/Labor 603.96 MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS Rock 1,098.83 MATHESON TRIGAS DBA LINWELD Supplies 148.50 NMC EXCHANGE LLC Parts/Labor 4,412.36 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC Parts 4.58 OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT Serv 616.11 OMAHA SLINGS INC Supplies 466.06 POSTMASTER Box Rental 170.00 POWERPLAN Supplies 211.32 RJ ACRES, INC. Right-of-Way 15,480.00 SAPP BROS, INC Fuel 18,543.29 SCHAEFFER MFG. CO. Fuel/Supplies 577.40 STALP GRAVEL COMPANY Gravel 9,850.40 TRUCK CENTER COMPANIES Parts/Supplies 10,204.64 VERIZON WIRELESS Serv 158.55 WALKERS UNIFORM RENTAL Serv 929.81 WASHINGTON COUNTY TREASURER Trailer Title 14.00 BERT S WISE-WISE HEAVY EQUIPT LLC Parts 109.88 WOODHOUSE FORD INC Serv 618.32 COUNTY VISITOR'S PROMOTION FUND WASHINGTON COUNTY AG SOCIETY Advertising 5,000.00 REGISTER OF DEEDS MULTI-COUNTY INFORMATION & Serv 534.64 SOLDIERS AND SAILORS FUND SOLDIERS AND SAILORS FUND Vet's Serv 1,000.00 JUVENILE SERVICES GRANT EMPLOYEES Payroll 11/25/22 2,221.50 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP Retirement 149.95 UNITED HEALTHCARE INS CO Life-Dental-Vision 17.15 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND Health Ins. 452.48 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK FICA/MEDI 169.87 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK H.S.A. 93.75 JUVENILE SERVICES GRANT EMPLOYEES Payroll 12/9/22 2,221.50 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP Retirement 149.95 UNITED HEALTHCARE INS CO Life-Dental-Vision 13.77 WASHINGTON COUNTY-INSURANCE FUND Health Ins. 466.05 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK FICA/MEDI 169.10 WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK H.S.A. 93.75 VERIZON Serv 42.79 COVID AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUND SPEECE LEWIS ENGINEERS, INC Engineering 15,017.50 911 ENHANCED WIRELESS CENTURYLINK Serv 536.96 FASTWYRE BROADBAND Serv 297.70 GREAT PLAINS COMMUNICATIONS INC Serv 75.26 E-911 FUND CENTURYLINK Serv 219.92 FASTWYRE BROADBAND Serv 121.60 GREAT PLAINS COMMUNICATIONS INC Serv 30.74 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS Serv 5,989.09 Meeting adjourned at 4:47 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 12-23-22
