Burt County Board of Supervisors Meeting

The Burt County Board of Supervisors met February 11, 2014, pursuant to adjournment of their last meeting with the following members present:  Clifford Morrow, GeraldNewill, David Schold, Perry Rogers, Matt Connealy, Greg Brummond and Gene Rollins.

The meeting opened at 9:00 A.M. upon motion by Newill, seconded by Rollins, all voting aye.  Chairman Morrow informed the public that the Nebraska Open Meeting Act was posted on the wall.

Upon motion by Rollins, seconded by Brummond, the agenda was approved, all voting aye.

Visiting the Board were Peggy Smith, Mike Braniff, Dan Smith, Katie Novak, Joe Zink, Lloyd Olson, Earl Miller, Shirley Jack, Ray Petersen, Harriet Shafer, Vic Jensen, MarlysJensen and Nico Hardeman.

The County Clerk Report of Fees, the County Court Report of Fines, the District Court Fee Report and the Zoning Report for January were approved upon motion by Rogers, seconded by Connealy, all voting aye.

The minutes of the last meeting were approved upon motion by Rogers, seconded by Brummond, all voting aye.

Miscellaneous Receipts in the amount of $577,419.73 were approved upon motion by Schold, seconded by Newill, all voting aye.

Highway Superintendent Peggy Smith brought the Board up to date on the progress on the drainage analysis on County Road P.

Chairman Morrow reported to the Board that the amount the County currently pays for burials of $1,650.00 is not covering the cost that the funeral home incurs for a county burial.  Many counties only offer cremation, and if Burt County chooses to go to cremation only, it would not be necessary to raise the cost of county burials.  This issue will be on the agenda for the February 27, 2014 meeting, and the Board will vote on limiting county burials to cremation at that time.

The possibility of naming Arizona Cemetery and Silver Creek Cemetery as Pioneer Cemeteries was discussed.  Ray Petersen was in attendance, representing the Tekamah Cemetery District, and stated that the District would be willing to mow the two cemeteries, thereby eliminating the need for the County to declare them abandoned and maintain them.  Lloyd Olson spoke for the Arizona Cemetery, stating that they would be satisfied if the Tekamah Cemetery District would mow the Arizona Cemetery and would not pursue having it considered an abandoned cemetery.  Phyllis Rieken, who submitted the petition for the Silver Creek Cemetery, was not in attendance.  The Board considered the issue settled.  If the Silver Creek Cemetery representatives are not content with the agreement wherein the Tekamah Cemetery Board agrees to mow their cemetery, they will have to approach the Board again at a later date.

Nico Hardeman was in attendance with questions regarding when the County would hard surface County Road V near Hardsteel, citing the repair costs he has incurred due to dust from the road.  The cost and durability of pavement and asphalt were discussed, as well as the possibility of getting asphalt from the same company that will be resurfacing Highway 75 at a reduced rate.  This project is on the 1 and 6 Year Road Plan, and the possibility of borrowing from the Inheritance Tax Fund in order to move it up to this year was also discussed. Highway Superintendent Smith said part of the engineering has already been done and she will ask for the rest to be completed before the Board makes a final decision.

There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, the Board adjourned at 10:43 A.M. until 9:00 A.M. February 27, 2014.

ATTEST: MARJORIE R. SHUMAKE  CLIFFORD L. MOPRROW, CHAIRMAN

BURT COUNTY CLERK       BURT COUNTY BOARD OF

SUPERVISORS

These minutes are not part of the official record and are not yet approved and may be corrected.  A copy of the approved official minutes is available to the public at the Clerk’s Office.