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July 11, 2014 Leave a comment
The Food Bank, located at the E. Free Church 821 E. Fulton has new hours: Tuesdays 1 – 3 pm and 3rd Saturday of the month 9 – 11 am. Contact Joyce Johnson @ 402-685-5812 for more information.
July 11, 2014 Leave a comment
NANCY LEE (RICKERT) WALLERSTEDT was born June 11, 1936, at home in Decatur, Nebraska, to Elmer and Mattie (Andersen) Rickert. She passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home in rural Oakland on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at the age of 78 years.
Nancy graduated from Oakland High School in 1953. In 1954, she married the love of her life, Norman Wallerstedt, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland, where she was also baptized and confirmed.
Nancy loved her Lord and loved serving her church. She was a member of First Lutheran’s women’s organization for 57 years, served on the Altar Committee many years and was a member of Koinonia Bible Study. As a member of the Junior Women’s Club for 23 years, she served in all offices and was selected as Outstanding Club Woman of the Year in 1974. Nancy also worked on the Oakland Community Improvement Committee and Swedish Festival. She was a member of the Scandinavian Folk Dancers and promoted Oakland’s Swedish heritage at many events, including Governor Ben Nelson’s inauguration. Her love of dancing also led to 20 years with the Swingaways Square Dance Club. Nancy was a 10-year member of the Burt County Extension Club, a member of Oakland Mercy Hospital Auxiliary, serving in various offices and served on the Bell Creek Township election board for many years.
Nancy loved her family dearly. She enjoyed birds, her pets, flowers and gardens and especially loved mowing her yard. Highest on her list, though, was working alongside Norman on the farm. Whether they were walking beans, tending gardens, decorating their home or putting up Christmas lights, everything was made more beautiful when Nancy touched it. Her family reaped the benefits of that care and creativity every time they were with her.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Denise Blair; infant sister, Betty and her parents.
Survivors include her husband, Norman of Oakland; son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Terry of Oakland; sisters, Donna (Gerald) Larson of Uehling, NE; Deb (Jon) Radebaugh of Omaha, NE; eight grandchildren: Jeff Blair, Lauren Blair, Whitney (Joe) Julian, Josh (Sara) Wallerstedt, Kelsey (Josh) Gillman, Kiersten Wallerstedt, James Wallerstedt and Jesse Wallerstedt; six great grandchildren, River, Grace, Emma, Waverly, Lydia and Elliot.
FUNERAL SERVICE: Saturday, July 12, 2014, 10:30 a.m., First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oakland
VISITATION: Friday 1 – 8 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 6 – 8 p.m. at Pelan Funeral Home in Oakland. Visitation will also be held at the church Saturday one hour prior to the service.
BURIAL: Oakland Cemetery
MEMORIALS: To the Family
Please feel free to send your condolences to the family.
Each condolence will be printed and given to the family after the service.
pelan@pelanfuneralservices.com
Nancy Wallerstedt
July 10, 2014 Leave a comment
Lynn Johnson, 66, of Walthill, Nebraska passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family in Walthill.
Memorial services are pending with Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Pender, NE.
July 10, 2014 Leave a comment
Nebraska is facing a prison overcrowding crisis that has been more than a decade in the making. At the same time, scores of violent offenders were released early through administrative failures. Four people were murdered by a prisoner released on good time, when he should and could have lost all good time under current statutes for attacking prison guards and other prisoners. These failures relieved prison overcrowding, but at the expense of human lives and public safety. Other steps need to be taken to both relieve overcrowding and provide long term solutions. Chuck Hassebrook has released his plan on how to deal with these ongoing issues and how to move our state forward:
“When I take office in January, the buck will stop at my desk to ensure that sentencing statutes are fully and faithfully implemented. The failures of recent years would not have happened under my watch and will not happen again under my watch.
“Upon taking office, I will propose and finalize regulations to take every day of automatically granted good time away from prisoners who repeatedly break prison rules, attack guards, or assault other prisoners. Although the Governor currently has that statutory authority, it has not been used. I will use it.
“The option of building or leasing new prison space must be on the table, but I will take every responsible step to avoid that expensive option while protecting Nebraskans from dangerous criminals. I will also take all necessary actions to avoid spending money on additional prison space. I will ask the Legislature to expand drug courts, veteran courts, young adult courts and mental health courts for nonviolent offenders. Such courts cost a small fraction of prison and have proven far more effective at correcting criminal behavior. While almost half of drug offenders who serve time reoffend after leaving prison, only one in seven graduates of drug court reoffend.
“I will search the nation for best practices that have proven successful in reducing both crime and the prison population. I will move parole eligible, nonviolent offenders out of prisons and into drug, veteran, young adult and mental health courts, if they would have been eligible when sentenced.
“I will expand job training and mental health treatment for inmates and provide supervision and job assistance to every inmate upon his or her release to reduce the rate of recidivism and future demands on the prison system.
“I will also invest in long term solutions, like early childhood education, and will work with schools and community colleges to make job training available beginning the junior year of high school. Successful students are far less likely to fall prey to gangs and crime. These actions will reduce future prison and public assistance costs.”
Chuck Hassebrook
July 9, 2014 Leave a comment
Oakland Mercy Hospital invites everyone to attend an open house tomorrow (Thurs.) from 5:00-6:30 p.m. The hospital has undergone several renovations and is offering a tour to all in attendance.
“The tour will feature the new mammography and dexa scan room, the expansion of the emergency room and the renovated treatment rooms,” said Mona Tanksley, Director of Health Information Management at Oakland Mercy Hospital.
Come with an appetite! “Grilled hot dogs, chips and drinks will be served to those attending,” Mona stated.
The hospital staff is excited to show off their renovations to the public. “We hope to see everyone at our open house,” said John Werner, Oakland Mercy Hospital Administrator.
One of the remodeled rooms at Oakland Mercy Hospital. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
The waiting room has been moved down the hall and also has a coffee bar. Photo Credit for both/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
This is an extension to the emergency room, that also has sliding glass doors to close it off from the rest of the emergency room. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
This is the mammogram room, located in the old waiting room. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
This stained glass picture was made by Rita Going, a nurse at Oakland Mercy Hospital. It is in the mammogram room. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
These paintings are on display, and for sale, at the hospital. The Logan Valley Artists, based out of Creative Connection in Oakland, paint them. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
July 9, 2014 Leave a comment
NANCY WALLERSTEDT 78 years, of Oakalnd, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at her home in rural Oakland.
FUNERAL SERVICE: Saturday, July 12, 2014, 10:30 a.m., First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oakland
VISITATION: Friday 1 – 8 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 6 – 8 p.m. at Pelan Funeral Home in Oakland. Visitation will also be held at the church Saturday one hour prior to the service.
BURIAL: Oakland Cemetery
MEMORIALS: To the Family
Please feel free to send your condolences to the family.
Each condolence will be printed and given to the family after the service.
pelan@pelanfuneralservices.com
July 9, 2014 Leave a comment
Looking for something fun to do this summer? Through the collaborative efforts of several groups, the newest access point on the Logan Creek for canoe/kayak travel is now finished. For several years, a number of groups have been working to provide a series of canoe access points to Logan Creek. The newest site in this series to be completed is at Bancroft. Bancroft is 46 miles South of Sioux City, Iowa on Hyway 77 and 45 miles East of Norfolk on Hyway 275 & Hyway 16. The site is 1/4 mile North of Hyway 16 on Cuming County Road 24, directly North of Ru-de’s Mini Mart. The site provides parking and access to Logan Creek. Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D Council board member, John Ross brought the idea to the Cuming County Supervisors. Work on the Bancroft site began in 2011 through John’s efforts.
Jeff troupe, of Oakland, has been paddling the Logan for 10 years. “Early morning or late evening is the best time to see the most wildlife”, Jeff says. “It takes about 2 hours to paddle from Pender to Bancroft; from Bancroft to Lyons; or from Lyons to Oakland. Canadian Geese, Blue Heron, horned owls, beaver, muskrats, deer, miscellaneous birds and an occasional bald eagle are examples of some of the wildlife that can be seen while leisurely floating down the Logan Creek.
A map of the Logan Creek access points is available at outdoornebraska.ne.gov. To view the map, visit the water trails page. “Canoe and kayak rentals will be available by late summer at Ru-De’s Mini Mart in Bancroft”, says Rob Smith, owner.
This project has been made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D Council, Lower Elkhorn NRD, Cuming County, Cuming County Visitor’s Bureau, the Elkhorn Valley Chapter of Pheasants Forever, and The Nebraska Games and Parks.
Jean Schultz
Program Assistant
Nebraska Loess Hills RC & D Council
P O Box 24
Oakland, NE 68045
402-685-4020
July 8, 2014 1 Comment
What are your thoughts on the new pool in Lyons, NE not opening this summer? The elevation on the lazy river is wrong and water can’t reach the end. The lazy river has to be torn up and re-poured. Thoughts?
Jennifer Marr: I go to Lyons pool and with it not opening my siblings and I don’t like it. Summer is suppose to be about swimming and fun but haven’t gone swimming this year with the pool being closed this year.
Abby Simonsen: What is even more sad then the kids not getting to swim is the people who were hired to work for the summer but they kept getting start date pushed back. I understand that the city had to find employees but now those people didn’t get to work a day and now have made no money this summer. My niece is one of the life guards.
Cindy Schorn: I think whomever made the mistake should compensate the people who were hired.
July 8, 2014 Leave a comment
The Burt County Board of Supervisors met June 27, 2014, pursuant to adjournment of their last meeting with the following members present: Cliff Morrow, Gerald Newill, David Schold, Perry Rogers, Matt Connealy and Greg Brummond. Absent: Gene Rollins.
The meeting opened at 9:00 A.M. upon motion by Rogers, seconded by Newill, all voting aye. Chairman Morrow informed the public that the Nebraska Open Meeting Act was posted on the wall.
Upon motion by Schold, seconded by Rogers, the agenda was approved as amended with the addition of possibly notifying CSTG that their contract with the County would not be renewed, all voting aye.
Visiting the Board were Peggy Smith, Mike Braniff, Abby Surber, Michele Quick, Wendy Rexroad, Marilyn Andersen, Karen Grass, Jan Rasmussen, Jeanice Bowers, Wally Lydick, Gerhardt Thompson, Doug Hansen, Ryan Bichler, Kevin Petersen and Scott Japp.
The following claims for June in the amount of $1,224,027.35, including $105,894.54 for payroll, were read, audited, warrant drawn and checks generated on the respective funds on motion by Newill, seconded by Schold, all voting aye.
| ABBY MALMBERG | JUROR | 58.52 |
| AFLAC | INS | 644.08 |
| ALBIN LAW | ATTY FEES | 261.00 |
| AMERICAN BROADBAND | TELE | 786.13 |
| ANDY’S QUICK SHOP | FUEL | 181.00 |
| ANGELA DOUGLAS | JUROR | 105.00 |
| ANN FLOOD | HEALTH BD | 50.00 |
| ARBY’S BODY SHOP | REPAIRS | 412.72 |
| AS CENTRAL SERV | AS/400 COSTS | 232.60 |
| AS CENTRAL SERV, OCIO | TELETYPE | 350.00 |
| AT&T | TELE | 53.75 |
| BARBARA H SWANSON | EASEMENT | 8,500.00 |
| BARONE SECURITY | ANNUAL FEE | 272.04 |
| BEN HOLLMAN | JUROR | 54.04 |
| BIL-DEN GLASS | PARTS/LABOR | 867.00 |
| BILL J PICKELL | REPAIRS | 537.18 |
| BLACK HILLS ENERGY | HEATING | 154.47 |
| BLAKE BOWLAND | JUROR | 105.00 |
| BLUE CROSS | INS | 63,390.02 |
| BOMGAARS | SUPPLIES | 230.07 |
| BRANIFF SERV | FUEL/WRECKER | 1,697.87 |
| BURT CO CLERK | SUPPLIES/POST | 37.77 |
| BURT CO COURT | NON-WAIVE | 209.00 |
| BURT CO DIST COURT CLERK | NON-WAIVE | 177.00 |
| BURT CO EXT | PROF-IMPROVE | 600.00 |
| BURT CO PUBLIC POWER DIST | RADIO TOWER | 360.94 |
| BURT CO SHERIFF | PERS SERV | 300.38 |
| BURT CO TREAS | MILE/SUPPLY | 106.31 |
| CARROLL WELTE | MILE/SUPPLY | 133.12 |
| CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL | MOTOR GRADER | 151,183.26 |
| CENTEC CAST METAL PROD | MARKERS | 719.99 |
| CENTRAL UNITED LIFE | INS | 10.25 |
| CENTRAL VALLEY AG | FUEL | 164.10 |
| CENTURY BUSINESS PROD | COPIER/MAIN | 4,979.00 |
| CENTURYLINK | TELE | 636.52 |
| CHERYL PLESKAC | WITNESS/MILES | 45.76 |
| CHRISTOPHER TRACY | JUROR | 105.00 |
| CINDY BLANC | JUROR | 51.80 |
| CITY CLERK | WATER BILL | 21.05 |
| CITY OF LYONS | UTLITIES | 113.76 |
| CITY OF TEKAMAH | WATER BILLS | 151.88 |
| CLAYTON OLSEN | MILE/MTG | 43.84 |
| CLEANING MART | SUPPLIES | 635.19 |
| CLIENT-SERVER TECH | SERV | 1,450.00 |
| CLYDE PANKOKE | JUROR | 155.40 |
| CODY SKINNER | JUROR | 42.84 |
| CONTECH CONST | CULVERTS | 398.75 |
| COONEY FERTILIZER | GRAVEL | 3,121.52 |
| CORNHUSKER MARRIOTT | LODGING | 190.00 |
| CRESTON FERTILIZER | CHEMICALS | 506.83 |
| CUBBY’S | FUEL | 948.48 |
| DANI MOSEMAN | JURY SUPPLIES | 12.00 |
| DANIEL L MAGILL | MILE | 31.36 |
| DAVID ELWELL | JUROR | 35.00 |
| DEARBORN NATL LIFE | INS | 36.70 |
| DEBORAH D. COOLEY | TRANSCRIPT | 156.33 |
| DECATUR EXPRESS | FUEL | 2,350.88 |
| DEL PETERSON & ASSOC | PARTS/LABOR | 487.03 |
| DENISE ENSTROM | JUROR | 46.20 |
| DIXON CONST | CULVERTS | 120,145.84 |
| DR JAMES UNWIN | WITNESS/MILES | 110.40 |
| ERNIE GLUP PIPE SALES | CULVERTS | 2,390.15 |
| FARMERS PRIDE | FUEL | 4,348.63 |
| FASTENAL CO | SUPPLIES | 17.24 |
| FILTER CARE OF NEBR | MAINTENANCE | 54.90 |
| FIRST BANKCARD | SCANNERS | 79.98 |
| FIRST CONCORD BENEFITS | INS | 525.00 |
| FIRST NAT’L BANK-NE-EFPTS | FED TAXES | 36,536.99 |
| FRANCES FRENCH | PRIOR SERV | 11.00 |
| FRED FRANKLIN | SURVEY EQUIP | 735.15 |
| FREMONT SANITATION | GARBAGE | 127.27 |
| GIS WORKSHOP | WEB | 4,800.00 |
| HALL’S CULLIGAN WATER | WATER/COOLER | 109.50 |
| HAMPTON INN | LODGING | 169.00 |
| HOLIDAY INN | LODGING/MEALS | 195.85 |
| HOLIDAY INN KEARNEY | LODGING | 173.90 |
| HUNTEL | 1/3 CONTRACT | 8,617.00 |
| ILA DAVIS | PRIOR SERV | 18.00 |
| INCLUSION SOL | VOTE SCREENS | 454.00 |
| IOWA OFFICE | COPIES/LEASES | 354.70 |
| JACK’S UNIFORMS | UNIFORMS | 80.45 |
| JAMES G EGLEY | HEALTH BD | 75.00 |
| JAMES L DEVENING | TRASH REMOVAL | 235.00 |
| JAY HOVENDICK | MTG/MILES | 27.32 |
| JAY W JOHNSON | MILE | 64.96 |
| JEO CONSULTING | ENGINEERING | 290.00 |
| JIM HANSEN | PARTS | 69.18 |
| JOHN WILSON | MEAL/MILE/SUP | 112.56 |
| JOHNSON & MOCK | ATTY FEES | 2,048.00 |
| JONI L. RENSHAW | MILE | 151.76 |
| K B’S MINI MART | FUEL | 918.61 |
| KATE RICHARDS | JUROR | 49.56 |
| KATELYN OWENS | JUROR | 105.00 |
| KENYON BARBER | JUROR | 35.00 |
| KERRY FARBER | JUROR | 105.00 |
| KRISTIE BIODROWSKY | WITNESS/MILES | 80.48 |
| LARRY LARSEN | MTG/MILES | 36.28 |
| LEE VALLEY | EQUIP RENT | 2,195.00 |
| LORENSEN LUMBER | CONCRETE | 156.00 |
| LYONS MIRROR-SUN | PUBLICATION | 926.88 |
| M. SCOTT VANDER SCHAAF | ATTY FEES | 3,165.00 |
| MADISON CO SHERIFF | HEALTH BD | 21.35 |
| MAINELLI, WAGNER & ASSOC | ENGINEERING | 3,632.39 |
| MALLARD SAND & GRAVEL | GRAVEL | 24,213.35 |
| MARJORIE SCHAFFER | HEALTH BD | 66.80 |
| MARJORIE SHUMAKE | MEALS/MILES | 260.82 |
| MARTIN MARIETTA | GRAVEL | 6,397.58 |
| MARVIN SIEBRANDT | GRAVEL | 12,417.83 |
| MARY LOFTIS | MILES/SUPPLIES | 86.09 |
| MARY PEARSON | WITNESS/MILE | 44.00 |
| MASSMUTUAL | ADDL RETIRE | 200.00 |
| MICHAEL F MCCORMICK | TREE REMOVAL | 1,000.00 |
| MICHAEL G BRANIFF | SUPPLIES | 380.10 |
| MICHELE QUICK | SUPPLIES | 90.87 |
| MID-AMERICAN BENEFITS | INS/SERV | 5,360.00 |
| MIDWEST SERV AND SALES | SUPPLIES | 58.25 |
| MIDWEST SERV | FUEL | 17,799.28 |
| MIPS | SERV | 8,025.28 |
| MOBILE BINDERS | SUPPLIES | 101.69 |
| NACO | WORKSHOP | 200.00 |
| NANCY FADA | JUROR | 67.48 |
| NANCY SCHRAMM | HEALTH BD | 50.00 |
| NATIONWIDE RETIRE | ADDL RETIRE | 1,375.00 |
| NE HEALTH & HUMAN SERV | INSTITUTIONS | 186.00 |
| NEBR ASSN OF CO OFFICIALS | DUES | 1,571.50 |
| NEBR CHILD SUPPORT PYT CTR | CHILD SUPPORT | 1,224.17 |
| NEBR CO ASSESSORS ASSN | 2014 DUES | 50.00 |
| NEBR SUPREME COURT PUBL OFF | SUBSCRIPTIONS | 365.00 |
| NEBR PUBLIC POWER DIST | ELECTRICITY | 619.48 |
| NICHOLAS E. WURTH LAW | ATTY FEES | 5,039.25 |
| NICK BOHANNON | MILE | 33.60 |
| NMC | PARTS/LABOR | 2,439.18 |
| NORMA J WILLIAMS | JUROR | 52.92 |
| NORTHEAST NEBR TELE | TELE | 228.05 |
| O’KEEFE ELEVATOR | ELEVATOR | 252.23 |
| OAKLAND INDEPENDENT | PUBLICATION | 1,926.17 |
| OFFICE SYSTEMS | COPIER CHARGES | 120.10 |
| OFFICE WAREHOUSE | SUPPLIES | 8,320.28 |
| PATRICK R RUNGE | ATTY FEES | 1,342.50 |
| PEGGY SMITH | MILE | 195.44 |
| PEST-TROL | PEST CONTROL | 38.00 |
| PLAINDEALER | ENVELOPES | 676.67 |
| PLAINDEALER | SUPPLIES | 625.27 |
| QUALITY PRINTING | SUPPLIES | 5,667.86 |
| REGION 4 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | 1ST QTR FEES | 3,847.50 |
| RETIREMENT PLANS DIV. OF AMERITAS | RETIRE | 17,153.30 |
| RODNEY BROMM | MILES/MTG | 20.60 |
| RON KEOGH | WITNESS/MILES | 41.28 |
| RT PRINTING | SUBSCRIPTION | 60.00 |
| SAPP BROS | FUEL | 2,620.66 |
| SAVE MORE | SUPPLIES | 215.31 |
| SCOTT RONNFELDT | MEETING/MILES | 44.68 |
| SEALS & SERV | REPAIRS | 1,966.09 |
| SEC OF STATE-ELECT DIV | SUPPLIES | 20.00 |
| SHAMBURG AUTO | PARTS/SUPPLIES | 215.82 |
| SID DILLION | PICKUP | 31,300.00 |
| SIDNER,SVOBODA,SCHILKE,THOMSEN | ATTY FEES | 4,968.35 |
| SIFFRING LANDSCAPING | TREES | 1,600.00 |
| STA-BILT CONST | SURFACING | 84,304.80 |
| STALP GRAVEL | GRAVEL | 7,569.96 |
| STAMP FULFILLMENT SERV | STAMP/ENVELOPE | 1,482.25 |
| STAR LEASING | PYMT/PRINTER | 122.16 |
| STATE TAX COMM | STATE TAXES | 4,692.78 |
| STEINY’S GENERAL STORE | SUPPLIES | 11.55 |
| STEVE CASS | REPAIR/LABOR | 87.65 |
| STEVEN L DEVENING | GRAVEL | 7,013.43 |
| TELIA DAY | JUROR | 35.00 |
| THEISEN CONST | BRIDGES | 343,007.83 |
| TONY MOSEMAN | MTG/MILES | 30.12 |
| TRI-STATE COMM | TOWER RENT | 158.50 |
| TWILA ALEXANDER | MILE | 20.16 |
| U S CELLULAR | TELE | 60.74 |
| UNIV OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN | WAGES | 9,457.74 |
| VERIZON WIRELESS | CELL PHONES | 214.55 |
| VETTER EQUIP | EQUIP REPAIR | 17.52 |
| VILLAGE OF DECATUR | UTLITIES | 64.59 |
| WALLY LYDICK | MTG/MILES | 20.60 |
| WASHINGTON CO SHERIFF | BD PRISONERS | 8,004.80 |
| WASHINGTON CO SHERIFF-MED | PRISONERS/MED | 120.50 |
| WASHINGTON NATL INS | INS | 33.75 |
| WESTERN ENGINEERING | ASPHALTIC | 42,218.68 |
| WINGATE INN | LODGING | 254.85 |
| WINNER’S GRILL | JUROR MEALS | 225.61 |
| WPCI | TESTING | 25.00 |
The minutes of the last meeting were approved upon motion by Connealy, seconded by Brummond, all voting aye
Chairman Morrow signed a lot split application for Doug Tranmer located in the Northwest ¼ of Section 8, Township 22 North, Range 10 East of the 6th P.M., Burt County, Nebraska.
Chairman Morrow signed a lot split application for JoAlice Chamberlain located in the Northeast ¼ of Section 28, Township 21 North, Range 10 East of the 6th P.M., Burt County, Nebraska.
Chairman Morrow signed the loan papers with Washington County Bank for the new motor graders that were approved at the April 29, 2014, meeting.
Signing the Recommendation of Acceptance with Dixon Construction for the 2013 Sunken Bridge Replacement was delayed.
Upon motion by Connealy, seconded by Newill, Chairman Morrow signed a Subgrant Agreement for Child Support Enforcement Services for County Attorneys with the Department of Health and Human Services, all voting aye
At 10:00 A.M. the Chairman opened the hearing to close Roads #312, #320 and #468. After hearing objections from Doug Hansen, Gerhardt Thompson and Wally Lydick, the Board went back into regular session at 10:15 A.M. After discussion, the Board took no action to close the roads.
Board Member Brummond offered the following resolution and moved for its adoption:
RESOLUTION #2014-14
WHEREAS, the Road Fund is in need of funds to operate.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Burt County Board of Supervisors that $510,000.00 be transferred from the General Fund to the Road Fund per the Burt County budget document for fiscal year 2013-2014.
DATED this 27th day of June, 2014, at Tekamah, Nebraska.
ATTEST: MARJORIE R. SHUMAKE CLIFF MORROW, CHAIRMAN
BURT COUNTY CLERK BURT COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
Board Member Connealy seconded the motion, and the Chairman declared it adopted, all voting aye.
Board Member Brummond offered the following resolution and moved for its adoption:
RESOLUTION #2014-15
WHEREAS, the Civil Defense budget within the General Fund is over $374.64.
AND WHEREAS, there is $738,088.72 remaining in the Miscellaneous General budget.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Burt County Board of Supervisors that $374.64 be transferred from the Miscellaneous General budget to the Civil Defense budget.
DATED this 27th day of June, 2014, at Tekamah, Nebraska.
ATTEST: MARJORIE R. SHUMAKE CLIFFORD MORROW, CHAIRMAN
BURT COUNTY CLERK BURT COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
Board Member Connealy seconded the motion, and the Chairman declared it adopted, all voting aye.
The Board instructed County Clerk Marjorie Shumake to direct the County Officials to include the possibility of a cost of living raise up to 4% in the last six months of their 2014-2015 budgets.
At 10:35 A.M. Chairman Morrow opened the hearing regarding a new liquor license for L-Ten LLC dba Pheasant Bonanza Hunt Club and Kennel. There were no public comments, so Morrow closed the hearing at 10:37 A.M.
Motion was made by Schold to approve a new liquor license for L-Ten LLC dba Pheasant Bonanza Hunt Club and Kennel. Brummond seconded the motion, all voting aye.
The Board met with the County Officials to discuss bids for the County’s IT services for the next year. It was decided to invite representatives from the top two choices to come to the next meeting and answer any questions, as well as to notify the current IT firm of CSTG that Burt County would not be using them next year.
The Board of Equalization meeting to hear Property Valuation Protests was set for July 8, 2014, after the regularly scheduled board meeting. The Board will also discuss office and fund budgets for the 2014-2015 fiscal year on that date. The Board will meet on Tuesday, July 22, at 9:00 A.M. to make final decisions on Valuation Protests.
There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, the Board adjourned at 11:20 A.M. until 9:00 A.M. July 8, 2014.
ATTEST: MARJORIE R. SHUMAKE CLIFFORD L. MORROW, 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.
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