Council Minutes - January 23, 2018
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF GRANT, NEBRASKA
January 23, 2018
Council President Darrell Pierce convened a meeting of the Council of the City of Grant, Nebraska in open and public session on January 23, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Notice of this meeting was given in advance by publication in the Grant Tribune Sentinel, the City’s designated method for giving notice, January 17, 2018, and members of the City Council and a copy of their Acknowledgment of Receipt and the Agenda are attached to these minutes. Availability of the Agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Mayor and Council of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were recorded while said meeting was open to the attendance of the public.
Council President Darrell Pierce announced the posting of the Open Meetings Act and its location.
Roll call: Present Council members: Bounds, Brueggeman and Pierce. Absent: Greenwood and Mayor Wyatt.
Others present: City Administrator Dana Harris, City Clerk/Treasurer Jessie Faber, Attorney, Phil Pierce, et al.
The motion was made by Brueggeman and seconded by Bounds to approve the agenda as presented.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Bounds to approve the minutes of the January 9, 2018 meeting and waive the reading and seconded by Brueggeman.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS: City Administrator, Dana Harris informed the Council that Terry Galloway is expecting us to call him around 7:30pm for the audit report presentation. Also Harris had spoken with Larry Umberger about the water meter billing and he thinks that we may need another month before we will be able to send sample bills due to some software issues that still have to be addressed.
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Council member, Bounds – none. Council member, Pierce – none. Council member, Brueggeman – gave an update on the library board meeting. Council member, Greenwood – none.
*Public Hearing on Proposed 1 & 6 Year Street Plan – The hearing was opened by Council President Pierce at 7:04 p.m. Landon Shaw with T.C. Engineering presented the 1 & 6 Year Road and Street Improvement Plan and answered any questions the Council or Public had on the plan.
Council President Pierce closed the hearing at 7:13 p.m.
SHERIFF’S REPORT – Acknowledge as received.
FINANCIALS – Acknowledge as received.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Action on Proposed 1 & 6 Year Street Plan – A motion was made by Brueggeman to approve Resolution 18-01-02 Proposed 1 & 6 Year Street Plan and seconded by Bounds.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
The Resolution will be published in pamphlet form.
Action on Solid Waste Disposal Agreement with J BAR J Land, Inc. – Will McKnight with J BAR J Land, Inc. presented information on changes in the agreement and answered questions. A motion was made by Pierce to table the agreement to the July 24, 2018 regular council meeting and seconded by Brueggeman.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Action on Presentation of 2016-2017 Audit (Terry Galloway) – Terry Galloway presented the results from the audit performed for the 2016-2017 fiscal year by a phone conference with the council and answered any questions. A motion was made by Bounds to acknowledge the receipt of the 2016-2017 audit report and cover letters from Almquist, Maltzahn, Galloway & Luth and seconded by Brueggeman.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Wyatt entered the meeting at 7:54 p.m.
Action on Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance Renewal – A motion was made by Bounds to renew the current health insurance plan with Blue Cross Blue Shield and to have the renewal date changed next year to January from March and seconded by Pierce.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Pierce to excuse Greenwood’s absence from tonight’s meeting and seconded by Brueggeman.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Public Comment – Neil Hilton.
Action on Bills and Claims – AFLAC, employee benefits – 344.70; Black Hills Energy, utilities – 1,753.73; City of Grant, utilities – 4,847.39; Country Supply, supplies – 186.28; Eakes Office Solutions, supplies – 156.25; Ken’s Construction LLC, contract labor – 2,000.00; League of NE Municipalities, dues & training – 375.00; MEAN, transmission charge – 123,196.05; Midwest Electric, O & M Charge & utilities – 16,949.31; Nebraska Association of Airport Officials, dues – 250.00; NMC Exchange LLC, supplies– 59.02; Pinnacle Bank/Visa, supplies, postage, dues & training – 598.82; Western Resources Group, contract labor – 240.00; Western States Bank, employee benefits – 482.50; American Funds, retirement – 1,123.60; Nebraska Department of Revenue, sales tax – 9,302.74; United States Treasury, federal tax withholding – 3,439.44; Overtime Wages 1/1-1/15 – 313.22. Total Bills and Claims $165,618.05.
The motion was made by Brueggeman and seconded by Bounds to approve the Bills and Claims in the amount of $165,618.05.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Bounds, Brueggeman & Pierce reviewed the bills and claims prior to the meeting.
Council President Darrell Pierce adjourned this meeting of the Grant City Council at 8:20 P.M.
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Michael Wyatt, Mayor
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Jessie Faber, City Clerk