Council Minutes - May 13, 2025
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF GRANT, NEBRASKA
May 13, 2025
Mayor Lisa Schmitt convened a meeting of the Council of the City of Grant, Nebraska in open and public session on May 13, 2025 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, May 8, 2025, and to 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.
Mayor Lisa Schmitt announced the posting of the Open Meetings Act and its location.
Roll call: Present Council members: Kimberly Bishop, Andrea Brueggeman, Tierney Petersen, Samuel Sims, and Mayor Lisa Schmitt.
Others present: City Superintendent Derek Brueggeman, City Clerk/Treasurer Jessie Faber, City Attorney Tawna Holmstedt et al.
The motion was made by Sims and seconded by Brueggeman to accept the May 13, 2025 agenda as presented with the clerical error correction to New Business Item E. from the Term Ending 12/2027 to the Term Ending 12/2029.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Brueggeman to approve the minutes of the April 22, 2025 meeting as presented and waive the reading and seconded by Petersen.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS City Superintendent, Derek Brueggeman, informed the Council of the upcoming board meetings and events: the cemetery board met today and will be holding the annual Cemetery cleanup on Saturday May 17th starting at 9:00 a.m.; the library board will meet tomorrow at 5:15 p.m.; the park and rec advisory committee will meet May 19th at 6:30 p.m.; and the tree board will meet May 20th at 2:00 p.m. The City Superintendent stated the City Offices will be closed on May 26th to observe Memorial Day. The City Superintendent also gave updates on the airport hangar rehab project at the airport, which the will be rebid in late fall or early winter. Shelco Construction has completed the crack sealing work on the City streets and will still be completing some asphalt patching before our armor coating project.
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Council member, Bishop – gave an update on the park and rec advisory committee meeting. Council member, Brueggeman – gave an update on the cemetery board meeting. Council member, Petersen – none. Council member, Sims – none.
ENFORCEMENT, SHERIFF & WATER REPORTS – Acknowledged as received.
FINANCIALS – The financials are in process and will be reviewed at the next meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT – none.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Action and Discussion on Request to be Placed on the Agenda for Park Projects- Sign, Flagpole, Turnaround – Kris Long – Jessie Faber, City Clerk, stated that Kris Long had contacted the office and stated that she did not have a new update and will request to be placed back on the agenda after they have completed the design of the sign. No Action Taken.
Action and Discussion on Interlocal Agreement for Law Enforcement Services Between Perkins County and the City of Grant for the Fiscal Year 25-26 – A motion was made by Petersen to approve the Interlocal Law Enforcement Services Between Perkins County and the City of Grant for the Fiscal Year 25-26 and authorize the Mayor to sign and seconded by Sims.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
Action and Discussion on Approval of Employee Benefits – Health Insurance Renewal (Dan Duren - Benefit Management) – The City Superintendent presented the Health Insurance Options for Renewal and stated if they had any additional questions for Dan Duren with Benefit Management we could contact him by phone tonight. A motion was made by Bishop to approve the Employee Benefits – Health Insurance Renewal with Blue Cross Blue Shield Light H.S.A. Option 2 Health Insurance Plan beginning 7/1/2025 and to continue the annual H.S.A. contribution to the employees at the current rate ($600.00 for a single plan and $1,200.00 for a family plan to be paid in semi-monthly pay period installments) and seconded by Brueggeman.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Action and Discussion on the License and Management Agreement for the Wooden Bat Tournament Between the City of Grant and Victor Perez Contract– A motion was made by Bishop to approve the License and Management Agreement for the Wooden Bat Tournament between the City of Grant and Victor Perez and authorizing the Mayor to sign and seconded by Petersen.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Action and Discussion on Council Reorganization – A motion was made by Brueggeman to close nominations for Council President and approve Samuel Sims as Council President as of tonight and seconded by Petersen.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Action and Discussion on Proposed Netting, Backstop and Fencing Improvements at the Baseball Fields – A motion was made by Brueggeman to put the proposed netting, backstop and fencing improvements on the 2025-2026 Budget Workshop/Budget Discussion and seconded by Sims.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Action and Discussion on Mayoral Appointment of Max Jones to the Library Board Term Ending 12/2029 – A motion was made by Bishop to approve the Mayoral appointment of Max Jones to the Library Board term ending 12/2029 and seconded by Petersen.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Action on Bills & Claims – 20/20 Technologies, tech support/software – 356.35; AFLAC, employee benefits – 154.12; Amazon Capital Services, sports equipment – 190.08; Black Hills Energy, utilities – 628.05; Blue Cross Blue Shield of NE, employee benefits – 8,622.15; BOKF, NA, GO pool bond interest, principal payment, & paying agent fee – 128,286.25; Alicia Brown, utility refund – 150.52; Capital Business Systems, Inc., supplies – 142.14; City of Grant, petty cash & utilities – 6,622.54; Dutton-Lainson Company, capital outlay & new service supplies – 4,821.95; Ensz Hardware, supplies – 251.84; Faller Landscape, tree board expense – 360.00; Frenchman Valley Coop, supplies & repairs, & fuel – 1,235.02; Goin Mobile, supplies & repairs – 101.90; Grant Napa, supplies – 248.73; Great Plains Communications, telephone – 917.15; Hatch’s Super Foods, supplies – 17.34; High Plains News, advertising – 501.84; Holmstedt Law Office, P.C., L.L.O., professional services – 9,697.50; J Bar J Landfill, tipping fees – 4,379.76; Ken’s Construction LLC, contract labor – 1,150.00; MEAN, transmission charge – 105,818.06; MacQueen Equipment Group, supplies – 2,701.36; Midwest Electric, Materials, New Service, O & M Charge, billing, bad debt expense, professional services and utilities – 21,291.68; Nebraska Department of Agriculture, dues – 64.66; ; Nebraska Public Health Environmental, lab & well tests – 44.00; One Call Concepts, Inc., telephone – 25.77; Perfect Shine, cleaning/janitorial – 40.00; Perkins County Schools, school dist. payment – 800.00; Perkins County Treasurer, police contract – 17,589.50; Pinnacle Bank/Visa, postage, professional services, sports equipment, supplies & repairs, & tech support/software – 896.13; Skylar Reinke and Doug Reinke, utility refund – 121.75; Ross Family Auto Parts Inc., supplies – 13.49; Sandhills State Bank, employee benefits – 555.00; Shelco Construction, asphalt/patching – 14,280.00; Zachary Sides, dues & training – 99.26; Utility Service Co., Inc., water tower contract – 3,525.34; Vacanti Municipal Consulting Services, LLC, professional services – 17,416.75; Verizon Wireless, telephone – 251.78; Western Resources Group, contract labor – 280.00; Westview Retirement Community, professional service – 465.40; Winsupply North Platte, supplies – 191.46; Woody’s Pivot Service, LLC, supplies & repairs – 190.61; Woodys TLC, grant expense – 6,850.00; American Funds, retirement –1,020.98; Nebraska Division of Aeronautics, beacon expense & AWOS maintenance – 543.33; Nebraska Department of Revenue, state income tax withholding – 946.12; United States Treasury, federal tax withholding – 3,806.18; Overtime Wages 4/13-4/26– 765.81; Total Bills and Claims $369,429.65.
The motion was made by Brueggeman and seconded by Sims to approve the Bills and Claims in the amount of $369,429.65.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Bishop to approve the Bills and Claims for the tree board expense to Andrea Brueggeman in the amount of $91.42 and seconded by Petersen.
Roll call vote: Yeas – Bishop, Petersen and Sims. Nays – none. Abstain – Brueggeman. Motion Carried.
A motion was made by Petersen to approve the Bills and Claims for the tree board expense to Breanne Sims in the amount of $760.00 and seconded by Bishop.
Roll call vote: Yeas – Bishop, Brueggeman and Petersen. Nays – none. Abstain – Sims. Motion Carried.
Bishop, Brueggeman, Petersen, & Sims reviewed the bills and claims prior to the meeting.
Mayor Lisa Schmitt adjourned this meeting of the Grant City Council at 7:34 P.M.
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Lisa Schmitt, Mayor
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Jessie Faber, City Clerk