Council Minutes - June 9, 2026
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF GRANT, NEBRASKA
JUNE 9, 2026
Mayor Lisa Schmitt convened a meeting of the Council of the City of Grant, Nebraska in open and public session on June 9, 2026, 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, June 4, 2026; The notice of meeting was also posted in advance at Pinnacle Bank, Grant City Hall, and the U.S. Post Office, and to members of the City Council; 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, et al.
The motion was made by Bishop and seconded by Brueggeman to accept the June 9, 2026 agenda as presented.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Brueggeman to approve the minutes of the June 8, 2026 special meeting as presented and waive the reading and seconded by Sims.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS: City Superintendent, Derek Brueggeman, informed the Council of the upcoming board meetings: the library board will meet tomorrow at 5:15 p.m.; the Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) will meet June 11th at noon; and the City Council and library board will hold a special meeting June 11th at 7:30 p.m. The City Superintendent informed the Council the parking lot project has been completed; the street patching and crack seal project has been completed; the tennis court fence and back stop project has been completed; and also gave an update on the airport hangar rehabilitation project with an expected date in the spring to begin construction on the hangar.
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Council member, Bishop – none. Council member, Brueggeman – gave an update on 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 – Edward Dunn.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Action and Discussion on Resolution No. 26-06-01 Resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of Grant, Perkins County, Nebraska Declaring Nuisance Properties (835 Sherman Avenue) – A motion was made by Petersen to approve Resolution No. 26-06-01 Resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of Grant, Perkins County, Nebraska Declaring Nuisance Properties (835 Sherman Avenue) and seconded by Sims.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
The Resolution will be published in pamphlet form.
Action on Bills & Claims – 20/20 Technologies, tech support/software – 500.50; Adams Lumber Co-Grant, tree board expense & supplies – 259.21; AFLAC, employee benefits – 289.40; Amazon Capital Services, supplies – 66.11; Black Hills Energy, utilities – 211.55; Brueggeman, Derek, dues & training & supplies – 343.22; City of Grant, utilities – 11,086.64; Cranmore Pest Control, pest control – 340.00; Creative Sites LLC, capital outlay & supplies – 2,715.15; East Phillips County Hospital District, dues & training – 59.00; Ensz Hardware, supplies – 1,132.12; Frenchman Valley Coop, supplies & fuel – 1,854.33; Grant Napa, supplies – 18.60; Great Plains Communications, telephone – 1,090.39; Hatch’s Super Foods, supplies – 5,734.77; Hatch’s Super Foods, concession supplies & supplies – 5,734.77; High Plains News, advertising – 503.04; Holmstedt Law Office, P.C., L.L.O., professional services – 5,902.50; J Bar J Landfill, tipping fees – 4,881.15; Keith County News, dues – 93.00; Koop Vinyl Fence & Construction Inc, memorial/donation expense and capital outlay – 21,010.24; Midwest Electric, bad debt expense, O & M Charge, billing, trans. service, professional services, and utilities – 18,237.27; Nebraska Printworks LLC, supplies – 203.48; Nebraska Public Health Environmental, lab & well tests – 60.00; One Call Concepts, Inc., telephone – 17.92; Perfect Shine, cleaning/janitorial – 40.00; Perkins County Treasurer, police contract – 9,498.86; Pinnacle Bank, dues & training, supplies, tree board expense & tech support/software – 1,980.76; Potts Welding & Fabrication Services, supplies – 16.44; Sandhills State Bank, employee benefits – 555.00; Shelco Construction, memorial/donation expense, capital outlay, asphalt/patching – 109,797.40; Superior Sanitation Services, contract labor – 240.00; T.C. Engineering Inc., capital outlay & asphalt/patching – 12,506.00; TNEMEC Company Inc., supplies – 262.34; Verizon Wireless, telephone – 239.74; Western Resources Group, contract labor – 420.00; Windesigns Inc., sports equipment – 2,288.10; Winsupply North Platte, supplies – 238.09; American Funds, retirement – 1,550.20; Nebraska Division of Aeronautics, beacon expense & AWOS maintenance – 543.33; Nebraska Department of Revenue, state income tax withholding – 1,241.27; United States Treasury, federal tax withholding – 4,145.67; Overtime Wages 5/17-5/30 – 448.36; Total Bills and Claims $222,621.15.
The motion was made by Sims and seconded by Petersen to approve the Bills and Claims in the amount of $222,621.15.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. 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 7:15 P.M.
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Lisa Schmitt, Mayor
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Jessie Faber, City Clerk