Council Minutes - September 28, 2026 - Special Meeting
SPECIAL MEETING COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF GRANT, NEBRASKA
September 28, 2026
Mayor Lisa Schmitt convened the special meeting of the Council of the City of Grant, Nebraska in open and public session on September 28, 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, September 24, 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, City Attorney Tawna Holmstedt, et al.
The motion was made by Bishop and seconded by Peterson to approve the September 28, 2026 agenda as presented.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Petersen to approve the minutes of the September 22, 2026 meeting and waive the reading and seconded by Sims.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT – Jim Bryant, Mavis Goodin, Tom Pankonin, Phil Calkins, & Brian Gertsch.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Action and Discussion on Resolution 26-09-05 A Resolution Setting the Property Tax Request – A motion was made by Bishop to approve Resolution 26-09-05 Resolution Setting the Property Tax Request for 2026-2027 fiscal year in the amounts of General Fund for $401,158.00 and the Debt Service for $10,000.00 and the total tax rate to be 0.4 per $100 of assessed value and seconded by Sims.
RESOLUTION NO. 26-09-05
RESOLUTION SETTING THE PROPERTY TAX REQUEST
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
The Resolution will be published in pamphlet form.
Action and Discussion on Resolution 26-09-06 A Resolution Approving the Annual Appropriations Bill – A motion was made by Bishop to approve Resolution 26-09-06 A Resolution Approving the Annual Appropriation Bill and seconded by Brueggeman.
RESOLUTION NO. 26-09-06
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
The Resolution will be published in pamphlet form.
Action on Bills & Claims – Capital Business Systems, Inc., supplies – 853.20; Eakes Office Solutions, supplies – 12.59; Gardener’s Paradise Greenhouse, promotional – 121.24; Goff Services LLC, supplies & repairs – 91.28; MEAN, transmission charge – 131,804.40; Myers Construction, Inc., capital outlay – 19,451.30; Total Bills and Claims $152,334.01.
The motion was made by Petersen and seconded by Sims to approve the Bills and Claims in the amount of $152,334.01.
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 special meeting of the Grant City Council at 7:29 P.M.
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Lisa Schmitt, Mayor
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Jessie Faber, City Clerk