BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
PROCEEDINGS
February 22, 2010
The Pierce County Board of Equalization met pursuant to adjournment on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 9:00 A.M. with the following members present: Dan Stark, Jim Maas and Tom Meyer. Co. Assessor Peggy Wragge, Co. Clerk Shannon Wragge, Sharon Broekemeier, news reporter and Duane Dean were present.
Notice of the meeting was
given in advance as shown by the Certificate of Publication on file in the
Motion by Stark, seconded by Maas, to approve the agenda. Roll call vote: Aye:
Stark, Maas and Meyer. Nay: None.
Motion carried.
The
minutes of February 8, 2010 were approved as printed.
No tax list corrections.
There being no further
business, Chairman Meyer adjourned the meeting at 9:10 A.M. and will meet again
at a regular meeting on Monday, March 8, 2010 at 9:00 A.M. as County Board of
Equalization, said meeting is open to the public. An agenda for such meeting, kept continuously
current, is available for public inspection at the office of the
/s/
Tom Meyer /s/ Shannon Wragge
Chairman, Pierce County Pierce County Clerk
Board
of Equalization
I, Shannon Wragge, Pierce County Clerk, do hereby certify that all the
subjects contained in the foregoing proceedings are contained in the agenda for
the meeting kept continuously current and available for public inspection at my
office; that such subjects were contained in said agenda for at least 24 hours
prior to the meeting; that the minutes of said meeting were in written form and
available for public inspection within l0 working days and prior to the next
convened meeting of said body; that any news media requesting notification
concerning said meetings or said County Board were provided advance
notification of the time and place of said meetings and the subjects to be
discussed at said meeting.
(seal) /s/ Shannon Wragge
Pierce County Clerk
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COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
February 22, 2010
The Pierce County Board of Commissioners met pursuant to adjournment on Monday, February 22, 2010, at 9:10 A.M. with the following members present: Dan Stark, Jim Maas and Tom Meyer. Co. Clerk Shannon Wragge, Sharon Broekemeier, news reporter and Duane Dean were present.
Notice of the meeting was given in advance as shown by the Certificate of Publication on file in the County Clerk’s office. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice of the meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the public. Chairman Maas called the meeting to order at 9:15 A.M. and presided. Chairman Maas stated that the Open Meetings Act is posted on the north wall of the board room with more copies available at the County Clerk’s office.
Motion by Meyer,
seconded by Stark, to approve the agenda. Roll
call vote: Aye: Stark, Maas and
Meyer. Nay: None. Motion carried.
The minutes of February 8, 2010
were approved as printed.
Discussion was held on the
County E911 Fund and the E911 money currently being held by the City of Osmond
and City of Plainview, the possible shortfall in the Road/Bridge budget because
of the extra snow removal and the dangerous roads and intersections because of the
current winter conditions. The Board members
will talk to Co. Attorney Luebbe about the liability
if the County is unable to open some roads in a timely fashion because of the
horrific drifts on them.
Jerry Eisenhauer,
Administrator for the Norfolk Veterans Home, called to ask the Board if they
have considered pledging to the Norfolk Veterans Home Foundation for the development of Hero’s Park
to the south of the Norfolk Veteran’s Home in Norfolk. The Foundation is asking surrounding counties
and individuals to donate to this project. A decision will be made on March 8, 2010, the
next Co. Board meeting.
Discussion was held on the
E-9-1-1 System for Pierce County, the request of E911 funds currently being
held by the City of Osmond and City of Plainview, the $6,816.29 turned over to
Pierce County from the City of Osmond on February 11, 2010, dispatching and the
E911 Advisory Board members.
Motion by Stark, seconded by Meyer, to accept the
payment from the City of Osmond, which is all their E911 money, as paid in full
as per the request of the E911 Advisory Board.
Voting
Aye: Stark, Maas and Meyer. Nay: None.
Motion Carried.
Lisa Hurley and Jared Hahn,
Coordinators with the NE Nebraska Economic Development Council were present and
discussion was held on the NE Nebraska Economic Development Council on the
Housing Initiative and owner-occupant “Housing Rehabilitation” within Pierce
County.
Motion by Meyer, seconded by
Stark, to authorize the Board Chairman to sign the “2010 Pre-Application for
the Nebraska Affordable Housing Program” with Nebraska Dept. of Economic
Development, which will allow for assistance, provide loans and forgivable loan
funds for housing rehabilitation of approximately 13 owner-occupied homes for
Pierce County residents. Roll call
vote: Aye: Stark, Maas and Meyer. Nay: None.
Motion carried.
Discussion was held on
compensated time or “comp time” earned by the road workers because of the extra
time put in for snow removal, the Willow Creek Road Project and the North 1st
Street Project and the bids received for that project.
Brian McDonald, Co. Hwy.
Supt. and Jason Aschoff were present.
The legal was read for the
10:00 a.m. public hearing of the Pierce County 1 & 6 Year Road Plan. Chairman Maas opened the hearing at 10:10
a.m. Discussion was held on the 1
& 6 Year Road Plan. No one was
present from the public and there were no written comments or objections from
the public.
Motion by
Meyer, seconded by Stark, to close the public hearing for the 1 & 6 Year
Pierce County Road Plan. Roll call vote: Aye: Stark, Maas and Meyer. Nay: None.
Motion carried.
Chairman Maas closed the
hearing at 10:14 a.m.
Motion by Stark, seconded by
Meyer, to adopt Resolution #2010-2, the One and Six Year County Road Plan for
Pierce County for 2010 as presented by Brian McDonald, Hwy Supt. Whereas the original is on
file at the office of the Pierce County Clerk and available for inspection. Roll call vote: Aye:
Stark, Maas and Meyer. Nay: None. Motion carried.
Discussion was held on the North
1st Street Project and on the pledging of funds to the Norfolk Vets
Home fund for Hero Park.
Discussion was held on the
North 1st Street Project bids.
Motion by Maas, seconded by
Stark, to reject all bids received for the “North 1st Street Asphalt
Overlay” project and to award the “North 1st Street Unbonded Concrete Overlay” project to A & R
Construction Co. of Plainview, NE for a total contracted price of
$267,647.87. Roll call vote: Aye:
Stark, Maas and Meyer. Nay: None. Motion carried.
Sue Warner, BC/BS of NE
representative and Susan Peters, Deputy County Clerk, were present and
discussion was held on the Health Care Reform in Nebraska. Mrs. Warner gave a brochure to the Board
about the “Nebraska Blues Health Care Reform Impact Study” which shows how the
reform measures would hurt younger, healthy Nebraskans and small businesses,
but premiums will decrease for 60+ year old Nebraskans.
Discussion was held on the
Employee Handbook and the purchasing of a pickup for the Weed Dept. The County Board gave approval of a pickup
for the Weed Dept. upon approval by the Weed Board with funding to come from
the Road/Bridge Equipment Fund. Approval
of the Employee Handbook will be made at the March 8th meeting with the policy
to go into effect April 1, 2010.
Motion by Stark,
seconded by Maas, to audit and allow the claims pertaining to Tom’s Service for
payment and instructed the County Clerk to issue checks for payment of same on
the various funds. Roll call vote: Aye: Stark,
Maas, Meyer abstained. Nay: None.
Motion carried.
GENERAL FUND:
Tom’s Service-gas-$418.65.
COUNTY HIGHWAY FUND: Tom’s Service-gas & repairs-$457.50.
Motion by Stark, seconded by
Meyer, to audit and allow the following claims presented for payment and
instructed the County Clerk to issue checks for payment of same on the various
funds. Roll call vote: Aye: Stark, Maas
and Meyer. Nay: None.
Motion carried.
GENERAL FUND: Ameritas Life Ins.
Corp-co. share-$2,709.65; Automated Police Systems Inc-dispatch
software-$300.00; Avera-prisoner medical-$98.00; Carroll
Backus-painting-$213.88; Larry Bader-mtg
expenses-$54.00; Battle Creek Farmers Coop-propane-$1,309.62; BC/BS of
Nebraska-county share-$22,270.26; Car Shop-repairs-$34.50; Carlson Home &
Auto Inc-propane-$2,770.58; Classic Rentals-service-$176.86; Clipston Service LLC-gas-$58.00; Credit Management Services
Inc-garnishment-$182.75; Des Moines Stamp Mfg Co-stamp-$55.00; Eakes Office Plus-supplies-$119.16; Elite Office Products-maint. agreement-$27.68; First Concord Benefits Group LLC-adm. services-$120.00; Floor Maintenance-supplies-$141.90; Delmer Gansebom-postage &
mileage-$72.37; Hometown Market-prisoner food-$2,359.47; Johnson, Morland, Eastland, Lohrberg
PC-public defender-$1,600.00; Kolterman Farm
Equipment Inc-repairs-$78.74; Madison County Sheriff-boarding-$550.00; Madison Natl Life-premium-$11.01; Magdanz-supplies-$35.82;
Medtox Laboratories Inc-alcohol test-$68.72;
Menards-supplies-$20.94; Microfilm Imaging Systems Inc-scanner rent-$46.00;
Midwest Bank, NA-co share-$2,872.26; NACO-registration & handbook-$293.95; NE
Nebr. PPD-service-$57.26; Nebraska Co Assessors Assn-registration-$190.00; NE
HHS-January 2010-$279.00; NE Nebraska RC
& D Council-2010 dues-$300.00; Pathology Medical Services-autopsy
costs-$503.82; Vicki Peterson-meal-$7.40; Warren Peterson-painting-$23.56; Pierce
Automotive Supply-supplies-$17.08; Pierce County Leader-ads-$447.33; Pierce Co.
Treasurer-postage & garnishment costs-$30.70; Prime Stop North-gas-$62.15;
Quality Inn & Suites-lodging-$194.77; Quill-supplies-$699.63; Qwest-service-$55.08;
Smeck’s Services-repairs-$179.55; Source Gas-gas-$1,079.87;
State of NE/IMS-service-$90.25; Ross Stoffer-reimb.
supplies-$10.69; Stratton & Kube, PC-public
defender-$1,600.00; Terminix-service &
inspection-$54.00; University of NE, Extention
Office-quarterly expenses-$1,202.52; Verizon Wireless-service-$36.57; Walgreen
Pharmacy-prisoner medical-$9.98; West-Thomsen-law library-$498.74; Western
Office Products Plus-supplies-$52.98; Christine Wragge-mileage
& meal-$74.69; Payroll-$39,066.46.
COUNTY HIGHWAY FUND: Scott Alexander-reimb. cell phone costs-$72.82; Ameritas
Life Ins. Corp-co. share-$1,226.39; Appeara-service-$187.47;
B’s Enterprises Inc-blades-$5,543.20; Backus Sand & Gravel-snow
removal-$21,037.50; Binger Trucking Inc-rock-$655.50; Classic Carpet Care-service-$173.07;
Clipston Service LLC-diesel-$5.842.80; JEO Consulting
Group Inc-engineering-$19,056.25; Kolterman Farm
Equipment Inc-repairs-$55.86; Linweld Inc-repairs-$91.23;
Midwest Bank, NA-co share-$1,373.91; Nebraska Machinery Co.-repairs-$469.73;
Osmond Farm Supply Center Inc-repairs, gas & diesel-$2,050.94; Osmond Mini
Mart-gas-$69.55; Pierce Automotive Supply-repairs & supplies-$420.04; Plainview
True Value-supplies-$272.28; Safety-Kleen-repairs-$209.19; Steinkraus
Service-diesel-$2,634.50; Superior Fenders Inc-repairs-$295.93; Verizon
Wireless-service-$145.07; Wattier’s True
Value-supplies-$19.56; Payroll-$18,168.95.
E911 FUND: Telebeep Inc-pager
fee-$30.00.
The Board tabled the
quarterly jail inspection.
Tom Meyer was excused at
11:00 a.m. for an appointment.
Discussion was held on the
condition of the county roads because of the current winter conditions, the
removal of asbestos in the tile under the old carpeting and the appearance of
the courthouse hallways now that the new paint and carpeting is done. The Board thanked all the office personnel for
all their hard work with the painting of the courthouse hallways and breakroom and commented how nice and updated it looks.
There being no further
business, Chairman Maas adjourned the meeting at 11:08 P.M. and will meet again
at a regular meeting on Monday, March 8, 2010 at 9:10 A.M. as County Board of
Commissioners, said meeting is open to the public. An agenda for such meeting, kept continuously
current, is available for public inspection at the office of the County Clerk.
/s/
Jim Maas /s/
Shannon Wragge
Chairman, Pierce County Pierce
County Clerk
Board
of Commissioners
I, Shannon Wragge, Pierce County Clerk, do hereby certify that all the
subjects contained in the foregoing proceedings are contained in the agenda for
the meeting kept continuously current and available for public inspection at my
office; that such subjects were contained in said agenda for at least 24 hours
prior to the meeting; that the minutes of said meeting were in written form and
available for public inspection within l0 working days and prior to the next
convened meeting of said body; that any news media requesting notification
concerning said meetings or said County Board were provided advance
notification of the time and place of said meetings and the subjects to be
discussed at said meeting.
(seal) /s/
Shannon Wragge
Pierce
County Clerk
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