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Cheyenne County Court
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July 6, 2010 |
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Sidney, Nebraska |
The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners held an
open and public regular meeting on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 in the Commissioners
Meeting Room, Cheyenne County Court House, Sidney, Nebraska. A notice of this meeting was published in
the Sidney Sun-Telegraph and aired on KWEST Radio. A copy of the agenda was posted on the bulletin board, mailed to
each Commissioner and kept current and available to the public at the County
Clerk’s Office. Chairman Harold G.
Winkelman called the meeting to order at 8:15 A.M., with the following present:
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Roy B. Rankin |
Commissioner of the First District |
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Harold G. Winkelman |
Commissioner of the Second District |
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Kenneth A. McMillen |
Commissioner of the Third District |
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Beth E. Fiegenschuh |
County Clerk and Clerk of the Board |
Chairman Winkelman announced a current copy of the
Open Meetings Law Act is posted on the window immediately outside of the
Commissioners Meeting Room and is also available in book form in the meeting
room.
A motion was made by McMillen, seconded by Rankin to
approve the current agenda as presented.
Roll Call: Aye: McMillen, Winkelman, Rankin. Nay:
None. The Minutes of the meeting
of June 21, 2010 were reviewed. A
motion was made by McMillen, seconded by Rankin to approve the Minutes as
written. Roll Call: Aye:
Winkelman, Rankin, McMillen.
Nay: None.
Abbreviations for claims: Ex (Expenses), Ga (Garnishment), In (Insurance), Mi (Mileage), Re
(Retirement), Sa (Salaries), Se (Service), Su (Supplies), Ta (Tax), Ut
(Utilities).
Employee
Payroll 71,303.05-Sa; Abacus Data Sys 882.00-Ex; Ameritas 4,999.56-Re; Jordan M
Ball 2,606.10-Se; Cheryl Berry 450.00-Se; BC/BS 4,070.44-In; Virginia Campbell
406.07-In; Joshua J Carrizales 125.00-Mi/Se; Cheyenne Co Clerk 5,207.67-Ta;
Cheyenne Co Court 117.00-Se; Cheyenne Co Court 2,407.75-Se; Cheyenne Co Lawyers
Assoc 300.00-Ex; Cheyenne Co Treasurer 12,046.98-Ex; Cheyenne Co Treasurer
11,658.98-Ex; City of Sidney 763.67-Ut; City of Sidney 416.67-Se; Clerk Supreme
Court 173.00-Ex; Clerk of Dist Ct Assoc 25.00-Ex; Coyote Caller 12.00-Ex; Dell
Marketing 199.98-Su; DP Electronics 79.99-Su; Tina Elliott 58.50-Mi; Beth E
Fiegenschuh 75.00-Mi; Ronald W Flohr Sr 78.00-Mi; Frenchman Valley 191.33-Ex;
Carrie Glanz 299.86-In; Grainger 101.62-Su; GreatAmerica Leasing Corp
297.15-Ex; Hamilton Telecomm 195.35-Se; Hazeltechnology 330.00-Se; Michelle
Hollingshead 50.00-Se; Hometown Leasing 2,144.98-Ex; Richard H Jensen
494.55-Se; Gary J Krajewski 1,903.60-Se; Howard Kurth 160.00-Se; Lyle Kurth
17.50-Re; KWEST Radio 100.00-Ex; Janetta Lenstrom 50.00-Se; Lincoln Nat’l Life
Ins 78.54-In; Loislaw 2,000.00-Ex; Matzke Mattoon Miller 9,919.25-Se; Robert
Mika 13.40-Re; Diana Morgan 50.00-Se; Neofunds by Neopost 300.00-Ex; Panhandle
RC & D 300.00-Ex; Louella Pippitt 98.50-Mi/Ex; Roy B Rankin 25.00-Mi;
Regional West Medical Center 9,231.41-Ex; Ricky & Lucys Country Greenhouse
95.42-Su; James Rogers 13.20-Re; Travis Roth 135.00-Mi/Se; SA Foster Lumber
92.51-Su; Safeway 75.30-Ex; Schuh Rentals LLC 125.00-Ex; Scotts Bluff Co
Sheriff 75.76-Se; Security First Bank 1,563.13-In; Sonnys Super Foods 6.43-Su;
Source Gas 1,556.69-Ut; US Postal Serv 4,000.00-Ex; Verizon Wireless 205.34-Se;
West 175.00-Ex; Wheat Belt PPD 992.95-Ut; Donna Wiedeburg 50.00-Se; Harold G
Winkelman 32.00-Mi.
TOTAL: $
156,008.18.
Employee
Payroll 25,754.60-Sa; Ameritas
1,738.48-Re; BC/BS 1,788.08-In; Charter Commun 49.99-Se; Cheyenne Co Clerk
1,908.74-Ta; Cheyenne Co Clerk 10.00-Su; City of Sidney 482.21-Ut; Gary L Cross
26.75-Su; E&S Auto 132.66-Su; Finneys 16.18-Su; Floyds Truck Center 1,535.41-Ex;
Frenchman Valley Coop 35,604.14-Ex; Ideal Linen 21.34-Su; Howard Kurth
575.25-Se; Lincoln Nat’l Life Ins 32.34-In; Miller Office Prod 216.41-Su; Napa
Auto 78.88-Su; NebraskaLand Tire 20.00-Su; Niobrara Lodge 239.85-Ex; Source Gas
587.96-Ut; Verizon Wireless 66.00-Se; Village of Lodgepole 67.30-Ut; Wheat Belt
PPD 98.55-Ut.
TOTAL: $
71,051.12.
Employee
Payroll 1,211.35-Sa; Advertising
Specialties Ink 694.25-Su; Ameritas 63.41-Re; BC/BS 44.21-In; Cheyenne Co
Chamber of Commerce 100.00-Ex; Cheyenne Co Clerk 92.22-Ta; Ramona Joyce
130.00-Mi/Ex; Lamar Co 315.00-Ex; Lincoln Nat’l Life Ins 1.54-In; Miller Office
Prod 42.02-Su; NE Life Publishing 355.00-Ex; Next Media Outdoor 365.00-Ex;
Prairie Mountain Publishing LLP 1,975.00-Ex; Sidney Public Library 36.00-Se;
Source Gas 45.60-Ut; Sowders 70.00-Ex; Viaero 104.69-Se.
TOTAL: $
5,645.29.
City
of Sidney 1,666.67-Ex.
TOTAL: $
1,666.67.
Employee
Payroll 8,994.65-Sa; Ameritas
607.14-Re; AS Central Finance 448.00-Se; BC/BS 659.35-In; CenturyLink 61.37-Ut;
Cheyenne Co Clerk 659.75-Ta; Michell Kile 9.96-Ex; Lincoln Nat’l Life Ins
9.24-In; Qwest 6.38-Se; Tim Rice 64.19-Su; Verizon Wireless 68.62.
TOTAL: $
11,588.65.
Employee
Payroll 1,852.27-Sa; Ameritas 125.03-Re; Kay L Anderson 275.00-Se; BC/BS
88.76-In; Ben Carlson 44.00-Mi; Chappell Register 7.31-Se; Cheyenne Co Clerk
131.90-Ta; Steve Erdman 58.50-Mi; Frenchman Valley Coop 406.71-Ex; Lincoln
Nat’l Life Ins 1.54-In; Jeff Ortgies 275.00-Se; Joe P Quinn 275.00-Se; Sidney
Sun Telegraph 6.54-Se; Harold Winkelman 32.00-Mi; Donald W Young 275.00-Se.
TOTAL: $
3,854.56.
Employee Payroll 1,578.20-Sa; Ameritas 106.53-Re;
BC/BS 44.21-In; Bomgaars 5.87-Su; Charter
Commun 49.99-Se; Cheyenne Co Clerk 114.32-Ta; Lincoln Nat’l Life Ins 3.08-In;
Source Gas 63.21-Ut.
TOTAL: $ 1,965.41.
A motion was made by
McMillen, seconded by Rankin to approve and pay all claims as stated
above. Delinquent taxes were deducted
where owing. Roll Call: Aye:
Rankin, McMillen, Winkelman.
Nay: None.
There was no correspondence
to review.
The Board reviewed the 2010
holiday schedule. When the holiday
schedule was approved on January 4, 2010, New Year’s Day was inadvertently
omitted. Since January 1, 2011 falls on
Saturday, December 31st should be observed as the New Year’s Day holiday. According to the Cheyenne County personnel
manual, if a recognized paid holiday occurs on Saturday, the holiday will be
observed on the preceding Friday. A
motion was made by Rankin, seconded by McMillen to approve the change in the
holiday schedule. Roll Call: Aye:
McMillen, Winkelman, Rankin.
Nay: None.
The Board discussed the
appointment of a temporary County Surveyor to locate permanent markers on
County Road 6. County Attorney Paul
Schaub and Highway Superintendent Tom Noel were present. After a discussion, no action was taken by
the Board.
Matt Anderson, Wildlife
Specialist, presented the annual report summarizing animal control activity in
Cheyenne County for the period of June 1, 2009 through May 31, 2010. Anderson then presented the Work and
Financial Plan between Cheyenne County and the United States Department of
Agriculture Animal and Plan Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services for
July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. The
cost of the new contract is $6,598 per year.
A motion was made by McMillen, seconded by Rankin to accept the contract
as presented. Roll Call: Aye:
Winkelman, Rankin, McMillen.
Nay: None.
Diane Scott, County
Treasurer, presented the Pledged Securities Report. A motion was made by Rankin, seconded by McMillen to approve the
report as submitted. Roll Call: Aye:
Rankin, McMillen, Winkelman.
Nay: None.
The quarterly jail
inspection was completed.
Tom Noel, Highway
Superintendent, presented Resolutions 2010-23 and 2010-24 selecting contractors
for Road Projects STPE-1132(1) and STPE-1135(2) respectively. After a review and discussion, a motion was
made by Rankin, seconded by McMillen to adopt Resolution 2010-23 selecting
Simon Contractors and Subsidiaries, Cheyenne, Wyoming as the contractor for
Road Project STPE-1132(1) and authorizing the Chairman of the Cheyenne County
Board of Commissioners to sign the contracts related to the road project. Roll Call:
Aye: McMillen, Winkelman,
Rankin. Nay: None. A complete copy of
the Resolution as adopted is on file at the Office of the County Clerk.
Next, a motion was made by
McMillen, seconded by Rankin to adopt Resolution 2010-24 selecting Simon
Contractors and Subsidiaries, Cheyenne, Wyoming as the contractor for Road
Project STPE-1135(2) and authorizing the Chairman of the Cheyenne County Board
of Commissioners to sign the contracts related to the road project. Roll Call:
Aye: Winkelman, Rankin,
McMillen. Nay: None.
A complete copy of the Resolution as adopted is on file at the Office of
the County Clerk.
Superintendent Noel then
updated the Board on road activities.
There were no comments from
the public.
There being no further
business to come before the Board, upon motion by McMillen, seconded by Rankin,
the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 A.M., until the next regular meeting on July
19, 2010. Roll Call: Aye:
Rankin, McMillen, Winkelman.
Nay: None.
Dated this 6th day of July
2010.
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_________________________________________ Harold G. Winkelman, Chairman |
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__________________________________________ Roy B. Rankin,
Member |
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__________________________________________ Kenneth A. McMillen, Vice
Chairman |
ATTEST:
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Beth E. Fiegenschuh, County
Clerk