Carried. Broken Bow City Council Meeting Minutes September 28, 2021

CARD SERVICES ORSCHELNS FARM & HOME 492.57, CITY OF BROKEN BOW PAYROLL REIMBURSEMENT 32,906.64, CUSTER COUNTY CHIEF 19.27, CUSTER TRANSFER STATION 9,836.00, DITCH WITCH UNDERCON 1,172.48, GLOBAL UTILITY SERVICES, INC. 9,184.61, HAROLD K. SCHOLZ CO. 9,386.16, JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL 55.38, KINETIC LEASING, INC. 15,404.00, LEAGUE OF NEBR. MUNICIPALITIES 840.00, MEAD LUMBER CO 34.99, MUNICIPAL ENERGY AGENCY OF NE 582,397.97, MUNICIPAL SUPPLY, OF NEBR. 66.22, MACQUEEN EQUIPMENT 117,500.00, MIDWEST ALARM SYSTEMS 530.00, NEBRASKA MUNICIPAL POWER POOL 3,475.00, NEBRASKA PUBLIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL LAB2,202.00, PAULSEN, INC. 1,188.22, PLATTE VALLEY LABORATORIES, INC. 1,240.00, QUADIENT FINANCE USA, INC. 400.00, QUADIENT LEASING USA, INC. 593.38, S & L SANITARY SERVICES 30,036.70, SARGENT DRILLING 374.50, T & R ELECTRIC, INC. 8,625.00, TROTTER FERTILIZER 106.36, TROTTER SERVICE 164.00, UNIVERSAL INSURANCE AGENCY 168,073.58, WESCO RECEIVABLES CORP. 33,027.50, TOTAL – 1,029,472.74

Electric Department $705,191.20

Water Department 59,869.72

Sewer Department 173,990.81

Power Plant 43,519.63 Billing 46,901.38 $1,029,472.74 Water/Sewer Superintendent Craig Cranwell informed the Board that the WWTP is in compliance.

Dan Jacobson asked City Administrator Dan Knoell if the board had to approve the purchase of the new jet truck. City Administrator Dan Knoell informed the board that since the claim for the cost of the jet truck was included in the consent agenda, by approving the consent agenda they had approved that purchase of the jet truck.

The board discussed how they have been trying to recruit more board members and will keep trying. It was agreed upon to move the next meeting to October 12th.

The following was discussed under Department Head Updates:

Blake Waldow, Electric Superintendent: 300 poles were tested and 51 failedthey are working on the emergency ones; Discussion was help regarding the cost of wood versus steel poles; 2 outages in the previous week

Craig Cranwell, Water/Sewer Superintendent: Working with the Jet Truck; Next week they will take 1 basin down and replace diffusers; Small water main break last week that was repaired right away; Jacobson inquired about the old sewer truck and Craig informed him they are planning to keep it as a backup & for other departments to use; They have organized the east building to accommodate the new equipment; Are getting estimates to make one of the doors bigger

Evan June, Power Plant; Discussion was held regarding collecting pickup bids for Evanʼs new pickup; Dan Jacobson inquired if we had to advertise for bids, Evan is going to look into that with the City Clerk

Moved by Schall, seconded by Smith, to adjourn the meeting at 12:56 p.m. Roll Call vote: Ayes: Jacobson, Smith, and Schall. Nays: None. Motion

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA /s/Daniel Jacobson, Chairman

Pub: October 21, 2021

The Broken Bow City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, in the Broken Bow Municipal Auditorium. Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof as required by publication in the Custer County Chief on September 23, 2021. Availability of the agenda and related materials was communicated in the advanced notice to the Mayor and all members of the Council, as well as, shared with various media outlets. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

Mayor Rod Sonnichsen called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M., with the following Councilmembers present: Jacob Holcomb, David Schmidt, Chris Myers, and Larry Miller. Absent: None. Mayor Sonnichsen announced the availability of the open meetings law, followed by reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Mayor Sonnichsen read the format for submitting requests for future agenda items.

Moved by Miller, seconded by Holcomb to approve the consent agenda for September 28, 2021. Said motion includes approval of the Minutes of the August 17, 2021, Budget Workshop Minutes, September 14, 2021, Budget Hearing Minutes, September 14, 2021, Council Meeting, Bills to Date, and August Treasurers Report. Roll call vote: Voting aye: Miller, Myers, Holcomb, and Schmidt. Nays: None. Motion carried.

AKRS EQUIPMENT, $5,126.18, Aflac, $276.39, $110.64, $1,280.09, Andy Holland, $13.31, Birds & Blooms, $18.00, Black Hills Energy, $160.44, Bottom Line Personal, $39.00, Broken Bow Public Schools, $6,390.00, Broken Bow Rural Fire Board, $196.89, $97,557.77, Capitol One Bank, $44.48, Card Services, $3,013.65, Carquest of Broken Bow, $47.99, Carroll Construction Supply, $308.16, Century Link, $85.49, City Flex Benefit Plan - $135.00, City of Broken Bow - Health Insurance - $2,705.48, City of Broken Bow Pension Fund $1,446.21, $6,069.94, Collin Chytka, $852.88, Colonial Insurance, $370.51, $140.92, $418.04, Custer County Chief, $55.63, Demco, $176.20, Dollar General-Regions, $35.00, EFTPS Online Payment, $2,066.86,

$6,122.82, $8,837.68, EZ IT Solutions, $190.00, Eakes Office Products, $32.99, Family Heritage, $25.50, Figgins Construction Co, $7,313.96, Gary's Super Foods, $80.57, Great Plains Communications, $41.16, HD Arms, LLC, $2,466.55, Ingram Library Services, $2,121.27, JEO, $331.90, John Deere Financial, $18,177.06, Kirkpatrick Cleaning Solutions, $27.28, Lawson Products, $20.03, Megan Svoboda, $625.23, Mid Plains Community College, $443.00, Midwest Alarm Services, $542.00, NMC Exchange LLC, $15,000.00, Nebraska Library Association, $212.00, Nebraska Salt and Grain, $5,855.00, Omaha State Bank, $25.00, Over Drive, $3,000.00, Overhead Door Company of Grand Island, $575.00, Pat Powers, $3,700.00, Pentair Aquatic Eco Systems, $976.92,

Presto X Company, $54.00, Pristine Cleaning, LLC, $491.00, Quill Corporation, $254.98, Safety Kleen Corp, $186.96, Sandry Fire Supply LLC, $5,227.00, Sara J. Hulinsky, $1,192.00, State Income Tax WH NE Online Payment, $2,800.61, Steve Scott, $64.36, TX Child

Support SDU, $69.23, The Bike Shed, $169.99, Trotter Service, $794.00, Verizon Wireless, $103.96, Wenquist Inc., $19.99, Wesco Receivables Corp, $648.00, Bi-Weekly Payroll, $52,093.85; Total $270,054.00

City Administrator Dan Knoell informed the Council and Public about the upcoming Broken Bow City

Wide Clean-Up to be held Saturday, October 2, 2021. Knoell said the Tree Dump will also be free on Saturday, October 2, 2021, and Saturday October 9,2021.

Moved by Holcomb, seconded by Schmidt to open a public hearing regarding the nuisance property located at 139 South

14th Avenue at 6:04 pm. City Administrator Dan Knoell

addressed the Council stating that property owner

Greg Barker purchased the property with the understanding of to be fixed due to the damage caused by the fire. Barker had been given several extensions with the deadline of October 1, 2021, approaching, Knoell stated the progress that was agreed upon had not been met. Knoellʼs recommendation to the Council was to deem 139 South 14th a true nuisance property without allowing anymore extensions and start demolition. Property owner Greg Barker addressed the Council stating he felt he had met the Councilʼs requirements. President Holcomb advised Barker and Knoell to meet at the property with the Broken Bow Police Department to discuss what procedures need to be taken to deem the property safe. Further discussion was held on the nuisance property. Councilmembers discussed postponing a course of action to be taken at the next Council meeting. Moved by Myers, seconded by Schmidt to close the public hearing at 6:30 pm. Roll Call vote: Voting aye: Holcomb, Miller,

Myers, and Schmidt. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Moved by Schmidt, seconded by Holcomb to postpone a course of action to be taken on the nuisance property located at 139 South 14th Avenue until Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Roll Call vote: Voting aye: Miller, Myers, Schmidt, and Holcomb. Nays: None. Motioned carried.

Moved by Holcomb, seconded by Schmidt to open a public hearing at 6:33 pm regarding Ordinance 1247, 2021-2022 Wage Ordinance. Roll Call vote: Voting aye: Holcomb, Myers, Miller, and Schmidt. Nays: None. Motion carried. City Administrator Dan

Knoell explained the correction in the Ordinance was due to a clerical error with the Police Department

wages being flipped. Moved by Holcomb, seconded by Myers, to close the public hearing at 6:34 pm regarding Ordinance 1247, 20212022 Wage Ordinance. Roll Call vote: Voting aye: Miller, Schmidt, Myers, and Holcomb. Nays: None. Motion carried. After discussing the matter, Councilmember

Miller introduced Ordinance No. 1247 entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA, REGARDING THE SALARIES OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PAY PLAN FOR ALL CLASSIFICATIONS WITHIN THE CITY; AND MONTHLY SALARY OR HOURLY WAGE RANGES FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL

CLASSIFICATION” and moved that the statutory rule requiring reading on three different days be suspended. Councilmember Holcomb seconded the motion. The Mayor stated the motion and instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll, and the following was the vote: Ayes: Schmidt, Miller, Myers, and Holcomb. Nays: None. Motion carried. The motion to suspend the rules was adopted by threefourths of the Council and the statutory rule was declared suspended for consideration of said Ordinance. Said Ordinance was then read by title and thereafter Councilmember Miller moved for final passage of the Ordinance, which motion was seconded by Councilmember Schmidt. The Mayor stated the question, “Shall Ordinance No. 1247 be passed and adopted?” Upon roll call vote, the vote was as follows: Ayes: Myers, Holcomb, Schmidt, and Miller. Nays: None. Motion carried. The passage and adoption of said Ordinance having been concurred in by a majority of all members of the Council, the Mayor declared the Ordinance adopted and the Mayor in the presence of the Council signed and approved the Ordinance and the Clerk attested the passage and approval of the same and affixed her signature thereto.

Mayor Sonnichsen addressed the public highly recommending everyone to take advantage of the CityWide Cleanup.

Moved by Holcomb, seconded by Schmidt, to adjourn the City Council Meeting at 6:35 p.m. Roll call vote: Voting aye: Myers, Miller, Schmidt, and Holcomb. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Rod Sonnichsen, Mayor ATTEST: Kandi K Peters, City Clerk