NOTICE OF MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Regular meeting of the Otoe County Commissioners of
AGENDA OF THE NEXT MEETING October
9, 2007
meeting,
Audit and Sign payroll and regular claims
8:45 a.m. – Dave Schmitz:
Discussion and/or action RE: A & N Rohlfs
Subdivision located in the N ½ of the
NE ¼ S23-T8-R10 as requested
by Arlin and Ninajean Rohlfs
9:00 a.m. – Discussion and/or action RE: Road
and Bridge matters
a) Discussion
and/or action RE: Safety meeting issues
b) Discussion
and/or action RE: Land trade with Midwest Co-op located at Otoe Road Shop
c) Miscellaneous
10:00 a.m. – Jim Gress, Sheriff - Open Bids for Patrol Vehicles
10:15 a.m. – Vanessa
Sherman, PUFF: Annual report of Juvenile Diversion programs
10:30 a.m. – Pat Haverty,
RCEDC: Quarterly Report;
Discussion and/or
action RE: Notice and Acknowledgment of Assignment Lease Agreement
regarding
bonds for Diversified Foods and Seasonings Inc
10:45 a.m. – Ray Umbarger, Mayor of Syracuse: Discussion and/or action RE: Interlocal Agreement between
The City of
Department will
provide law enforcement services for the City of
Other business matters to address when
time allows:
Jackie Smith, Co Treasurer:
Discussion and/or action RE: Tax Refund and Pledged Security(s)
Miscellaneous Correspondence and
other matters that may come before the Board
Janene
Bennett, Otoe
The
Individuals requiring
physical or sensory accommodations, including interpreter service, Braille,
large print or recorded materials, please contact Janene Bennett,
OCTOBER 9, 2007
The Otoe County Board of Commissioners convened in regular session at
8:30 a.m. on October 9, 2007 to audit and sign payroll claims and regular
claims and to take care of such other matters as are on the agenda for this
meeting. Advance notice of this meeting was published in the Nebraska City News
Press and Syracuse Journal Democrat, announced on the local radio station KNCY
and posted in three public places. This
meeting was open to the Public, and the agenda was kept current, and is on file
for public inspection at the office of the Otoe County Clerk during regular
business hours.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman of the Board Joy W Schroder. Answering
present at roll call were Commissioner Schroder,
Commissioner Thummel and Commissioner Haverty. None absent.
Commissioner Haverty made a motion, seconded
by Commissioner Thummel to accept the agenda as
posted. Voting -- Commissioners Schroder, aye; Thummel, aye; Haverty, aye.
Motion carried.
Commissioner Haverty made a motion, seconded
by Commissioner Thummel to accept the minutes from
the previous meeting as mailed to them and not have them read. Voting –
Commissioners Thummel, aye; Haverty,
aye; Schroder, aye. Motion carried.
Commissioner Haverty made a motion, seconded
by Commissioner Thummel to audit and sign payroll
claims and regular claims as presented, unless otherwise noted. Voting –
Commissioners Haverty, aye; Schroder,
aye; Thummel, aye. Motion carried.
Chairman Schroder informed the pubic in
attendance that a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted on the south
wall of the Courtroom. Additional copies
are available upon request. He asked that all attendees turn off their cell
phones while present in the meeting room.
Dave Schmitz,
The resolution to amend zoning regulations has not yet been prepared.
Schmitz said he surveyed the property where the new County Road Shop
will be built in the
Glen Steffensmeier, Highway Superintendent,
reported that the Safety Committee has recommended that the County require the
road employees to wear steel toed shoes while working. Steffensmeier
suggested an allowance for the shoes.
Road and Bridge Foremen Wally Pohlman &
Lynn Denniston said if some employees are required to
wear them, then all road and bridge employees should be required to wear
them. Steffensmeier
suggested that the County pay for the cost of the initial pair of shoes up to
$100. After that, the County could issue $100 per year as a replacement
allowance for new shoes. If the shoes
get damaged before the year is up, they must bring the shoes to the Highway
Superintendent for his approval to get a new pair. Commissioner Haverty
said the County should pay for the shoes no matter what the price is. Commissioner Haverty
made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Thummel to
require County road employees to wear steel toed shoes as a safety measure, effective
January 1, 2008; the shoes will be purchased by the County and replaced on an
as needed basis; to get the shoes replaced, employees must bring the shoes to
the County Highway Superintendent for him to examine and approve the purchase
of a new pair at the County’s expense.
Voting - Commissioners Thummel, aye; Haverty, aye; Schroder, aye.
Motion carried.
Steffensmeier requested adding a jake
brake to the 2008 Wise Mack truck that was ordered last month. If it is not too late and it can be installed
at the factory, it will cost $1,500.00. If the brake is installed later, it will
cost about $2,000.00. Commissioner Haverty made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Thummel to have a jake brake
installed in the newly purchased truck.
Voting - Commissioners Haverty, aye; Schroder, aye; Thummel, aye.
Motion carried.
Steffensmeier stated that County Road C by Woodland Hills
would not be overlaid this year since it is getting too late in the season. He
will schedule it for next spring.
As an update from the previous meeting, Steffensmeier
reported that he priced a grass seeder at some other places, but didn’t find one
that was less than the quoted price from Keim’s
Implement in
Dave Partsch,
Other business matters were addressed.
Jackie Smith, Treasurer, requested the addition of a pledged security
with Arbor Bank, aka Otoe County Bank,
Commissioner Haverty made a motion, seconded
by Commissioner Thummel, to approve a tax refund to
Deborah Fox in the amount of $276.36 as the result of a property card error.
Voting - Commissioners Haverty aye; Schroder, aye; Thummel, aye.
Motion carried.
Marv Pesek, General Assistance Administrator, was unable to attend today’s
meeting; therefore, there were no applications or cases presented for
discussion.
At 10:00 a.m. bids were publicly opened and read for the purchase of two
new patrol vehicles. Sheriff Jim Gress, said the only
vendor to submit bids was Larson Motors, but offered four options: 1) a 2008
Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor - $23,486; 2) a 2008 Dodge Durango - $27,000;
3) a 2008 F150 Super Crew $26,400; 4) a 2008 Ford Expedition - $26,620. A
trade-in allowance for a 2001 Crown Vic was listed as $500. The Commissioners requested that he take the
bids back to his office to look them over and return in about an hour with his
recommendation.
Vanessa Sherman, Juvenile Diversion Coordinator, gave her annual report
of the Juvenile Diversion program. Each
Commissioner was furnished with a 17 page detailed report including the program
philosophy, mission, objectives, services and outcomes. She stated that 83% of
the people who have completed the program have not re-offended. It is a 6 week program.
Pat Haverty, Executive Director for the River
Country Economic Development Corporation, came before the Board to give his
quarterly report. In July RCEDC hosted the Southeast Nebraska Regional Economic
Development Summit. It is their goal to initiate a “move back” campaign to
entice inventors and entrepreneurs to locate their businesses in
Sheriff Jim Gress returned to the meeting with
his recommendations for the purchase of two patrol vehicles: The 2008 Crown Vic
in the amount of $23,486 and the 2008 Expedition for $26,620. Commissioner Haverty
made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Thummel, to
purchase both vehicles without trading in the 2001 Crown Vic. Voting -
Commissioners Thummel, aye; Haverty,
aye; Schroder, aye. Motion carried. The old car will be
kept for other county employees to drive while conducting county business.
Ray Umbarger, Mayor of Syracuse, and Alan
Britton, City Councilman, came before the Board to request that the County
enter into an Interlocal Agreement whereby the
County’s Sheriff Department will provide law enforcement within the city limits
of
There being no further business to come before the Board at this time,
and since all items on the agenda have been disposed of, Commissioner Haverty made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Thummel to declare this meeting adjourned, until the next
one, which will be on October 23rd, 2007.
I, Susan Tomlyn, Administrative Assistant to
the County Clerk for Otoe County, do hereby certify that the above minutes were
taken by me, and are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, and I
therefore set my hand and affix the County Seal this 9th day of
October 2007.
Susan Tomlyn
Administrative Assistant to the Otoe