Columbus, Nebraska

April 2, 2002

Tuesday, A.M.

Pursuant to adjournment the Platte County Board of Supervisors met in session beginning at nine o’clock in the morning.

Honorable Arnold Stuthman, Chairman, Diane C. Pinger, County Clerk. Roll Call and the following members present: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman The Affidavits of Publication from the Columbus Telegram and the Humphrey Democrat for Notice of Public Meeting were presented. Motion, Supervisor Friedrichsen, seconded Supervisor Woerth, approve the minutes of March 19, 2002, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Woerth, seconded Supervisor Lloyd, file the Revised Certificate of Liability Insurance for R.L. Fauss. After further discussion the motion was amended to have the Building and Grounds Committee do some further checking and to have the Chairman sign the document after it has been accepted by the Building and Grounds Committee, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. The Protest of Notice of Taxable Status for the Columbus Airport Authority was presented. Motion, Supervisor Franzen, seconded Supervisor Woerth, the Property Valuation Protest hearing on the Columbus Airport Authority has been set for April 16, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. with the Platte County Board of Equalization, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Franzen, seconded Supervisor Friedrichsen, approve the moving of the extension office out to Ag Park during the remodeling of their office at a cost not to exceed $1,500.00, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. The Petition for Public Amusement License for Columbus Hockey and Skate Center, Inc. was presented.

Motion, Supervisor Woerth, seconded Supervisor Tooley, approve the Amusement License Petition for Columbus Hockey & Skate Center, Inc., and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried.

A Joint E-911 Dispatch Center with the City of Columbus was discussed by the County Board. Supervisor Franzen stated for the record that a Joint E-911 Dispatch Center would be a benefit and wishes the County to pursue this issue. Supervisor Stuthman stated that it should be an entity of its own totally staffed on its own with a cost share between the City of Columbus and Platte County. The County Attorney requested the approval of hiring a new deputy and salary increases for the deputies. Motion, Supervisor Franzen, seconded Supervisor Woerth, authorize the County Attorney to hire Sandra Allen at a starting salary of $32,000.00, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisor Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Friedrichsen, seconded Supervisor Pfeifer, approve the salary of Andy Budell from $35,000.00 to $38,000.00 and Mark Boyer from $33,000.00 to $34,500.00 to be effective April 16, 2002 as requested by the County Attorney, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Pfeifer, seconded Supervisor Woerth, go into executive session at 10:02 a.m. to discuss contract issues, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Franzen, seconded Supervisor Friedrichsen, to conclude the executive session at 10:13 a.m., and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Franzen, seconded Supervisor Lloyd, the hearing date for the Industrial Tract Properties be set for July 2, 2002 at 10:00 a.m., and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. The Annual Asphalt Bids for the Highway Department were opened and read. Asphalt Roadway Improvement Bids for Projects C-71-608 and C-71-609 were opened and read. Motion, Supervisor Woerth, seconded Supervisor Friedrichsen, to refer the bids to the Highway Superintendent to evaluate and to report back to the Board, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Franzen, seconded Supervisor Woerth, accept the bid from Koss Construction Company for Projects C-71-608 and C-71-609, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Pfeifer, seconded Supervisor Franzen, accept the bid from Koch Pavement Solutions for asphalt for the Highway Department, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Friedrichsen, seconded Supervisor Franzen, the culvert on 3^rd Avenue in Indian Hills Fifth Subdivision be replaced by the Highway Department, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Woerth, Franzen, Tooley, Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Pfeifer, seconded Supervisor Lloyd, the development of 47^th Street & Seminole Avenue in Indian Hills Fifth Subdivision be referred back to the property owner, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Pfeifer, seconded Supervisor Franzen, file the State of Nebraska, Department of Environmental Quality’s Application for Permit to Construct and Operate a Livestock Waste Control Facility for the following: Paul Wilke Livestock Operation, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: NoneWhereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Franzen, seconded Supervisor Friedrichsen, authorize the Chairman to sign the utility application for Tim Rickert, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Pfeifer, seconded Supervisor Woerth, authorize the Chairman to sign the utility application for Milton Wennekamp, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Pfeifer, seconded Supervisor Franzen, authorize the Highway Superintendent to purchase a trailer from Goedeken Trailer Sales in the amount of $3,645.00, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Tooley, Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Franzen, seconded Supervisor Woerth, file the County Highway Department’s letter regarding the sale and proceeds of county vehicles sold at the City Auction on March 16, 2002, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Woerth, seconded Supervisor Friedrichsen, to file the County Treasurer Receipts representing credit to the respective funds:

City of Columbus Salary reimbursement General Fund $1,583.33 Evercom Inmate phone commission General Fund $414.37

and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Franzen, seconded Supervisor Pfeifer, to file the General Assistance Administrator’s report for March 2002, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Pfeifer, seconded Supervisor Friedrichsen, adopt Resolution No. 02-10 Approving Substitution of Securities for First Nebraska Bank, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion, Supervisor Woerth, seconded Supervisor Lloyd, to file the County Treasurer’s List of parcels of land on which taxes are delinquent and were not sold for want of bidders at the last tax sale, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None upon the Chairman declared the motion carried. The County Board conducted their quarterly jail inspection and found it to be satisfactory. Committee Reports: Supervisor Woerth reported there was a meeting with the department heads and the Contractor on the remodeling project.

Supervisor Friedrichsen reported that the Northeast NE Juvenile Services is working on their debt circumstances, he also reported he went as a liason to the Loup Board meeting regarding the activity on the 14^th Avenue bridge. Supervisor Lloyd brought up concerns of a hog confinement west of Duncan across from the potato plant. Supervisor Franzen reported on a jail meeting he attended and said things are progressing, he also stated we need to look at getting a maintenance person on staff for the jail facility. Supervisors Pfeifer and Franzen, the Highway Superintendent and several highway department employees visited the maintenance building in Madison County to see how their building looked and functioned. Supervisor Stuthman still questions the extension office moving to the Ag Society during the remodeling of their offices. Motion, Supervisor Friedrichsen, seconded Supervisor Woerth, that the following claims be approved as presented and that the County Clerk be ordered to issue warrants of the same on the General Fund, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried.

GENERAL FUND

Warrant Nos. 204001-204105 & 02044151-02044283, Incl.,

Total Net Payroll		$68,389.45
AAL Mutual Funds	Ann (Warr #02044151)	170.00
AFLAC Insurance	AFLAC Cont (Warr #02044152)	283.09
Alvine & Assoc	Consult Fee-Jail Study	5,848.64
Ameritas Life Ins Corp	Co Retire (Warr #02044154)	3,505.31
Ameritas Life Ins Corp	Co Retire Match	5,258.00
Linda Bartholomew	Un All	40.00
Brian Beckner	Crt Appt Coun	1,783.95
Big Red Printing	Post/Env	943.96
Blue Cross Blue Shield	Health Ins (Warr #02044158)	5,859.32
Thomas Brandl	Un All	40.00
Glenna Brewer	Un All	40.00
Bright’s Cleaning Serv	Handi-man	2,111.45
Burt Co Sheriff	Crt Csts	32.78
Butler Co Court	Crt Csts	2.00
Carpenter Paper Co	Micro/Photo	443.50
Cellular One	Misc	26.55
Colfax Co Sheriff	Crt Csts	57.66
Columbus Area United Way Inc.	UW Cont (Warr #02044167)	22.00
Columbus Community Hospital	Law Enf Csts	19.25
Columbus Medical Center	Misc	35.00
Columbus Telegram	Misc	6.73
Columbus United Fed C U	C U Cont (Warr #02044171)	4,058.00
Connecting Point	Off Supp/Off Eq Rep	133.94
Cornhusker Office Supply	Voting Supp/Off Supp	65.43
Daniel Cuba	Un All	40.00
Dawson Co Court	Crt Csts	3.25
Dell Marketing LP	Off Eq/Comp	247.40
Dept of Motor Vehicles	Crt Csts	13.00
Douglas Co Sheriff	Crt Csts	18.69
Eakes Office Plus	Off Supp	276.64
James Fairchild	Un All	40.00
Farm & Home Publishers	Misc	645.00
First National Bank	Misc	19.18
Tyler Martin Co	Off Supp	165.34
Alburn Fischer	Un All	40.00
Floor Maintenance	Bldg Supp	124.00
Allen Foster	Un All	40.00
Myron Franzen	Mile/Reg	99.21
Terry Fuxa	Juror Fees	71.50
Gall’s Inc	Safety Eq	265.95
Miguel Godoy	Law Enf Csts	75.00
Joseph Gragert	Un All	40.00
Grant & Grant	Crt Appt Coun	157.50
Barbara Halligan	Juv Care Csts	116.82
Hartford Life Ins Co	Ann (Warr #02044194)	250.00
Amber Haynes	Un All	40.00
Hendricks County Clerk	Garnish (Warr #02044196)	280.00
Daniel Hickman	Un All	40.00

GENERAL FUND CON’T

The Humphrey Democrat	Misc	$6.17
Ionex Telecommunications	Phone Serv	2,178.70
Alice Isham	Un All	40.00
Jack’s Uniforms & Equipment	Law Enf Supp	203.75
Lisa Kaslon	Reg	70.00
Knoepfle Law Office	Crt Appt Coun	294.00
Dwaine Ladwig	Un All	40.00
Lancaster Co Sheriff	Crt Csts	42.50
LaRue Distributing	Bd of Pris	129.85
Law Enforcement Systems	Law Enf Supp	69.00
Edward Lemburg	Un All	40.00
Robert Lloyd	Mile/Reg	286.45
Chico Lozos	Un All	40.00
Laura Marker	Un All	40.00
Matthew Bender	Law Libr	658.35
Troy Medinger	Un All	40.00
MEI	Board Cont	441.00
Meteorlogix	Teletype	279.00
MIS	Micro/Photo	394.50
Milbourn Fehringer Kessler & Mielak	Crt Appt Coun	2,275.00
Mills & Reiter	Crt Appt Coun	735.00
Moore Business Forms	Teletype	38.52
Vanora Mulligan	Mile/Reg	52.85
NCSPC	Garnish (Warr #02044221)	156.50
Nebr Dept of Revenue	St Income Tax (Warr #02044222)	2,564.21
Nebr Furniture Mart	Furn	1,090.99
Nebr Law Enf Training Ctr	Reg	452.00
Nebr Supreme Court	Law Libr	56.05
Marietta Newman	Mile/Reg	56.13
Officenet	Misc/Off Supp/Micro/Photo	563.68
Diane Olmer	Mile/Reg	54.31
David Oppliger	Meals/Mile/Reg	110.30
Pat Sackett Electric	Bldg Rep	232.77
Milo Penfield	Un All	40.00
C Jo Petersen	Crt Appt Coun	119.00
Lorraine Pieke	Juror Fees	35.00
Tom Placzek	Mile	183.96
Platte Co Attorney	Off Supp	7.43
Platte Co Clerk	Off Supp	40.00
Platte Co Extension	Post/Reg/Off Supp	1,160.89
Platte Co Nebraska	125 Flex (Warr #02044238)	821.34
Platte Co Sheriff	Law Enf Csts	130.05
Platte Co Treasurer	Post	600.97
Platte Co Treas/Fed Depository	Fed Income Tax (Warr #02044241)	7,409.91
Platte Co Treas/OASI	Soc Sec (Warr #02044242)	7,190.80
Platte Co Treas/OASI	Soc Sec Match	7,190.80
Ted Pocwierz	Un All	40.00
Polk Co Sheriff	Board Cont	135.00
Jason Prososki	Un All	40.00
Raynor Rensch & Pfeiffer	Crt Appt Coun	399.00
Cheryl Richardson	Un All	40.00
Rinder Printing	Off Supp	1,014.71
Lincoln Roth	Un All	40.00
Sapp Bros	Fuel	854.24
Kelli Scheffler	Crt Csts	57.75
Kevin Schuller	Un All	40.00
Secretary of State	Crt Csts	20.00
Security Financial Life Ins Co	Life Ins (Warr #02044254)	128.17
Margie Sergent	Mile/Reg/Off Supp	66.09
R W Shepherd	Un All	40.00
Sipple Hansen Emerson & Schumacher	Crt Appt Coun	571.40
SRKS Consulting	Off Eq Rep	49.80
State HHS Laboratory	Law Enf Csts	110.00
State Fire Marshall	Reg	120.00
Jackolynn Strong	Un All	40.00
Arnold Stuthman	Meal/Mile/Reg	114.83
Telebeep Wireless	Pagers	25.00
Frances Jane Tooley	Un All	40.00
Joe Tooley	Mile/Reg	52.85
Tweet’s Sport Shop	Safety Eq	23.98

GENERAL FUND CON’T

U & I Sanitation	Garb	$82.40
U S Post Office	Post	238.00
U S Post Office	Post	133.00
Dana Udey	Un All	40.00
Ultra Graphics	Stat/Env	43.25
Un of Nebr Coop Ext	Prog Supp	50.00
Viking Office Prod	Off Supp	167.11
Allan Vyhnalek	Mile	64.24
Kristie Wakefield	Un All	40.00
Washington co Assessor	Misc	249.25
Roger Wemhoff	Un All	40.00
West Group	Law Libr/Subs	1,470.71
Dave Westfall	Un All	40.00
John Woerth	Reg	20.00
Anita Zavadil	Un All	40.00
Jon Zavadil	Un All	40.00
Zee Medical Serv	Med/Hosp	31.95
		$147,798.95
Previous amount allowed during current budget year		4,222,064.88
Total amount allowed to date		$4,369,863.83

Motion, Supervisor Pfeifer, seconded Supervisor Lloyd, that the following claims be approve as presented and that the County Clerk be ordered to issue warrants of the same on the Road-Bridge Fund, and vote was as follows: Voting Ayes: Supervisors Pfeifer, Friedrichsen, Lloyd, Woerth, Franzen, Tooley and Chairman Stuthman Voting Nays: None Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried.

ROAD-BRIDGE FUND

Warrant Nos. 204106-204144 & 02044284-02044326, Incl.,

Total Net Payroll		$24,653.79
AFLAC Insurance	AFLAC Cont (Warr #02044284)	256.60
Ameritas Life Ins Corp	Co Retire (Warr #02044285)	1,406.83
Ameritas Life Ins Corp	Co Retire Match	2,110.23
Baum Hydraulics Co	Eq Parts	148.40
Bierschbach Equipment & Supply	Eq Parts	1,400.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield	Health Ins (Warr #02044288)	1,762.36
Central Parts & Machine	Eq Parts	16.37
Columbus Tire	Tires	14.50
Columbus United Fed C U	C U Cont (Warr #02044291)	1,737.00
Cornhusker Public Power	Oth	1,600.00
DIT Corp	Data Proc Eq	2,381.00
Filter Care	Eq Parts	23.10
Randy Gronenthal	Mile	383.25
Hadley Co	Janitorial	109.60
Hartford Life Ins Co	Ann (Warr #02044297)	100.00
Loran Hellbusch	Temp Ease	334.75
Norman Hellbusch	Temp Ease	815.75
Husker Steel	Culvert	2,660.00
Interstate Companies	Eq Parts	72.72
Island Supply Welding	Shop Supp	14.99
K-C Auto Supply	Eq Parts	1,825.29
Koch Pavement Solutions	Reg	60.00