A meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the Village of Trenton, NE, was convened in open and
public session, Tuesday, March 17, 2014 at 7:00p.m. at the Village Office.
Present: Chairman Rundel, Vice-Chairman Frakes, Trustee McArthur, Trustees Neely
and Poppert were absent, Clerk McKain, Deputy Clerk Heffner, Peggy McDonald,
Terry Engle, Jeff Seals, Diane Molzahn, and Nate Fox. Availability of the
agenda was communicated in advance notice and in the notice sent to the Chairman
and Trustees of the meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while
the meeting was open to the public.
Roll Call was taken at 6:30pm and
quorum was verified.
Chairman made “Open Meeting Act”
announcement.
Citizen Forum: None
Motion made by Frakes and second by McArthur
to approve agenda. Ayes:
Frakes, McArthur, and Rundel. Nays: None. Absent: Neely and Poppert. Motion
carried.
Ordinance or Resolution: Motion
made by McArthur and second by Frakes to
adopt Resolution 2015-03-01. Ayes:
Frakes, McArthur, and Rundel. Nays: None. Absent: Neely and Poppert. Motion
carried.
RESOLUTION
2015-03-01
WHEREAS, the Village
of Trenton, Nebraska has the capability through iits
employees and equipment to be of assistance to neighboring communities in the collection of solid waste for its residents and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Trenton has been invited to do the same by the Village
of
Stratton;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Trenton declares its intent to collect solid waste in the Village of Stratton, Nebraska;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall be effective immediately, and retroactive to August 15, 2014.
Passed and approved the 17th day of March, 2015.
John
A. Rundel, Chairman
Trenton Board of Trustees
ATTEST:
Wendy L. McKain, Village Clerk
Motion made by Frakes and second by McArthur
to adopt Resolution
2015-03-02. Ayes:
Frakes, McArthur, and Rundel. Nays: None. Absent: Neely and Poppert. Motion
carried.
RESOLUTION
2015-03-02
WHEREAS, the Village
of Trenton, Nebraska has the capability through its
employees and equipment to be of assistance to neighboring communities in the collection of solid waste for its residents and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Trenton has been invited to do the same by the Village
of
Stratton;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Trenton declares its intent to collect solid waste in the Village of Palisade, Nebraska;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall be effective immediately, and retroactive to January
3, 2012.
Passed and approved the 17th day of March, 2015.
John
A. Rundel, Chairman
Trenton Board of Trustees
ATTEST:
Wendy L. McKain, Village Clerk
Motion made by McArthur and second by Frakes
to adopt Resolution
2015-03-03. Ayes:
Frakes, McArthur, and Rundel. Nays: None. Absent: Neely and Poppert. Motion
carried.
RESOLUTION
2015-03-03
WHEREAS, the Village
of Trenton, Nebraska has the capability through its
employees and equipment to be of assistance to neighboring communities in the collection of solid waste for its residents and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Trenton has been invited to do the same by the Village
of
Stratton;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Trenton declares its intent to collect solid waste in the Village of Culbertson, Nebraska;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall be effective immediately, and retroactive to August 15, 2008.
Passed and approved the 17th day of March, 2015.
John
A. Rundel, Chairman
Trenton Board of Trustees
ATTEST:
Wendy L. McKain, Village Clerk
New Business: Opening of
insurance bids. Rundel thanked the agents for their time and preparations for
the bidding. Four bids were received to renew insurance for the village. One
bid was from an insurance pool and three bids were from insurance companies. Bids
were opened. A tabulation of the four bids was printed and passed out. League
Association of Risk Management (LARM) proposed a bid of $19,982 for the year,
Berkshire Hathaway proposed a bid of $27,339, Hometown Agency proposed a bid of
$37,342 and Continental Western proposed a bid of $47,267. Each representative
was given an opportunity to discuss their proposal. There was a question and
answer period for the agents. At 8:20pm Trustee Poppert joined the meeting. A
brief review was given to Poppert by the representatives for the proposals.
There was discussion on the bids. Motion made by McArthur with second by
Poppert to accept the bid from LARM. Ayes: Frakes, McArthur, Poppert, and
Rundel. Nays: None. Absent: Neely. Motion carried.
Rundel thanked all
participants for their time and preparation for the bidding process. The
representatives from Berkshire Hathaway, Continental Western, and Hometown
Agency left the meeting at 9:15pm.
Motion made by Frakes
with second by McArthur to have a one year term with LARM, which can be renewed
for additional year(s) or go out for bid in 2016. Ayes: Frakes, McArthur,
Poppert, and Rundel. Nays: None. Absent: Neely. Motion carried.
Motion made by McArthur
with second by Neely to adjourn the meeting. Ayes: Frakes, Neely, McArthur, Poppert,
and Rundel. Nays: None. Motion carried.
With no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30p.m.
Next regular meeting
will be April 14, 2015, at 6:30p.m. in the Village Office.
John A. Rundel, Chairman
Trenton Board of Trustees
ATTEST:
Wendy L. McKain,
Village Clerk
