A regular meeting of
the Board of Trustees of the Village of Trenton, NE, was convened in open and
public session, Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Office.
Present: Chairman McArthur, Trustees Lewis, McDonald, Neely, and Wimer, Clerk
McKain, Deputy Clerk Rife, Attorney Lindstedt, Aaron Leggott, Bob Brown, Larry
Evans, Jesse Kauffman, Kelly Kauffman, and Delany Dewey. 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: Jesse
Kauffman presented a written letter to the board and proceeded to read it to
the audience. The board stated that the letter J. Kauffman received was just a
notice stating that there had been a complaint. Board members had checked on it
earlier in the day and at this time there would be no action taken on the
property. B. Brown mentioned that a resident had stated they hadn’t been
charged for water and he was concerned that some residents were not paying
their share of water usage if there were issues.
Motion made by McDonald and second by Wimer
to approve agenda. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, McDonald, Wimer and Neely. Nays:
None. Motion carried.
Motion made by Lewis and second by McDonald
to approve the June 28, 2017 budget meeting minutes. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, and
McDonald. Nays: None. Abstain: Neely and Wimer. Motion carried.
Motion made by Lewis and second by Wimer
to approve treasurer’s report. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, McDonald, Wimer and Neely.
Nays: None. Motion carried.
Park/Pool Committee Report: Lewis
and McDonald stated the park needed more weed eating, but overall it was
looking very good.
Utility/Street/Trash
Committee Report: Discussion was made on properties that need
to be cleaned up. McDonald stated he would like to see more volunteers from
the community when they do the free clean-up day in the fall. McArthur stated
the village will host another free clean-up day on August 12th, 2017
from 9am to 6pm and August 13th, 2017 from 1 pm to 6 pm. Discussion
was made to host another clean-up day with volunteers when it cools off
sometime in the fall.
Attorney Report: Lindstedt
stated they had looked into adding a half percent sales tax for the village. It
was a pretty simple process and just needed to be added to a general or primary
election. These funds would be put into the Village’s general funds account.
They were also looking into some boundary line agreements for some property
that is being sold.
Utility Superintendent
Reports: Electric Department: Leggott stated that the
wind storms had knocked down two service lines. The village was able to take
care of one of them and SWPPD was called to reconnect the other. Water
Department: Leggott stated that there was no hurry to put in the Dari Crčme
water pit. Leggott stated that the Emergency Response Plan for Community Water
Systems was completed. McKain stated that this was a necessary plan for some
grant funds that she is applying for. Sewer Department: Leggott
stated that Johnson was in town earlier than expected. He stated that they
jetted and vacuumed out a lot of sludge. They mainly focused on lines that
residents typically had issues with. Trash Department: Leggott stated
that there was a radiator issue with the regular trash truck. Leggott also
stated that there were light issues with the cab-over trash truck so it wasn’t
being used. Street Department: The 600 block of West 3rd was
discussed. Work has not been started in the alley and contact needed to be made
to railroad about drain issues at the top of the hill. Park Department:
Leggott stated that they fixed station one and it is working now. They have
water shut off to hydrant due to leak. It was mentioned by Lewis to remove the
other hydrant (the old drinking fountain) due to it leaning and not working
anymore. Pool Department: Leggott stated that the State had been to
the pool to do their evaluation. McKain stated that the inspection went well
and there were only a couple minor infractions. It was discussed to replace the
gate that has been an issue for several years.
Animal Control: Leggott reported
there are 19 cats and 143 dogs licensed for 2017. No warnings or citations
were issued for the month of June.
Village Office: McKain
stated there was one meter deposit to return this month. McKain stated that
there was a budget training in Kearney on July 13, 2017. Discussion was made on
whether any board member would be able to attend. McKain would attend along
with whichever board members could make it. McKain stated that meter reading
would be done July 24-26, 2017. McKain stated she was working on a Public Water
System Security Grant that was to be submitted July 31, 2017.
Library: Evans
stated the library is purchasing t-shirts to sell during Harvest Festival to
promote the library. T-shirts will be sold for $5 a-piece.
Planning Commission: Evans
stated the Planning Commission had discussion on the road work to be done for
the Little Village Daycare to continue. No final decisions will be made until
road work is completed.
El Dorado: No information
provided.
Housing Authority: No information
provided.
Tree Board: No information
provided.
Board of Health: McArthur stated that
the board of health was going to have to meet for the review of a property.
Unfinished Business: A
second budget meeting was discussed. It was decided that the next budget
meeting would be July 31st, 2017 at 6 pm and there would be pizza
served.
Ordinance and/or
Resolution: Motion
by Neely with second by Wimer to approve Resolution 2017-07-01 for the LARM
2017-18 Insurance Renewal. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, McDonald, Wimer, and Neely.
Nays: None. Motion carried.
New Business: D. Dewey asked that
the board allow the Hitchcock County Cheerleaders to use the swimming pool for
their duck race fund raiser on the morning of August 6, 2017. Motion made by Lewis and second by McDonald
to approve the use of the pool for the duck race. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, McDonald,
Wimer and Neely. Nays: None. Motion carried. Discussion was made on the
airport leases. Motion made by Neely and second by Lewis to approve JP
Logistics hanger A, B & Building lease. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, McDoanld, Wimer
and Neely. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Correspondence: AmFirst
Insurance Services, Credit
Bureau Services, Inc.-Collections, El Dorado Manor Newsletter, Farmers Co-op
Open House, Nebraska DEQ-Recycling Grants, Nebraska DMV-Update Driver License Security
Features, Tree City USA Bulletin #18.
Motion made by Neely
and second by Wimer to approve Operating claims, KENO claims, Library claims,
and Meter Deposit claims. Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, McDonald, Wimer and Neely. Nays:
None. Motion carried.
OPERATING
CLAIMS:
1. June Payroll (3 pay
periods)...................................................................... $20,615.82
2. EFTPS, FED (May
payroll tax)..................................................................... 4,688.04
3. NE Dept. of Revenue (June
payroll tax).......................................................... 513.77
4. NE Dept. of Revenue (June
sales tax)......................................................... 2,286.31
5. Aflac (Sup. Ins.).................................................................................................. 32.70
6. American Agricultural
Lab (water samples)....................................................... 17.50
7. Blue Cross Blue
Shield (Jul premium medical/dental).................................. 3,310.40
8. Bosselman Energy....................................................................................... (3,431.09)
9. CarQuest (supplies)............................................................................................ 83.08
10. City of McCook
(transfer station tickets)...................................................... 4,369.14
11. Colonial Life (Sup.
Ins.).................................................................................... 251.13
12. Connecting Resources
(Benefit Review)......................................................... 117.80
13. Dewey, Nadine (June
library payroll)............................................................... 232.73
14. Dutton-Lainson
(Electric supplies)................................................................. 1,394.40
15. Eakes
(supplies/copier)........................................................................................ 8.58
16. Evans, Larry (June
library payroll)................................................................... 274.28
17. Farmers Co-op
(fuel/shop supplies).............................................................. 2,102.75
18. First Bankcard (software,
travel, repairs)...................................................... 2,249.94
19. Foley Industries (#22
Repairs).......................................................................... 482.19
20. Great Plains
Communications (Phone/internet)............................................... 614.58
21. Ideal Linen Supply
(shop towels)........................................................................ 26.61
22. Jacobsenorr
(Attorney)..................................................................................... 130.00
23. Kansas City Life (Jun
Vision)............................................................................. 69.35
24. League Builders
(supplies).................................................................................. 18.98
25. Little Village
Daycare (Roundup funds collected).............................................. 33.87
26. Main Street Checks
(supplies)......................................................................... 385.37
27. Midlands Toxicology
(Drug Testing)................................................................... 35.00
28. Municipal Supply
(Water supplies)................................................................ 4,176.98
29. National Insurance (Jun
life, ad&d prem)........................................................... 25.56
30. Nebraska Municipal
Power Pool (May Billing)............................................ 20,769.07
31. Nick’s Distributing
(Pool Concessions)............................................................. 271.72
32. One Call Concepts
(Diggers hotline locates).................................................... (15.45)
33. Orscheln (Supplies).......................................................................................... 116.99
34. Shroeder &
Schroeder (Attorney fees)............................................................ 708.05
35. Scoop Media
(Publications).............................................................................. 338.07
36. SWPPD (airport $28.00;
north well $403.91; south well $433.32,
Construction
$4,411.21)......................................................................... 5,276.44
37. TD Ameritrade (June
IRA)............................................................................... 916.19
38. Van Diest (Chemicals)................................................................................... 1,370.00
39. Verizon (Cell
Service/Phones)......................................................................... 160.44
40. Village of Trenton
(June utilities)................................................................... 2,988.72
41. Walmart (Supplies)........................................................................................... 362.94
KENO CLAIMS
(Keno Checking Account):
K1. Trenton
Rec Assoc. (Harvest Festival)............................................................ 300.00
LIBRARY
CLAIMS (Library checking account):
L1. First
Bankcard (amazon.com)........................................................................... 266.34
METER DEPOSIT
CLAIMS (Meter Deposit Checking Account):
M1.
Meter Deposit Refund, Acct# 417.................................................................... 200.00
With no further
business, motion made by Neely and second by Lewis to adjourn meeting at 7:55pm.
Ayes: Lewis, McArthur, McDonald, Wimer and Neely. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Budget meeting is
scheduled for July 31, 2017 at 6:00pm in the Village Office and pizza will be
served.
Next regular meeting
will be August 8, 2017 at 6:30pm in the Village Office.
Jessy McArthur, Chairman
Trenton Board of
Trustees
ATTEST:
Wendy L. McKain, MBA,
MMC
Village Clerk/Treasurer
