Meeting Minutes

VILLAGE OF UNADILLA, NEBRASKA

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

August 12, 2009

 

            A regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Unadilla, Nebraska, was held on Wednesday, August 12,, 2009, 7:30 p.m. at the Village Office. Notice of said meeting and proposed agenda of then known subjects was given by posting in the three following places within the Village: The Bar, Post Office, and Village Office window, and by publishing in the Syracuse Journal-Democrat on August 6, 2009; and by serving a copy of said notice to each member of the Board of Trustees more than 5 days prior to said meeting. Trustees present: Dan Crownover, Dale Stoner, Arliss Wassenberg, Janet Oelke, and Lynn Schomerus. Visitors: none. Absent: none.

Chairman Crownover called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. He reminded everyone of the location of the Open Meetings Act poster; and that the meeting was being recorded.

Schomerus made a motion to approve the July 2009 minutes; Oelke seconded, motion carried 4-0.

Stoner made a motion to accept the July 2009 treasurer’s report; Schomerus seconded, motion carried 4-0.

Wassenberg entered the meeting at 7:48 p.m.

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

            The amount of the Keno check was $1392.19. (Check was received two days after the meeting).

            Water consumed for July was 850,000; water paid for 691,000; -159,000 for month; -37,000 YTD.

            Tabled item: hiring deputy clerk.

            Clerk reported she had received a copy of the Christian Church Board minutes approving the variance for Norman Duncan.

             Public comments: Duffy Schutz, representing TruGreen, appeared and gave a quote of $1290. to overseed the ball park. After some discussion clerk was instructed to contact Darrel or Dan Hillman and get a quote from them.

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

            Mindi Clarke held a Budget Workshop with the Board. She will attend the September 9 meeting, and be present at the Budget Hearing.

            After much discussion, it was decided that Dwight Kastens will take over as Maintenance Supervisor around the 15^th of September.

            Oelke made a motion to pay Maguire Iron $19,770. for washing out, repairing, and painting the water tower. Schomerus seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.

            Problems with the contract mail driver parking on the sidewalk and urinating under the redbud trees on the west side of the Post Office were addressed. Crownover and Schomerus reported their conversation with the driver, as did the clerk. Clerk also read the email she sent to the driver’s supervisor, James P. Murphy. To date no reply has been received.

            Stoner made a motion to certify the following Fire & Rescue members, Wassenberg seconded, and motion carried 5-0:

            Baker, Ken                             Pickerill, Edie

            Baker, Sharon                       Porter, Chuck

            Block, Annette                       Reed, Ed

            Block, Rick                             Rodaway, Irene

            Block, Tom                             Romine, Kathryn

            Davis, Bill                               Schmit, Don

            Davis, Gerry                           Speth, Donna

            Dowling, Clayton                   Tingler, Tiffany

            Flessner, Don                        Vodicka, Betty

            Hopp, Gordon                        Vodicka, Daniel

            Huber, Jeff                             Vodicka, Ron

            Johnson, Ken             Vodicka, Steve

            Lewis, Clayton                       Werner, Wendy

            Liesemeyer, Linda

 

 Claims for August 2009 were reviewed:

 

4033   Nemaha Valley Refuse         trash pickup               2144.70

4034   Barb Wilhelm                         142.5 hours                1583.17

4035   Keith Block                            75 hours                      552.19

4036   Dan Crownover                     wages                          138.52

4037   Dale Stoner                           wages                             46.17

4038   Arliss Wassenberg               wages                             92.35

4039   Janet Oelke                           wages                             92.35

4040   Lynn Schomerus                   wages                             92.35

AWD   IRS                                          941 tax                        796.55

4041   NC Utilities                             village accounts       1073.08

4042   Windstream                           office phone                   51.31

AWD   OPPD                                     water                               14.58

4043   RWD#3                                  water                          2077.50

AWD   NE Dept of Revenue sales tax                                  381.00

AWD   NE Dept of Revenue SWH                                        ---------

4044   M Kimbell                               park/street                    400.00

4045   Dan’s Tire                              sewer                              34.50

4046   D Crownover                         brush pickup                  50.00

4047   D Crownover                         street repairs             1260.00

4048   Stutheit                                   repair chainsaw             54.10

4049   NE PHE Lab                          water test                       16.00

4050   Tru Green                               park                              130.00

4051   CS Agency                            insurance                   5748.00

4052   Gr Plains 1-Call                     hotline                               1.01

4053   City of Syracuse                    coldpatch                     121.51

4054   Kastens Electric                    sewer/water               1735.96

4055   LNM                                        dues                              391.00

4056   LNM – Utilities                       dues                              277.00

4057   M Clarke                                QB support                  100.00

4058   Maguire Iron                           Watertower            19,770.00

4059   Brandt Land & Cattle            seeding                        240.00

4060   Bob Brandt                            tree/hose                        92.57

4061   Brandt Family LLC                tree spade                   500.00

4062   Eagle Nursery                        landscaping               6922.25

4063   Heartland Classified                         adv                       30.27

4064   Pete’s Plumbing                                water leak             2070.72

4065   Beatrice Concrete                street(Tonya   Johnson)   1593.90

4066   TR Unadilla Mart                               park                            51.34

4067   D Crownover                                     street                       220.00

4068   M Kimbell                                           park/cleanup           370.00

4069   C Kimbell                                           park/cleanup              90.00

 

TOTAL CLAIMS FOR AUGUST                                             51,405.95          

 

            Oelke made a motion to pay claims, Schomerus seconded, all Trustees voted aye, absent or not voting: none.

            The list of delinquent water & sewer patrons was unavailable.

            Correspondence included a letter requesting work to be done from Postmistress Sheri Moss and the Pan Flu meeting at CMH on 8-18-2009.

 

            The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

                                                                                      

                                                                                       ______________________________

 

 Village Clerk-Treasurer

 

 

 

 

A complete and current copy of these proceedings is available for inspection at the Village Office during normal business hours.