VILLAGE OF CULBERTSON BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY 6, 2025

 A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Culbertson, NE, was held in the said Village at 7:00pm.

 Vice-Chairman Bedore presided over the meeting Trustees Cooper, Erdman, and Bauer were present.  Clerk and attorney were present.  Chairman Sensel was absent.  Guests present were Ron and Connie Barger, Shari Goodenberger, Chelsea Johnson, Bob Sitzman, Hope Strong, and Monte Dakan with Johnson Services.

 Motion was made by Cooper and seconded by Erdman to approve the minutes of April 1, 2025. All ayes, motion carried.

 Motion was made by Cooper and seconded by Bauer to approve the agenda.  All ayes, motion carried.

 The Open Meeting Act was noted and posted for all to view.

 Monte Dakan with Johnson Services introduced himself and his company to the Board.

 Hope Strong addressed the Board with a request to donate flags to the Village to be hung in the downtown area.  Motion was made by Cooper and seconded by Bauer to accept the generous gift.  All ayes, motion carried.

 Motion was made by Cooper and seconded by Erdman to donate $2,500.00 to the 4th of July Committee. All ayes, motion carried.

 Motion was made by Bedore and seconded by Cooper to accept the $84,986.00 bid by Shelco Asphalt and Paving for the upcoming street project.  All ayes, motion carried.

 Motion was made by Cooper and seconded by accept the bid from Acme Printing Co. for website design.  All ayes, motion carried.

 Motion was made by Erdman and seconded by Bedore to accept the $4,100.00 bid from Core and Main for a meter reader upgrade.  All ayes, motion carried.

 Motion was made by Cooper and seconded by Bauer to accept the building permits for Level 3 Communications.  All ayes, motion carried.

 Motion was made by Bedore and seconded Erdman to approve the vacation requested by the Village Clerk.  All ayes, motion carried.

 Motion was made by Cooper and seconded by Bauer to accept Option 1 PPO for employee healthcare presented by LIGHT.  All ayes, motion carried.

 Motion was made by Cooper and seconded by Erdman to approve the following claims;

Payroll Wages 11401.21

Payroll Taxes 3160.05

American Funds Retirement (March/April) 3649.50

NE Dept. of Revenue Sales Tax/Payroll Tax 1912.91

NEWorksUnemployment Tax68.33

Special Street Fund Transfer 10146.65

Scoop Media Advertising 545.14

Farmer’s Coop Fuel 203.88

Rippen Oil Fuel/Repairs/Supplies 115.75

Honorbound IT IT Contract 622.99

SWPPD Utility 1474.03

Great Plains Comm. Utility 444.56

Walmart Supplies 145.08

CNA Surety Bond 100.00

Card ServicesSupplies530.47

Croell, Inc Supplies 2724.61

Dan’s R Us Sanitation Utility 81.07

Eakes Office Supply Copier Contract 91.27

Travelers Insurance 1252.00

Kansas City Life Insurance Insurance 1443.00

American Ag Lab Testing 27.56

NE Public Health Lab Testing 24.50

One Call Concept Utility 1.21

MCI Utility 18.34

Ace Hardware Supplies 39.98

BC/BS of NE Insurance 5369.72

Hitchcock County School Fees Collected 200.00

Steve Kerchal Phone Allowance (April/May) 100.00

Kris ClappPhone Allowance (April/May)100.00

JoLyn Hare Phone Allowance (April/May) 100.00

 Motion was made by Cooper and seconded by Bauer to adjourn the meeting and to meet again, June 3rd, 2025, at 7:00pm.  All ayes, motion carried.

 Marlene Bedore, Vice Chairman

JoLyn Hare, Village Clerk

Published: May 15, 2025;

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