HITCHCOCK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TRENTON, NEBRASKA JULY 21, 2025

A meeting of the County Board of Commissioners of Hitchcock County, Nebraska was held at the Hitchcock County Courthouse Commissioner’s Room, 229 East D Street, Trenton, Nebraska on Monday the 21st day of July 2025 commencing at 9:00 o’clock a.m. Present were Chair Paul Nichols, Commissioners Christopher Baker and Ron Wertz and County Clerk Margaret Pollmann. Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by publication on July 17th, 2025 in Scoop Media News, the designated method for giving notice. Board agendas are posted on the County’s website www.hitchcockcounty.ne.gov. Notice of the meeting was given to the Chair and all members of the Board. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public. The Open Meetings Act was available for review and Chair indicated the location of such copy in the room where the meeting was being held.  Chair Nichols called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.  Member Nichols moved to approve the consent agenda consisting of the following items:  Approval of the July 21st, 2025 agenda and approval of the July 7th, 2025 meeting minutes. Member Baker seconded the motion and after consideration the following members voted in favor of said motion: Wertz, Nichols, and Baker. Motion carried.  Member Wertz moved to approve the following claims. Member Baker seconded the motion and after consideration, the following members voted in favor of said motion: Nichols, Wertz, and Baker. Motion carried.

GENERAL FUND:

General Fund Payroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$54,391.54

AFLAC, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .suppl. ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$920.43

Badge and Wallet, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .badges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$797.40

BC&BS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dental ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,581.55

BC&BS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .health ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,181.63

Carrot-Top Industries, Inc., . . . . . . . . . . . . .flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$155.77

Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co., . . . . . .suppl. ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$327.32

Community 1st Bank, . . . . . . . . . . . . .FICA/OASI/Fed. . . . . . . . . . . .$17,989.90

D&S Hardware, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$232.24

Justin M. Daake, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ct. appt. counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75.00

DAS State Accounting-Central Finance, data process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$150.00

Dewald, Deaver, L/Heureux PC LLO, ct. appt. counsel . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,544.60

Dollar General, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$31.20

Eakes Office Solutions, . . . . . . . . . . . . .supply/lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,042.32

Farmers Coop Grain & Supply, . . . . . . . . . .fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,361.19

First Net/AT&T Mobility, . . . . . . . . . . . . .service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.29

Goodwin Siegfried LLC, . . . . . . . . . . .ct. appt. counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$406.25

Great Plains Communications, . . . . . . . . .service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,186.46

JA Automotive & Repair LLC, . . . . . . . . . .repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28.50

Lincoln Co. Detention Center, . . . . . .inmate housing . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,650.00

MASA, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . suppl. ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

Mid-American Research Chemical, . . . . . .supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$218.68

Mousel, Brooks, Schneider & Mustion, . . .ct. appt. counsel . . . . . . . . .$814.22

NACO, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

NE Dept. Rev., . . . . . . . . . . . . .state income tax withholding . . . . . . .$2,761.92

New York Life, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .life ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75.00

Point C, . . . . . . . . . . . . .admin. fees/HRA renewal/SBC document . . .$457.00

Protex Central, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$237.50

Quality Urgent Care, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .inmate medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$445.00

Region II Human Services, . . . . . . . . .¼ assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,857.97

Retirement Plans Division Ameritas, . .retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,077.19

SW Public Power Dist., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$84.93

Stratton Auto Parts, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10.99

Trails West Texaco, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$106.01

U-Save Pharmacy & Medical Supply, inmate medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22.65

VSP Insurance, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vision ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$461.72

Ron Wertz, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$436.10

ROAD FUND:

Road Fund Payroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,728.40

AKRS Equipment, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$376.51

AFLAC, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .suppl. ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$289.60

BC&BS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dental ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$293.27

BC&BS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .health ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,710.22

Bosselman Energy, Inc., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,991.52

C&K Distributors, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$598.93

Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co., . . . . . .suppl. ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$24.49

Community 1st Bank, . . . . . . . . . . . . .FICA/OASI/Fed. . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,899.27

Dan’s R Us Sanitation, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27.35

Farmers Coop Grain & Supply Co., . . . . . . .fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,047.96

Great Plains Communications, . . . . . . . . .service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$399.31

NE Dept. Rev., . . . . . . . . . . .state employment tax withholding . . . . . .$599.32

Point C., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .admin. fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$33.00

Powerplan JD Financial, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$135.45

Retirement Plans Division Ameritas, . .retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,971.51

SW Title Company, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .certif. of title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125.00

Aubrey Vrbas, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .reimb. DOT test . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$180.00

VSP Insurance Co., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vision ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$48.24

E 911 FUND:

Great Plains Communications, . . . . . . . . .service……………………………….$15.73

Lumen, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,950.00

911 PSC FUND:

Great Plains Communications, . . . . . . . . .service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$48.83

COVID AMERICAN RESCUE:

Vap Construction, Inc., . . . . . . . . . . . . .bldg. project . . . . . . . . . . . .$32,900.00