Council Minutes - November 26, 2024
December 12, 2024
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF GRANT, NEBRASKA
November 26, 2024
Mayor Lisa Schmitt convened a meeting of the Council of the City of Grant, Nebraska in open and public session on November 26, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. Notice of this meeting was given in advance by publication in the Grant Tribune Sentinel, the City’s designated method for giving notice, November 21, 2024, and members of the City Council and a copy of their Acknowledgment of Receipt and the Agenda are attached to these minutes. Availability of the Agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Mayor and Council of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were recorded while said meeting was open to the attendance of the public.
Mayor Lisa Schmitt announced the posting of the Open Meetings Act and its location.
Roll call: Present Council members: Bishop, Brueggeman, Petersen, Sims, and Mayor Schmitt.
Others present: City Clerk/Treasurer Jessie Faber, City Attorney Tawna Holmstedt, et al.
The motion was made by Petersen and seconded by Bishop to accept the amended agenda as presented.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Bishop to approve the special meeting minutes of the November 19, 2024 meeting as presented and waive the reading and seconded by Petersen.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS: City Clerk/Treasurer, Jessie Faber informed the Council of the upcoming board meetings: the Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) will meet on December 3rd at noon, and the Cemetery Board will meet on December 10th at 5:15 p.m. The Council will only hold the first meeting of the month on December 10th at 7:00 p.m. during the month of December, unless a special meeting is held and advertised.
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Council member, Petersen – none. Council member, Bishop – none. Council member, Brueggeman – none. Council member, Sims – none.
PUBLIC COMMENT – Phil Calkins.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Action and Discussion on Request for City Council Member to serve on the West Central Nebraska Joint Housing Authority – Kelsey Snow Executive Director – Kelsey Snow, Executive Director with West Central Joint Housing Authority requested the City Council members to please consider serving on the West Central Nebraska Joint Housing Authority. Snow also answered questions the City Council had about the West Central Nebraska Joint Housing Authority. No Action Taken.
Action and Discussion on Snow Removal Policy Changes – Eric McCormick, Public Works Assistant/Streets Department Head presented a new snow removal policy to the City Council. McCormick answered questions for the Council and the Council discussed some items that may need to be considered between the current policy and proposed policy. No Action Taken.
Action and Discussion on Development of the Parking Lot North of the City Offices – Tom Werblow with T.C. Engineering via telephone conference was available to discuss the Development of the Parking Lot North of the City Offices and answer questions the City Council had on the project. The Council discussed different options with the process of developing the Parking Lot North of the City Offices. A motion was made by Bishop to rescind the November 12th motion regarding entering into an agreement with Shelco Asphalt and Paving for Option 1 and Option 3 in the amount of $16,950.00 to begin developing the parking lot north of the City Offices and seconded by Petersen.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Sims to move forward entering into an agreement with Shelco Asphalt and Paving for Option 2 (removal of all Concrete) and Option 3 (hauling in 10 dump truck loads of gravel and level out) in the amount of $16,950.00 to begin developing the parking lot north of the City Offices and seconded by Brueggeman.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Action and Discussion on City Superintendent Position (interview process, hiring process & applicants) – Tawna Holmstedt, City Attorney gave the Council different options that they could move forward with at this time regarding the City Superintendent Position. The council discussed which direction they each felt they were ready to take on the City Superintendent Position. A motion was made by Bishop to extend an offer to our current City Superintendent candidate Jeffery Scott Miller and seconded by Petersen. Further discussion took place on the motion on the floor. A motion was made by Bishop to go into executive session for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual and to include the Mayor, Council, and City Attorney and seconded by Sims.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Entered Executive Session at 8:03 pm.
Exited Executive Session at 8:42 pm.
A motion was made by Bishop to come out of executive session and seconded by Petersen.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
The Mayor stated that before going into executive session a motion was on the floor. The motion was made by Bishop to extend an offer to our current City Superintendent candidate Jeffery Scott Miller and seconded by Petersen.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Action and Discussion on City Superintendent Employment Contract – Discussion took place on the City Superintendent Employment Contract and the Council presented some changes they would like to see made to the contract to the City Attorney. A motion was made by Bishop to table the City Superintendent Employment Contract to the December 10, 2024 meeting to be presented with the corrections as discussed and seconded by Petersen.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Action on Bills & Claims – Blue Cross Blue Shield of NE, employee benefits – 8,622.15; Jessie Faber, dues & training – 189.90; Grant Rotary Club, dues – 119.50; Itron, Inc., tech support/software – 2,451.41; MEAN, transmission charge – 98,429.92; Midwest Electric, utilities – 491.27; Municipal Supply, Inc. of NE, supplies – 1,439.72; Mutual of Omaha, employee benefits – 90.00; Nebraska Department of Environmental & Energy, water note payment – 86,633.02; Nebraska Public Health Environmental, lab & well tests – 30.00; NMC, LLC, supplies & repairs – 899.75; Perkins County Treasurer, police contract – 8,794.75; Sandhills State Bank, employee benefits – 605.00; Utility Service Co., Inc., water tower contract – 3,525.34; American Funds, retirement –1,726.12; Nebraska Department of Revenue, sales tax – 7,644.32; United States Treasury, federal tax withholding – 5,569.98; Overtime Wages 10/27-11/16 – 1,981.15. Total Bills and Claims $229,243.30.
The motion was made by Petersen and seconded by Sims to approve the Bills and Claims in the amount of $229,243.30.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Bishop, Brueggeman, Petersen & Sims reviewed the bills and claims prior to the meeting.
Mayor Lisa Schmitt adjourned this meeting of the Grant City Council at 8:58 P.M.
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Lisa Schmitt, Mayor
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Jessie Faber, City Clerk