Votes at a glance: Lincoln County commissioners approve engineering agreement, grant pass-through and repair contract; extend wind/solar moratorium

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners took the following formal actions on April 14, 2025. Where available the motion and outcome are recorded below; if a mover or seconder was not named in the public transcript those fields are listed as "not specified." All outcomes were recorded by roll call unless noted.

Votes at a glance

1) Approve minutes from April 7, 2025 - Motion: Approve minutes of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting on 04/07/2025. - Mover: not specified. Second: not specified. - Outcome: Approved (roll call). - Kind: motion - Notes: Standard minutes approval.

2) Approve claims and treasurer's receipts - Motion: Approve claims and treasurer's receipts as presented (with caveat to follow up on any claim needing further explanation). - Mover: not specified. Second: not specified. - Outcome: Approved (roll call). - Kind: motion

3) Receive fee reports (order filed) - Motion: Receive fee report submitted by the county sheriff in the amount of $10,411.13 and the county register of deeds in the amount of $31,626.77. - Mover: not specified. Second: not specified. - Outcome: Received (roll call). - Kind: other - Clarifying details: Sheriff fee report $10,411.13; Register of Deeds $31,626.77.

4) Approve 2025 engineering agreement with TC Engineering - Motion: Approve and authorize appropriate signatures on the 2025 engineering agreement for TC Engineering. - Mover: not specified. Second: not specified. - Outcome: Approved (roll call). - Kind: contract_award - Notes: Continuation of existing services and same rate; agreement multi-year (fourth or fifth year noted).

5) Special designated liquor permit — Homestead Pumpkin Patch (05/24/2025) - Motion: Approve special designated liquor permit submitted by Pals/Powell's Brewing Company for event at Homestead Pumpkin Patch on 05/24/2025; motion amended to include "appropriate signatures." - Mover: not specified. Second: not specified. - Outcome: Approved (roll call). - Kind: other - Clarifying details: Event date 2025-05-24; board amended motion to add signatures.

6) Board of Equalization — receive and approve corrections/refunds (personal property) - Motion: Approve assessor certificate corrections/refunds for two closed businesses: Pepper Jack's Grill (closed 01/05/2025) — $928.96; David Cain Agency (closed 03/31/2024) — $71.78. - Mover: not specified. Second: not specified. - Outcome: Approved (roll call by Board of Equalization). - Kind: other - Clarifying details: Pepper Jack's Grill refund $928.96; David Cain Agency refund $71.78.

7) Las Menonitas — Community Development Block Grant pass-through - Motion: Approve Lincoln County acting as a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) pass-through entity for the Las Menonitas project. - Mover: not specified. Second: not specified. - Outcome: Approved (roll call). - Kind: contract_award - Notes: West Central Nebraska Development District will administer reporting and technical-assistance funds; county attorney and county staff will review final documents before signature; no financial obligation to Lincoln County was reported.

8) Adopt Resolution 2025-10 — extend temporary moratorium on commercial/utility-scale wind and solar - Motion: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-10 extending the temporary moratorium upon development of commercial and/or utility-grade wind and solar energy conversion systems for nine months from April 24, 2025, or until the county adopts appropriate zoning regulations in accord with the comprehensive plan, whichever comes first. - Mover: Commissioner Chris Bruns (identified in discussion as having requested the item be placed on the agenda). Second: not specified. - Outcome: Approved (roll call). - Kind: resolution - Notes: Extension to allow completion of public engagement, planning commission hearings and comprehensive-plan/zoning language updates; extension phrased as nine months or until adoption of regulations, whichever is sooner.

9) De-obligate county from COPS grant (withdraw application) - Motion: Authorize the chair to sign the letter withdrawing the county from the COPS grant obligation (letter references COPS application 23-G-0499-UHPX and a 15–23 day notification wording in the packet). - Mover: not specified. Second: not specified. - Outcome: Approved (roll call). - Kind: other - Notes: County executed administrative action to withdraw from the COPS grant application as discussed previously with law enforcement.

10) Project C56 — Southeast Banner Road (highway project) - Motion: Table consideration of the project/proposal for C56-2517 Southeast Banner Road to allow TC Engineering and county highway staff more time to review particulars. - Mover: not specified. Second: not specified. - Outcome: Tabled until next Monday (no vote on award). - Kind: other - Notes: Staff requested additional review; formal action to be considered at subsequent meeting.

11) Approve Shelco proposal — Hershey Dickens Road repairs - Motion: Approve proposal from Shelco for patching/repairs on Hershey Dickens Road in the amount of $14,820. - Mover: not specified. Second: not specified. - Outcome: Approved (roll call). - Kind: contract_award - Clarifying details: Repair involves cutting out soft spots, subgrade work by county, asphalt placement by contractor; asphalt depth approximately 6 inches and placed in lifts; Shelco plant located in Hershey; price shown $110/ton for hot mix on quote.

Roll-call notes: Each motion recorded in the public transcript was followed by a roll-call vote with multiple "Aye" votes recorded. The transcript does not consistently identify the mover and seconder for every motion; where names were spoken in relation to an item they are noted above.

If county staff require a consolidated packet with full motions, signatures and the final contract/resolution text, the board signaled that final documents will return for signature after county attorney review.