Gage County supervisors approve consent claims, appointment and liquor-license recommendation

The Gage County Board of Supervisors voted on multiple agenda items at its Oct. 15 meeting, approving the consent agenda, separate claims, an appointment to a regional aging board and a recommendation on a liquor license.

Consent and claims: The board approved the general consent agenda and the bulk of claims through Oct. 15, 2025. Two vendor claims — claim number 2510000172 to Hard Rock Quarries LLC for $2,385.79 and claim number 2510000174 to Johnny's Welding Inc. for $49.35 — were pulled for separate votes. The claims approval including those two items brought the total claims paid through Oct. 15 to $669,653.90, and the board approved payment. The meeting record shows two members abstained from the vote on those vendor claims; the transcript records the abstentions as “Mr Timon and Mr Jurgens abstaining.”

Appointment: The board approved the appointment of Harold "Skip" McFerrin to the Blue Rivers Area Agency on Aging Governing Board. The motion (moved by Adams, second by Haxby) passed 6-0.

Liquor license recommendation: The board opened a public hearing on a Class D liquor license application for Jet Stop on Highway 136 (near the plant referenced in the record). No public speakers registered opposition or support on the sign-in sheet. The board moved to recommend approval of the Class D liquor license application to the state; the recommendation passed 6-0. The board clarified that the county’s role is to provide a recommendation to the State Liquor Commission, which makes the final licensing decision.

Closed session: The board voted to enter a closed session at 9:19 a.m. to discuss contract negotiations under the stated authority for protection of the public interest and to avoid needless injury to an individual's reputation. The board returned from closed session and later reconvened in public; the transcript records the motion to exit closed session passed with a 4-0 vote.