The Sarpy County Board of Commissioners on May 20 approved several resolutions covering construction and professional services, equipment and infrastructure maintenance, and a fiscal-year salary schedule for employees. Most items passed unanimously; one construction-management agreement passed with a recorded dissent.

Key votes at a glance (motions, movers/second, outcome):

- Alfred Benesch & Company — construction management for South 40th Street and Capehart Road intersection improvements (Project C7723-15). Resolution 20205-108. Motion by Commissioner Burmeister; second by Commissioner Warren. The board approved the professional-services agreement with a recorded dissent: ayes 4, nays 1 (Commissioner Kelly). Commissioners debated the procurement method (RFQ without pricing), the proposed fee (about $357,900 on a roughly $2 million project, described in the discussion as about an 18% fee), and schedule/hours estimates; a commissioner asked to table but the board voted to proceed.

- Metro Driveway Replacement LLC — low bid award for Phase 2 parking-lot repairs at the 1102 building; amount: $118,961.60. Resolution 20205-107. Motion by Commissioner Warren; second by Commissioner Kelly. Approved unanimously, ayes 5.

- Morrissey Engineering — professional services agreement for design of a countywide building automation (HVAC) system; amount: $118,770. Resolution 20205-106. Motion by Commissioner Kelly; second by Commissioner Warren. Approved unanimously, ayes 5.

- Nokia of America Corporation — master agreement for microwave system service connecting county emergency communications towers and link to Douglas County (Orion) system. The fiscal-year costs discussed include a one-time software refresh budgeted at about $76,000 and roughly $100,000 assessed for this fiscal year including service. Resolution 20205-112. Motion by Commissioner Kelly; second by Commissioner Warren. Approved unanimously, ayes 5.

- Salary schedules for nonunion, unclassified, classified employees, deputy county attorneys and assistant public defenders for FY2026 — a 3% pay increase for the listed groups for the coming year. Resolution 20205-115. Motion by Commissioner Warren; second by Commissioner Burmeister. Approved unanimously, ayes 5.

Commissioners and staff identified a few follow-ups: staff agreed to provide clearer line-item slides showing revenue entries that exclude loan proceeds, and administration flagged willingness to consider adding price to qualifications-based selection processes when appropriate. Several commissioners pressed for improved transparency on procurement and clearer projected-versus-actual reporting for capital projects and agency revenues.

Provenance: Each item above appears in the May 20 public meeting transcript under the regular commissioners agenda items 7.* and the accompanying staff presentations and votes.