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Votes at a glance: agency approves IT service contracts, consent agenda, Gretna and Sarpy County agreements, and a $200,000 settlement
Summary
At its June 25 meeting the Sarpy County and Cities Wastewater Agency approved the consent agenda, two IT interlocal agreements, the Gretna boundary/MSA, the Sarpy County interlocal, and authorized a $200,000 settlement relating to condemnation litigation.
The Sarpy County and Cities Wastewater Agency took several formal votes on June 25. Key outcomes:
- Consent agenda: Two consent items on the published agenda were approved by motion. The chair called for a vote and the motion carried.
- Resolution 12 — IT interlocal services: The board approved a three‑year interlocal agreement for IT services (help desk, equipment inventory, training, software, GIS and related supports) at hourly rates ranging from $140 to $170 per hour. Vote reported: yeas six, nays none; motion carried.
- Hosted IT services agreement (three‑year backup/disaster recovery hosting): Approved at $1,200 per year; vote reported: yeas six, nays none; motion carried.
- Resolution 14 — Sarpy County interlocal agreement: Approved; this agreement authorizes the agency to provide wastewater service to Sarpy County within the agency jurisdiction and includes authorization to spend up to $1,600,000 to decommission lift‑station infrastructure. Vote reported: five yea, one abstention; motion carried. (See separate article for full debate.)
- Resolution 15 — Gretna boundary change and first amended member service agreement: Approved; authorizes temporary service into the adjusted boundary, with Gretna retaining 75% of user rates until authorized costs are repaid. Staff projected $30 million in connection fees retained by the agency and about $3.4 million in rate revenue over 13 years (Gretna retaining approximately $2.5 million). Vote reported: five yea, one abstention; motion carried. (See separate article for full debate.)
- Executive session: The board recessed into an executive session to discuss a legal matter and returned to open session.
- Resolution 16 — Settlement authorization: The agency authorized its chair to execute a settlement agreement related to an appeal of the agency’s condemnation action and inserted a settlement amount of $200,000 into the resolution. Vote reported: yeas six, nays none; motion carried.
Board members asked staff to return with follow‑up reporting on financing, WIFIA modification requirements, and a recommended policy framework to guide future requests for member infrastructure reimbursement.
