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Votes at a glance: Lincoln County commissioners approve permits, personnel insurance amendments and other routine business
Summary
Lincoln County commissioners recorded multiple routine approvals and authorizations, including a right-of-way permit for a city sewer main, two insurance-plan amendments and the rejection of an administrative settlement offer.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners and the Lincoln County Board of Equalization recorded several formal actions during the public meeting, including ministerial approvals, contract-signature authorizations, and a decision on a pending administrative settlement.
Key votes recorded in the meeting:
- Approve minutes: The Board of Commissioners approved minutes for an earlier meeting (April 21, 2025), with a roll-call vote in favor.
- Claims and treasurer’s receipts: A motion passed to approve claims and the treasurer’s receipts with the exception of one item (listed in the meeting record as Claim 00-2-2502) and any other claims identified as questionable during review.
- Personal property to be stricken for bankruptcy: The county treasurer requested removal of personal property from the tax rolls for a case involving Richard Haysenauer. The treasurer’s report indicated a partial bankruptcy-court payment and said “amount to be stricken is $1,490.90.” The motion offered at the meeting recorded the amount as $700.90. The board moved to receive the order filed and approved the request to strike the account; the roll call recorded ayes and the motion carried. (The transcript contains the two differing amounts; the meeting record should be consulted for the official figure.)
- Right-of-way permit (City of North Platte): The board authorized signatures on a right-of-way permit requested by the City of North Platte for installation of an 18-inch sewer trunk main (see separate report). The board recorded a roll-call vote in favor.
- Insurance amendments (National Insurance Services): The board authorized the vice chair to sign Amendment No. 2 to the National Insurance Services agreement for group life insurance and Amendment No. 6 for long-term disability insurance. Meeting discussion indicated these amendments reverse a prior, inadvertent waiting-period change so that life insurance and long-term disability coverage begin the month after employment with no waiting period. The motions passed by roll-call votes.
- Board of Equalization minutes and corrections: The Lincoln County Board of Equalization approved its April 21, 2025 minutes and approved a certificate of correction and refund for Apple Tree Massage (a personal-property adjustment of $115.96) submitted by the county assessor. The board also authorized the county assessor, Julie Stanger (identified in the meeting record as the Lincoln County assessor), to sign discovery documents on behalf of the Board of Equalization in two cases pending before the Nebraska Tax Equalization and Review Commission (case numbers referenced in the record as 24R-0832 and 24C-0108).
- Rejected settlement offer in administrative complaint: After an executive (closed) session regarding pending litigation, the board returned to open session and voted to reject a settlement offer in case no. 1-23/24-5-54454-RS pending before the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission. The motion to reject the settlement was recorded and carried by roll-call vote.
The clerk called roll for each recorded motion; the meeting record lists commissioners voting by name and shows motions carried on recorded ayes for the actions summarized above. The record contains some numerical inconsistencies in the bankruptcy-related item; the county clerk’s administrative record should be consulted for the final, official figures and text of the orders or filings.
