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Gage County supervisors approve pulled claims after disclosure one supervisor is associated with the firms
Summary
The Gage County Board approved two claims that had been pulled from the consent agenda after the chair disclosed a relationship with the companies involved. The board voted 6‑1 (one abstention) to approve the payments after a brief discussion and recorded the disclosure on the record.
The Gage County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 21 approved two claims that had been pulled from the consent agenda after the chair disclosed a personal association with the vendors.
At the start of the regular agenda the board considered claim 24080192 to Hard Rock Quarries for $11,750.40 and claim 24080202 to RL Team and construction for $64,019.14. The chair stated on the record, “These are both companies I'm associated with.” A motion to approve the claims was moved, seconded and passed with a 6‑in‑favor tally and one abstention by Teaman; the chair did not vote on the abstention outcome, and the motion carried.
Supervisors did not request the claims be removed permanently; instead they handled them separately to ensure transparency. The vote was recorded immediately after the disclosure, and the board placed the approved claims on the docket for payment, bringing the total claims paid through Aug. 21 to $700,419.98 as announced at the meeting.
The board’s minutes reflect both the disclosure and the recorded vote. The county’s standard practice is to have conflicts disclosed on the record and for the board to proceed with a vote; supervisors who had questions asked for no additional action beyond the disclosure and the separate vote.
The board did not identify any contract changes or additional oversight measures tied to these two claims at the meeting. The board’s recorded action was limited to approval of the claims after the disclosure.
