Votes at a glance: Buffalo County commissioners approve payroll, 911 interlocal, insurance changes and multiple routine items
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Summary
At its Nov. 14 meeting the Buffalo County Board of Commissioners approved routine minutes and payroll, accepted several financial reports, adopted interlocal agreements and authorized purchases related to 911 services, approved employee benefit rate changes and set a public hearing to consider vacating part of 39th Road.
The Buffalo County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 14, 2023, approved a package of routine and substantive actions, including payroll, interlocal agreements for public safety and changes to employee benefits.
The board approved the Oct. 24, 2023 meeting minutes (motion by Bill Maendele; second by Daniel Lynch) and ratified Nov. 3 payroll claims (motion by Sherry Morrow; second by Ronald Loeffelholz). The Board accepted the County Treasurer’s October fund balance report and the Clerk of District Court’s October fee report.
On public-safety matters, the Board accepted the South Central/Panhandle Nebraska 911 Regional Interlocal Agreement and authorized Chairperson Ivan Klein to sign. The board also authorized Sheriff Neil Miller to sign a public-safety software purchase with CentralSquare Technologies. Separately, the Board authorized an interlocal agreement with the Nebraska Department of Transportation to install automatic license plate readers.
Employee benefits actions included acceptance of recommended 2024 health insurance rate increases for county and employee shares (motion by Loeffelholz; second by Lynch) and approval of MetLife as the county’s new dental carrier (motion by Kouba; second by Lynch).
The Board set a public hearing for Jan. 23, 2024 at 9:30 A.M. on a petition to vacate part of 39th Road and adopted associated Resolution 2023-54 outlining notice and publication requirements. The Board also authorized the Chair to sign the NDOT Year-End Certification of County Highway Superintendent (Resolution 2023-55).
Other actions included accepting the annual report of Special Use Permit properties, opening bids for two road projects (with the Road Committee to review and return recommendations Nov. 28), authorizing a $2,459.24 write-off for an uncollectable account, and approving motor vehicle tax exemptions and tax-list corrections through the Board of Equalization.
All motions recorded in the minutes show roll-call votes; unless otherwise noted, the motions carried with the listed commissioners voting 'Aye.' One abstention was recorded for a motor-vehicle tax exemption renewal.