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Buffalo County adopts veterans proclamation, approves multiple fiscal and administrative measures
Summary
At its Oct. 28 meeting the Buffalo County Board of Commissioners adopted an Operation Green Light for Veterans proclamation, approved payroll and vendor claims and authorized several bank collateral adjustments, a fund transfer and administrative agreements; the Board also approved a motor‑vehicle tax exemption as the Board of Equalization.
BUFFALO COUNTY, Neb. — The Buffalo County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 28 adopted a veterans proclamation and approved a series of fiscal and administrative actions during a meeting chaired by Sherry L. Morrow.
Commissioner Timothy Higgins moved to adopt Resolution 2025‑65, Operation Green Light for Veterans, designating Nov. 4–11, 2025, as a time for the county and residents to recognize transitioning service members; Chairperson Sherry L. Morrow read the proclamation and the motion carried on a roll call vote of the six members present.
The Board ratified payroll processed Oct. 17, 2025, and approved the county’s October vendor and election claims. The claims record in the minutes lists multiple allocations and payments, including a $165,500 allocation to the Economic Development Council, Buffalo County; $79,591 to the Buffalo County Historical Society; two $90,277 entries to the Kearney Visitor’s Bureau (visitor promotion and visitor improvement); and other vendor payments recorded in the claims listing. Commissioners approved the claims on roll call.
On county banking matters the Board approved a $100,000 transfer from the General Fund (0100) to the Weed Fund (5400) per budget. The Board also took several actions on pledged collateral for the County Treasurer: it approved releasing $180,185.90 of pledged collateral at Firstier Bank and adding $254,929.37 at Firstier Bank; added $1,300,000 in pledged collateral at Nebraskaland Bank; and approved release of $74,144,040.00 of pledged collateral at First National Bank. Each action passed on roll call with the members present voting aye and Commissioner Daniel Lynch recorded absent.
After discussion the Board approved a tax refund request for parcel 318507050 submitted by Horizon Design, Inc., and acknowledged receipt of the September 2025 Community Action Partnership of Mid‑Nebraska RYDE report (the minutes record Commissioner Myron Kouba abstained on the RYDE acknowledgement).
The Board also authorized Chairperson Morrow to sign a renewal agreement with WJE Consulting LLC and authorized a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs to allow the County Veterans Service Office web‑based database access; Veteran Service Officer Matthew Starkey was present for that discussion. Both authorizations passed on roll call.
The Board heard a presentation from Savannah Lyon, Executive Director of United Way, and heard from representatives of Give Nebraska and several local nonprofit partners who described Give Nebraska’s benefits. Adam Winslow (Nebraska Public Power District) and Will Schulte (SBA Communications, appearing on behalf of T‑Mobile) attended via videoconference to discuss a right‑of‑way access matter; the Board took no action on that item and Highway Superintendent John Maul will review asphalt overlay bids and return recommendations at the Nov. 10 meeting.
As recorded in the minutes, the Board recessed to convene the Board of Equalization and approved a motor‑vehicle tax exemption for Citylight Kearney for a 2017 Lincoln Navigator. The meeting adjourned after a quarterly jail inspection at 10:06 a.m.; Commissioners Klein and Maendele accompanied Lt. Chat Hunt for the inspection. The Board is scheduled to reconvene Nov. 10, 2025.
