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Buffalo County elects Sherry Morrow chair, Bill Maendele vice-chair in annual reorganization
Summary
At its Jan. 13 reorganization meeting the Buffalo County Board of Commissioners unanimously elected Commissioner Sherry Morrow as chair and Commissioner Bill Maendele as vice-chair, approved depositories and committee assignments, and re‑appointed several county officials for 2026.
The Buffalo County Board of Commissioners held its reorganization meeting on Jan. 13, 2026, electing Commissioner Sherry Morrow as board chair and Commissioner Bill Maendele as vice-chair in unanimous votes. County Clerk Heather Christensen called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M. and presided over nominations and roll call.
The nominations were moved and seconded on the floor and, after the board called for further nominations three times, members voted by unanimous ballot to elect Morrow chair and Maendele vice-chair for 2026. The board then approved a slate of approved depositories for county funds—naming institutions including Bruning Bank, Cornerstone Bank, First National Bank of Omaha, Wells Fargo and others—and authorized County Treasurer Brenda Rohrich to invest county funds at those depositories.
The board also confirmed agency representatives and committee assignments for the year, designating committee chairs and member representatives for bodies such as the Airport Zoning Board, Buffalo County Economic Development Council, Mid-NE Individual Services Advisory Board and the Road & Bridge Committee. Lynn Martin is listed as the Board Administrator and Buffalo County’s NIRMA contact. The board re-appointed several county officials for 2026, including John Maul as Highway Superintendent, Bret Stubbs as Weed Superintendent, Lisa Poff as Election Commissioner, Matthew Starkey as Veteran’s Service Officer, Stephen Gaasch as Facilities Director, Darrin Lewis as Emergency Manager, Dennise Daniels as Floodplain/Zoning Administrator and Paul Farrell as Information Technologies Director.
Other routine business included approval of the Dec. 23, 2025 minutes and ratification of payroll claims processed Dec. 29, 2025 and Jan. 9, 2026. The board also approved increasing the Board of Commissioners petty cash to $10,000 and authorized a $500 petty cash account for the Clerk of the District Court. The meeting recessed at 9:38 A.M. to convene as the Board of Equalization and later reconvened for remaining items.
The board adjourned at 9:54 A.M. and scheduled its next regular meeting for Jan. 27, 2026 at 9:00 A.M.
