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Nemaha County board approves fuel bid, joins SE Nebraska development district, OKs OPPD ROW and clears claims
Summary
At its Jan. 28 meeting the Nemaha County Board accepted a Sapp Brothers fuel bid for February, approved a Right-of-Way application from OPPD, joined the Southeast Nebraska Development District by interlocal agreement, and approved vendor claims including two late-filed invoices under Neb. Rev. Stat. §23-135.
The Nemaha County Board of Commissioners handled routine county business on Jan. 28, 2026, approving vendor claims, awarding a fuel contract for February, approving a right-of-way application from OPPD, and voting to join the Southeast Nebraska Development District.
Fuel procurement: The board accepted a bid from Sapp Brothers for February 2026 pricing listed in the minutes as #1 Clear Diesel $3.095, #2 Clear Diesel $2.795 and Regular with ethanol $2.199. Commissioner Bryan Mellage moved to accept the bid and Commissioner Mike Hall seconded; the motion passed on a unanimous roll call.
Right-of-way: The board approved Right-of-Way application 2026-02 from OPPD for property at 72281 633 Ave. The minutes list the applicant as "OPPD" as printed in the agenda; the minutes do not expand the acronym.
Regional cooperation: Commissioners approved an interlocal cooperative agreement to join the Southeast Nebraska Development District, a multi-county entity listed in the minutes. Commissioner Mike Hall moved to approve the interlocal agreement and Commissioner Michael Weiss seconded; the motion passed by unanimous roll call.
Claims and statutory exception: The board approved the full accounts payable register, which the minutes include in detail. The board also approved payment of late-filed invoices for Stryker Sales LLC and Equipment Blades Inc., citing Nebr. Rev. Stat. §23-135 as the statutory basis for allowing payment despite late filing. The minutes record the vote in favor as unanimous. The minutes include a full ledger of vendor payments across general, road, 911 and emergency management funds; notable line items include Stryker Sales ($1,854.00), Equipment Blades ($2,503.28) and the sale of a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado for $6,600.00 via Purple Wave Auction.
Administrative notes: Clerk Diane Johnson reminded county officials that Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) Form C-1 is due March 1, 2026. The board set the county scrap tire collection date for Saturday, June 6, 2026.
Items listed but not detailed: The agenda scheduled a 9:00 a.m. Project Response Report from Jillian Garcia and a 9:30 a.m. open public discussion; the minutes list those agenda items but do not record presentation content or public-comment details for inclusion in the minutes.
The meeting adjourned at 9:55 a.m. after concluding the recorded business.
