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Nemaha County commissioners accept fuel bid, approve two OPPD right‑of‑way permits and limit Region V match to statutory amount
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Summary
At its April 23 meeting the Nemaha County Board of Commissioners accepted a May fuel bid from Sapp Brothers, approved two OPPD right‑of‑way permits, approved only the statutory $14,122 county match to Region V Systems FY25‑26, authorized an RFP for jail phone service and approved a driveway agreement for Wendell Yoder.
The Nemaha County Board of Commissioners met April 23 in the Commissioner’s Chambers in Auburn and approved a set of routine claims and procurement items, accepted a fuel bid for May and approved two right‑of‑way permits for the Omaha Public Power District.
Chairman Michael Weiss presided. Commissioners Mike Hall and Bryan Mellage cast unanimous roll‑call votes on motions throughout the meeting. County Clerk Diane Johnson recorded the proceedings and certified the minutes.
Most significant votes came on procurement and funding. The board accepted a fuel bid from Sapp Brothers for May 2025, listing #2 clear diesel at $2.699 per gallon and regular with ethanol at $2.379 per gallon. The motion to accept the Sapp Brothers bid passed on a motion by Commissioner Bryan Mellage, seconded by Commissioner Mike Hall, with all three commissioners voting yes.
The board approved two separate OPPD right‑of‑way applications: application #2025‑08 for work at 632 Avenue and 721 Road and application #2025‑09 for work at 633 Avenue and 723 Road. Both permits were approved on motions by Mellage with seconds from Hall and were adopted on unanimous roll call votes.
On the Region V Systems FY25‑26 funding request, the board voted (motion by Mellage, second by Hall) to disapprove any county contribution beyond the statutory required match and to approve only the statutory match of $14,122.00. The motion passed unanimously. The minutes record the dollar amount approved but do not include further discussion of program details.
Other actions approved included authorization for Sheriff Lottman to obtain Requests for Proposal for jail phone service and approval of a driveway agreement for Wendell Yoder in Section 31, Township 4 North, Range 14 East. Both motions passed on unanimous roll call votes.
A proposed Memorandum of Understanding with eight alerting authorities to set Wireless Emergency Alerts and related standard operating guidelines was discussed but tabled until the board’s May 7 meeting. The minutes note the postponement but do not list additional details or public comment on the MOU.
The agenda listed a 9:15 a.m. project response from Halee Jeffries (Sexual Assault Awareness Month) and a 9:30 a.m. block of presentations from Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership (SENCA) — including a 2024 annual report from Susan Keholm, a SENCA CASA update from Debbie Green and a Nemaha County outreach update from Danyel Lewis — but the minutes provided in the record do not include summaries of those presentations. Two scheduled open‑public discussion slots (9:00 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.) were recorded with no attendees.
Highway business included updates on bridge projects, review of bridge replacement project C6432645 with plans for Mainelli Wagner Associates’ Adam Mace to meet U.S. Army Corps representative Adam Nebel, and a reminder of the county dust control policy (property owners may apply dust control products to county roads at their own expense after contacting the County Clerk or a commissioner).
The clerk reported receipt from LE Myers Co. of $761.61 for damages to 723 Road. The minutes include a docket of claims and payroll for multiple funds and vendors; totals and vendor names are recorded in the official minutes.
With no further business, the board adjourned at 10:30 a.m. The board is scheduled to reconvene and will consider the previously tabled Wireless Alert MOU at its May 7 meeting.