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Lancaster County commissioners approve routine claims, contracts and election arrangements; votes at a glance
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Summary
At their April 7 meeting the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners approved multiple claims and contracts — including vendor agreements for culvert pipe and equipment repair, an engineering supplement for South 68th Street, a $117,000 salary for the risk management director, and election‑related facility and rental agreements — and the Board of Equalization approved motor vehicle tax exemptions.
Lancaster County commissioners used their April 7 meeting to approve a series of routine claims, contracts and administrative actions covering county engineering, elections, records management and personnel.
Key approvals included claims processed through April 3 (including a payroll amendment), a claim to the Mediation Center for $3,750 and a claim to El Centro de Los Americas for $10,046.85 (one commissioner abstained because of board service). The board also approved claims submitted beyond the 90‑day statutory period as referenced in the transcript.
On infrastructure and procurement, county engineering presented multiple contracting items. Commissioners authorized a preliminary engineering services supplement amending county contract CDash23Dash0981 with Alfred Benish & Company to continue work on South 68th Street and approved a professional services supplement with Alfred Benish & Company not to exceed $12,465.19. The board approved a memorandum of understanding with Woodhouse Ford for parts and services (not to exceed $250,000), memoranda for heavy‑equipment repair services with Rose Equipment Inc. (up to $50,000), Nebraska Machinery Company (NMC, up to $100,000) and URI Refuse Services (up to $10,000), and a purchase order to Ace Eaton Metals for culvert pipe in the amount of $89,566.86.
Chris Meyer, Lancaster County road superintendent, summarized the engineering items as work to continue the South 68th Street project and to provide parts and repair capacity for both routine and project work.
On personnel and programmatic items, the board set the annual salary for Roberto Robles, risk management director, at $117,000 effective April 13, 2026, and approved an agreement with Lutheran Family Services in Nebraska Inc. to provide a peer support specialist for the community corrections program at no cost to the county.
Election preparations received attention: Election Commissioner Todd Wilchin presented a rental agreement with Unique Event Rentals for tables and chairs at three polling places (cost not to exceed $195.97) and the board approved an agreement with the Lancaster County Agricultural Society (Sandhill Global Event Center) to host a precinct for the May 12 statewide primary after a friendly amendment removed the phrase “city of Lincoln” so the contract description matched countywide needs.
The board also approved an agreement with Community Supports Network Inc. to perform microfilm scanning services at Records Management for a not‑to‑exceed $39,000 fee.
Board of Equalization actions: the BOE approved minutes, additions and deductions to the tax roll, and a batch of motor vehicle tax exemption applications for nonprofit organizations after a brief public hearing that drew no comment.
Votes at a glance (selected items): - Approval of minutes (03/31/2026): motion carried (roll call recorded; one abstention noted). - Claims including payroll (through 04/03/2026): approved (roll call recorded). - Claim — Mediation Center: $3,750 — approved. - Claim — El Centro de Los Americas: $10,046.85 — approved (one abstention recorded for a commissioner who serves on their board). - Alfred Benish & Company: professional supplement — approved, cost not to exceed $12,465.19. - Woodhouse Ford MOU: approved, not to exceed $250,000. - Ace Eaton Metals purchase order for culvert pipe: $89,566.86 — approved. - Salary: Roberto Robles, risk management director — $117,000 effective 04/13/2026 — approved. - Agreement with Lancaster County Ag Society for May 12 polling site: approved as amended. - BOE motor vehicle tax exemptions for a list of nonprofit organizations: approved.
Those approvals were adopted by motion and roll call where recorded; individual roll‑call tallies are included in the official meeting record on lancaster.ne.gov.
