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Greeley County commissioners accept 2025 audit, note $795,336 FEMA payment and approve county attorney agreement
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Summary
At their Feb. 10 meeting the Greeley County Board of Commissioners accepted the 2025 audit, acknowledged a $795,336.66 FEMA final payment for the 2019 flood project, approved the 2025 Extension report, granted two vehicle tax exemptions and ratified an employment agreement for the county attorney.
The Greeley County Board of Commissioners met Feb. 10, 2026, in the county courthouse and unanimously accepted the fiscal year 2025 audit, acknowledged a FEMA final payment related to the 2019 flood project and approved several routine financial and personnel actions.
Dana F. Cole & Company concluded its examination and audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and the board placed the report on file with the county clerk and the Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts. County officials also reported that FEMA issued a final payment of $795,336.66 in January 2026 for DR-4420, project AL#97.036, a federal reimbursement tied to local flood recovery work.
Commissioners approved consent items on a roll call vote, including waiving the reading of and approving minutes from the Jan. 27, 2026, meeting; accepting monthly reports from the county clerk, clerk of the district court, sheriff and treasurer; and authorizing payroll and a list of vendor claims spanning general and road funds. The claims list included routine vendors such as Applied Connective Technologies (IT services), Mid-Nebraska Disposal and Nebraska Machinery Company; the board did not specify a single aggregate total in the minutes.
In a separate presentation, Kayla Hinrichs, Extension Educator with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, reviewed the 2025 Nebraska Extension report covering budget expenditures, county impacts and program accomplishments. Hinrichs said Extension had used Nebraska Wheat Board grant funding to run school workshops teaching students how to incorporate whole grains through hands-on bread-making; she thanked the board for its local investment. The board approved the Extension report on a unanimous roll call.
The board convened as the Board of Equalization and approved tax-exemption applications for two 2013 Chevrolet Express vans submitted by St. Michael’s Church and Spalding Academy to be used transporting students to and from activities. Those exemptions were approved without recorded opposition.
Sheriff Paul Deaver told commissioners a new patrol pickup is being prepared and is expected to be completed within about 90 days; department staff are assembling an equipment checklist for the vehicle.
The commissioners held two executive sessions, first to discuss personnel and then to discuss potential litigation; the county attorney and relevant staff attended those closed sessions as provided for under state law. After returning to open session, the board reviewed and approved an Employment Agreement with County Attorney Joseph McNally running Jan. 27, 2026, through Jan. 7, 2027. No public comment was offered, and the meeting adjourned at 10:40 a.m.
Minutes were signed by Chairman Jordan Foltz and attested by County Clerk Mindy A. Grossart.