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Greeley County board elects officers, approves appointments, sets policies for 2026
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Summary
At its Jan. 13 organizational meeting the board elected Jordan Foltz chair and Joe Leslie vice chair, set meeting dates and official newspaper, approved county depositories, adopted policies including a $1,000 cremation burial allowance and required contractor insurance, and approved a 5% pay increase for hourly employees.
The Greeley County Board of Commissioners completed its annual organizational business on Jan. 13, 2026, electing officers, making appointments and approving routine county policies for the year.
County Clerk Mindy Grossart presided as temporary chairman for nominations. Commissioners elected Jordan Foltz as board chairman for 2026 and Joe Leslie as vice chairman. The board set county board meetings for the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m., designated the Cedar Valley News as the official county newspaper and declared the county website (www.greeleycounty.ne.gov) an official means of publication.
The board approved a slate of internal county appointments, including Josh Grummert as county surveyor; Staci Rother as fair assistant; Lance Harter as highway superintendent; Trevor Nekoliczak as planning & zoning administrator; Jeremy Straka as weed superintendent; and Bill McManus as emergency manager. Commissioners also reviewed candidate depositories and approved First National Bank, State Bank of Scotia, Citizen’s State Bank, Homestead Bank, Henderson State Bank, Cedar Rapids State Bank and NPAIT as official depositories for 2026.
Other routine actions included setting the county mileage reimbursement at $0.725 per mile (with the sheriff’s department allowed an additional 3¢ when serving papers) and approving a county burial allowance of $1,000 for cremation, with other resources (savings, insurance, Social Security funeral benefits) to be applied against the county allowance. The county will require contractors to file proof of liability insurance prior to performing work.
The board approved the list of official holidays per state statute and added three additional afternoon closures for local observances (Greeley County Fair, Good Friday and Christmas Eve), set courthouse hours to 8 a.m.–4 p.m., and tabled certain board appointments to the Jan. 27, 2026 meeting. The minutes show the board waived reading and approved the Dec. 23, 2025 minutes, accepted monthly departmental reports, and approved payroll and vendor claims for January.