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Seward County commissioners approve recordings, NDOT agreement and training contract; OK lemonade stand request
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Summary
On April 14 the board unanimously authorized weekly audio/video uploads of meetings, adopted Resolution No. 3928 to authorize an environmental services agreement for NDOT Project BRO-7080(55), authorized a grader-training agreement with NDOT reimbursement, and approved a Hope Crisis Center lemonade stand request (one abstention).
The Seward County Board of Commissioners on April 14 voted to make audio and video recordings of weekly meetings and to upload recordings within 24 hours of adjournment. Commissioner Raegan Hain, who has been uploading audio recordings personally, led the effort; the motion to approve the recording and posting process passed unanimously.
The board adopted Resolution No. 3928 authorizing Chair Misty Ahmic to sign a supplemental Environmental Services Agreement between Seward County and Olsson, Inc. for Nebraska Department of Transportation Project No. BRO-7080(55) (Beaver Crossing Southeast). The resolution, introduced and moved by Commissioner Raegan Hain and seconded by Commissioner Ken Schmieding, passed on a 5–0 roll-call vote and reiterates the county’s obligation to follow applicable federal, state and local laws for federal-aid projects.
Highway Superintendent Jon Regnier reported there is grant reimbursement available through the Nebraska Department of Transportation for motor grader operator training. The board authorized the chair to sign a service agreement with Jackson’s Heavy Equipment Training, LLC, with funding to be handled on a reimbursement basis through NDOT; the motion (moved by Darrell Zabrocki, seconded by Scott Pekarek) passed unanimously.
Representatives from Hope Crisis Center requested use of the courthouse lawn for a lemonade stand on April 30, 2026, during Seward County Gives; the board approved the request (moved by Raegan Hain, seconded by Ken Schmieding). Chair Misty Ahmic recorded an abstention on that vote.
Other routine items on the agenda included departmental updates and commissioner reports. The board recessed at 11:07 a.m. for a quarterly jail inspection and adjourned at 11:44 a.m.