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Murray trustees adopt sewer-rate increase, appoint Lea Bartlett and approve consent agenda
Summary
At a Jan. 14 regular meeting, the Murray Board of Trustees approved Ordinance No. 691 raising sewer rates, adopted consent agenda items including a scheduled trash-collection increase to $16.64/month, authorized limited travel reimbursement for the village attorney, rescheduled a November meeting and appointed Lea Bartlett to the board.
The Village of Murray Board of Trustees met on Jan. 14, 2025, and unanimously approved a package of routine and substantive items, most notably adopting Ordinance No. 691 to increase sewer rates.
Chairman Jeff Anderson opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Trustees Zach Schroeder and Stan Flak led motions on multiple agenda items. The board approved the consent agenda, which included the Dec. 10, 2024 regular meeting minutes, acknowledgement of the treasurer’s report, revised claims and payroll, and an announced trash-collection contract increase with Papillion Sanitation to $16.64 per month for residential collection. Trustee Zach Schroeder moved to approve the consent agenda; Trustee Stan Flak seconded. The minutes record ayes from George Blessing, Stan Flak, Zach Schroeder and Jeff Anderson and note the motion carried.
On an ordinance matter, Chairman Anderson introduced Ordinance No. 691, described as an ordinance to provide for an increased sewer rate for all classes of customers as codified in Village of Murray Code of Ordinances, Title 52, Section 52.15. Trustee Zach Schroeder moved to approve Ordinance No. 691 on first reading by title and to suspend the three required statutory readings; the motion carried. The board then moved to adopt Ordinance No. 691 on third and final reading by title, order it posted and published, and the motion carried, finalizing the sewer-rate increase.
The board took additional administrative actions. Trustee Stan Flak moved, and Trustee Zach Schroeder seconded, to reschedule the Nov. 11, 2025 Trustee meeting to Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 because of the Veterans Day holiday; the motion carried. Chairman Anderson moved, and Trustee Flak seconded, to approve payment for the village attorney, Roger Johnson, to attend the 2025 League of Nebraska Municipalities Mid-Winter Conference (Feb. 24–25, 2025). The board agreed to pay one-third of the attorney’s total registration, travel and lodging costs, not to exceed $250.
Chairman Anderson recommended Lea Bartlett to fill the vacancy on the Board of Trustees. Anderson moved to appoint Bartlett to serve the remainder of the vacant term until December 2028; Trustee George Blessing seconded. The motion carried and Clerk Shelli S. Hayes administered the Oath of Office to Ms. Bartlett.
The minutes also list supplier payments and payroll totaling $32,418.22 for the period, with line items such as Beaver Lake Assoc (sewer) $6,262.52, CCRW #1 (water) $4,084.50, Papillion Sanitation (contract) $3,225.09, and payroll of $6,362.34. With no further business, Chairman Anderson adjourned the meeting at 7:21 p.m.
Next steps: Ordinance No. 691 will be posted and published as stated in the minutes; no additional hearings or votes are recorded in the minutes.
