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Nebraska City council reviews department budgets in special meeting; approves prior minutes unanimously
Summary
At a July 22 special budget meeting, Nebraska City officials reviewed proposed budgets with department heads and unanimously approved minutes from July 21. A resident raised questions about the Veterans Memorial Building during public comment.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. — The City Council of Nebraska City met July 22 in a special budget discussion meeting at the ROWE Safety Complex to review proposed budgets for multiple departments and to take a procedural vote to approve minutes from the prior meeting.
Mayor Bryan Bequette called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m., announced that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was available for public review in the meeting room and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call showed Commissioners Ron Osovski, Patrick Wehling, Joe Chaney and Cole Sharp present; no members were absent.
Commissioner Cole Sharp moved and Commissioner Patrick Wehling seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the July 21, 2025 City Council meeting "with the inclusion of claims once the list is available." The motion carried unanimously; Osovski, Sharp, Wehling, Chaney and Mayor Bequette voted yes.
City Administrator Perry Mader and department heads briefed the council on proposed budgets for Administration and Attorney services, EMS/Rescue, Public Properties, Streets and the Cemetery. City Clerk Randy Dunster, Paramedic Manager Joe Grubbs, Construction and Facility Manager Marty Stovall, Street Foreman Troy Watkins and Cemetery Sexton Gary Bassinger each spoke to matters pertaining to their departments and answered council questions. The transcript records that each department head "spoke regarding their respective departments," but does not provide detailed line-item proposals or dollar figures in the minutes.
During the public comment portion of the meeting, Gloria Glover addressed the council to ask questions about the Veterans Memorial Building and how it was being considered in the budget preparation. The record notes her remarks were received and the council continued budget review with staff.
The meeting adjourned at 11:38 a.m. The minutes state that meeting notice was posted in at least three public places and that agenda materials were made available to the media and the public in accordance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Act.
Votes at a glance: Approval of July 21, 2025 minutes — Moved by Commissioner Cole Sharp; seconded by Commissioner Patrick Wehling; vote: Osovski, Sharp, Wehling, Chaney and Mayor Bequette — all yes.
