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Nebraska City Council approves three ordinances, a golf rate change, appointments and counters a sale offer
Summary
At its July 21 meeting the Nebraska City Council adopted three ordinances on an alley vacation, Board of Public Works expenditure limits and utility excavation/water-and-sewer rules, approved a permanent half-season golf membership rate, made library board appointments and authorized a $351,000 counteroffer after a closed-session negotiation.
The Nebraska City Council on July 21 adopted three ordinance measures, approved administrative items and authorized a counteroffer on a property sale.
Mayor Bryan Bequette opened the meeting and, after the consent agenda passed, the council voted to give final passage to Ordinance No. 3129-25, vacating a portion of an alley in Block 34 of Anderson’s 2nd Addition. The motion for final passage was moved and supported and carried on a unanimous roll-call vote (Chaney, Wehling, Sharp, Osovski and Mayor Bequette voted yes). Construction and Facility Manager Marty Stovall explained the ordinance’s purpose to the council.
The council also approved Ordinance No. 3131-25, amending Section 31-34 of the City Code to modify authorization limits for the Board of Public Works. That measure passed unanimously on final reading.
Ordinance No. 3130-25, which adds new code sections governing utility excavations and establishes rules and responsibilities for water and sewer service, passed on final reading after explanation by Gas and Water Superintendent Brian Turner.
On a separate agenda item, the council approved a new half-season rate for golf course memberships and set the rate to recur each year starting July 1; the motion was moved by Commissioner Patrick Wehling, seconded by Commissioner Ron Osovski and approved unanimously. Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation Tori Ward provided the background for the change.
Administrative actions also included the appointment of Amy Callen and the reappointments of Teresa Frields, Nikki Johnson and Claudette Wielechowski to the Library Board; the council recorded the vote in open session.
Following a brief, duly noticed closed session to discuss negotiations involving the Community Trust, the council returned to open session and approved a motion to counter an offer with a sale price of $351,000.00. The motion, moved by Mayor Bryan Bequette and seconded by Commissioner Joe Chaney, specified a one-year buyer’s warranty and a contingency that the seller be able to sell their current home; it also stated that the buyer would be responsible for buyer’s agent compensation. “We will entertain no other provisions,” Mayor Bequette said as he moved the counteroffer. The motion carried unanimously.
The council adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
The actions taken at the meeting documented formal changes to the municipal code, a new recurring fee for the golf course and the city’s negotiating position on the property sale. The minutes include the full claims list and standard financial reports for the period ending June 30, 2025.
