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Denton trustees adopt 2025 street plan, approve 2.5% raises and budget moves
Summary
At its Oct. 3 meeting the Village of Denton Board of Trustees adopted a 1–6 Year Street and Road Plan (Resolution 24-10-1), approved 2.5% wage increases for listed employees, set a $12,000 grants budget for 2025, and authorized several procurement and legal-review steps for development and water projects.
Trustee John Juricek moved and Trustee Amanda Fangmeier seconded to appoint Trustee Trent Wheatley as chair pro tem, and the board carried the motion; Wheatley called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. The Board of Trustees of the Village of Denton met Oct. 3 at the Denton Community Center with Trustees Juricek, Fangmeier and Wheatley present and Trustees Hobelman and Rosekrans absent. Clerk-Treasurer Charlotte Te Brink presented financial reports and a Sept. Keno summary showing gross proceeds of $533,987.64 and a village share of $37,635.90.
The board opened a public hearing on the village’s 1–6 Year Street and Road Plan, prepared by engineering firm Olssons. There were no public comments. After closing the hearing, the board unanimously approved the 2025 1 & 6 Year Street and Road Plan and adopted Resolution 24-10-1, which sets the village’s prioritized street and road projects for the coming year and the near term.
In personnel and budgeting actions, the board approved a 2.5% wage increase, effective Oct. 3, 2024, for employees Terry Orme, Jake Baker, Charlotte Te Brink and Meriel Dissmeyer; the board also approved a 2.5% health/insurance stipend for Blackledge and Clerk Charlotte Te Brink. The clerk reported purchasing a $250,000 certificate of deposit from LPL Financial for 18 months at 4.1% using proceeds from a redeemed CD.
Separately, the board agreed by consensus to send grant solicitation letters to local nonprofits and set the 2025 grants budget at $12,000. Trustee John Juricek moved to give a $2,500 donation to Nebraska Rural Water; the motion was seconded by Trustee Amanda Fangmeier and carried.
On land-use procedure, the clerk reported a review letter from Miller & Associates about a preliminary plat. Juricek moved to send the development information to Village Attorney Maureen Freeman-Cady for review and consultation; the motion was seconded by Fangmeier and carried. The clerk also said she will send procurement letters to five engineering firms as part of work tied to a Senator Fischer grant fund for a water project.
The board approved claims and transfers, including claims list B for $90,760.93, claims list A for $830.72, September payroll of $9,928.93, and a $30,000 transfer from the Keno fund to the General fund; the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m. Clerk-Treasurer Charlotte Te Brink certified the minutes.
Votes and formal actions at the Oct. 3 meeting included the appointment of Trent Wheatley as chair pro tem (motion by John Juricek, second by Amanda Fangmeier; carried); adoption of the 1–6 Year Street and Road Plan and Resolution 24-10-1 (motion by John Juricek, second by Amanda Fangmeier; unanimous); a $2,500 donation to Nebraska Rural Water (motion by John Juricek, second by Amanda Fangmeier; carried); referral of preliminary plat materials to Village Attorney Maureen Freeman-Cady for review (motion by John Juricek, second by Amanda Fangmeier; carried); approval of a 2.5% wage increase and related stipends for listed employees (mover/second not specified in the minutes; carried); and approval of claims, payroll and a $30,000 Keno-to-General transfer (mover/second recorded as carried in the minutes).
