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Staplehurst trustees hire new clerk, approve building permit and place lottery question on ballot
Summary
At its Jan. 28 meeting the Staplehurst Village Board unanimously hired Bobbi McVey-Blath as village clerk at $28 per hour, approved a 30x60 building permit for Craig Stave and adopted Resolution No. 2025-0128 to place a lottery question on the village ballot; the board also authorized fire-department billing procedures and routine reimbursements.
The Staplehurst Village Board of Trustees unanimously hired Bobbi McVey-Blath as village clerk at $28 per hour and approved an array of routine administrative and infrastructure actions during its Jan. 28, 2025 regular meeting.
Trustee Stava moved and Trustee Wilken seconded the hiring of Bobbi McVey-Blath in closed session; the motion passed on a roll call vote with Trustees Stava, Benedict, Hans and Wilken voting aye. The board also added McVey-Blath as a co-signer on the village Jones Bank account.
On the regular agenda trustees approved a 30-by-60-foot building permit for Craig Stave along the south property line adjacent to the alley. The motion to approve the permit passed unanimously. The board adopted Resolution No. 2025-0128 to place a lottery question on the village ballot; Trustee Benedict moved, Trustee Hans seconded and the motion passed on a unanimous roll call. The village will transmit the adopted resolution to the identified operator for Good Ol Days (Craig Blake of Waverly) and the county will arrange the special election ballot for the village.
Trustees approved Fire Department claims and authorized the fire-rescue squad to begin billing once Medicare approval is in place. The board voted to open a separate bank account for fire-department billing and recorded that the village will be responsible for the account on official letterhead.
In infrastructure items the board approved a $1,150 reimbursement for a recently purchased salt conveyor (motion by Hans, seconded by Stava; unanimous). Maintenance reported sewer and water sampling had been completed, a nitrate sample taken, and that wastewater will be retested in Lincoln on Feb. 20. A culvert was installed at 555 South St.; the board approved reimbursement related to maintenance equipment as recorded in the minutes.
During the chair’s report trustees noted procurement for a planned water-tower engineering contract. Trustee Wilken said engineer selection for the water-tower project will be handled via a ranking process in closed session; the board voted to have each member complete a ranking sheet for Miller & Associates’ RFQ. The minutes record that Sargent Drilling is awaiting required state and engineer forms before beginning a planned water-well drilling and that the drill location will be inspected before work begins.
The clerk reported receipt of a resume for the clerk position (subsequently acted on in closed session) and updated the board on a nuisance-property notice at 725 B St.; the owner was served Jan. 24 and must respond by Feb. 7, 2025. The meeting record lists claims submitted for payment and provides wage and year-end payroll totals for village employees.
The board adjourned the regular meeting; its next regular meeting is scheduled for Feb. 25, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Hall.
