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Crawford council and Ponderosa Villa board vote to pursue Cascade Healthcare management contract
Summary
On Feb. 3, 2025, Crawford city leaders and the Ponderosa Villa board voted to move forward with negotiating a management contract with Cascade Healthcare; the vote followed an executive session and a public reading of the proposal. No final contract was executed.
At a Feb. 3 special meeting in Crawford, Nebraska, the City Council and the Ponderosa Villa board voted to pursue negotiations with Cascade Healthcare to manage Ponderosa Villa, the local long-term care facility.
Mayor Shane Norman opened the meeting at 6:00 p.m. at Legend Buttes Golf Course and noted that the Open Meetings Act was posted and available. Present were Mayor Norman; Council President April Grant; Council Members Christopher Dean, Brent Gebbie and Scott DeBock; Interim Clerk/Treasurer Jeanie Daigger; and members of the Ponderosa Villa board (Raleen Suchor, Vogl, Mader and Rhonda Shoenamman). Board member Adam Edmond was recorded absent.
Council President April Grant moved, and Council Member Christopher Dean seconded, to adjourn into executive session to discuss Ponderosa Villa matters; the motion passed unanimously. The executive session was recorded as adjourning at 6:08 p.m., and the special meeting reopened at 6:58 p.m. Mayor Norman said the closed session focused on reviewing a proposed contract with a company identified as Cascade Healthcare and on the prospect of that company bringing in its own administrator; he emphasized that the discussion did not amount to a formal commitment.
Following the executive session, Mayor Norman read the Cascade Healthcare proposal aloud to residents at the meeting. Council Member Brent Gebbie mentioned that the company had financial expectations, but the transcript does not specify amounts or terms.
The Ponderosa Villa board then voted to proceed with the proposal: board member Raleen Suchor moved, Mader seconded, and the board recorded AYE votes from Suchor, Mader, Shoenamman and Vogl; no board members voted nay. Separately, the City Council voted to proceed with negotiations: Council Member Christopher Dean moved, Scott DeBock seconded, and the council recorded AYE votes from Dean, DeBock, Gebbie and Grant; there were no nays. Those motions carried, authorizing the city and the board to explore negotiating a management contract with Cascade Healthcare but not authorizing execution of a final agreement.
Council Member Christopher Dean then moved to adjourn, April Grant seconded, and the meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m.
Next steps: officials said they will pursue negotiations with Cascade Healthcare; the minutes and the officials’ statements indicate no signed contract at this meeting and no financial terms were recorded.
