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Wymore City Council approves LARM insurance renewal and amends 2025-26 departmental budgets
Summary
The Wymore City Council on Aug. 6 approved a three-year renewal with the League Association of Risk Management for a 5% contribution credit, adopted amended departmental budgets including Cemetery and Fire changes, and recorded several related administrative motions.
The Wymore City Council voted Aug. 6 to commit to a three-year renewal with the League Association of Risk Management (LARM), securing a 5% contribution credit on excess coverage costs, and approved amended 2025-26 departmental budgets that reflected recent changes to Cemetery and Fire accounts.
The motion to adopt Resolution 2025-02, the LARM 2025-26 renewal resolution, was moved by Council member Max Allen and seconded by Sue Sapp; the motion carried unanimously. The resolution cites the city’s membership in LARM and selects the three-year commitment option to achieve the stated discount and rate stability. The council’s action follows discussion of the interlocal agreement provision and the credit plan described in the LARM materials.
Council later approved the 2025-26 departmental budgets with the previously discussed amendments to Cemetery and Fire department lines. The budget motion was moved by Max Allen and seconded by Sue Sapp and carried 4-0. The Cemetery budget change and the Fire account renaming are addressed in a separate council action described below.
The council also took up Resolution 2025-03, the Municipal Annual Certification of Program Compliance required under Nebraska statutes governing municipal road program certification. A motion to approve Resolution 2025-03 was recorded (moved by Max Allen, seconded by Neil Van Boening); the transcript records the motion but does not include a vote tally in the meeting minutes.
Police Department staffing and operations were discussed during the meeting. Mark Meints reported the department had moved out of a trailer and back into the office. Council member Neil Van Boening said the Police Department Advisory Committee decided not to pursue an applicant who lives a long distance away; Lisa Munstermann said the committee is pursuing alternate recruitment strategies.
The council directed staff on public communications after Utilities Superintendent Tim Sedlacek asked how to respond to unfounded Facebook posts. The council directed a standard reply: "If you have questions or concerns, please come to the City Council meetings on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m." Tim Sedlacek said he would investigate a resident’s concerns about a street, a street light and the possibility of fencing near a transformer and internet boxes and report back.
Votes at a glance: the LARM renewal (Resolution 2025-02) was approved on a three-year commitment for a 5% discount (motion carried 4-0). The 2025-26 departmental budgets, as amended, were approved (motion carried 4-0). Resolution 2025-03 (Annual Certification of Program Compliance) was moved on the record but no vote tally is recorded in the transcript.
The council adjourned at 8:33 p.m.
