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Nemaha County commissioners approve fuel bid, establish new drug enforcement fund and authorize highway final payment
Summary
At its July 1 meeting in Auburn, the Nemaha County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved multiple routine actions including a July fuel bid from Sapp Brothers, creation of a new Drug Law Enforcement & Education Fund (Resolution 2026-24), subdivision approval for Dorothea Welke (Resolution 2026-25), several service agreements and a $341,993.80 final payment on the C-64(252) Nemaha Southeast project.
Chairman Michael Weiss convened the Nemaha County Board of Commissioners at 8:00 a.m. July 1 in the Commissioners Chambers at the Nemaha County Courthouse in Auburn. Commissioners Mike Hall (District 1) and Bryan Mellage (District 2) and County Clerk Diane Johnson were present. The board approved the agenda and the June 17, 2026 minutes by roll call vote.
The board unanimously approved accounts payable claims presented by the county clerk and specifically approved payment of claims filed after the 90-day filing deadline under Nebr. State Statute §23-135 for Nebraska Snow Equipment and Jill Hahn. The board also authorized the overall claims and payroll listing published in the minutes.
On procurement and contracts, the commissioners accepted the July 2026 fuel bid from Sapp Brothers: #2 clear diesel at $3.589 per gallon and regular with ethanol at $3.089 per gallon. The board approved Right of Way application 2026-10 for Zayo Group / Just Right Engineering near Auburn and approved and signed an Agreement for EPC Services between Region 5 Systems and Nemaha County for 2026–2027. The board also approved a conditional warrant/claim obligating payment of $2,932.00 to NE University Public Policy Center for the SE PET Region, to be paid after receipt of NEMA funds.
On budget and land-use matters, the board adopted Resolution 2026-24 to create Fund 2360 — Drug Law Enforcement & Education Fund — for the 2026–2027 budget year, and adopted Resolution 2026-25 approving a subdivision for Dorothea Welke in Section 12, T5N R12E. Both resolutions passed on unanimous roll-call votes.
Road and bridge business included approval of Change Order #1 for the C-64(252) Nemaha Southeast Project and recording the final payment to Gus Construction Co. Inc. of $341,993.80; the minutes list the total project cost as $563,852.48. The agenda also recorded the status of Road Rebuild Johnson SW C-64(354) and notes discussion of Road Workers Union contract renewal updates, though no formal motions on those items appear in the minutes.
The minutes include routine buildings and grounds items: an update on installation of Link2pump fuel-monitoring equipment and review of a remodeling quote from Little Nemaha Enterprises LLC. A Nemaha County Hospital quarterly report by Marty Fattig was scheduled at 9:00 a.m.; the minutes show the item on the agenda but do not record details of that report.
Notable claims and payments listed in the published claims include NIRMA ($126,110.81), Martin Marietta ($41,815.72), Sapp Bros. ($12,739.43) and a $341,993.80 final payment to Gus Construction (Highway Bridge Buyback Fund). The board recorded assignment of new 911 addresses to Steve Grube (Johnson) and Richard and Linda Lutmer (Peru).
With no further business, Chairman Weiss adjourned the meeting at 11:35 a.m. All recorded motions in the minutes carried on unanimous roll-call votes of Hall, Mellage and Weiss.
