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Broken Bow council adopts ordinance establishing electric use fees
Summary
The Broken Bow City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 1302 after a brief public hearing with no comments; the ordinance establishes electric use fees and repeals conflicting prior ordinance sections, the council declared.
The Broken Bow City Council on Nov. 10 opened and closed a public hearing on Ordinance 1302 and unanimously approved the measure establishing electric use fees and repealing conflicting previous ordinance provisions.
Mayor Rod Sonnichsen introduced Ordinance 1302, titled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA ESTABLISHING ELECTRIC USE FEES, REPEALING THE SECTIONS OF ALL PREVIOUS ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE, AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE." The council opened the hearing at 6:10 p.m., received no public or council comments, closed the hearing at 6:11 p.m., and then voted to adopt the ordinance by roll call (voting aye: Russ Smith, Travis Kleeb, Joe Wamsley and Paul Holland; nays: none). The mayor declared the ordinance adopted.
The ordinance’s text and the specific fee schedule were part of the agenda packet provided to council members; no fee amounts or effective date details were read into the minutes during the meeting. The council’s action was recorded as adoption by a majority of members and the motion carried on a unanimous vote.
Also during new business the council approved several routine administrative items, including authorizing Police Chief Chris Anderson as an authorized signer for city grant accounts at Nebraska State Bank and reappointing Steven Parr of JEO Consulting Group as Street Superintendent for 2026; Council also approved Resolution 2025-22 for the year-end certification of the City Street Superintendent, required to receive highway allocation funds.
The council did not receive public comment on the ordinance at the Nov. 10 meeting; the ordinance will be published as required and take effect according to its provisions.
