A regular meeting of the Mayor and the City Council of O'Neill was held at the City Hall in said City on the 3rd day of December, 2007 at 7:30 P.M.

 

     Present:  Mayor William Price, City Clerk/Treasurer Nikki Johnston, Council President Ed Price and Council members;  Don Baker, Vicki Cork, Terri Krysl, Dwayne Philbrick, Tim Schneider, Tim Gleason and Kevin Shelhamer.  Absent:  City Attorney Boyd Strope.

 

     Notice of this meeting was given in advance thereof according to Section 84-1408 of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska.  Notice of the meeting was given to the Mayor and all members of the Council and a copy of the acknowledgement of receipt of notice and the agenda is attached to the minutes.  Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice. 

All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

 

     The meeting was called to order by Mayor Price.

 

     Paul Harder gave the invocation.

 

Mayor Price presented George and Lonnie Fuller with a Community Service

Award.

 

Moved by Krysl, second by Philbrick to waive the reading of the minutes

of the November 5th meeting and approve them as if read.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

     Jim Shoemaker requested two parking signs for the St. Patrick’s Church Adoration Committee as well as three handicap parking stalls.  After discussion, the Council tabled the agenda item to the January regular meeting to allow for the City Attorney to research the request further.

 

     Moved by Gleason, second by Price to approve the Musil minor plat as submitted.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

The sample abandoned vehicle code was tabled until the January meeting to allow for the City Attorney to be a part of the discussion. 

 

City Clerk Johnston reported that the City Attorney did not feel it was necessary to add the legislative updates to the code book as the city would refer to the state statutes as the City has done in the past.

 

City Clerk Johnston read the second reading of Ordinance No. 1286 by title and number.

 

                            ORDINANCE NO. 1286

 

                            OF THE

 

                   CITY OF O'NEILL, NEBRASKA

 

     AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, CONFIRMING THE SALE OF REAL ESTATE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Moved by Price, second by Baker to waive the third reading of Ordinance No. 1286.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

Moved by Baker, second by Price to adopt Ordinance No. 1286.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

     The Council elected the Council President by secret ballot.

 

     The council congratulated Ed Price as the incoming Council President.

 

 

 

MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS 

 

PLANNING COMMISSION 3 YR              FORESTRY BOARD 3 YR

JUDY THOMAS                   2008     SUSAN KRAMER           2008

JOHN HUMRICH                  2008     DON BAKER              2008

SCOTT MENISH                  2008     NANCY TURPIN           2008

                                      KENNY WETTLAUFER       2008

DIANE HEDLUND                 2009     JOE JANOUSEK            2009

MIKE MARVIN                   2009     TERRI KRYSL           2009

PATTI SWANSON                 2009     AL MUSSON              2009

                                      LINDA RIFFEY           2009

PATRICK GRUTSCH               2010     LEROY LAURIDSEN        2010

BETH WALSH                    2010    

ELAINE CLEMENS                2010    

 

HOUSING AUTHORITY 5 YR                BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT 3 YR

LARRY HAYES                   2008     JOHN HUMRICH, PL COM    2009

ELAINE SNOWARDT               2009     RANDY SCHMEICHEL       2009

DIANE HEDLUND                 2010     STEVE REISER             2009

DICK MACE                     2011     CINDY WALTON           2009

JAMES EARLEY                  2012     LAWRENCE REIMAN        2009

                                       LARRY COLE             2009

 

PARK BOARD 1 YR                      

MIKE MARVIN                   2008     ACCESSIBILITY COMMISSION 2 YR

PAUL CARLSON                  2008     DENNIS WEBSTER         2008

TONY BOSN                     2008     DOUG STEWART           2008

JOHN NICKLESS                 2008     MARK HOESING           2008

TOM EARLEY                    2008     NIKKI JOHNSTON         2008

                                      DWAYNE PHILBRICK       2008

CITY BOARD OF HEALTH 1 YR             

BILL PRICE, MAYOR             2008     AIRPORT AUTHORITY ELECTED 6YR

POLICE CHIEF                  2008     DOUG DERSCHIED         2008

CITY MD                       2008     AJ SMITH               2008

COUNCIL PRESIDENT             2008     STEVE DENNIS           2010

                                      BART BECKER            2012

ELECTRIC COALITION REPS               MARK PTACEK            2012

ED PRICE                      2008    

VICKI CORK                    2008     HOUSING COMMITTEE 1 YR

                                      BILL PRICE             2008

                                      DON BAKER              2008

APPLICATION REVIEW BOARD 1 YR         RON CORK               2008

NIKKI JOHNSTON                2008     STEVE REISER           2008

JIM RABE                      2008     RANDY HUPP             2008

NICOLE SEDLACEK               2008     ELAINE SNOWARDT        2008

JOE KROTTER                   2008     NIKKI JOHNSTON         2008

PAT FRITZ                     2008

MAURY KOENIG                  2008     CEMETERY BOARD 3 YR

                                       JOAN SWANSON           2008

                                       TERRY MILES            2008

                                      CAROLYN LARSON         2009

                                      DON MAW                2009

LIBRARY BOARD 3 YR                     IVAN WAYMAN            2009

JILL EVERITT                  2008     MARY JEANE NICKLESS    2009

PATRICK GRUTSCH               2009     BILL PRICE             2010

SUE BAKER                     2009     MARGARET REISER         2010

ELIZABETH HICKOCK             2010

CARISSA KONRAD                2010     REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

                                      JIM RABE               2008

CENTRAL NE HOUSING AUTHORITY          JACK HERLEY            2009

NIKKI JOHNSTON                2008     RICH MCINTOSH          2010

                                      RANDY HUPP             2011

KN COALITION REPRESENTATIVE           DON BAKER              2012

KEVIN SHELHAMER               2008

 

NRD REPRESENTATIVE                    AUDIT COMMITTEE 1YR

DWAYNE PHILBRICK              2008     TIM GLEASON            2008

                                      KEVIN SHELHAMER        2008

REP NE COUNCIL GOVT KENO

TERRI KRYSL                   2008

 

CITY ATTORNEY                         BOYD STROPE               

CITY CLERK/TREASURER                  NIKKI JOHNSTON

DEPUTY CITY CLERK/TREASURER           JANIS FUHRER

POLICE CHIEF                          LARRY WANAMAKER

WATER/SEWER COMMISSIONER              CURTIS KIZZIRE

BUILDING INSPECTOR                    JEFF SCHMEICHEL             

STREET COMMISSIONER                   LARRY PETERS

CITY FORESTER                         JEFF SCHMEICHEL             

PARK/CEMETERY SUPERVISOR              JEFF SCHMEICHEL

LIBRARY DIRECTOR                      REBECCA CEMPER

CITY ENGINEER                         BRUCE GILMORE & ASSOCIATES

CITY PHYSICIAN                        DR. MARK PTACEK 

O’NEILL EMERGENCY MANAGER             SCOTT MENISH

DEPUTY O’NEILL EMERGENCY MANAGER      TERRI KRYSL

E911 BOARD                            KEVIN SHELHAMER

                                      LARRY WANAMAKER

FIRE CHIEF                            ROD LUDEMANN

OFFICIAL CITY RADIO                   KBRX

OFFICIAL CITY NEWSPAPER               HOLT COUNTY INDEPENDENT

BUILDING PERMIT COMMITTEE             JEFF SCHMEICHEL             

                                      CURTIS KIZZIRE

                                      SARAH SIDAK

 

DEPOSITORY CITY FUNDS                 GREAT WESTERN

                                      PINNACLE BANK

                                      TIER ONE

                                      BANK FIRST

 

                       LIAISONS      

 

WATER & SEWER                         KEVIN SHELHAMER

 

ADMINISTRATION                        ED PRICE

 

STREET                                TIM GLEASON

 

POLICE                                KEVIN SHELHAMER

 

FIRE & AMBULANCE                      TIM SCHNEIDER

 

PARK                                  DON BAKER      

 

CEMETERY                              DWAYNE PHILBRICK

 

RECYCLING CENTER & LANDFILL           TERRI KRYSL

 

LIBRARY                               VICKI CORK   

 

APPLICATION REVIEW BOARD              ED PRICE

 

PLANNING COMMISSION                   TIM GLEASON

 

     Moved by Schneider, second by Cork to approve the Mayor’s Appointments and Liaisons.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

     The Mayor reported that after discussion with the committee, the vacation time policy would remain as is.

 

Moved by Shelhamer, second by Gleason to approve the bills.  Roll call vote as follows:  All Ayes.  Motion carried.

 

ALL FUNDS

Payroll, salary      76,663.47   Fed & FICA, tax          16,379.42

Alltel, ser             412.92   American Family, ins        352.46

Appeara, su             672.53   Bomgaars, su              1,084.84

Carhart Lumber, su      230.96   Coventry Health Care, ins 19,750.14

Cubby’s, fuel         2,980.47   Metlife, dental ins       1,196.54

Nationwide, pension   4,075.99   NE Dept of Revenue, tax   1,986.51

NPPD, util           10,590.85   NT&T, phone               1,705.07

O’Neill Electric Motor, su 923.50 SourceGas, util           1,118.56

Standard Insurance, ins 183.00

 

GENERAL FUND

Breiner Welding, ser    307.78

Boyd-Holt E911, fee  42,556.20   Contingent Fund, misc       196.60

Data Technologies, su    14.00   Display Sales, su           389.50

Doty’s Plumbing, ser    823.94   Fort Dearborn, ins          127.28

Gempler’s, su           279.26   Gokie Oil, fuel             120.66

Holt Co. Humane Society, pmt     250.00             Holt Co. Independent, ad                        225.31

Island Supply, su       120.70   KBRX, ad                     53.00

LESCO, su               138.19   Lincoln Nat’l Life, ins      59.35

Scott Menish, clean      85.00   Mid-America Sports, su      139.10

Morcomm, su              49.99   NE Child Support, garn      107.61

Northern Agri-Services, su 207.84 Ogden Hardware, su           24.99

Pinnacle Bank, lease pmt 22,500.00              Pitney Bowes, su                        214.97

Prairie Hills, re       395.05   Qwest, phone                 39.15

R&D Manufacturing, rebate 1,075.88            Ranchland Auto, su                         24.73

Reiser Insurance, ins    23.00   Sarah Sidak, clean          175.00

Sinclair Oil, fuel      100.00   Strope & Gotschall, fee     762.00

Tax Commissioner, tax      .78   Team Lab Chem Corp, su     1677.50

Tomato Plus, rebate   4,720.07   Western Office, su          195.37

 

POLICE FUND

Alco, su                 19.58   Don Clyde, allotment        150.00

Coast to Coast, su      300.89   Jared Hoerle, allotment     150.00

JP Cooke, su             91.60   Jack’s Uniform, su        1,237.12

Quentin Johnston, clean 148.00   Midwest Radar, ser          100.00

Morcomm, su              42.81   NE Public Health, test       77.00