VILLAGE OF MURRAY, NEBRASKA 

 February 12, 2013

The Murray, Nebraska Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday, February 12,  2013, at 7:00 pm in the Murray Municipal Building.  Present:  Trustees: Bill Johnson, Debbie Newhouse, George Blessing, Shelley Lesac; Absent: Mike Gillott; Village Clerk Eileen Murdoch; attending: guests. 

Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by posting in (3) three public places as shown by the certificate attached to these minutes.  Notice of the meeting was simultaneously given to the Chairperson and all members of the Board of Trustees.  Their acknowledgement of receipt of notice and agenda is attached to these minutes.  All proceedings thereafter were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

Chairperson Lesac called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM and informed the audience of the location of the open meetings act poster.

Motion by Johnson seconded by Newhouse to approve the minutes of the January 8, 2013, regular meeting; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Lesac; Absent: Gillott, motion carried.

Motion by Blessing, seconded by Johnson to acknowledge receipt of the Treasurer’s report; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Lesac; Absent:  Gillott, motion carried.

Motion by Johnson, seconded by Newhouse to approve claims as revised; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Lesac; Absent: Gillott, motion carried.

Maintenance Report. 

Motion by Blessing, seconded by Johnson to open the hearing for the 1-6 year Street Plan, ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Lesac; Absent:  Gillott, motion carried.  Motion by Johnson, seconded by Blessing to close the hearing on the 1-6 year Street Plan; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Lesac; Absent:  Gillott, motion carried.

Motion by Johnson, seconded by Newhouse to adopt Resolution 13-01, adopting the 1-6 Year Street Plan; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Lesac; Absent:  Gillott, motion carried. 

Review and approve 2011-2012 Audit Report.  Motion by Blessing, seconded by Johnson to approve the 2011-2012 audit report; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Lesac; Absent:  Gillott.

Chairperson Lesac introduced and read by title Ordinance #531 through #535 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE VILLAGE OF MURRAY, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA #531 Motor Vehicle Fees; #532 – Animals; to clarify definition of “police animal;” to provide that harassment of a police animal is an offense; #533 – Occupation Taxes; to require occupation taxes be levied in accordance with state law requirements; #534 – Alcoholic Beverages; to revise the provisions relating to hours of sale; #535 – General Offenses; to provide that obstruction of a police animal is an offense; to clarify definition of “police animal.” Trustee Blessing  motioned, seconded by Trustee Johnson to suspend the three required statutory readings of Ordinance #531 through #535; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Lesac; Absent:  Gillott, motion carried.  Motion by Johnson, seconded by Blessing to adopt, post and publish in pamphlet form Ordinance #531 through #535; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Lesac; Absent:  Gillott, motion carried.

Motion by Blessing, seconded by Johnson to adjourn the meeting at 7:18 PM; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Lesac; Absent: Gillott, motion carried.

 I, the undersigned Village Clerk of the Village of Murray, Nebraska, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of proceedings had and done by the Chairperson and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Murray to the best of my knowledge; that the agenda was kept continually current and available for public inspection at the office of the Village Clerk; that the minutes were in written form and available for public inspection within (10) working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; the minutes are published in summary form, upon request a complete copy is available at the Village Office.

VILLAGE OF MURRAY, NEBRASKA

January 8, 2013

The Murray, Nebraska Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at 7:00 pm in the Murray Municipal Building.  Present:  Trustees: Bill Johnson, Mike Gillott, Shelley Lesac; Absent:  George Blessing, Debbie Newhouse; Village Clerk Eileen Murdoch; attending: guests.

Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by posting in (3) three public places as shown by the certificate attached to these minutes.  Notice of the meeting was simultaneously given to the Chairperson and all members of the Board of Trustees.  Their acknowledgement of receipt of notice and agenda is attached to these minutes.  All proceedings thereafter were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

Chairperson Lesac called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM and informed the audience of the location of the open meetings act poster.

Motion by Johnson seconded by Gillott to approve the minutes of the December 11, 2012, regular meeting; ayes:  Johnson, Gillott, Lesac; Absent:  Blessing, Newhouse, motion carried.

Motion by Johnson, seconded by Gillott to acknowledge receipt of the Treasurer’s report; ayes: Johnson, Gillott, Lesac; Absent:  Blessing, Newhouse, motion carried.

Trustee Blessing entered the meeting at 7:02 PM.

Motion by Johnson, seconded by Gillott to approve claims as revised; ayes:  Johnson, Blessing, Gillott, Lesac; Absent: Newhouse, motion carried.

Maintenance Report.  Park. Water. Street. Sewer.

Motion by Johnson, seconded by Blessing to open the hearing for Tax Lot 26, an Administrative Subdivision in Cass County, NE, Donette and Scott Koelzer; ayes:  Johnson, Blessing, Gillott, Lesac; Absent:  Newhouse,  motion carried.  Trustee Blessing asked where this was located.  Trustee Johnson explained the location. Trustee Johnson asked if they were subdividing off three acres, Koelzer said yes, they didn’t want to do it but the bank was forcing them to.  Johnson asked why and Koelzer said it had something to do with the farm ground being worth more by itself than the house sitting on it.

Motion by Blessing, seconded by Johnson to close the hearing on Tax Lot 26; ayes:  Johnson, Blessing, Gillott, Lesac; Absent:  Newhouse, motion carried.

Motion by Johnson, seconded by Gillott to approve Tax Lot 26, an Administrative Subdivision; ayes:  Johnson, Blessing, Gillott, Lesac; Absent:  Newhouse, motion carried.

Review 1-6 year Street Plan.  Chairperson Lesac said she did not think there were any changes.  The board agreed.

Open forum.  There were no attendees.

Motion by Johnson, seconded by Blessing to adjourn the meeting at 7:07 PM; ayes:  Johnson, Blessing, Gillott, Lesac; Absent: Newhouse, motion carried.   

I, the undersigned Village Clerk of the Village of Murray, Nebraska, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of proceedings had and done by the Chairperson and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Murray to the best of my knowledge; that the agenda was kept continually current and available for public inspection at the office of the Village Clerk; that the minutes were in written form and available for public inspection within (10) working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; the minutes are published in summary form, upon request a complete copy is available at the Village Office. 

Shelley Lesac, Chairperson

Eileen A. Murdoch, Village Clerk

SUPPLIER                                     DESC                  Month                              AMOUNT

Beaver Lake Association             cnt                                                                4,037.79

Bomgaars                                       su                                                                      51.96

Black Hills Energy                          ut                                                                       30.88

Brammer, Carrie                             rf                                                                     119.98

CCRW #1                                       cnt                                                                 4,289.36 

Cass Co Election Office                pu                                                                   120.47

Conestoga School                          lq                                                                    300.00 

Lee Enterprises                              pu                                                                      46.80

Lesac, Shelley                                 su                                                                   230.84

Meekse Ace Hardware                   su                                                                   277.82

Morten Law                                       lgl                                                                   161.50  

EFTPS                                               wh                                                               1,772.30

Murray Repair                                   rp                                                                    350.12

NE Public Health Environ Lab       tst                                                                     14.00

Nebr Municipal Clerks Assn          du                                                                     15.00

Ne Dept Rev                                     stx                                                                   834.19

NPPD                                                  ut                                                                1,697.11

One-Call Concepts, Inc.                  rp                                                                        1.10

PO                                                       pt                                                                     109.00

Verizon Wireless                             ph                                                                       59.94

Waste Mgmt                                    cnt                                                                     399.75

Payroll                                                pr                                                                  5,674.32

Claims Total                                                                                                         20,594.23