Board Minutes - August 10, 2010
VILLAGE OF MURRAY, NEBRASKA
August 10, 2010
The Murray, Nebraska Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 7:00 pm in the Murray Municipal Building. Present: Trustees: Bill Johnson, Debbie Newhouse, George Blessing, Stan Flak, Shelley Lesac; 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 Newhouse, seconded by Johnson to approve the minutes of the July 13, 2010 regular meeting; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Flak to acknowledge receipt of the Treasurer's report and minutes from the July 6, 2010 Planning Commission meeting, ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Motion by Flak, seconded by Newhouse to approve claims; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Maintenance Report. Chairperson Lesac said they received some bids for a new mower with the trade in. Motion by Newhouse, seconded by Flak to purchase a new mower from A & M Greenpower; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Parks. Water. Trustee Flak said he visited with Cass Co. Rural Water (CCRW) on the contract, which doesn't come due until 2012, but if we could get something through before then, we could save some money. Streets. Newhouse asked Konfrst if he had gotten bids on the repairs to the two water leaks. Konfrst said no, he had a question on how much to spend, Trustee Newhouse and Trustee Flak said he had about $25,000 he could spend on the streets. Sewer.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Flak to open the hearing on 206 N. Park Ave., at 7:19 PM; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Flak to close the nuisance hearing at 7:32 PM; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Motion by Flak, seconded by Newhouse to declare 206 N. Park a nuisance; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Flak, Lesac; Nays: Blessing; motion carried
Motion by Newhouse, seconded by Johnson to open the hearing for the preliminary plat at 7:35 PM for subdivide for Brian and Pam Caba; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Motion by Flak, seconded by Newhouse to close the hearing for the preliminary plat at 7:48 PM; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Jay Conaway, discuss possible improvements to 110 W. Main.
Discuss plans/options on relocation of east meter pit. Motion by Flak, seconded by Blessing to approve the plan for the east meter pit; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Discuss plans/options west meter pit. Motion by Newhouse, seconded by Johnson to approve the plan for the west meter pit pending price; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Approve use of Young Memorial Park for 2011 4th of July celebration. Motion by Newhouse, seconded by Johnson to approve use of Young Memorial Park for 2011 4th of July celebration; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Request for handicapped parking space for CJ's Beauty Salon.
Approve lien fro 105 N. Park Ave., English Rose. Motion by Newhouse seconded by Flak to approve the lien for $511.75 for the English Rose; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Waste Management discuss contract renewal; options.
Update on trailer court nuisance.
Snow removal, discuss going out to bid or have village do work.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Newhouse to adjourn the meeting at 8:37 PM, ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; 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
| August | |||
| SUPPLIER | DESC | Month | AMOUNT |
| A & M Greenpower | rp | 60.18 | |
| Bomgaars | su | 44.99 | |
| Beaver Lake Assn | swr | 4,047.53 | |
| Black Hills Energy | ut | 20.10 | |
| CCRW #1 | cnt | 4,027.01 | |
| Great Plains 1 Call | rp | 1.04 | |
| Imagistics, Oce | cnt | 41.91 | |
| JEO Consulting Group | eng | 950.00 | |
| Jetco, Inc. | rp | 1,082.18 | |
| Konfrst, Al | ins | 415.00 | |
| Lee Enterprises | pu | 124.56 | |
| Larm | ins | 77.00 | |
| League of Ne Municipalities | du | 693.00 | |
| League of Ne Municipalities | du | 291.00 | |
| Lesac, Rudy | su | 300.00 | |
| Meeske Ace Hardware | su | 167.19 | |
| Michael Todd & Co., Inc. | su | 308.70 | |
| Michael Todd & Co., Inc. | su | 43.77 | |
| Morten Law | lgl | 255.00 | |
| EFTPS | wh | 1,425.48 | |
| Neb Public Health Environ Lab | tst | 16.00 | |
| Ne Dept Rev | stx | 838.91 | |
| Ne Dept Rev | wh | 565.40 | |
| Nppd | ut | 1,164.66 | |
| PO | ptg | 100.00 | |
| Waste Mgmt | cnt | 2,594.29 | |
| Windstream | ph | 257.84 | |
| 75 Mart | fl | 660.23 | |
| Payroll | pr | 4,647.92 | |
| Claims Total | 25,220.89 |
Board Minutes - July 13, 2010
VILLAGE OF MURRAY, NEBRASKA
July 13, 2010
The Murray, Nebraska Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 7:00 pm in the Murray Municipal Building. Present: Trustees: Bill Johnson, Debbie Newhouse, George Blessing, Stan Flak, Shelley Lesac; 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 Flak to approve the minutes of the June 8, 2010 regular meeting; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Newhouse to acknowledge receipt of the Treasurer's report and minutes from the April 6, 2010 Planning Commission meeting, ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Motion by Flak, seconded by Newhouse to approve claims as revised; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Maintenance Report.
Dennis Hoback, Cass County Rural Water (CCRW), discussion on east meter pit relocation.
Review bids, Main and Davis Street project. Motion by Johnson, seconded by Newhouse to accept the bid from Kerns Excavating for $14,975.00 for the Main and Davis Street project; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Galaxy Cable approve franchise assignment and transfer. Chairperson Lesac introduced and read by title Ordinance #503 WHEREAS, GALAXY CABLE INC. D/B/A GALAXY CABLEVISION CURRENTY OPERATES A CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF MURRAY, NE UNDER FRANCHISE ORDINANCE 240, AS MAY HAVE BEEN AMENDED, ASSIGNED OR EXTENDED; Trustee Johnson motioned, seconded by Trustee Newhouse to suspend the three required statutory readings of Ordinance #503; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac, motion carried. Motion by Johnson, seconded by Flak to adopt, post and publish in pamphlet form Ordinance #503; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac, motion carried.
Scenic Weeping Water Valley Association. Motion by Flak, seconded by Johnson to adopt Resolution 10-2 to support Agri-tourism Zoning designation; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Motion by Newhouse seconded by Flak to accept the resignation of Brian Coffman from the Murray Planning Commission; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Update on trailer court nuisance.
Qualls, 106 N. Park, nuisance update. Motion by Newhouse, seconded by Flak to send the second letter and have the nuisance hearing in August; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; motion carried.
Motion by Newhouse, seconded by Flak to adjourn the meeting at 8:03 PM, ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; 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 Assn cnt 4,074.68
Black Hills Energy ut 20.95
CCRW #1 cnt 4,120.53
Deluxe su 65.20
Great Plains 1 Call rp 4.16
Konfrst, Al ins 415.00
Lee Enterprises pu 45.45
Meeske Ace Hardware su 560.47
Midwest Coop fl 294.00
Morten Law lgl 126.50
MSB/IRS wh 1,605.42
Murray Repair rp 106.95
Ne Dept Rev stx 986.97
Newhouse, Debbie reimb 1,083.31
Nppd ut 1,033.19
Oce Imagistics cnt 41.91
Office Depot su 106.96
Petty Cash ca 58.03
Pollution Control Systems rep 4,696.00
PO ptg 100.00
Ruhge Mowing Services mw 750.00
Sendd pf 144.00
Sendd pf 409.00
Verizon Wireless ph 58.16
Waste Mgmt cnt 2,594.29
Windstream ph 268.21
West-e-Con rp 530.00
75 Mart fl 125.44
Payroll pr 6,301.98
Claims Total 30,726.76
Board Minutes - June 8, 2010
VILLAGE OF MURRAY, NEBRASKA
June 8, 2010
The Murray, Nebraska Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 7:00 pm in the Murray Municipal Building. Present: Trustees: Bill Johnson, George Blessing, Stan Flak, Shelley Lesac; Absent: Debbie Newhouse; 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 Flak to approve the minutes of the May 13, 2010 regular meeting and the June 1, 2010 special meeting; ayes: Johnson, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Newhouse, motion carried.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Blessing to acknowledge receipt of the Treasurer's report, ayes: Johnson, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Newhouse, motion carried.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Flak to approve claims as revised; ayes: Johnson, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Newhouse, motion carried.
Maintenance Report. Park. Water. Streets. Sewer. Chairperson Lesac had one more item for the board, Lesac said her husband cleaned out his shop and found four cases of 1500 watt, metal lamps that would work for Young Park ball field lights, she continued saying she didn't know how many lamps were up there, but he did a quick price check and they usually run about $97 a piece, he said he would be willing to sell them for $25 each, if the Village wants them. Trustee Flak said four cases is a lot of bulbs, but we could buy two and probably use them all in the next few years, would Rudy be willing to sell two. There was further discussion on this. Motion by Blessing, seconded by Flak to approach Rudy Lesac with an offer of $300 for two cases of bulbs; ayes: Johnson, Blessing, Flak; Abstain: Lesac; Absent: Newhouse, motion carried.
Dave Coulby, "Welcome to Murray," signs. Chairperson Lesac told Coulby if you are willing to do the legwork for this, which would be great, just keep the board posted on your progress.
Update on trailer court nuisance, status of removal/burn of trailers. Chairperson Lesac said let's check with the fire department and see if we can get a status update.
Qualls, 106 N. Park, nuisance update.
Safety Committee Meeting.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Flak to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 PM, ayes: Johnson, Blessing, Flak, 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 |
| American Legal | pb | 846.00 | |
| Beaver Lake Assn | cnt | 4,091.48 | |
| Black Hills Energy | ut | 20.96 | |
| Bomgaars | sup | 41.99 | |
| CCRW #1 | cnt | 3,081.59 | |
| Cass County Register of Deeds | fi | 16.00 | |
| Great Plains 1 Call | rp | 3.12 | |
| Oce Imagistics | cnt | 41.91 | |
| JEO Consulting Group | pf | 2,200.00 | |
| Konfrst, Al | ins | 415.00 | |
| Lee Enterprises | pu | 416.18 | |
| Meeske Ace Hardware | su | 384.49 | |
| Morten Law | lgl | 725.38 | |
| MSB | wh | 1,082.20 | |
| Murdoch, Eileen A. | mi | 25.55 | |
| NDEQ | dt | 55,645.87 | |
| Ne Dept Rev | stx | 896.35 | |
| NPPD | ut | 949.44 | |
| Ne Public Health Environ Lab | tst | 32.00 | |
| PO | ptg | 100.00 | |
| Sievering, Nicole | rf | 128.30 | |
| Verizon Wireless | ph | 58.16 | |
| Waste Mgmt | cnt | 76.20 | |
| Waste Mgmt | cnt | 2,518.09 | |
| Windstream | ph | 268.11 | |
| Payroll | pr | 5,011.82 | |
| Claims Total | 79,076.19 |
Board Minutes, Special Session - June 1, 2010
VILLAGE OF MURRAY, NEBRASKA
June 1, 2010
The Murray, Nebraska Board of Trustees met in special session on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 6:00 pm in the Murray Municipal Building. Present: Trustees: Bill Johnson, Debbie Newhouse, Stan Flak, Shelley Lesac; Absent: George Blessing; 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 6:08 PM and informed the audience of the location of the open meetings act poster.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Flak to enter executive session at 6:09 PM to discuss personnel matters; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Blessing, motion carried.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Newhouse to exit executive session at 6:27 PM; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Blessing, motion carried.
Motion by Newhouse, seconded by Johnson to adjourn the meeting at 6:28 PM, ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Blessing, 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

