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VILLAGE OF MURRAY, NEBRASKA

      January 12, 2010 

      The Murray, Nebraska Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday. January 12, 2010 at 7:00 pm in the Murray Municipal Building.  Present:  Trustees: Bill Johnson, Debbie Newhouse, Stan Flak, Shelley Lesac; Absent:  George Blessing; 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.  Boy Scout Troop 417 from Murray was in attendance and performed an opening ceremony.

      Motion by Johnson, seconded by Flak to approve the minutes of the December 15, 2009 regular meeting; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Flak, Lesac; Absent:  Blessing, motion carried.

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

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

      Maintenance Report.  Park. Water.  Street.  Sewer.   

      Richard Berner update on trailer court nuisance.  Attorney Morten updated the board, saying he did send Berner a letter which went out today and gave him the next meeting to finalize the work remaining or the Village would abate. 

      Review 1-6 year Street Plan. 

      Update on Concession/Restroom project; plumbing issues. 

      NDEQ grant for partial reimbursement for purchase of tire-derived products.  Motion by Flak seconded by Johnson to commit $4,800 from Murray for the tire derived product grant; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac, motion carried.

      Ordinance #503 Set Salaries.  Action on this was carried over to the February meeting.

        Motion by Johnson, seconded by Blessing to adjourn the meeting at 7:37 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 

     
SUPPLIER DESC AMOUNT
A & M Green Power Group su 50.46
Animal Emergency Clinic hu 42.04
Beaver Lake Association cnt 4,054.98
Black Hills Energy ut 39.14
CCRW #1 cnt 3,136.52
Clairmont Construction cnt 6,332.92
Clairmont Construction cnt 4,956.31
Imagistics cnt 41.91
JEO pf 600.00
Konfrst, Al ins 415.00
Martin Marietta Materials rk 330.85
Meekse Ace Hardware su 173.05
Melinda D. Clarke, CPA pr 1,325.00
Morten Law lgl 343.00
MSB wh 1,358.46
Murray Repair rp 110.09
Murray Repair rp 220.43
NE Public Health Environ Lab tst 16.00
Nebr Municipal Clerks Institute cl 230.00
Ne Dept Rev stx 905.62
PO ptg 100.00
Superior Lamp Inc. su 247.49
Verizon Wireless ph 57.85
Waste Mgmt cnt 2,472.31
Waste Mgmt cnt 43.15
Windstream ut 202.31
Windstream ut 216.79
75 Mart fl 814.64
Payroll pr 5,364.81
Claims Total   35,264.04
VILLAGE OF MURRAY, NEBRASKA

      December 15, 2009 

      The Murray, Nebraska Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday. December 15, 2009 at 7:00 pm in the Murray Municipal Building.  Present:  Trustees: Bill Johnson, Debbie Newhouse, George Blessing, Stan Flak, Shelley Lesac; 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 November 10, 2009 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 the minutes from the November 10, 2009, Planning Commission meeting; ayes: Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac, motion carried.

      Motion by Flak, seconded by Johnson to approve claims; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac, motion carried.

      Maintenance Report. 

      Leonard and Mary Safarik discuss water and sewer payments.  Safarik’s were not in attendance, so Chairperson Lesac moved on.

      Steven Parr, JEO Consulting, review 1-6 year street plan. 

      Richard Berner update on trailer court nuisance.  Chairperson Lesac noted Berner was not in attendance.  Chairperson Lesac asked Attorney Morten to call him and pressure him into doing something.  Attorney Morten agreed.

      Approve waiver of tap fee for additional water hookup for Alan Miller. Motion by Johnson, seconded by Newhouse to waive the water tap fee for the additional hookup for Alan Miller; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac, motion carried.

      Update on Concession/Restroom project, review updated punch list. 

      Review and discuss pay request #5 and #6 and final pay request #7.  Chairperson Lesac made the suggestion that pay requests 5 and 6 be paid and that we hold the Final payment until we are done.  Motion by Flak, seconded by Blessing to approve pay request #5 in the amount of $6,332.92 and pay request #6 in the amount of $4,956.31; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac, motion carried.

      Discuss possible liquidated damages on Concession /Restroom project.  Trustee Flak said he did not believe we had enough information on this.  Chairperson Lesac said the overall project did take about twice as long as we thought it was going to, in all honesty it did.  Krejci said it did as well for us.   Lesac continued saying let’s just wrap it up.

      Chairperson Lesac introduced and read by title Ordinance #502 AN ORDINANCE TO REVISE ALL THE ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF MURRAY, NEBRASKA, TO REPEAL PRIOR ORDINANCES, TO REQUIRE FILING, AND TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  Trustee Blessing motioned, seconded by Trustee Johnson to suspend the three required statutory readings of Ordinance #502; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac, motion carried.  Motion by Johnson, seconded by Blessing to adopt, post and publish in pamphlet form Ordinance #502; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac, motion carried.

      Review insurance deductible costs on town hall/water tower; change deductible.  Motion by Newhouse seconded by Flak to change the deductible on the water tower only to $1,000; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Flak, Lesac; Nays:  Blessing, motion carried.

      NDEQ grant for partial reimbursement for purchase of tire-derived products, discussion.  Clerk Murdoch said the grant was for 50% reimbursement for the cost, she just wanted to put it out there and see if the Board would be interested in doing it.  Chairperson Lesac agreed, let’s find out what the cost is to do the entire park, and then decide if we can afford to do all of it or a portion of it. The Board agreed.

      Pro- Tem Johnson called the reorganization of the board to order at 8:25 PM.  Motion by Johnson, seconded by Newhouse to nominate Shelley Lesac for Chairperson; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak; Abstain Lesac, motion carried.

      Motion by Newhouse, seconded by Flak to nominate Bill Johnson as Pro-tem; ayes:  Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac, Abstain:  Johnson, motion carried.

      Motion by Johnson, seconded by Blessing to retain all 2009 appointments for 2010, Larry Morton, attorney; Eileen Murdoch, clerk/treasurer; JEO Village Engineer; JEO, Street Superintendent; Debbie Newhouse, animal control officer; Stanley Flak, Water Commissioner; Debbie Newhouse, Street Commissioner; George Blessing, Park Commissioner; Rudy Lesac, Emergency Management Coordinator/Contact; Board of Health:  Cass Co. Sheriff, Shelley Lesac,  Physician position open; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac, motion carried.

      Motion by Newhouse, seconded by Johnson to enter Executive Session to discuss Personnel matters and annual employee reviews at 8:34 PM; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac, motion carried.

      Motion by Blessing, seconded by Newhouse to exit Executive Session at 9:05 PM; ayes:  Johnson, Newhouse, Blessing, Flak, Lesac, motion carried.

      Chairperson Lesac said the board had a long discussion and reviewed performance appraisals. Lesac said the salaries will be set by Ordinance next month.

      Motion by Newhouse, seconded by Blessing to adjourn the meeting at 9:13 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
American Legal pb   250.00
Beaver Lake Assn sw   4,031.03
Black Hills Energy ut   23.90
Bohl Plumbing tsts   119.22
CCRW #1 cnt   3,443.61
Clairmont Construction cnt   3,042.29
Conestoga School lq   300.00
Display Sales su   128.00
Great Plains 1 Call rp   4.04
Lee Enterprises adv   48.39
Konfrst, Al ins   415.00
Larm ins   217.00
Linkletter Architects pr   745.00
Meeske Ace Hardware sup   39.42
Morten Law lgl   288.00
MSB wh   1,119.04
Murray Repair rp   114.17
NE Public Health & Environ Lab tsts   16.00
NDEQ dt   55,792.98
Ne Dept Rev stx   929.38
Nmpp rp   1,681.00
Nppd ut   990.14
NRWA du   125.00
Oce Imagistics cnt   41.91
Oce Imagistics cnt   41.91
PO ptg   100.00
Rhylander Welding & Mfg. su   37.28
Verizon Wireless ph   57.85
Waste Mgmt cnt   2,472.31
Waste Mgmt cnt   92.36
75 Mart fl   121.50
Payroll pr   4,769.22
Claims Total     81,596.95

VILLAGE OF MURRAY, NEBRASKA

November 10, 2009

The Murray, Nebraska Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday. November 10, 2009 at 7:00 pm in the Murray Municipal Building. Present: Trustees: Bill Johnson, Stan Flak, 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 Flak to approve the minutes of the October 13, 2009 regular meeting; ayes: Johnson, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Blessing, Newhouse, motion carried.

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

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

Maintenance Report. Park. Water. Street. Sewer.

Richard Berner, update on trailer court nuisance; status of evictions. Chairperson Lesac said it was the opinion of the Board that we allow Berner time to work on these issues and we are going to table any action on this for another month.

Discussion on Concession/Restroom project at Young Memorial Park. Lesac said she thought this should be wrapped up, walked through, and handled before the next meeting. Architect Linkletter said absolutely.

Motion by Flak, seconded by Johnson to pay the August bill from Clairmont Construction on the Young Park Concession/Restroom project in the amount of $3,042.29; ayes: Johnson, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Blessing, Newhouse, motion carried.

Motion by Flak, seconded by Lesac that both the village and the Architect share the cost of the change order #4 in the amount of $1,509.00; ayes: Flak, Lesac; Nays: Johnson; Absent: Blessing, Newhouse, motion carried.

Discuss procedure of statute updates for code books.

Review building and water tower appraisals; review deductibles and possibly change deductible. This item was tabled until December until more information was provided.

Motion by Johnson, seconded by Flak to adjourn the meeting at 8:27 PM; ayes: Johnson, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Blessing, 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 Assn
sw
 
4,060.98
Black Hills Energy
ut
 
19.11
Cass Co Reg of Deeds
lgl
 
18.00
CCRW #1
cnt
 
3,193.95
Great Plains 1 Call
rp
 
4.04
J.P. Cooke Co.
sup
 
56.08
Konfrst, Al
ins
 
415.00
Konfrst Constr
cnt
*
1,375.00
Lakeland Engineering Equip.
sup
 
13.33
Lee Enterprises
pu
*
85.29
Linkletter Architects
prof
 
712.50
Meeske Ace Hardware
sup
 
57.15
Michael Todd & Company
su
 
443.61
Morten Law
lgl
*
343.00
MSB
wh
 
1,567.24
Ne Dept Rev
stx
 
924.66
Ne Dept Rev
wh
 
553.91
NE Public Health Environ Lab
tsts
 
16.00
Nppd
ut
 
940.13
Oce Imagistics
cnt
 
41.91
PO
ptg
 
100.00
Sensus Metering Systems
rpr
 
1,320.00
Waste Mgmt
cnt
 
2,472.31
Waste Mgmt
cnt
*
71.27
Windstream
ph
*
257.80
Verizon Wireless
ph
*
56.56
75 Mart
fl
*
73.00
Payroll
pr
 
4,954.05

Claims Total

 

 

24,145.88

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VILLAGE OF MURRAY, NEBRASKA

October 13, 2009

The Murray, Nebraska Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday. October 13, 2009 at 7:00 pm in the Murray Municipal Building. Present: Trustees: Bill Johnson, George Blessing, Stan Flak, Shelley Lesac; Absent: 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 Blessing, seconded by Johnson to approve the minutes of the September 8, 2009 regular meeting; ayes: Johnson, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Newhouse, motion carried.

Motion by Johnson, seconded by Flak 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.

Motion by Johnson, seconded by Blessing to open the nuisance hearing on the trailer court, 811 E. Main St at 7:08PM.; ayes: Johnson, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Newhouse, motion carried. Motion by Blessing, seconded by Flak to close the hearing at 7:19 PM; ayes: Johnson, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Newhouse, motion carried. Motion by Blessing, seconded by Flak to postpone any further action on the trailer court until next month's meeting; ayes: Johnson, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Newhouse, motion carried.

Plattsmouth Amateur Radio Club, Kevin Faris and Roger Behrns, power for repeater on water tower. Motion by Flak, seconded by Blessing to charge Plattsmouth Amateur Radio Club, $5.00 a month or $60 a year for electricity usage at the water tower; ayes: Johnson Blessing, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Newhouse, motion carried.

Approve payment of $3,042.29 to Clairmont Construction. Chairperson Lesac asked if this was the same request from last month, Architect Jim Linkletter said yes and that he was in agreement with not paying them. Chairperson Lesac asked about the change-order. Linkletter said that was something that the State Fire Marshall came with full review. Motion by Flak to approve the change order #4 in the amount of $1,509.00, the motion died for lack of a second. Chairperson Lesac said we need to table this until next month.

Paper product bid from Larsen Supply. Trustee Blessing offered to look into this in more detail.

Snow Removal; no bids received. Chairperson Lesac said we could do this ourselves. Konfrst said if necessary, we can hire a dump truck every once in awhile. The Board agreed.

Discuss doing an audit waiver or audit. Motion by Johnson, seconded by Flak to submit a request for an audit waiver; ayes: Johnson, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Newhouse, motion carried.

Approve lien for $197.26 on 215 E. Main St. for amounts due for water and sewer. Motion by Blessing seconded by Flak to approve the lien for $197.26; ayes: Johnson, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Newhouse, motion carried.

Update on nuisance 124 W. Main St.

Approve reappointment of Planning Commission members. Motion by Blessing seconded by Flak to reappoint all members of the Planning Commission; ayes: Johnson, Blessing, Flak, Lesac; Absent: Newhouse, motion carried.

Motion by Johnson, seconded by Flak to adjourn the meeting at 8:14 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
 
 
 
 
Alltel
c-ph
 
59.12
Beaver Lake Assn
swr
 
4,065.73
Black Hillis Energy
ut
 
17.10
CCRW #1
cnt
 
2,873.19
Clarke, Melinda D., CPA
bu
 
875.00
Des Moines Stamp Mfg. Co
su
 
62.15
Great Plains 1 Call
rp
 
2.02
Konfrst, Al
ins
 
415.00
Konfrst Constr
cnt
 
1,375.00
Long, Vicki
rf
 
51.62
Lakeland Engineering Equip Co.
rp
 
116.69
Larm
ins
 
4,470.00
Larm
ins
 
2,472.00
Linkletter Architects
pr
 
1,125.00
Lee Enterprises
adv
 
72.80
Meeske Ace Hardware
su
 
203.90
Morten Law
lgl
 
679.00
MSB
wh
 
1,257.66
NE Public Health Environ Lab
tsts
 
16.00
Ne Dept Rev
stx
 
1,004.50
Ne Dept Rev
rcyc
 
25.00
Nppd
ut
 
943.71
Oce Imagistics
cnt
 
41.91
Office Depot
su
 
40.58
Petty Cash
ca
 
70.29
PO
ptg
 
100.00
Rhylander Welding & Mfg
su
 
69.23
Snider, Alec
rf
 
100.00
Waste Mgmt
cnt
 
2,543.58
Windstream
ph
 
258.13
Windstream
ph
**
262.11
75 Mart
fl
 
350.75
Payroll
pr
 
5,135.18
Claims Total
 
 
31,094.83

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