VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 15, 2022, 6:30 PM The Regular Board Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Arlington, Nebraska, was held at the Arlington Village Hall at 245 N 2nd Street, Arlington, NE. Board Chairman, Paul Krause, called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Roll call was taken as follows: Travis Kraemer, Present; Scott Pokorny, Present; Gordon McGee, Present; Jason Wiese, Absent; Paul Krause, Present. Notice of the meeting was given in advance by publication in the Arlington Citizen, a designated method for giving notice as shown by the Affidavit of Publication attached to these minutes. Notice of this meeting was given to the Village Board members and a copy of their acknowledgment of receipt of notice and the agenda is attached to the minutes. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Board of Trustees of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public. Chairman Krause noted the posting of the Open Meetings Act as posted on the wall at the entrance to the Conference Room. Gordon McGee moved to approve the consent agenda. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 4-0. Consent agenda items approved included: monthly claims for payment, 12 Points Technologies, IT $900.00; Aqua-Chem, Inc., pool chemicals, $1,052.90; American Broadband, internet/phone, $370.49; Black Hills Energy, gas service, $283.99; Bomgaars, repairs, $9.99; Fremont Dept. of Utilities, sewer, $6,913.30; David Divita, refund for utilities, $239.46; Eagle Auto Repairs, parks, $587.10; Egan Supply Co., janitorial supply, $170.79; Enterprise Publishing, public notice, $190.80; Forte payment systems, ACH fees, $207.67; Fremont Ace Hardware, parks, $38.97; Fremont Area Chamber, membership, #325.00;Fuelman, Fuel, $843.09; High Esteem, carpet cleaning, $385.20; Ingram, Library books, $199.13; Macqueen Equipment, streets, $577.18; Menards, Auditorium, $1,509.95; Merrit Gilmore, pool, $4.00; Midwest, maintenance, $417.00; National Financial Services, retirement, $540.21; NE Dept of Revenue, sales tax, $2,822.55; Niki Herre, Mileage Reimbursement, $18.50; One Call Concepts, locates, $93.78; Omaha Public Power District, electricity, $8,729.14; PeopleService, Inc., water/sewer, $9,786.00; Ric Ortemeier CPA, accounting services, $11,250.00; Schemmer and associates, Architecture services, $500; Staples Credit Plan, Office supplies, $218.40; Trophy Case, plaque, $240.00; USPS, Permit Fee, $1000.00; Verizon Wireless, cell phones, $211.65; Visa, general, $120.53; Walmart, pool/library, $1,853.49; Washington County Sheriff, police, $6,160.35; Waste Connections, trash service, $468.03; Payroll, $3,582.83, $17,125.21 =$79,946.68 Travis Kraemer made a motion to approve the minutes from July 12, 2022, Special Meeting. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll Call vote taken as follows: Gordon McGee, abstain; Travis Kraemer, Yea; Scott Pokorny, Yea; Paul Krause, Yea. Motion carried 3-1-0. Travis Kraemer made a motion to approve the minutes from July 18, 2022, Regular Board Meeting. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 4-0. Scott Pokorny made a motion for a 1st reading of Ordinance No 671. Gordon McGee seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 4-0. Ordinance 671 reads: An Ordinance of the Village of Arlington, Washington County, Nebraska fixing the salaries of the elected officers of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Arlington, Washington County, Nebraska, and fixing a time and payment thereof and repealing all ordinances in conflict therewith. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON, NEBRASKA. Section 1. The Trustees of the Village of Arlington, Nebraska shall receive the following salaries, to-wit: The Chairman of the Board of Trustees shall receive the sum of $250.00 per regular meeting attended. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees shall receive the sum of $75.00 per special meeting attended. The remaining members of the Board of Trustees shall receive the sum of $200.00 per regular meeting attended. The remaining members of the Board of Trustees shall receive the sum of $75.00 per special meeting attended. Section 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances past and approved prior to the passage and approval of this ordinance and in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Gordon McGee made a motion to approve a 12 month contract with American Broadband to provide fiber internet service at a cost of $99.00/month per line at the Village Office and Library. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 4-0. Gordon McGee made a motion to approve the purchase of panel mats for the Auditorium walls from Sportsgraphics at a cost of $1889.00. Travis Kraemer seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 4-0. Gordon McGee made a motion to approve the installation of Wi-Fi equipment by Audio Video Specialists in an amount not to exceed $1100.00. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 4-0. Scott Pokorny made a motion to approve an additional 50 FrontDesk users at a cost of $300.00 per year. Gordon McGee seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 4-0. Travis Kraemer made a motion to approve an agreement for Ric Ortmeier to prepare the Village Budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 4-0. Travis Kraemer made a motion to Adjourn. Gordon McGee seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 4-0. Meeting was adjourned at 7:37 p.m. Niki Herre Village Clerk ZNEZ AC 8-26-22
