VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 20, 2021, 6:30 p.m. 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, Present; 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. Jason Wiese moved to approve the consent agenda. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Consent agenda items approved included: monthly claims for payment, General-Cash, 12 Points Technologies, IT Services, $891.50; American Broadband, internet and phone, $380.81; Black Hills Energy, gas service, $609.40; Bomgaars, streets maintenance, $141.92; Boyer Trucks, dump truck, $50,988.00; Chem Tech, pest control, $145.00; Collaborative Summer Library Program, summer reading program, $50.87; Constructors, Inc. for Asphalt Repair Project, $11,768.35; Countryside Repair, tires for Dodge truck, $1,015.04; Egan Supply Co., janitorial supplies; $86.88; Enterprise Publishing, public notice, $179.10; Forte Payment Systems, ACH Processing, $23.75; Frahm Tree Service, stump removal, $800.00;Fremont Ace Hardware, hardware, $4.98; Gama Sonic, walking path lights, $12,569.42; gWorks, annual subscriptions, $8,700.00; High Esteam, carpet cleaning in Community Room, $313.20; Ingram, Library books, $500.03; JEO Consulting, 2021 street superintendent services and engineering services for asphalt street repair project, $8,685.00; J.P.Cooke Co., 2021 Dog license tags, $92.50; Kruse Trucking, brake repair on old dump truck, $300.00; Larsen International, Streets equipment maintenance, $2,290.73; Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel, fill sand, $33.58; Mahoney Fire Sprinkler, Inc., annual fire sprinkler inspection, $320.00; Menards, repairs, maintenance and operating supplies for parks, library, auditorium, streets, $416.90; Midwest Alarm Services, Fire Alarm Monitoring for 2022, $399.96; National Financial Services, retirement, $368.43; Nebraska Interactive, refund for pool pass, $100.00; Officenet, copies 8/25-11/24, $118.16; Omaha Public Power District, electricity, $3,294.48; O’Reilly First Call, equipment maintenance, $39.96; Principal, Life Insurance, $186.70; Staples, office supplies, $34.99; Thiele Geotech Inc, engineering and aggregate for asphalt repair, $1,087.00; Uline, recycle containers for auditorium, $337.07; USDA, Building loan payment, $750,000.00; Verizon Wireless, village cell phones $204.09; Visa, November and December, Zoom, Fuel, replacement bulbs for Christmas lights, $655.89; Walmart, janitorial supplies and tv for library, $533.52; Washington Co. Sheriff Dept., contract payment, $6160.35; Waste Connections, trash service, $412.57; Deb Wesch, reimburse for book, $17.38; Wex Bank, fuel, $549.36; Woman’s day, subscription, $19.97; Two Rivers Bank, 941 Deposit, $1,536.87, $1,277.77; Payroll, $8,203.79, $7,005.28=$883,850.55. Water/Sewer- American Underground Supply, tools to repair water line, $116.47; Boyer Trucks, dump truck, $20,000.00; Fremont Dept. of Utilities, $8,834.30; Menards, water line repairs, $22.45; National Financial Services, retirement plans, $68.94; One Call Concepts, $238.29; Omaha Public Power District, $2,669.79; PeopleService, Contract Services, $9,786.00.00; Thompson Construction, fill sand, $183.00; Trekk, jet/clean sewer, $750.00;US Post Office, postage, $1000.00; Kendall Weisdorfer, account credit refund, $56.20; Wiese Plumbing, sewer repairs, $5,206.00; Two Rivers Bank, payroll, $804.21, $811.59=$50,547.24. Travis Kraemer made a motion to approve the Minutes from the November 15, 2021 Regular Board Meeting. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Gordon McGee made a motion to rescind the vote to purchase the Cemetery Module from gWorks at an initial cost of $2,400 and annual fee of $600.00. Jason Wiese seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Scott Pokorny made a motion to approve Resolution 12202021B as amended to change the employee benefits which are on file in the Clerk’s office. Travis Kraemer seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Scott Pokorny, Yea; Gordon McGee, Nay; Jason Wiese, yea; Travis Kraemer, yea; Paul Krause, yea. Motion carried 4-1. The need for a Social Media policy for The Village and Village Employees was discussed. A policy will be created and presented to the Board. Jason Wiese made a motion to approve the 2nd and final pay application to Constructors, Inc. in the amount of $11,768.35 for the Asphalt Repair Project. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Jason Wiese made a motion to approve the Certificate of Substantial Completion as of 11/2/2021 establishing the start of the warranty period to expire 11/2/2022 for the Asphalt Repair Project. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Jason Wiese made a motion to approve Resolution 12202021A which reads: BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Arlington, Washington County, Nebraska appoints the following persons for the Village Department categories and Department Commissioners as follows: VILLAGE DEPARTMENTS Depository Bank Two Rivers Bank Village Auditor Sharon Hammarlund Village Attorney Schulz Village Clerk/Treasurer Niki Herre Village Emergency Manager Daniel Douglas Village Engineer JEO Village Street Superintendent Steven Parr, JEO License # 859 Class A Village Physician Dr. Monty Sellon Village Prosecutor Adam R. Tripp Village Newspaper Arlington Citizen Village Streets & Parks Commissioner Jon Rosenthal Village Cemetery Sexton Trevor Gnuse DEPARTMENT COMMISSIONERS Water/Sewer Travis Kraemer and Paul Krause Cemetery Scott Pokorny and Gordon McGee Streets Jason Wiese and Paul Krause Police Jason Wiese and Scott Pokorny Parks Travis Kraemer and Gordon McGee Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. The Clerk will start the process of hiring a Deputy Clerk. Sheriff Robinson was present to give a report. He advised the Board that Arlington will be due to purchase a vehicle for the Sheriff Dept. in the 2022-2023 FY. He advised ordering the vehicle early because they are taking longer than usual to arrive. Jason Wiese made a motion to sponsor the Clerk’s attendance for the Leadership Washington County Program at a cost of $800.00. Gordon McGee seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Scott Pokorny made a motion to approve classinfying the iFuel (Casey’s fuel card) as an immediate pay invoice and authorizing online payments to meet the Net 10 due date. Travis Kraemer seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Travis Kraemer suggested a new Citizen Recognition program. Program ideas will be developed and presented to the Board. Jason Wiese made a motion to adjourn. Scott Pokorny seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 5-0. Meeting was adjourned at 8:17 pm. Niki Herre Village Clerk ZNEZ AC 1-07-22
