Meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners to be held on January 16, 2024, at the Lincoln County Courthouse in the Commissioners Room at 9:00 A.M.
Meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Equalization to be held on January 16, 2024, at the Lincoln County Courthouse in the Commissioners Room at 9:15 A.M.
1. Open with prayer
2. Elect Lincoln County Board Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for 2024
3. Approve minutes regarding the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting
held on January 8, 2024
4. Consider the following:
· Claims & Treasurer’s Receipts
· Receive and order filed the fee reports submitted by the Clerk of District Court, County Clerk and Register of Deeds
· Letter of support for Charter Communications for broadband grants through the Nebraska Capital Projects Fund for fiber to unserved households in parts of unincorporated Lincoln County
Recess as the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners and convene as the Lincoln County Board of Equalization.
5. 9:15 A.M. Discuss and consider the following:
· Elect Lincoln County Board of Equalization Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for 2024
· Approve minutes regarding the Lincoln County Board of Equalization meeting
held on January 8, 2024
· Certificates of correction and refund as submitted by the County Assessor
9:20 A.M. Discuss and consider appointment of official newspaper(s) to publish legal notices for Lincoln County in 2024
7. 9:30 A.M. Discuss and consider action to adopt the comments and recommendation from the Lincoln County Planning Commission and approve a proposed conservation easement by The Nature Conservancy on property described as the S ½ of Section 12, together with any accretions that lie within said south half of Section 12, and together with a strip of ground 2 rods in width along the East side of the NE ¼ of said Section 12, Township 14 North, Range 34 West of the 6th P.M., Lincoln County, Nebraska.
8. 9:40 A.M. Annual appointments to the following boards and committees for 2024:
(This list is grouped by Commissioner as appointed in 2023.)
Commissioner Hewgley
Economic Development Task Force
Region II Human Services
ADA Coordinator
Rules Committee
Law Enforcement/Judiciary Committee
Planning & Zoning Committee
Commissioner Weems
West Central Area on Aging
North Platte Senior Center Advisory Committee
Drug Task Force
Law Enforcement/Judiciary Committee
Safety Committee
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Management Committee
Sandhills R C & D
Building & Grounds Committee
Commissioner Wuehler
West Central Development District
Sandhills R C & D
County Roads Committee
Building & Grounds Committee
Noxious Weed Committee
Commissioner Bruns
North Platte Area Chamber & Development
West Central District Health Board
West Central Development District
County Extension/Ag Society Committee
Personnel Committee
Planning & Zoning Committee
Commissioner Woodruff
Visit North Platte Board of Directors
Mid-Nebraska Community Action Partnership
Personnel Committee
Rules Committee
County Roads Committee
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Management Committee
Other Appointments:
Appointees to receive drug testing reports (Chairperson & Tyler Volkmer)
Fair Housing Representative (Rebecca Rossell)
South Central Planning & Exercise Training Region (SCPETR) – Region 51 Emergency Management (Brandon Myers and Joanna LeMoine)
9. 9:50 A.M. Discuss and consider authorizing the Chairman to sign the grant award special terms and conditions for the U.S. Dept. of Energy EECBG Program Voucher Application
10. 10:00 A.M. Discuss and consider setting annual salary for the following appointed officials for 2024:
Lincoln County Highway Supt. – Jason Schultz
Region 51 Emergency Management Director – Brandon Myers
Noxious Weed Control Supt. – Todd Herndon
Lincoln County Veterans Service Officer – Tom Gann
11. 10:10 A.M. Discuss and consider damaged V-Plow as surplus equipmen
Discuss and consider authorizing the sale of the surplus damaged V-Plow to Frontier County
12. 10:20 A.M. Discuss and consider approval and signing of the contract with Western Engineering Company, Inc. for the LCDOR 2023-02 asphalt project
13. 10:25 A.M. Discussion and update by Commissioner Wuehler on LB 869
Closed session to discuss strategy with respect to pending or imminent litigation, real estate purchase, deployment of security personnel and devices or evaluation of job performance as to prevent needless injury to reputation (if necessary)
Hear concerns from Elected Officials, Department Heads, or their representative.
Lincoln County Commissioners Committee Reports
Rebecca J. Rossell
Lincoln County Clerk
