VILLAGE OF DORCHESTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES MARCH 10, 2025 The regular meeting of the Village of Dorchester Board of Trustees was held Monday, March 10, 2025, at the Farmers Cooperative Meeting Room, and was called to order at 7:01 p.m. Chairperson Miller advised those present of the Open Meetings Act. Answering Roll Call were board members Matt Shaw, Tammie Lang, Nate Hitchins, and Chairperson Roger Miller. Nancy Tellez was excused. Advance Notice of the meeting was posted at the Dorchester US Post Office; First State Bank, NE; Village of Dorchester office and in The Crete News. Approved Consent Agenda Items #1-#4. Claims: Amazon spls $562.27; Ameritas Life Ins ins $531; Aquashield Products spls $428.18; Autumn Palky reimb $70.96; Bel-Con Refuse garbage $6,042; BH Energy gas $2,262.17; BCBS Ins $10,342.47; Cline Williams svs $1,408.90; Core & Main spls $958.05; CAMC svs $300; Danko Emergency Equip spls $22,150; Dawn Zoubek reimb $18.90; DVFD reimb $433.98; EFTPS payroll tax $2,944.42; Echo Grp svs $374.50; Farmers Coop Vill $497.91; Farmers Coop VFD $31.60; FSB HSA $1,575; Five Points Bank copier pymt $148.93; Great Plains Pest Mgmt svs $58; Hoffschneider Law svs $2,048.64; KCL Grp Benefits STD/LTD $143.82; Kelli Hromek svs $198.45; Matheson Tri Gas spls $43.19; Microsoft Store Ann Sub $74.89; NE Dept of Rev Sales & Use Tax $3,978.98; NE Pub Health Envl Lab svs $268; NE PPD Feb $30,574.86; NE Rural Water Association Conf $890; NPPD elec $3,643.69; NPPD elec $309.99; One Call Concepts locates $4.38; Oreilly Auto Parts spls $88.31; PerchMerch spls $82.24; Pizza Kitchen Southern 7 lunch $24.11; Postmaster stamps/cert. letter $225.62; PowerManager svs $1,275; Time Management Systems Downpymt $1,500; Univ of NE Reg $886; Wages Feb $12,939.61; Walmart spls $56.31; Waste Connections Recycle $150; Windstream Vill $292.72; Windstream vill internet $121.33; Zito Media Fire Hall Internet $172.84; Zito Media Library $122.64; Zito Media Maint Shop $118.65; Display Sales spls $1,767 (KENO). Fire report given. Waiting to hear on grant for truck. The meal fundraiser on April 5 will be dine-in or carry-out. Controlled burn of a house on April 12. Dyeing Easter eggs on April 18 at 7 pm. Hunt will be at 2 pm on April 19. Unfinished business: Discussion held on potential housing development. Discussion of village lighting. Motion by Miller, seconded by Shaw to move forward with the lighting on the spur. Motion carried (4-0-1). Discussion held on code compliance. Office will get a list of vacant properties to Francis. Discussion of project ideas for SSCSWMA donation. Clerk Kasl will put together a written list for Shaw to present. New business: Ordinance 2025-01 was presented for discussion: ORDINANCE NO. 2025-01 AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF DORCHESTER, SALINE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, TO ESTABLISH WAGE RANGES FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE VILLAGE; TO REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. Motion by Miller, seconded by Shaw to waive the 3-reading rule. Motion carried. (4-0-1). Discussion held on Ordinance 2025-01 to update the employee wage scale. Motion by Miller, seconded by Lang to approve Ordinance 2025-01 to update pay scale. Motion carried (4-0-1). Motion by Miller, seconded by Shaw, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:58 p.m. Next regular meeting will be Monday, April 14, 2025 at 6:30 pm at the Farmers Cooperative Meeting Room. Respectfully submitted, Jennifer M. Kasl, Clerk CR — April 09, 2025 ZNEZ
