VILLAGE OF DORCHESTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES OCTOBER 7, 2024 The regular meeting of the Village of Dorchester Board of Trustees was held Monday, October 7, 2024, at the Farmers Cooperative meeting room, and was called to order at 6:31 p.m. Chairperson Miller advised those present of the Open Meetings Act. Answering Roll Call were board members Matt Shaw, Nancy Tellez, Tammie Lang, Nate Hitchins, and Chairperson Roger Miller.. 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. Consent Agenda Items #1-#4 approved. Claims: Ameritas Life Ins ins $531; BH Energy gas $295.33; BCBS Ins $20,684.94; Craig Bontrager svs $500; Crete Ace Hardware spls $93.70; CAMC svs $300; Crete Auto Supply VFD spls $341.36; Danko VFD $18,050; EFTPS payroll tax $2,666.22; Excel Excavating & Underground svs $21,300; Farmers Coop Vill $232.46; FSB HAS $1,800; Five Points Bank copier pymt $148.93; Great Plains Pest Mgmt svs $110; Hoffschneider Law svs $2,048.64; KCL Grp Benefits STD/LTD $143.82; Kelli Hromek svs $138.12; LARM Ins $42,526; Matheson Tri Gas spls $43.70; Menards spls $134.45; Midwest Laboratories svs $97.50; NE Dept of Rev Sales & Use Tax $4,573.48;NE Dept of Rev Annual Pymt $25; NE Public Health Enviromental Lab svs $512; NE PPD Sept $35,929.71; NPPD elec $154.92; NPPD elec $3,788.60; Olsson svs $25,526; One Call Concepts locates $19.28; Sam's Club Renewal $432.20; Scheels spls $173.29; Staples spls $172.88; Tractor Supply spls $84.98; Wages Sept $19,321.10; Walmart spls $62.13; Waste Connections garbage $5,766.05; Windstream VFD $205.44; Windstream vill $285.93; Windstream village internet $121.33; Zito Media Fire Hall Internet $198.83; Zito Media Fire Hall Internet $176.65; Zito Media Library $113.65; Zito Media Maint Shop $113.65; Blobaum & Busboom svs $3,000 Barley's Specialties svs $219.36. No sheriff’s report. B. Kasl gave the fire report. Fire & rescue is going to purchase new gear, with an expected 4-6 week turnaround time. Bontrager gave the code compliance report. Four properties will be added to the November agenda for declaration of nuisance/unsafe properties by resolution. Unfinished business: Construction update on Future Infrastructure Projects – Streets. Motion by Lang, seconded by Shaw to approve Pay Application #1 for MTZ Construction. Motion carried. Update of vehicle storage building. New business: Consideration of application for new DVFD Fire and Rescue member. Motion by Motion made by Lang, seconded by Shaw to approve the new member. Motion carried. Discussion held on quote for heavy tooth bucket and snow blade for the Bobcat. Motion by Shaw, seconded by Lang to approve the quote for both, to be paid out of the general account. Motion carried. Discussion held on trees in the boulevard Motion by Hitchins, seconded by Shaw to remove the problematic trees and replace them with smaller ornamental trees. Motion carried. Consideration and discussion of the ESRI renewal quote. Motion by Shaw, seconded by Lang to approve the renewal. Motion carried. Discussion held on the board wages. Tabled until November meeting. Motion by Miller, seconded by Shaw to enter closed session for the purpose of discussing the evaluation of the job performance of a person when necessary to prevent needless injury to the reputation of a person and if such person has not requested a public meeting for a period not to exceed 10 minutes per person to complete review forms and 10 minutes per person for the employee review, to include individual employees, all board members, and Atty. Madsen. Motion carried and entered closed session at 7:17 pm. Motion by Lang, seconded by Tellez to resume meeting in open session at 8:27 pm. Motion carried. No formal action was taken during closed session. Motion by Miller, seconded by Shaw to pass a 6.5% wage increase to all regular full-time employees and the dump attendant, effective the next pay period. Motion carried. Motion by Miller, seconded by Shaw, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Jennifer M. Kasl, Clerk-Treasurer CR — November 06, 2024 ZNEZ
