Minutes of the Burt County Board of Supervisors The Burt Co. Board of Supervisors met May 28, 2026 in the Boardroom of the Burt Co. Courthouse in Tekamah, NE. Notice of the meeting was given in the Burt Co. Independent, on a 1st floor courthouse bulletin board and on Co. website; proof of publication is on file with Co. Clerk. The following members were present: Ted Connealy, Gary ‘Bird’ Swanson, Sam Titus, Carl Pearson, Jay W. Johnson, Paul Richards and Jeff Kutchera. The meeting opened at 9:00 A.M., Chairman Kutchera presided over the meeting and the following business was approved: the agenda, minutes of 5/13/2026 meeting, May claims of $1,097,135.42 including $173,400.85 for payroll; listing as follows: 100 AGRIVISION EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES 174.61 100 ANDY'S QUICK SHOP FUEL 116.03 100 ANTELOPE CO. JAIL 180.00 100 APPLIED CONNECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES SOFTWARE.CYBER.IT 4,372.49 100 B & B TECHNOLOGIES EQUIPMENT 1,530.71 100 BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITIES 195.15 100 BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD INSURANCE 57,348.81 100 BOMGAARS SUPPLIES 500.18 100 BRANIFF SERVICE FUEL 560.97 100 BRUMMOND DISPOSAL GARBAGE 105.00 100 BURT CO. ATTORNEY SHERIFF FEES 50.00 100 BURT CO. CLERK POSTAGE 113.90 100 BURT CO. COURT COURT COSTS 169.00 100 BURT CO. DISTRICT COURT COURT COSTS 186.00 100 BURT CO. INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING 758.18 100 BURT CO. PUBLIC POWER DIST RADIO TOWER 52.16 100 BURT CO. SHERIFF PETTY CASH 69.62 100 CANON FINANCIAL COPIER 286.49 100 CENTURY LINK 911 322.96 100 CITY OF TEKAMAH UTILITIES 125.00 100 CLARK PEST AND TERMITE CONTROL SERVICES 85.00 100 CLASSIC CLEAN CARWASH FLEET 22.79 100 CLEARFLY TELEPHONE 1,448.83 100 CONSTELLATION NEW ENERGY GAS UTILITIES 133.40 100 CRESTON FERTILIZER MCL FARMS CHEMICAL 3,662.00 100 CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGIES MICROPHONE 884.18 100 CUBBY'S FUEL 2,188.21 100 DAS STATE ACCOUNTING-CENTRAL FIN. SOFTWARE 411.60 100 DECATUR EXPRESS - KB'S MINI MART FUEL 1,487.07 100 DOUGLAS CO. DEPT OF CORRECTIONS JAIL 2,186.64 100 DREGALLA FAMILY DENTISTRY JAIL MEDICAL 125.00 100 DREW LAW FIRM ATTORNEY FEES 2,893.75 100 EAKES SUPPLIES 204.01 100 ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE ELECTION SUPPLIES 188.71 100 FIRST CONCORD BENEFITS GROUP ADMIN FEE 30.00 100 FIRST NATIONAL BANK NORTHEAST FEDERAL TAXES 12,971.07 100 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA SUPPLIES 2,715.20 100 FIRST NORTHEAST BANK OF NEBRASKA CHECKS 104.00 100 GREAT AMERICA FINANCIAL EQUIPMENT LEASE 177.63 100 GIS WORKSHOP SOFTWARE 19,735.33 100 HOMETOWN LEASING COPIER 76.93 100 JACK'S UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT UNIFORMS 345.80 100 JOHNSON & PEKNY LAW ATTY FEES 1,850.00 100 KRAVIEC MAURSTAD LAW CHILD SUPPORT ATTY 2,001.56 100 MADISON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE 5.42 100 MAXIMUS COST ALLOCATION AUDIT 438.04 100 MCH HEALTH SYSTEM JAIL MEDICAL 627.76 100 MID AMERICA ENTERPRISES TIRES & REPAIR 757.41 100 MID-AMERICAN BENEFITS INSURANCE 45,255.75 100 MIDWEST ALARM SERVICES INSPECT 400.20 100 MIPS SOFTWARE 2,268.32 100 NACO REGISTRATION 125.00 100 NE NEBR AREA AGENCY ON AGING QTRLY DUES 5,716.00 100 NE SPECIALTY DENTAL JAIL MEDICAL 1,747.00 100 NEBR HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES LODGING.SERVICES 87.00 100 NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT UTILITIES 473.47 100 NICHOLAS E. WURTH LAW ATTY FEES 3,762.50 100 NORTHEAST ASSESSORS' ASSOC DUES 25.00 100 ONE OFFICE SOLUTION SUPPLIES 2,486.29 100 OPTK NETWORKS INTERNET 642.99 100 RETIREMENT PLANS AMERITAS RETIREMENT 11,491.27 100 SAVE MORE MARKET SUPPLIES 501.91 100 LK VENTURES CORP SHREDDING 80.00 100 STRYKER SALES SUPPLIES 348.00 100 THE APOTHECARY SHOP JAIL MEDICAL 495.83 100 THE EMBLEM AUTHORITY SUPPLIES 396.00 100 NE CREMATION SOCIETY CO. BURIAL 1,070.00 100 THURSTON CO. SHERIFF JAIL 7,260.00 100 TK ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE 365.16 100 TRI-STATE COMMUNICATIONS INC RADIO REPAIR 725.00 100 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES SOFTWARE 475.94 100 VERIZON WIRELESS CELL PHONE 719.38 100 WASHINGTON CO. SHERIFF JAIL 5,070.00 300 APPLIED CONNECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES SOFTWARE 37.20 300 ARIZONA TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ASSIST 27,045.90 300 BELL CREEK TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ASSIST 26,025.30 300 BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITIES 54.41 300 BLUFF AGGREGATE GRAVEL 23,052.90 300 BOMGAARS SUPPLY SUPPLIES 606.17 300 BRANIFF SERVICE FUEL 3,069.33 300 BRUMMOND COUNTRY DISPOSAL GARBAGE 95.00 300 BRUMMOND DISPOSAL GARBAGE 130.00 300 BURT CO. PUBLIC POWER UTILITIES 146.24 300 CITY OF LYONS UTILITIES 307.70 300 CITY OF OAKLAND UTILITIES 25.47 300 CITY OF TEKAMAH UTILITIES 63.50 300 CRAIG TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ASSIST 42,099.75 300 CUMING CO. INDUSTRIES PARTS/LABOR 487.68 300 DECATUR EXPRESS - KB'S MINI MART FUEL 653.74 300 DECATUR TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ASSIST 18,144.00 300 EVERETT TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ASSIST 13,721.40 300 BATTLE CREEK FARMERS COOP FUEL 7,255.16 300 FILTER CARE OF NEBR FILTERS 62.25 300 FIRST NATIONAL BANK NORTHEAST FEDERAL TAXES 3,966.63 300 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA SUPPLIES 78.94 300 GINI, LLC FUEL 65.02 300 GIS WORKSHOP SOFTWARE 4,725.00 300 LOGAN TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ASSIST 25,203.15 300 LOGEMANN AUTO PARTS & MACHINE PARTS 99.96 300 MAINELLI, WAGNER & ASSOC ENGINEERING 4,251.45 300 MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS 26,779.20 300 MHC KENWORTH-OMAHA PARTS 72.80 300 MIDWEST ENGINEERING ENGINEERING 30,879.25 300 MIDWEST SERVICE CO FUEL 15,877.54 300 NATIONAL SIGN CO SIGNS 1,015.97 300 NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT UTILITIES 190.14 300 NMC PARTS 852.35 300 OAKLAND EXPRESS FUEL 60.00 300 OAKLAND TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ASSIST 12,785.85 300 PERSHING TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ASSIST 17,803.80 300 QUINNEBAUGH TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ASSIST 8,221.50 300 RAKA RENTALS EQUIPMENT 332.03 300 RETIREMENT PLANS AMERITAS RETIREMENT 3,601.10 300 RIVERSIDE TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ASSIST 11,396.70 300 SCOTT'S HARDWARE SUPPLIES 60.24 300 SEALS & SERVICE PARTS/LABOR 330.00 300 SHAMBURG AUTO SUPPLIES/PARTS 204.23 300 SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ASSIST 15,649.20 300 STALP GRAVEL GRAVEL 7,033.78 300 STEINY'S GENERAL STORE SUPPLIES 354.77 300 SUMMIT TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ASSIST 29,654.10 300 TEAM LAB CHEM ASPHALT 7,975.00 300 TRI-STATE COMMUNICATIONS RENTAL 273.00 300 TRUCK CENTER PARTS 214.19 300 VERIZON CONNECT FLEET 435.07 300 VERIZON WIRELESS CELL PHONE 119.79 300 VILLAGE OF DECATUR UTILITIES 209.73 300 WESTERN ENGINEERING MATERIALS 950.00 900 AMBER LEA ACRES RENO GRANT 2,593.57 900 DANIEL JOHNSON RENO GRANT 15,000.00 900 JEANNETTE BLANC RESIDENTIAL GRANT 4,269.50 900 JOHN GUILL RESIDENTIAL GRANT 5,906.45 900 KIM GUILL RESIDENTIAL GRANT 8,000.00 900 KYLE QUICK RESIDENTIAL GRANT 8,000.00 900 WATERTIGHT ROOFING RENO GRANT 15,000.00 1150 MIPS SOFTWARE 219.17 2700 ESTATE CARLA J HART INHERITANCE REFUND 313.26 2913 CENTURYLINK 911 707.20 2913 CITY OF FREMONT 911 1,824.28 2913 NORTHEAST NEBR TELEPHONE 911 130.98 9599 AFLAC EMPE PD ADDL 306.01 9599 ALLSTATE EMPE PD ADDL 43.70 9599 BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD INSURANCE 1,701.56 9599 CREDIT MANAGEMENT GARNISHMENT 493.31 9599 FIRST CONCORD BENEFITS EMPE PD ADDL 775.00 9599 FIRST NATIONAL BANK NORTHEAST Federal Taxes 30,404.68 9599 GLOBE LIFE LIBERTY NATIONAL EMPE PD ADDL 714.80 9599 MADISON NATIONAL LIFE EMPE PD ADDL 43.48 9599 MUTUAL OF OMAHA EMPE PD ADDL 355.14 9599 NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT EMPE PD ADDL 150.00 9599 NEBR CHILD SUPPORT GARNISHMENT 100.00 9599 RETIREMENT AMERITAS RETIREMENT 10,326.03 9599 STATE TAX COMMISSIONER STATE TAXES 6,485.07 9599 TRUSTMARK BENEFITS EMPE PD ADDL 222.62 9599 VISION SERVICE PLAN (CT) EMPE PD ADDL 780.16 100 ELECTION WORKERS WAGES 12,101.41 100 BURT CO. TREASURER FUND TRANSFER 185,000.00 Board of Equalization meeting held from 9:31-9:33 a.m. – (3) Tax list corrections approved: (1) Bruce Nathan home corrected to Modular (2&3) KS/NE Evangelical Church, TERC settlement applied exempt status. Communication: 2026 TERC Findings & Order Report for levels of value placed on file. Vanguard Appraisal Contract: approved for software for Assessor’s office; annual rate of 17,650, effective Feb. each year for years 2027-2031. Burt Co. Economic Development (BCEDC): Cindy Chatt, Director Fund 0900 Private Foundation Grants: (i) $150,000.00 funding received for the Demolition, Commercial Reno and Residential Reno Programs; the last round of funding the board chose to allocate a certain amount to the Residential program. Following discussions a motion failed to keep the Residential Renovation Program, there will be no more applications accepted for that Program. (ii) The board approved (2) Demo Grants: (1)Kelly 5, LLC – 603 S 11th , Tekamah $6,172.25 (50% low bid) (2) Vernon Zessin – 721 N. Thomas Ave, Oakland $3,900 (50% low bid) Fund 0990 Lodging Tax Funds: (2) Grants approved: (1) Hoot Gibson Rodeo ($500) for Advertising (2) Joint Applicants - Tekamah businesses ($1,000) for Omaha Influencer Social Media Campaign (ii) report: future request funds, split cost with BCEDC for County wide Video marketing campaign. County owned building in Oakland: Unsafe building (PID #312808100). report structural engineering still exploring options. Budget Prep for FY26-27: officials will include “up to 6%” on salaries/wages for c.o.l. for their employees for Jan-June 2027; per Resolution 2025-16. ROADS: CO.RD. L, E. OF OAKLAND OVERLAY - - OPEN BIDS: KNIFE RIVER (S.CITY, IA) $3,384,676.31 9/1/2026 – 9/30/2026 CONSTRUCTORS (LINCOLN, NE) $2,897,064.33 7/17/2026 – 9/1/2026 WESTERN ENGINEERING (HARLAN, IA) $2,571,525.94 7/19/2026 – 9/1/2026 Following opening of the bids, motion was to table awarding the bids until the June 10, 2026 meeting so time could be taken for review. BURT – WASHINGTON DRAINAGE DIST. - CO. TO HAUL EQUIP.: agreement approved for Burt Co. Road Dept to haul equipment for the drainage district at a rate of $150.00/trip. VACATING PUBLIC ROAD 203: (Co. Road 44) legally described as: West 33 feet of Southeast 1/4 (SE ¼) and East 33 feet of Southwest 1/4 (SW ¼) of Section 11, Township 20 North, Range 11 East. Sandhills Energy requested the Road be vacated for their Burt County Solar project. Resolution 2026-07 ordering Hwy Supt to do road Study was adopted. Public Comments: none. The meeting adjourned at 10:32 A.M. Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 SARAH J. FREIDEL, BURT CO. CLERK These minutes are not the official record; a complete copy is available at the Clerk’s Office or on our website at www.burtcountyne.gov . Official minutes are not yet approved. ZNEZ BCI 6/4/26
