VILLAGE OF UNION
MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Chairman Seyler called the monthly meeting for January to order at 7:01 pm at the Union Fire Hall. The Open Meeting Laws were displayed for public reference.  On roll call:  Seyler – Aye, Feek – Aye, Hill – Aye, Ruby – Aye and Fritschle- AYE. 

Minutes of the January Regular Board Meeting were reviewed.  Fritschle motioned to approve January 11th Meeting Minutes.  2nd by Ruby.   By Roll, Trustee votes are as follows:  Seyler – Aye, Feek – Aye, Hill – Aye, Ruby – Aye and Fritschle - Aye. Motion approved.

Claims and Accounts were presented.  Ruby motioned to approve February Claims and Accounts 2nd by Feek.  By Roll, Trustee votes are as follows:  Seyler – Aye, Feek – Aye, Hill – Aye, Ruby – Aye and Fritschle- Aye. Motion approved.

FEBRUARY 2023
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS

NPPD:

WATER PUMP			 $   448.08 (EFT)	WATER FUND
FIREBARN (TOWN BLDG)			 $     79.47 (EFT)	FIRE FUND
TOWER (WATER)			 $   127.18 (EFT)	WATER FUND
AREA LIGHT RENTAL			 $     11.44 (EFT)	GENERAL FUND
STREETLIGHTS			 $   424.45 (EFT)	STREET FUND
LIFT STATION			 $   141.11 (EFT)	SEWER FUND
BALLFIELD			 $     78.95 (EFT)	PARK FUND
MAINTENANCE SHOP			 $     34.36 (EFT)	GENERAL FUND
CABOOSE			 $     31.58 (EFT)	GENERAL FUND
WINDSTREAM			 $     89.01 (EFT)	GENERAL FUND
RESERVES TRANSFER			 $   183.00 FEB MONTHLY TRANSFER (EFT)	SEWER FUND
CENEX FLEET FUELING			 $   289.06 F550 70.58/R1500 190.30/DIESEL 15.49 (C)	STREET & GENERAL FUNDS
NE DEPT OF REVENUE			 $   205.40 SALES TAXES (EFT)	GENERAL FUND
NPHEL			 $   394.00 COLIFORM/MINERALS/GLYPHOSATE TESTING (C)	WATER FUND
PAPILLION SANITATION	    		 $    318.50 RECYCLING (EFT)	GENERAL FUND
MELISSA HANSEN 			 $ 1645.81 JANUARY PAY (C)	WATER, SEWER & GENERAL FUNDS
MICHAEL CONTRERAS			 $   838.14 JANUARY PAY (C)	WATER, SEWER, GENERAL
STEVE HEYEN			 $ 2041.67 JANUARY PAY (C)	WATER, SEWER, GENERAL, & STREET FUNDS
INTUIT			 $      15.00 PAYROLL FEE (EFT)	GENERAL FUND
US TREASURY			 $   1104.78 MONTHLY DEPOSIT FOR WITHHOLDING (EFT)	GENERAL FUND
LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR			 $      99.95 MINUTES PUBLISHING (C)	GENERAL FUND
USPS	    	    	 $     96.00 200 POST CARD STAMPS	WATER, SEWER FUNDS
RIC ORTMEIER			 $ 1200.00 AUDIT WAIVER PREP (C)	GENERAL FUND
MEESKE HARDWARE	  		 $     131.10 MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES (C)	GENERAL FUND
LONM	 		 $       65.00 WATER OPERATOR WORKSHOP	WATER & SEWER FUNDS
MENARDS COMMERCIAL	   		 $    115.03 MAINTENCE SUPPLIES SHOP (EFT)	GENERAL FUND
OLSSON	  		 $    220.21 STREET SUPERINTENDENT SERVICES	STREET FUND
STAPLES			 $    176.40 OFFICE SUPPLIES (EFT)	GENERAL FUND
$         10,604.68 FEBRUARY CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS
$       167,438.81 GENERAL FUND BALANCE AS OF FEBRUARY 7, 2023
$           6,209.93 PENDING DEPOSITS   
$         37,183.56 SEWER RESERVE ACCOUNT 
$        43,018.93 ARPA FUND ACCOUNT
          +  183.00 SEWER RESERVE TRANSFER FOR FEBRUARY							                            $      243,429.55 IN VILLAGE ACOUNTS AFTER CLAIMS & ACCOUNTS PAID
CORRESPONDENCE- The clerk received a self- assessment survey from NDEE to be completed for our upcoming routine sanitary survey. 
CLERK REPORT – The village is still waiting on audit waiver approval, NDEE pre-application for water infrastructure problem, and signed contract with FEMA to proceed with siren installation.
Village Maintenance Report: Steve Heyen reported the well pumps ran for 302 hours, pumping 1,756,000 gallons of water.  Lift station processed 1,176,000 gallons of wastewater and ran for 98 hours. Elevated water levels due to a couple of leaks that were located and fixed and pumping into the sewer lagoons to maintain appropriate level.
Fire Report- NTR
Union United Inc. Report: Hansen reported that Spring Clean Up is scheduled for April 29th and 30th.  There will be 2 roll-off containers for household trash, appliance and metal collection, and electronics recycling station. Vidlak brought a stray cat in for TNR program.  She will be working on locating cats in the community that still need to be neutered and inoculated.  The staff is working on a banner design for new banners for the light poles on Main St.

New Business:

The clerk explained that there is no longer a legal paper in the county, or in circulation within the village, that publishes legal notices, and comes within the pricing statutes set by the Nebraska legislature by State Statute 23-122 and LB-840 which passed in 2022. Ruby motioned to post meeting minutes prior to the next meeting at our three posting spots instead of publishing them, as outlined in State Statute 19-1102, until there is a paper in circulation that is publishing affordable legal notices.  2nd by Hill.  By Roll, Trustee votes are as follows:  Seyler – Aye, Feek – Aye, Hill – Aye, Ruby – Aye and Fritschle- Aye. Motion approved. 
 
Ruby motioned to adjourn at 7:24 pm. 2nd by Hill.  By Roll, Trustee votes are as follows:  Seyler – Aye, Feek – Aye, Hill – Aye, Ruby – Aye and Fritschle- Aye. 
Motion approved.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for March 8, 2023 at 7 pm at the Union Fire Hall.  The Meeting Notice and Agenda will be posted for the public at the Village Office, the Union Junktion, and the Union Post Office by March 3rd.

Charles J. Seyler II
Chairman     

                        
 				
		These minutes have been prepared by the village clerk and are certified to be true and accurate