Submitted by Mary Kay Schultejans, County Clerk

The Board of Nemaha County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, Dec. 15, in the Commissioner’s Room of the Nemaha County Courthouse. The meeting was called to order with Chairman Jason Koch leading the flag salute. Present also were Commissioners Ben Glace and Joe Dalinghaus, and County Clerk Mary Kay Schultejans recording the minutes.

Commissioner Koch led those present in an opening prayer to begin the meeting.

The board set and approved the agenda for Dec. 15 as presented.

Chairman Koch called for Open Public Forum to begin at 9:22 a.m. No one came before the board to speak during the forum. Chairman Koch ended public forum at 9:29 a.m.

Department Reports

Accounts Payable Clerk Donna Meader came before the board to share information with the commissioners concerning the results of past Nemaha County Worker’s Compensation audits.

Appraiser Kerri Koch came before the board to discuss with the commissioners the county’s current Neighborhood Revitalization Plan.

Also at the meeting:

The board reviewed and approved the minutes from the Dec. 8 meeting.

The board approved for publication the 2025 Budget Amendments as presented.

The commissioners called and spoke to County Counselor/County Administrator Austin Parker about the contract for Vance Brothers for the micro-surfacing of Old Highway 9 and about the auto renewal of the contract with KWORCC for 2026 for the county’s Worker’s Compensation insurance. Notification of re-quote would need to happen by the end of April 2026 for the 2027 fiscal year.

The board approved the contract with Vance Brothers for the micro-surfacing of a 5-1/2 mile stretch of Old Highway 9. This is being used as a test strip as a possible alternative to chip and sealing. Any extra material following this process will be used for blade patching.

The board approved a transfer of $25,000 from the funds earmarked for the Sheriff’s office in Capital Outlay to the Law Enforcement Center Fund and $25,000 from the Courthouse General Account to the Law Enforcement Center Fund with the understanding that the General Fund is to be reimbursed first with any remaining funds at the end of the year.

The board approved the add/abate orders for 2025 as presented. Chairman Koch signed the add/abate orders as presented.

The board reviewed vouchers submitted by the different departments to be paid. The commissioners approved the AP warrants to be paid on Dec. 16 as presented.

The board discussed changes to be made for the 2026 Reorganization document.

The commissioners held a five-minute executive session to discuss the pay and performance of non-elected personnel. Present for the executive session was the Board of Commissioners. The meeting returned to open session with no action taken by the board following the executive session.

The commissioners did not meet in regular session during the week of Dec. 22. The next regularly scheduled meeting was held on Monday, Dec. 29. These minutes were not available at The Herald’s press time.