Submitted by  Mary Kay Schultejans, County Clerk

The Board of Nemaha County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, March 2, in the Commissioner’s Room of the Nemaha County Courthouse. The meeting was called to order with Chairman Ben Glace leading the flag salute. Present also were Commissioners Joe Dalinghaus and Jason Koch, County Counselor/County Administrator Austin Parker, and County Clerk Mary Kay Schultejans recording the minutes.

Glace led those present in an opening prayer to begin the meeting this morning.

The board set and approved the agenda for the meeting.

Chairman Glace called for Open Public Forum to begin at 9:14 a.m. Marcia Philbrick and Donna Altenhofen came before the board to speak during the public forum. Chairman Glace ended the public forum at 9:21 a.m.

Department Reports

Road and Bridge/Solid Waste Supervisor Adam Kuckelman advised the board that:

• He received a right of way easement request from Blue Valley Technologies for work to be done along 120th Road, 96th Road, and J Road involving Adams Township, Harrison Township and Mitchell Township. The commissioners approved the right of way easement request with Blue Valley Technologies. The commission signed the request form as presented.

• The guys finished rocking the Powhattan Road and will now be working on rocking Pennsylvania Avenue from Highway 75 to the Humboldt Road.

• The guys are cutting trees along 24th Road and the Parallel Road.

• They will get signs put up on J Road coming into Seneca as soon as possible.

The board and Parker reviewed the specifications for the new EMS building project suggesting changes to be made to the specifications before they are put out for bid. Emergency Preparedness Director Eddie Aldrine and Con Olson, with Techs, Inc., were also present for this discussion. The floor plan will be updated as well before the specifications are put out for bid.

Also at the meeting:

The board reviewed and approved the minutes as amended from the Feb. 23 meeting.

The commission amended the agenda to allow Philbrick to speak concerning the Nemaha County Historical Society. Philbrick provided a summary of activities and a summary of expenses for the Nemaha County Historical Society for 2025. Philbrick also thanked the board for their support of this organization over the past several years.

Nemaha County’s ARPA Funds Consultant Jack Willmeth came before the board to remind the commissioners that all ARPA funds need to be spent by Dec. 31, 2026. Willmeth also said that although the commissioners cannot add projects to be paid for by ARPA funds, they can shuffle around the amount of money spent on each project if necessary.

The board reviewed a payment policy drafted by Parker. The commission approved Resolution 2026-2, a resolution establishing a policy concerning payment procedures for credit card and utility expenditures. The commissioners signed the resolution as presented.

The commissioners approved the Release of Mortgage for Off Road Service & Repair, LLC. Glace signed the document as presented.

The board reviewed a payroll report for the January/February 2026 payroll period. The commissioners approved the January/February 2026 payroll in the amount of $579,550.32 with benefits included. The commissioners signed the payroll report as presented.

The board reviewed vouchers submitted by the different departments to be paid. The commission approved the AP warrants to be paid on March 3 as presented.

The next regularly scheduled meeting was held on Monday, March 9. These minutes were not available at The Herald’s press time.