FRIEND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES-REGULAR MEETING MAY 6, 2025 Mayor Knoke called the regular meeting of the City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. Councilmembers were present: Kristen Milton, David Sladek, Phyllis Schwab, and Jeremy Collier. Mayor Knoke led the meeting in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. As required by the Nebraska Open Meetings Act, Mayor Knoke announced that a copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act has been posted on the south door of the City Hall meeting. Motions were made, seconded, and passed unanimously for the following: to approve the minutes from the April 1, 2025 Regular meeting to approve the April Treasurer report to approve April claims and payroll to approve Hospital Financial Reports from March & April 2025 to approve Resolution #25-02 to postpone final report of TIF district closing until June meeting to postpone vote on Zito Franchise Renewal Proposal until after contact with Zito to renew NDOT Maintenance Agreement to approve changing names on city’s Visa credit cards from, respectively, John Schwab & Shawn Gray to Heather L Varney & Steve Osmon to approve SENDD Drawdown #2 for the Tourism Development project to approve City paying remaining balance os $37,796.75 of bill from Stutzman Digging water line for new public safety building after FVFD portion paid to table discussion of employee health insurance and benefits until later in the meeting to approve contracting out for handling of 2 to 4 nuisance properties to approve raising customer utility deposits from $35 to $100 to approve enforcement of utility cancellation notices and late fees of $15 applied to businesses, same as residential properties to add quarterly Regular City Council Meetings to allow city to pay for sewer line for public safety building from funds for the building to approve pool staffing based on Heather Black’s recommendations to approve hire of two people to work 4 days a week for 8 weeks and $12/hour each for summer painting and groundskeeping to adjourn meeting at 9:20pm The claims approved were as follows: April Payroll, 18606.45; Ameritas, 1855.61; EFTPS, 5024.45; NE Dept of Rev SWH, 891.19; Architectural Design Assoc, se 6811.76; B & D Diamond Pro, Inc., se 1190.00; BNSF Railway Company, fe 1315.13; BOKF, NA, fe 30026.04; Baker & Taylor Books, su 57.57; Beaver Hardware, su 149.82; Bel-Con Refuse LLC, se 614.50; Black Hills Energy, se 597.75; Blue Cross Blue Shield, fe 2436.87; Bound Tree Medical LLC, su 120.00; Bruning Law Group, se 1120.00; Center Point Large Print, su 95.88; Jacob & Johnathan Clouse, fe 850.00; Country Compost LLC, fe 2000.00; Culligan Water Service, se 413.75; Eakes Office Solutions, su 360.63; Elite Plumbing & Drain Cleaning, se 75.00; Evan Buresh, re 100.00; Exeter Lumber Co., su 277.50; First Wireless, su 81.22; Friend Volunteer Fire Dept., su 3000.00; Gale, su 37.03; Hometown Leasing, fe 98.60; Mastiff Systems, se 132.50; Matt Friend Truck Equpiment, se 5778.90; Midwest Radar & Equipment, se 80.00; MMC Consulting, se 5193.75; Mutual of Omaha, fe 372.42; NE Dept. of Revenue ST, fe 2810.41; NE Public Health Environmental Lab, fe 30.00; NE Rural Water Assoc, fe 300.00; ; NMC Exchange LLC, se 1387.15; Nebraska Sign, se 518.52; Nick’s Farm Store Co., su 215.10; Norris Public Power District, fe 16465.00; Diane Odoski, re 213.78; One Billing Solutions, LLC, se 344.64; One Call Concepts, Inc. se 41.11; Paper Tiger, se 35.00; Kevin Paulsen, se 825.00; PowerManager, su 628.88; Principal Mutual Life Ins. Co., fe 95.76; Readers Digest, 13.92; Schindler Elevator Corporation, se 206.49; Seward County Independent, fe 790.68; Stryker Sales Corporation, su 381.89; US Cellular, se 213.63; Verizon Wireless, se 199.75; Visa, su 736.58; Waste Connections of Nebraska, se 6613.23; Young’s Welding, se 193.07 Total Claims Approved: 123698.91 Mayor Judith K. Knoke introduced and read Resolution #25-02 RESOLUTION #25-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIEND, SALINE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF QWIK 6, FOR A SPECIAL DESIGNATED PERMIT UNDER THE NEBRASKA LIQUOR CONTROL ACT, TO SELL LIQUOR, BEER AND WINE ON JULY 3, 2025 IN THE CITY OF FRIEND. THE SAID SPECIAL DESIGNATED PERMIT TO BE LIMITED TO THE FENCED AREA SPECIFIED ON LICENSE APPLICATION, LOCATED AT 1535 1ST STREET FOR THE CELEBRATION TO BE HELD BETWEEN THE HOURS OF (TBD) ON THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2025, PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF FRIEND, AND THE NEBRASKA LIQUOR CONTROL ACT. Mike Winberg presented information for employee insurance on behalf of Guardian. No action. Jared Chaffin gave Friend Healthcare Systems report. No action. Mark Stutzman gave Building Inspector report. No action. Brent Milton gave fire report Rescue Squad- No report Heather Black gave Pool report. Billy Baugh Public Works Supervisor gave his report. Heather Varney Deputy Clerk gave Clerk Report. No action. Steve Osmon Chief of Police gave police report. No action. Judith K. Knoke, Mayor ATTEST Heather L. Varney, Deputy City Clerk A complete copy of the minutes is available for review upon request at City Hall during regular office hours. FS — June 04, 2025 ZNEZ
