VILLAGE OF EXETER MINUTES APRIL 8, 2025 The regular meeting of the Exeter Village Board was convened in open and public session on Tuesday April 8, 2025 at 7:00 pm at the Exeter Village Office. Notice of the meeting was given by posting 10 days prior at the Exeter Village Office, Post Office, and Generations Bank. Chairperson Alan Michl called the meeting to order. Board members present upon roll call were: Alan Michl, Justin Harre, and Terry Salyer. Jim Anderson and Bob Mueller were absent. Clerk Becky Erdkamp recorded the minutes. Chairperson Michl noted that a copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is available in the Village Office for public inspection and review. Visitors present included: Kiley Wiechman, Mark Becker, Dustin Weber, Jennifer Reiman, Stan Rouse, Joe Miller and Rhonda Stokebrand. Minutes from the previous meeting were reviewed and approved without correction. An accounts payable listing was presented for approval. Harre moved and Salyer seconded the motion to approve invoices as presented. All present voted aye. Approved invoices as follows: Ameritas Life Insurance Corp $1,291.16; Barco Municipal Products Inc 268.81; Barco Products LLC 12,968.83; Black Hills Energy 841.05; Butzke Construction 17,200.00; Capital One 4,841.69; Cornhusker Marriott Hotel 896.00; Diode Technologies 485.68; EFTPS 3,621.98; Eakes Office Solutions 40.57; Ekeler Repair 130.78; Erdkamp, Rebecca 388.48; Exeter Lumber LLC 2,780.67; Farmers Cooperative 296.32; Farmers Cooperative 1.743.44; Fyr-Tek, Inc 676.00; Generations Insurance Group 1,582.60; Glenwood 49.92; Greg’s Market 131.67; Hometown Leasing 133.03; Klemm, Vicki 109.89; Kopchos Sanitation Inc 108.50; Kopchos Sanitation Inc 108.50; La Quinta Inns & Suites 707.70; Leesa Bartu Designs 240.00; MMC Consulting LLC 415.00; Michl, Alan 162.57; Miller, Joey 150.00; Mueller, John 150.00; Municipal Supply, Inc 1,965.62; Nebraska Dept of Revenue 467.37; Nebraska Public Health Env Lab 15.00; Nebraska Rural Water Association 890.00; Nebraska Signal 60.00; Nebraska State Fire School 900.00; One Call Concepts 24.99; Perennial Public Power District 3,158.49; Salaries 12,690.14; Salyer, Terry 591.77; Sargent Drilling 2,641.72; Seward County Independent 35.00; Seward County Independent $189.96; South Sioux City Marriott 330.00; Southeast Library System 7.75; Windstream 332.63; Windstream 332.33; York Heating & Air 497.50; ZOLL Medical Corp 482.02; Total Invoices $78,133.13 Kiley Wiechman of HBE CPAs presented the audit report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. The report has been submitted to the State Auditor’s office. Harre moved and Michl seconded the motion to approve the audit report as presented by HBE CPAs. All present voted aye. Jennifer Reiman and Stan Rouse of Glenwood presented an Application For Installation of Fiber-Optic Network to the board for review. Glenwood Telecommunications Inc is seeking approval to construct a buried fiber-optic network within the Village of Exeter. The mainline fiber will be buried at an approximate depth of 3 feet, while drops to residential homes and businesses will be placed at a depth of 1 to 2 feet, depending on ground conditions. The construction process will involve a combination of plowing and boring methods, as appropriate for each location. All hand-holes and pedestals will be installed within city rights-of-way to ensure minimal disruption to private property. A Glenwood representative will meet with village maintenance staff to review maps before placement of lines is finalized. Michl moved and Harre seconded the motion to approve the application for installation of a fiber-optic network. All present voted aye. Mark Becker and Dustin Weber appeared before the board representing the Rural Fire District to voice concerns with work starting on the exterior walls of the old fire hall before the rural board had a chance to review the cost estimates and vote to proceed. A discussion was held regarding communication between the two boards. The Village Board wants to have the fire hall project finished before the end of fiscal year 2025 for budget and audit purposes. A request from TJ Slezak of Twisted Wrench was discussed. He will be hosting an alumni event on Friday, May 23rd and would like to have a portion on Main Street in front of the bar closed. Harre moved and Salyer seconded the motion to approve the street closing during the event. All present voted aye. Fire Chief Joe Miller appeared before the board requesting approval for the fire department to get a Special Designated Liquor License on Saturday July 26th during Exeter Days in the new addition of the fire hall. Harre moved and Salyer seconded the motion to approve the request. All present voted aye. A request from Greg Yound for the widening of his driveway was reviewed. Michl moved and Salyer seconded the motion to approve the driveway expansion. All present voted aye. ORDINANCE NO. 606 AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF EXETER, NEBRASKA, TO AMEND SECTION 4-121 OF THE VILLAGE CODE TO PROVIDE THE SPEED LIMIT OF 40 MILES PER HOUR ON HIGWAY 6; TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; TO REPEAL ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS ORDANANCE WAS REVIEWED. Ordinance No. 606 is a request from the Nebraska Department of Transportation that would update the documentation for the speed zones on US-6 through the Village of Exeter. NDOT is not proposing any changes to the existing speed zones. Harre moved and Salyer seconded the request to approve Ordinance No. 606. All present voted aye. Applications for pool staff were reviewed. Troy Kallhoff and Draven Payne submitted applications to manage the pool. Kierra Papik, Lily Jeffries, Jonah Geiger, Addison Petzoldt, Deacon Erdkamp and Kaydence Haase have applied for the lifeguard position. Kierra Papik is also willing to take the manager’s class and be a substitute manager if needed. Harre moved and Salyer seconded the motion to approve all applicants on the condition that all required certifications are obtained prior to opening day. All present voted aye . Discussion was held on salaries for pool staff. The required Nebraska minimum wage has gone up to $13.50 per hour on January 1, 2025. Harre moved and Salyer seconded the motion to pay new lifeguards Deacon Erdkamp and Kaydence Haase $13.50 per hour, returning lifeguards Kierra Papik, Lily Jeffries, Jonah Geiger and Addison Petzoldt $14.00 per hour and managers Troy Kallhoff and Draven Payne $15.00 per hour. All present voted aye. A request for funding from Fillmore County Development Corporation was reviewed. Michl moved and Salyer seconded the motion to approve a $2,000.00 donation. All present voted aye. The Spring Clean Up Dumpster will be in town on Saturday May 3rd from 8:00 am until 2:30 pm. A Notice to Abate Nuisance prepared by Attorney Charles Campbell for the property owned by Colton Smith located at 115 South River Avenue was reviewed. Michl moved and Salyer seconded the motion to proceed with the Notice to Abate Nuisance. All present voted aye. A Notice to Abate Nuisance prepared by Attorney Charles Campbell for the property owned by Francisco Cardenas located at 113 North River Avenue was reviewed. Harre moved and Salyer seconded the motion to proceed with the Notice to Abate Nuisance. All present voted aye. A Notice to Abate Nuisance prepared by Attorney Charles Campbell for the property owned by Donald Mason located at 320 West South Boundary Avenue was reviewed. Salyer moved and Harre seconded the motion to proceed with the Notice to Abate Nuisance. All present voted aye. John Mueller presented an estimate from Murphy Tractor & Equipment for a 2010 John Deere 672G Grader. The grader will not be available until July or August. Alan and John hope to be able to go and look at it soon. The estimated cost will be $82,000.00. Harre moved and Salyer seconded the motion to leave it at the discretion of the chairman and maintenance supervisor after looking at the grader to purchase it. All present voted aye. John Mueller presented the Maintenance Report. John and Joe are requesting four ten hours days this summer. The board members present had no problem with the request. John reminded board members that they need to decide how to proceed with the sewer project by either building a new lagoon, utilizing land application or a treatment facility. The project is an unfunded mandate by the Environmental Protection Agency. Mueller has obtained a bid from Johnson Service to clean out the sewer line under the railroad tracks on East Boundary Avenue. The cost is estimated at $17,500.00 plus a mobilization fee of $3,000.00. To clean out one block of Union Avenue from Kiowa north would be $13,000.00. Mueller missed the deadline for the Lead Line Inventory report. A notice will have to be sent with the May water bills. Precision Sign gave an estimate to create new banners for the light poles at $76.00 per banner. 15 banners are needed. Becky Erdkamp presented the Clerk’s Report. Charley Campbell has reviewed an Ordinance prepared by Zito Media for a renewal of the franchise agreement. He has concerns about the new provision for termination of the franchise. Sales tax receipts for January were $13,680.80. Keno receipts for February were $240.14. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 6th at 7:00 pm. The meeting adjourned at 8:50 pm. Becky S. Erdkamp Village Clerk FS — May 07, 2025 ZNEZ
