VILLAGE OF EXETER MINUTES MAY 6, 2025 The regular meeting of the Exeter Village Board was convened in open and public session on Tuesday May 6, 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, Jim Anderson, and Bob Mueller. Justin Harre and Terry Salyer 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: Lisa Jacobsen, Eric Johnson and Rhonda Stokebrand. Minutes from the previous meeting were reviewed and approved without correction. An accounts payable listing was presented for approval. Anderson moved and Mueller seconded the motion to approve invoices as presented. All present voted aye. Approved invoices as follows: Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. $1,229.26; Axline Power Services 12.79; Beaver Hardware 100.81; Black Hills Energy 478.88; Butzke Construction 17,200.00; Capital One 1,062.46; EFTPS 3,867.02; Eakes Office Solutions 62.95; Ekeler Repair 6.05; Electric Pump 30,850.00; Erdkamp, Rebecca 100.00; Exeter Lumber, LLC 1,623.16; Farmers Cooperative 157.91; Fillmore County Dev Corp 2,000.00; Fyr-Tek, Inc 380.00; Generations Insurance Group 71,582.00; Glenwood 49.92; Greg’s Market 36.34; HBE LLP 7,904.14; Harre Seed Inc 4,218.00; Hometown Leasing 133.03; Kopchos Sanitation 108.50; League of NE Municipalities 565.00; Leesa Bartu Designs 240.00; Miller, Joey 150.00; Mueller, John 150.00; NCSPC 92.31; NCSPC 92.31; NE Dept of Revenue 467.09; NE Dept of Revenue 1,601.01; NDEE 280.00; NE Public Health Env Lab 47.00; NE UC Fund 34.93; Perennial Public Power 2,693.06; Precision Signs & Graphics LLC 1,160.00; Pulliam Plumbing Inc 50.00; Salaries 14,283.67; Seward County Independent 49.30; Sudrla, Patty 85.84; ZOLL Medical Corp 92.40; Total Invoices $165,297.14 Eric Johnosn gave an update of the Fillmore County Development Corporation. They want to make sure the organization is giving back to the communities of the county with business and housing grants. They are going to be working with SENDD to apply for grants to be awarded locally. They hope to hold monthly meetings with a report of what is going on locally in each community. Lisa Jacobsen of Perennial Public Power discussed an October 1, 2025 rate increase that will be occurring due to cost increases. A power point handout was reviewed explaining the need for the increase. An estimate from Viking Industrial Painting to repair a leak at the bottom riser of the water tower was reviewed. The cost will be $500.00 per crew hour. Crew members can begin repairing the leak immediately. The water tower will have to be drained. It will be two weeks before it can be refilled. Water samples will have to be submitted to the State on two separate days. Once samples meet requirements the tower will be back online. A generator will be installed at the well during repairs. John will contact Viking to begin the repairs. Plans for improvements at Storybook Park submitted by Cindy Markowski were reviewed. High school art students and Arden Nixon will be painting a new mural on the building wall. Doug Munsterman of D & L Enterprises will do landscaping. A new picnic table will be purchased. All improvements will be paid for with memorial monies received by the library. The board reviewed lifeguard and manager applications for Ensley Stahl, Kayden Bolejack and Anna Sluka. Anderson moved and Michl seconded the motion to hire Ensley Stahl and Kayden Bolejack as lifeguards starting at $13.50 per hour and Anna Sluka as substitute pool manager and swimming lessons instructor for $15.00 per hour on the condition that all certifications are received prior to opening day. All present voted aye. An update was presented on several nuisance properties in town. Paperwork has been sent to Donald Mason. Paperwork for Frank Cardenas and Colton Smith is in the works. Attorney Charles Campbell has prepared a letter regarding the clean up of construction materials from the yard at 122 North Burlington Avenue. Mowing letters will be sent. John Mueller presented the Maintenance Report. The seals are out on the pool pump. Electric Pump in Omaha will be making repairs. The rest of the blue rubber mulch will be installed at the playground by the ballfield. Becky Erdkamp presented the Clerk’s Report. Sales tax receipts were $11,485.46. Keno receipts were $316.29. The next meeting will be held on Monday, June 9th at 7:00 pm. The meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm. Becky S. Erdkamp Village of Exeter FS — May 28, 2025 ZNEZ
