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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES A regular meeting of the Chappell City Council was held on January 2, 2007 at the Chappell City Hall at 7:00 P.M. Along with Mayor Rahe, the following members being present: Graeff, Vogt, Reichman, and Graves. Staff members present were City Attorney Joel Jay, City Administrator/Clerk Joan Hansen and Street Superintendent Bill Mitchell. Visitors were welcomed. Notice of the meeting was posted as required by law. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those present and led by Mayor Larry W. Rahe. Mayor Rahe informed the public of the location of the Nebraska Open Meeting Act on the back wall of Council room. (per new law) Public Comments: A motion was made by Council member Graves and seconded by Council member Graeff to approve the Consent Agenda including minutes of the regular meeting December 18th, the claims list, and department/committee reports. “Yes” Graeff, Vogt, Reichman, Graves. “No” None. Motion carried. BatteryZone, Inc. - $67.50 * Brown's Service - $89.51 * Chappell Chamber of Commerce - $150.00 * Chappell Municipal Utilities - $4,259.36 * Crescent Electric Supply Company - $157.81 * Deuel County Treasurer - $7,000.00 * Terry Duffield - $1,600.00 * EMS Billing Services Inc - $155.00 * Eakes Office Products Center - $60.33 * Electric Fixture & Supply Company - $872.71 * Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Co. - $151.36 * Alan Grasmick - $49.00 * Heiman - $582.74 * Ideal Linen Supply - $338.87 * Kinder Morgan Inc - $702.35 * Mary McCall - $100.00 * Memorial Health Center - $240.00 * Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska - $38,799.39 * S A Foster Lumber Company - $97.75 * Sedgwick County Landfill - $1,408.68 * State of Ne HHS Laboratory - $511.00 * Valley Tire & Service LLC - $32.00 * Viaero Wireless - $15.85 * Wheat Belt Public Power District - $26.00 * Total payroll - $21,072.34 Unfinished Business: County Commissioner Todd Smith addressed the council regarding the KENO funds. Currently the county utilizes these funds to cover their share of the interlocal ambulance agreement they have with the city. After a recent annexation the county will no longer be able to utilize these funds. After much discussion it was decided that the best course of action was to set up a one-year agreement to allow the county to receive 25% of the City of Chappell’s KENO funds. The county will now be responsible for all the paperwork. This agreement will be reviewed at the first city council meeting in 2008. A motion was made by Council member Reichman and seconded by Council member Graeff to approve the agreement to allow the county to receive 25% of KENO funds for the period of one year, subject to approval by the commissioners. “Yes” Graeff, Vogt, Reichman, Graves. “No” None. Motion carried. New Business: Street Superintendent Bill Mitchell talked to the council regarding the city’s current recycling bids. Bill reported that he works with a company in Denver and Ogallala to handle all of the baled recycled material. Council member Graeff suggested contacting some other entities to make sure we are getting a competitive bid. It was also suggested that the steel laying next to the street shop should be bid out and moved. Mayor Rahe appointed Gary Wilson as the new building inspector. Nothing new was reported on the Konruff property. Mayor Rahe asked the council how they wanted to handle the matter of Allyn McKinzie leaving the Heritage House painting job before it was finished. Council agreed to proceed with small claims court. Joan will send a certified letter to Mr. McKinzie. A motion by Council member Reichman and seconded by Council member Graves to go into executive session at 8:20 p.m. for three-month review for Administrator/Clerk. “Yes” Graeff, Vogt, Reichman, Graves. “No” None. Motion carried. A motion by Council member Reichman and seconded by Council member Graves to come out of executive session and re-open meeting at 8:25 p.m. “Yes” Graeff, Vogt, Reichman, Graves. “No” None. Motion carried. A motion by Council member Graeff and seconded by Council member Graves
to raise the Administrator/Clerk Joan Hansen’s annual salary to
$35,000. “Yes” Graeff, Vogt, Reichman, Graves. “No”
None. Motion carried. Mayor Rahe will approach Cabela’s again for matching funds on the lake/trail project. He reminded council members of the Habitat for Humanity meeting on January 9th at 7pm at the Lions Den. The next regular meeting will be January 15, 2007. A motion by Council member Reichman and seconded by Council member Graves
to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 p.m. “Yes” Graeff,Vogt, Reichman,
Graves. Motion carried.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES A regular meeting of the Chappell City Council was held on January 15,
2007 at the Chappell City Hall at 7:00 P.M. Along with Mayor Rahe, the
following members being present: Graeff, Vogt, Reichman, and Graves. Staff
members present were City Attorney Joel Jay and City Administrator/Clerk
Joan Hansen. Visitors were welcomed. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those present and led by Mayor Larry W. Rahe. Mayor Rahe informed the public of the location of the Nebraska Open Meeting Act on the back wall of Council room. (per new law) Public Comments: A motion was made by Council member Reichman and seconded by Council member Graves to approve the Consent Agenda including minutes of the regular meeting January 2nd, the claims list, and department/committee reports. “Yes” Graeff, Vogt, Reichman, Graves. “No” None. Motion carried. AWWA - $265.00 * Andesite Rock Company - $986.20 * Better Homes and Gardens - $9.99 * Brown’s Service - $99.51 * Cash-Wa - $1,589.84 * Chappell Municipal Utilities - $167.03 * Chappell Super Foods - $36.85 * The Chappell Register - $448.97 * CLIA Laboratory - $150.00 * Culligan - $32.88 * E & S Inc. - $626.97 * EMS Billing Services - $23.56 * Embarq - $777.39 * Farmer’s Elevator Company - $1,604.21 * John Ford - $57.50 * Great Plains One-Call - $9.09 * Hansen’s Petroleum – 932.72 * Rod Hanson - $21.88 * Ideal Linen Supply - $79.39 * Ingram Library Services - $56.96 * Interstate Power Systems - $462.00 * Kinder Morgan - $180.00 * League Of Municipalities - $100.00 * Librarians’ Book Express - $34.93 * Mary McCall - $32.45 * Michael Todd - $212.34 * Chappell VFD - $180.00 * Riley Bros. LLC - $936.36 * Shell Fleet Management - $849.51 * The College House - $1,723.80 * Rocky Timm - $57.50 * Toshiba American - $94.41 * Tri City Auto Parts - $250.00 * Valley Repair - $73.20 * World Almanac - $9.95 * Total Payroll - $21,714.37 Unfinished Business: A warranty deed was drafted by City Attorney Joel Jay to convey the selected city lot to Habitat for Humanity. Mayor Rahe will sign the document and give it to the local Habitat for Humanity board. New Business: Jeff Kelly of Panhandle Area Development District addressed the council about a housing rehabilitation program that will be available for residents in Chappell, Lodgepole and Oshkosh. Applications will be available at the city office. Floyd Stahr addressed the council on some preliminary plans for a senior
center. Jeff Kelly with the Panhandle Area Development District is working
with Floyd and will be applying for CDBG funds. The city will need to
be named as the applicant in the grant but Panhandle Area Development
District will take care of all of the paperwork. At least a 25% local
match will be necessary to apply for the grant. The proposal was tabled
until the next meeting. The COLA raise increase of 3.3% was confirmed on the SSA website. A motion by Council member Reichman and seconded by Council member Graves to approve the COLA increase for employees effective January 15, 2007. “Yes” Graeff, Vogt, Reichman, Graves. “No” None. Motion carried. Council Member Comments: Council member Graves shared a complaint on a property owner near the senior center that hadn’t shoveled their walk. Council member Vogt said the city did a great job of cleaning up around the schools. Council asked if we had a response from Allyn McKinzie Painting. Joan said we had not. Discussion was held about celebrating the city’s 100th birthday in September. The next regular meeting will be February 5, 2007. A motion by Council member Reichman and seconded by Council member Graves
to adjourn the meeting at 8:250 p.m. “Yes” Graeff,Vogt, Reichman,
Graves. Motion carried.
SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL MINUTES A special meeting of the Chappell City Council was held on January 31, 2007 at the Chappell City Hall at 7:00 P.M. Along with Mayor Rahe, the following members being present: Graeff, Vogt, Reichman, and Graves. Staff members also present were City Attorney Joel Jay and Administrator/Clerk Joan Hansen. Notice of the meeting was posted as required by law. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those present and led by Mayor Larry W. Rahe. Visitors were welcomed. Mayor Rahe informed the public of the location of the Nebraska Open
Meeting Act on The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a parcel of real estate that had come up for sale. Discussion followed on the land use and future plans for the property. A motion was then made by Council member Graves and seconded by Council member Graeff to appoint Mayor Larry Rahe to meet with the Buckley Trust to apply for funding on behalf of the Community Development Agency. “Yes” Graeff, Vogt, Reichman, Graves. “No” None. Motion carried. A motion by Council member Graeff and seconded by Council member Vogt to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 p.m. “Yes” Graeff, Vogt, Reichman, Graves. “No” None. Motion carried.
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