MINUTE RECORD FOR CITY OF ALMA

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

DECEMBER 18, 2001

A meeting of the Mayor and City council of the City of Alma, Nebraska was held at the Office of the City Clerk in said city on the 18^th day of December, 2001 at 7:30 o’clock p.m.

Present were: Mayor Haeker. Council Members; Fleischmann, Lakin, Calkins and Waggoner. Also attending the meeting; Clerk, Attorney, Administrator, Ann Brown, Neil Molzahn and Russ Pfeil.

Notice of this meeting was given in advance thereof by posting and publication, designated methods for giving notice. Notice of this meeting was given to the Mayor and all members of the Council and a copy of their acknowledgement of receipt of notice and the agenda is attached to the minutes. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Mayor and Council of this meeting. All proceedings hereinafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

Mayor Haeker called the regular meeting of December 18, 2001 to order and the following business was transacted.

Roll Call: Calkins, Waggoner, Fleischmann, Lakin and Mayor. All attending.

Moved by Fleischmann seconded by Lakin that it is hereby determined that this meeting was previously publicized duly convened and it is in open session. Motion Carried.

Moved by Waggoner seconded by Lakin that the minutes of the December 4^th, 200l regular meeting be approved as written. Motion Carried.

Mayor Haeker opened the floor to any discussion upon the presented claims and invoices. Clerk informed all that the Golf payroll claim had a typo and should be for $2,092.4l instead of $2,0824l, discussion upon telephone bill at Trailer Court was had, discussion on postage machine claim and fax lines telephone bill was talked about.

Moved by Fleischmann seconded by Lakin that the following claims and invoices be approved as circulated and the following checks be drawn on the proper funds for payment. Motion Carried.

Page 1			CLAIMS DATE: DEC 18, 2001
Claim #	Invoice #	Invoice Date	Payee	Explanation/Description	Amount
			GENERAL
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins C.P.A.	audit services	$ 55.55
31450		12/6/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 60.72
31449		12/6/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 3,245.01
		12/18/01	City Payroll Account	insurance	$ 946.72
		12/18/01	Rep Valley Animal Clinic	dog--cat care	$ 252.64
		12/18/01	Francotyp-Postalia, Inc	postage machine	$ 558.00
		12/18/01	AllTell	cell phone----bill	$ 38.48
	3039327	12/18/01	Eakes Office Plus	office supplies	$ 49.98
		12/18/01	MCI World Com	fax lines	$ 85.06
		12/18/01	Duncan Jelkin Walker	legal	$ 328.00
	131066	12/18/01	Bee Office solutions	office supplies	$ 6.20
	3089282242	12/18/01	Citizens Communications	telephone billing	$ 240.50
		12/18/01	State NE Department Revenue	sales-city-use taxes	$ 34.16
					$ 5,901.02
			STREET
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins C.P.A.	audit services	$ 55.55
	23689	12/18/01	Alma Short Stop	fuel	$ 133.01
31450		12/6/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 35.92
31449		12/6/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 827.18
		12/18/01	City Payroll Account	insurance	$ 379.72
		12/18/01	Orcutt Sanitation	line maint	$ 165.00
	917152	12/18/01	Bosselman, Inc.	fuel	$ 7.90
					$ 1,604.28
			LIBRARY
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins	audit services	$ 55.56
		12/18/01	City Payroll Account	insurance	$ 361.45
		12/18/01	State NE Department Revenue	sales-city-use taxes	$ 1.92
31408		12/5/01	Pam Metzger	maint	$ 52.50
31409		12/5/01	Citizens Communications	telephone billing	$ 132.69
31410		12/5/01	Verizon	telephone billing	$ 16.82
31411		12/5/01	Valley Plumbing Heating	repairs	$ 363.86
31412		12/5/01	Highsmith, Inc.	operating supplies	$ 19.37
31413		12/5/01	Nebraska Library Commission	books	$ 28.95
31414		12/5/01	Marshal Cavendish Corp.	books	$ 558.31
31415		12/5/01	Thomas T.Beeler	books	$ 72.95
31416		12/5/01	Ingram	books	$ 222.92
31417		12/5/01	Audio Editions	books	$ 73.95
31418		12/5/01	Young Adult Resources	books	$ 212.99
31419		12/5/01	Software Plus	capitol outlay	$ 145.64
31420		12/5/01	Internet Additions Corp.	capitol outlay	$ 815.00
					$ 3,134.88
			SHOP
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins C.P.A.	audit services	$ 55.56
	125024041	12/18/01	Zee Medical Service	operating supplies	$ 81.05
	3089283144	12/18/01	Citizens Communications	telephone service	$ 55.22
					$ 191.83
			CUSTOMER DEPOSIT
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins C.P.A.	audit services	$ 55.55
Page 2			CLAIMS DATE: DEC 18, 2001
Claim #	Invoice #	Invoice Date	Payee	Explanation/Description	Amount
			FIRE
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins C.P.A.	audit services	$ 55.56
		12/18/01	Pam Metzger	maint	$ 112.50
	685	12/18/01	Apria Healthcare	chem--gas	$ 8.50
	222441	12/18/01	LINWELD	chem--gas	$ 29.66
	10235352	12/18/01	AllTell	cell phone	$ 24.06
		12/18/01	David L. Culver	equipment maint	$ 46.00
	917132	12/18/01	Bosselman, Inc.	fuel	$ 75.73
		12/18/01	Citizens Communications	telephone service	$ 37.09
	82326	12/18/01	Uniservice Inc.	cleaning supplies	$ 34.24
		12/18/01	State Ne Department Revenue	sales-city-use taxes	$ 13.09
					$ 436.43
			AUDITORIUM
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins C.P.A.	audit services	$ 55.56
		12/18/01	Pam Metzger	maint	$ 112.50
		12/18/01	General Glass	building maint--door	$ 496.93
		12/18/01	Hogeland Market	operating supplies	$ 5.62
		12/18/01	State Ne Department Revenue	sales-city-use taxes	$ 2.33
	3910	12/18/01	Uniservice Inc.	cleaning supplies	$ 21.92
					$ 694.86
			POLICE
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins C.P.A.	audit services	$ 55.56
		12/18/01	Harlan County Sheriff	contract services	$ 3,333.33
					$ 3,388.89
			PARK
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins C.P.A.	audit services	$ 55.56
	23519	12/18/01	Alma Short Stop	fuel	$ 24.91
					$ 80.47
			RECREATION
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins C.P.A.	audit services	$ 55.56
					$ 55.56
			POOL
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins C.P.A.	audit services	$ 55.56
					$ 55.56
			LANDFILL
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins C.P.A.	audit services	$ 55.56
					$ 55.56
			AIRPORT
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins C.P.A.	audit services	$ 55.56
	47260	12/18/01	Twin Valleys P.P.D.	electric utilities	$ 10.00
					$ 65.56
			TRAILER COURT
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins	audit services	$ 55.55
		12/18/01	Don & Judy Kruse	maint	$ 500.00
		12/18/01	Classic Cable	cable t.v.	$ 36.81
	3089283102	12/18/01	Citizens Communications	telephone service	$ 51.46
					$ 643.82
			PAYROLL
pr-1041		12/6/01	American Funds	pension	$ 979.30
		12/18/01	Blue Cross Blue Shield	insurance	$ 5,463.30
					$ 6,442.60
Page 3			CLAIMS DATE: DEC 18, 2001
Claim #	Invoice #	Invoice Date	Payee	Explanation/Description	Amount
			GAS
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins C.P.A.	audit services	$ 55.55
	222439	12/18/01	LINWLED	chem-gas	$ 16.25
17688		12/6/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 115.09
17687		12/6/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 2,983.91
		12/18/01	City Payroll Account	insurance	$ 873.16
	694959	12/18/01	Exemplar International	drug consortium	$ 60.00
	12/3/01	12/18/01	Great Plains One Call	line maint	$ 11.00
	98012480	12/18/01	Leininger Smith--Law Office	legal	$ 75.00
		12/18/01	Everett Hunter	anna dental	$ 54.00
	886678	12/18/01	Bosselman, Inc.	fuel	$ 34.00
	5086160	12/18/01	Aramark Services	clothing	$ 170.51
		12/18/01	Duncan Jelkin Walker	legal	$ 150.00
		12/18/01	Everett Hunter	everett dental	$ 66.00
		12/18/01	Kinder Morgan Interstate	transmission gas	$ 9,092.35
	10218330	12/18/01	AllTell	cell phone	$ 40.28
		12/18/01	State Ne Department Revenue	sales-use-city taxes	$ 1,266.56
					$15,063.66
			WATER
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins C.P.A.	audit services	$ 55.55
	2103	12/18/01	Builder Choice	build maint	$ 54.14
	24016	12/18/01	Alma Short Stop	fuel	$ 50.94
	78847	12/18/01	State NE HHS Laboratory	line maint	$ 30.00
	26773-00M	12/18/01	Chaloupka, Holyoke Law Office	legal-hog-confinement	$ 590.52
17688		12/6/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 84.53
17687		12/6/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 2,207.55
	84957-6	12/18/01	Nebraska Public Power	electric utilities	$ 325.13
		12/18/01	City Payroll Account	insurance	$ 680.68
	886675	12/18/01	Bosselman, Inc.	fuel	$ 23.69
		12/18/01	Nebr Rural Water Association	registration	$ 30.00
		12/18/01	Duncan Jelkin Walker	legal	$ 847.50
	178848-IN	12/18/01	Municipal Supply Nebraska	line maint	$ 277.14
		12/18/01	Nebraska Health & Human Service	license	$ 10.00
		12/18/01	Jerald Dietz	mileage--conference	$ 40.15
		12/18/01	Twin Valley P.P.D.	electric utilities	$ 273.12
		12/18/01	State Ne Department Revenue	sales-use-city taxes	$ 483.39
					$ 6,064.03
			SEWER
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins	audit services	$ 55.55
17688		12/6/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 42.13
17687		12/6/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 1,025.53
	84820-0	12/18/01	Nebraska Public Power	electric utilities	$ 291.10
		12/18/01	City Payroll Account	insurance	$ 484.50
		12/18/01	Citizens Communications	telephone service	$ 6.13
		12/18/01	State Ne Department Revenue	sales-use-city taxes	$ 319.89
					$ 2,224.83
			GOLF
	2097	12/18/01	Michael Huggins	audit services	$ 55.55
17688		12/6/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 72.29
17687		12/6/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 2,092.41
		12/18/01	City Payroll Account	insurance	$ 535.86
		12/18/01	Westerbeck Construction	grounds maint	$ 3,315.00
	34571	12/18/01	Mels Marine Shop	equipment maint	$ 18.85
		12/18/01	State Ne Department Revenue	sales-use-city taxes	$ 308.46
					$ 6,398.42

Treasurer’s report was presented to the Mayor and Council for review and discussion. Topics discussed included; gas storage bill and decided not to pay any warrants at this time. Treasurers report was accepted as presented.

Mayor Haeker under advisement from the City Attorney opened the public hearing on Government Redevelopment Plan resolution adoption at 7:30 o’clock p.m. December 18, 2001. City Attorney Walker explained the resolution that needed to be passed and informed all that all hearings have been had by the Planning Commission and Community Redevelopment Committee. Mayor Haeker informed all that the hearing would be left open for any comments from those attending meeting.

Fire Department current roster listing was gone over by the Mayor and Council. After discussion it was moved by Calkins seconded by Waggoner to approve the updated current roster of Fire Department members. Motion Carried. It was also requested to have a new updated roster presented every six months for approval.

Organizational and planning meeting discussion included; street projects that need to be done, comments expressed concerning Auditor Huggins suggestions on street department spending, proposals to start street projects in the early spring, proposal to have engineering work done on street projects by January l5th regular meeting or as soon as possible, priority listing of projects gone over by Mayor and Council, projects suggested and listed as to do first included curb and gutter work Main and Highway 183, park entrance reworking, widening radius on alley Church Street between Main and South, paving entire parking area behind Johnson Center, equipment purchase, skid loader possible purchase as soon as funds available, look at different trucks for snow removal, motor grader operating status report given, possible put grader up for bids to sell, suggestion to contract work out that involved grader, need to start a one and five year equipment plan, and report about parking at Johnson Center on pavement slab and the need to stop the parking so as to save the cement.

Mayor Haeker asked if there was any discussion upon the public hearing on the Government Redevelopment Plan resolution. There being no discussion it was moved by Calkins seconded by Lakin to have the Mayor sign the redevelopment plan resolution, Motion Carried.

Other topics of discussion brought up included; oil recycling project status, need to look for site for placement of oil recycling tank, no report to give on cell phone sharing, need to work upon possible grants for a walking path and a report given by Council member Calkins pertaining to description signs of birds that visit lake and lake levels of lake, to be placed on North Side Harlan county Lake be the Nebraska Games and Parks.

The time being 8:37 p.m. December 18, 200l it was moved by Lakin seconded by Fleischmann to go into executive session for personnel issues. Motion carried.

The time being 10:25 p.m. December 18, 200l it was moved by Lakin seconded by Fleischmann to come out of executive session and return to the regular meeting. Motion Carried.

Mayor Haeker explained that the executive session was for discussion upon salaries for employees—Council and Mayor and re-working the policy procedure manual. It was decided to discuss these matters at the next regular Council meeting with all employees not subject to any other City Board to be in attendance.

There being no other business for discussion it was moved by Waggoner seconded by Lakin to adjourn the meeting of December 18, 2001. Motion Carried.

_________________________________________ _________________________________________

Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk

MINUTE RECORD FOR CITY OF ALMA

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

DECEMBER 4, 2001

A meeting of the Mayor and City council of the City of Alma, Nebraska, was held at the Office of the City Clerk in said city on the 4^th day of December 2001 at 7:30 o’clock p.m.

Present were; Mayor Haeker. Council Members; Fleischmann, Calkins, Lakin and Fleischmann. Also attending; Clerk, Attorney, Administrator, Superintendent, John Harms, Ann Brown, Neil Molzahn and Russ Pfeil.

Notice of this meeting was given in advance thereof by posting and publication, designated methods for giving notice. Notice of this meeting was given to the Mayor and all members of the Council and a copy of their acknowledgement of receipt of notice and the agenda is attached to the minutes. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Mayor and Council of this meeting. All proceedings hereinafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

Mayor Haeker called the meeting of December 4, 2001 to order and the following business was transacted.

Roll Call: Lakin, Fleischmann, Waggoner, Calkins, Mayor Haeker. All present.

Moved by Lakin seconded by Fleischmann that it is hereby determined that this meeting was previously publicized duly convened and it is in open session. Motion Carried.

Moved by Lakin seconded by Calkins that the minutes of the November 20, 2001 regular Council meeting be approved as written. Motion carried.

Mayor Haeker opened the floor to any discussion upon the presented listing of claims and invoices. There being no discussion on the claims and invoices as presented, it was moved by Fleischmann seconded by Lakin that the following claims and invoices be approved as circulated and the following checks be drawn on the proper funds for payment. Motion Carried.

Page 1			CLAIMS DATE: DEC 4, 2001
Claim #	Invoice #	Invoice Date	Payee	Explanation/Description	Amount
			GENERAL
		12/4/01	Nebraska Public Power District	electric utilities	$ 61.42
		12/4/01	Waggoner Insurance Agency	insurance	$ 556.27
	4645	12/4/01	Trustworthy Hardware	operating expenses	$ 30.11
		12/4/01	Harlan County Journal	print & publish	$ 341.80
		12/4/01	Nebraska Cooperative Government	internet service	$ 29.00
	3030931	12/4/01	Eakes Office Plus	operating expenses	$ 86.29
		12/4/01	NCIP Coordinator	signs	$ 90.00
		12/4/01	Michael Richman	tax service update	$ 136.74
	3922	12/4/01	Hanna Variety	operating expenses	$ 28.29
	650	12/4/01	City of Alma Utilities	g-s-w-t utilities	$ 26.64
	130054	12/4/01	Bee Office Solutions	operating expenses	$ 33.67
		12/4/01	Hal Haeker	admin expenses	$ 1,000.00
		12/4/01	Culligan Water	office supplies	$ 13.25
		12/4/01	Hogeland Market	operating expenses	$ 4.47
31387		11/21/01	City Payroll	payroll	$ 2,652.92
31388		11/21/01	City Payroll	pension	$ 60.72
		12/4/01	Omaha Life	life ins	$ 15.66
					$ 5,167.25
			STREET
		12/4/01	Waggoner Insurance Agency	insurance	$ 2,009.92
		12/4/01	Nebraska Public Power District	electric utilities	$ 1,659.02
	16146	12/4/01	S & W Auto	r & m equipment	$ 150.24
	2050661	12/4/01	Electric Fixture & Supply	grounds maint	$ 20.48
	1007	12/4/01	Builders Choice	r & m equipment	$ 3.78
		12/4/01	Omaha Life	insurance	$ 7.78
31387		11/21/01	City Payroll	payroll	$ 853.12
31388		11/21/01	City Payroll	pension	$ 39.62
		12/4/01	Display Sales	xmas lights	$ 300.30
	2393840	12/4/01	Agri Co-op	operating expenses	$ 7.45
	4707	12/4/01	Trustworthy Hardware	operating expenses	$ 12.65
					$ 5,064.36
			FIRE
		12/4/01	Nebraska Public Power District	electric utilities	$ 180.39
		12/4/01	Waggoner Insurance Agency	insurance	$ 1,331.07
	12497	12/4/01	Sign Center	community center sign	$ 1,556.80
	60	12/4/01	City Alma Utilities	g-w-s-t utilities	$ 77.69
		12/4/01	Valley Plumbing	grounds maint sign	$ 109.50
		12/4/01	Green County Enterprises	building maint	$ 35.00
	2043971	12/4/01	Electric Fixture & supply	grounds maint sign	$ 148.18
	11205	12/4/01	Platte Valley Communications	operating expenses	$ 108.00
					$ 3,546.63
			LIBRARY
		12/4/01	Nebraska Public Power District	electric utilities	$ 123.03
		12/4/01	Waggoner Insurance Agency	insurance	$ 343.35
	1310	12/4/01	City Utilities	g-w-s-t utilities	$ 45.65
31387		11/21/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 1,998.78
		12/4/01	Omaha Life	insurance	$ 5.85
					$ 2,516.66
Page 2			CLAIMS DATE: DEC 4, 2001
Claim #	Invoice #	Invoice Date	Payee	Explanation/Description	Amount
			SHOP
		12/4/01	Nebraska Public Power District	electric utilities	$ 80.59
		12/4/01	Waggoner Insurance Agency	insurance	$ 349.78
	4686	12/4/01	Trustworthy Hardware	operating expenses	$ 8.27
	10	12/4/01	City Utilities	g-w-s-t utilities	$ 83.06
					$ 521.70
			AUDITORIUM
		12/4/01	Nebraska Public Power District	electric utilities	$ 45.98
		12/4/01	Waggoner Insurance Agency	insurance	$ 451.43
	4712	12/4/01	Trustworthy Hardware	operating expenses	$ 5.98
	300	12/4/01	City Utilities	g-w-s-t utilities	$ 366.76
	49074	12/4/01	Dept of Labor Boiler Safety	inspection	$ 30.00
		12/4/01	Hogeland Market	operating expenses	$ 5.68
					$ 905.83
			LANDFILL
		12/4/01	Harlan County Journal	print & publish	$ 90.00
		12/4/01	South Central Sanitation	service	$ 6,860.41
					$ 6,950.41
			PARK
		12/4/01	Nebraska Public Power District	electric utilities	$ 41.06
		12/4/01	Waggoner Insurance Agency	insurance	$ 411.45
	1300	12/4/01	City Utilities	g-w-s-t utilities	$ 33.43
					$ 485.94
			AIRPORT
		12/4/01	Agri Co-op	chemicals	$ 382.24
		12/4/01	Waggoner Insurance Agency	insurance	$ 431.83
					$ 814.07
			RECREATION
		12/4/01	Nebraska Public Power District	electric utilities	$ 27.36
		12/4/01	Waggoner Insurance Agency	insurance	$ 450.03
					$ 477.39
			POOL
		12/4/01	Nebraska Public Power District	electric utilities	$ 27.81
		12/4/01	Waggoner Insurance Agency	insurance	$ 562.52
					$ 590.33
			GAS
		12/4/01	Nebraska Public Power District	electric utilities	$ 14.50
		12/4/01	Waggoner Insurance Agency	insurance	$ 1,153.31
	11800	12/4/01	Tagge Engineering	expenses	$ 488.00
	4756	12/4/01	Trustworthy Hardware	operating expenses	$ 3.17
		12/4/01	Harlan County Journal	print & publish	$ 78.75
		12/4/01	U.S. Postal Service--Teleset	postage machine postage	$ 300.00
	2401825	12/4/01	Agri Co-op	fuel	$ 32.60
	10	12/4/01	City Utilities	g-w-s-t utilities	$ 83.09
		12/4/01	David Fleischmann	admin expense	$ 800.00
		12/4/01	Greg Lakin	admin expense	$ 800.00
17645		11/21/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 2,439.80
17646		11/21/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 113.32
		12/4/01	Omaha Life	insurance	$ 15.56
		12/4/01	Aramark Services	clothing	$ 248.81
					$ 6,570.91
Page 3			CLAIMS DATE: DEC 4, 2001
Claim #	Invoice #	Invoice Date	Payee	Explanation/Description	Amount
			WATER
		12/4/01	Nebraska Public Power District	electric utilities	$ 14.59
		12/4/01	Waggoner Insurance Agency	insurance	$ 1,377.13
	4664	12/4/01	Trustworthy Hardware	operating expense	$ 41.17
		12/4/01	Harlan County Journal	print & publish	$ 48.00
		12/4/01	U.S. Postal Service---Teleset	postage machine	$ 300.00
	2404725	12/4/01	Agri co-op	operating expense	$ 11.56
	10	12/4/01	City Alma Utilities	g-w-s-t utilities	$ 99.26
		12/4/01	Brooks Ford	r & m equipment	$ 107.13
		12/4/01	Paul Waggoner	admin expense	$ 800.00
		12/4/01	Alma Concrete, Inc.	rock	$ 182.70
17645		11/21/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 1,800.87
17646		11/21/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 83.64
		12/4/01	Omaha Life	insurance	$ 13.63
	177891.IN	12/4/01	Municipal Supply of Nebraska	line maint	$ 491.02
					$ 5,370.70
			SEWER
		12/4/01	Waggoner Insurance Agency	insurance	$ 572.94
		12/4/01	Trustworthy Hardware	operating expense	$ 2.99
		12/4/01	U.S. Postal Service---Teleset	postage machine	$ 300.00
	2328169	12/4/01	Agri co-op	fuel	$ 84.02
	10	12/4/01	City Utilities	g-w-s-t utilities	$ 83.09
		12/4/01	Rick Calkins	admin expense	$ 800.00
17645		11/21/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 829.34
17646		11/21/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 38.52
		12/4/01	Omaha Life	insurance	$ 7.78
					$ 2,718.68
			GOLF
		12/4/01	Nebraska Public Power District	electric utilities	$ 269.39
		12/4/01	Waggoner Insurance Agency	insurance	$ 951.33
		12/4/01	Agri co-op	fuel & operating	$ 259.49
	5340	12/4/01	City Utilities	g-w-s-t utilities	$ 724.96
		12/4/01	Nebraska Turfgrass Foundation	registration	$ 110.00
		12/4/01	E. R. Smolik	grounds maint	$ 40.00
17645		11/21/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 1,985.81
17646		11/21/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 72.29
		12/4/01	Omaha Life	insurance	$ 7.78
	3937	12/4/01	Hanna Variety	operating expense	$ 13.84
.					$ 4,434.89
			TRAILER COURT
		12/4/01	Nebraska Public Power District	electric utilities	$ 98.36
		12/4/01	Waggoner Insurance Agency	insurance	$ 664.89
	30	12/4/01	City Utilities	g-w-s-t utilities	$ 59.46
		12/4/01	Brooks Ford	r & m equipment	$ 40.16
					$ 862.87
			PAYROLL
pr-1039		11/21/01	American Funds	pension	$ 973.45
					$ 973.45

Treasurer’s report and warrant discussion included; no changes to report, all have reviewed with no questions. Treasurer’s report okayed as presented, also it was decided not to pay any warrants at this time.

John Harms, Supervisor of Gas Operations with NMPP Energy, gave a presentation to the Mayor, Council and all in attendance pertaining to Nebraska Public Gas Agency, how it was formed, how it works and what is proposed to help the City of Alma in gas purchases. Topics discussed included; agency creation, supplies gas to members and non member communities, nonprofit “Cooperative” of Municipalities, number of communities involved in agency, what NPGA offers, service pricing options, price curves graph looked at, LLP rate portfolio, comparisons of LLP to index pricing, storage concerns, administrative costs, membership costs and need to look at all information before any made on proposal.

The time being 8:20 p.m. December 4, 2001, at the request of the City Attorney, Council member Calkins moved to go into executive session for legal discussion upon proposed settlement with Furnace County Farms on hog confinement litigation. Motion seconded by Lakin. Motion carried.

The time being 8:36 p.m. December 4, 2001 it was moved by Calkins seconded by Lakin to come out of executive session and return to the regular meeting. Motion carried.

Mayor Haeker informed all that discussion in executive session pertained to legal issues concerning settlement proposal from Furnace County Farms.

Completed and or unfinished business discussion included; no news on hog confinement legalities, no discussion upon proposed water project and street project list needs to be prioritized with new additions to list.

There being no other agenda items for discussion the Mayor opened the floor to any other discussion. Topics brought up and discussed included; plan to hold down agenda items for December l8, 200l meeting so Mayor and Council could hold a planning meeting, tentative set the l8th of December for planning meeting, tentative set the l8th regular meeting to approve fire department roster, discussion upon how to handle the first meeting in January since it falls on a holiday, report heard about trucks hitting low hanging Christmas lights on main street, pool inspection report, need to keep on top of pool repair inspection work, Auditorium public restrooms vandalism report heard, repairs needed to door report, repairs needed to walls in restrooms report, possible put up a reward of $250.00 for arrest and conviction of vandals, report heard about ongoing investigation by Harlan County Sheriff concerning Auditorium vandalism, service of Fire department equipment discussion, letter from Colonial Villa discussed, maintenance at Auditorium and Community Center discussed, Christmas get together discussed, DSL installation report, figures given on new snow plow for installation on snow plow truck, suggested look into other areas for possible snow plow truck and discussion upon City purchasing a digital camera for use in City matters.

There being no other items for discussion it was moved by Lakin seconded by Fleischmann to adjourn the regular meeting of December 4, 2001. Motion carried.

ATTEST:

____________________________________________ __________________________________________

Mayor City Clerk

MAYOR CITY CLERK

MINUTE RECORD FOR CITY OF ALMA

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

NOVEMBER 20, 2001

A meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Alma, Nebraska, was held at the Office of the City Clerk in said City on the 20^th day of November 200l at 7:30 o’clock p.m.

Present were: Mayor Haeker. Council Members; Calkins, Lakin, Waggoner and Fleischmann. Also attending; Clerk, Attorney, Administrator, Ann Brown, Neil Molzahn, Merle Ilian, Bobette Backes, Mike Griffith and Allen Grell.

Notice of this meeting was given in advance thereof by posting and publication, designated methods for giving notice. Notice of this meeting was given to the Mayor and all members of the Council and a copy of their acknowledgement of receipt of notice and the agenda is attached to the minutes. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Mayor and Council of this meeting. All proceedings hereinafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

Mayor Haeker called the meeting of November 20, 2001 to order and the following business was transacted.

Roll Call: Calkins, Waggoner, Fleischmann, Lakin, Mayor. All present.

Moved by Lakin seconded by Fleischmann that it is hereby determined that this meeting was previously publicized duly convened and it is in open session. Motion Carried.

Moved by Waggoner seconded by Lakin that the minutes of the November 6, 2001 regular meeting be approved as written. Motion Carried.

Mayor Haeker opened the floor for discussion upon the presented claims and invoices list. Topics discussed included; correction on amount of Bee Office Supply bill, Park caretaker hours discussion and telephone bill discussion.

Moved by Fleischmann seconded by Calkins that the following claims and invoices be approved as circulated and the following checks be drawn on the proper funds for payment. Motion Carried.

Page 1			CLAIMS DATE: NOV 20, 2001
Claim #	Invoice #	Invoice Date	Payee	Explanation/Description	Amount
			GENERAL
		11/20/01	State of Nebraska Dept Revenue	sales-use-city taxes	$ 107.65
		11/20/01	Duncan, Duncan, Jelkin, Walker	legal	$ 1,210.00
	3020722	11/20/01	Eakes Office Plus	office supplies	$ 115.05
		11/20/01	City Petty Cash	replenish petty cash	$ 100.00
		11/20/01	Michael Richman	office supplies	$ 10.59
		11/20/01	Hogeland Market	operating supplies	$ 25.11
		11/20/01	Citizens Communications	2 months telephone bill	$ 476.57
		11/20/01	AllTell	cell phone bill	$ 82.31
31385		11/8/01	City Alma Payroll	payroll	$ 2,922.05
31386		11/8/01	City Alma Payroll	pension	$ 60.72
		11/20/01	City Alma Payroll	insurance	$ 946.72
	128851	11/20/01	Bee Office Solutions	office supplies	$ 113.77
					$ 6,170.54
			STREET
		11/20/01	Hogeland Market	operating supplies	$ 8.32
	528533	11/20/01	Farm Plan McClymont Impl	r & m equipment	$ 110.82
31385		11/8/01	City Alma Payroll	payroll	$ 787.85
31386		11/8/01	City Alma Payroll	pension	$ 36.59
		11/20/01	City Alma Payroll	insurance	$ 379.72
	50965	11/20/01	South Central Diesel, Inc.	r & m equipment	$ 357.24
					$ 1,680.54
			LIBRARY
		11/20/01	City Alma Payroll	insurance	$ 361.45
		11/20/01	State of Nebraska Dept Revenue	sales-use-city taxes	$ 2.04
31327		11/6/01	Pam Metzger	maint	$ 65.63
31328		11/6/01	Verizon	telephone	$ 14.43
31329		11/6/01	Citizens Communications	telephone	$ 133.01
31330		11/6/01	Library Store	operating supplies	$ 102.64
31331		11/6/01	Diamond Lake Book Company	books	$ 236.79
31332		11/6/01	Midwest Library Sales	books	$ 358.78
31333		11/6/01	Ingram	books	$ 526.14
31334		11/6/01	Audio Editions	books	$ 114.17
31335		11/6/01	Books in Motion	books	$ 235.79
31336		11/6/01	Nebraska Library Commission	books	$ 74.81
31337		11/6/01	Dell Marketing L.P.	capitol outlay--computers	$ 3,200.95
31338		11/6/01	Columbia House	videos	$ 47.39
31339		11/6/01	Follett Software Company	capitol outlay---software	$ 1,198.72
31340		11/6/01	Doubleday Large Print	books	$ 45.37
31341		11/6/01	Modern Methods, Inc.	service agreement	$ 52.38
31342		11/6/01	Modern Methods, Inc.	capitol outlay--copy mach	$ 2,475.00
31343		11/6/01	LaDonna Schluterbusch	books	$ 35.11
31344		11/6/01	LaDonna Schluterbusch	professional & school	$ 94.41
					$ 9,375.01
			AUDITORIUM
		11/20/01	State of Nebraska Dept Revenue	sales-use-city taxes	$ 1.75
	71698	11/20/01	Uniservice, Inc	cleaning supplies	$ 21.92
					$ 23.67
Page 2			CLAIMS DATE: NOV 20, 2001
Claim #	Invoice #	Invoice Date	Payee	Explanation/Description	Amount
			FIRE
		11/20/01	State of Nebraska Dept Revenue	sales-use-city taxes	$ 8.73
	237031	11/20/01	Emergency Medical Products	operating supplies	$ 181.40
	1257382	11/20/01	Laerdal Medical Corp	operating supplies	$ 71.00
		11/20/01	S. E. Smith & Sons	grounds maint--sign	$ 61.32
		11/20/01	Bosselman Energy, Inc.	fuel purchases	$ 70.14
	71699	11/20/01	Uniservice Inc.	cleaning supplies	$ 34.24
		11/20/01	Citizens Communications	telephone 2 month	$ 74.18
					$ 501.01
			PARK
31385		11/8/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 644.17
					$ 644.17
			SHOP
		11/20/01	Citizens Communications	telephone	$ 50.44
					$ 50.44
			POOL
		11/20/01	State of Nebraska Dept revenue	sales-use-city taxes	$ 0.99
					$ 0.99
			POLICE
		11/20/01	Harlan County Treasurer	contract	$ 3,333.33
					$ 3,333.33
			AIRPORT
	47260	11/20/01	Twin Valleys Public Power District	electric utilities	$ 10.00
					$ 10.00
			GAS
		11/20/01	State of Nebraska Dept Revenue	sales-use-city taxes	$ 844.81
		11/20/01	Duncan Duncan Jelkin Walker	legal	$ 465.00
		11/20/01	Russ Pfeil	dental services	$ 246.00
	98012188	11/20/01	Leininger Law Office	legal	$ 450.84
		11/20/01	Munger Company, Inc.	line maint	$ 73.26
	211727	11/20/01	Heath Consultants	line maint	$ 136.39
17643		11/8/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 2,458.85
17644		11/8/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 114.21
	4029678	11/20/01	Aramark Services	clothing	$ 167.09
		11/20/01	Bosselman Energy	fuel	$ 85.30
		11/20/01	City Payroll Account	insurance	$ 873.16
		11/20/01	Kinder Morgan Interstate Trans	gas transmission	$ 9,072.22
		11/20/01	AllTell	cell phone	$ 26.29
					$ 15,013.42
			WATER
	6900	11/20/01	Twin Valleys Public Power District	electric utilities	$ 280.32
		11/20/01	State of Nebraska Dept Revenue	sales-use-city taxes	$ 709.82
		11/20/01	Duncan Duncan Jelkin Walker	legal	$ 690.00
		11/20/01	Jerald Dietz	mileage---school	$ 69.00
17643		11/8/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 1,710.21
17644		11/8/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 79.44
		11/8/01	Hogeland Market	operating supplies	$ 12.61
	10372	11/20/01	Denzel R. Busick	legal---hog litigation	$ 110.00
	10204	11/20/01	Brooks Ford, Inc.	r & m equipment	$ 107.13
		11/20/01	City Payroll Account	insurance	$ 680.68
					$ 4,449.21
Page 3			CLAIMS DATE: NOV 20, 2001
Claim #	Invoice #	Invoice Date	Payee	Explanation/Description	Amount
			SEWER
		11/20/01	State of Nebraska Dept Revenue	sales-use-city taxes	$ 356.99
17643		11/8/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 907.10
17644		11/8/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 42.13
		11/20/011	Bosselman Energy	fuel	$ 34.03
		11/20/01	City Payroll Account	insurance	$ 484.50
		11/20/01	Citizens Communications	telephone 2 months	$ 12.26
					$ 1,837.01
			GOLF
		11/20/01	State of Nebraska Dept Revenue	sales-use-city taxes	$ 225.90
17643		11/8/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 2,230.05
17644		11/8/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 72.29
		11/20/01	Citizens Communications	telephone	$ 64.48
		11/20/01	City Payroll Account	insurance	$ 535.86
	38937-38247	11/20/01	Holmes Plumbing Heating	line maint	$ 84.21
					$ 3,212.79
			TRAILER COURT
		11/20/01	State of Nebraska Dept Revenue	lodging taxes	$ 35.16
		11/20/01	Citizens Communications	telephone	$ 48.29
		11/20/01	Classic Cable T.V.	cable tv	$ 36.81
					$ 120.26
			CUSTOMER DEPOSIT
		11/20/01	Doris Underwood	deposit refund	$ 100.00
					$ 100.00
			PAYROLL
		11/20/01	Blue Cross Blue Shield	insurance	$ 5,463.30
pr-1038		11/8/01	American Funds	pension	$ 968.34
					$ 6,431.64

Treasurer’s report and warrant discussions included; gas invoice total unknown, gas capacity limit questions, contracts on gas purchases, look into amortizing schedules and decision not to pay any warrants this month. Treasurer’s report accepted as presented.

Mr. Allen Grell with Keep Nebraska Beautiful program yielded the floor to Mr. Merle Ilian for his comments concerning the Resource Conservation and Development Program. Mr. Ilian handed out paperwork pertaining to the R C & D program and gave a short presentation upon the program. Mr. Ilian asked the Mayor and Council to allow City Administrator Hogeland to serve on the R C & D Board as a member at large. Topics discussed concerning the request included; responsibilities concerned with membership, meeting times, amount of time to be spent on program concerns, comments about other important thing going on within the City government, need to hold down number of meting attended comments, advantages and disadvantages to being on the board. Motion by Calkins to let the City Administrator Hogeland service as a member at large on the R C & D board and to hold down on the amount of other meetings attending. Motion seconded by Waggoner. Voting yes on the motion were; Lakin, Waggoner, Calkins. Voting no was Fleischmann. Motion Carried.

Mr. Allen Grell gave a presentation upon Nebraska Used Oil Collection program for Mayor and Council information. Topics brought up and discussed concerning report included; amount of communities participating in program, how the oil reuse program works, reuse tank size and location discussion, training needed in the handling of reuse oil, costs to City, employee hours to be spent on project estimated, life of reuse oil tank discussion, electrical cost to run oil reuse tank City responsibility, need to look into location site for tank, liability insurance questions, legal issues questions and need more work upon installing the oil reuse program in the City of alma.

Telephone discussion with Mr. Gus Lieske cancelled because informed that he could not make meeting. Decided by Council not to put telephone service discussion back on the City agenda.

Maintenance agreement with State of Nebraska Department of Roads for snow removal and surface maintenance was presented to the Mayor and Council for signing. After discussion it was moved by Calkins seconded by Waggoner to approve Mayor to sign the Maintenance Agreement with the State Department of Roads. Motion Carried.

City Administrator informed Mayor and Council about two vacancies on the Community Redevelopment Authority Board and presented the names of Ron Mroczek and Don Whitmire to fill vacancies. Motion by Fleischmann to accept Don Whitmire to replace Gaylon Rome and for Ron Mroczek to replace Jeff Robinson on the CRA Board. Seconded by Waggoner. Motion Carried.

Mrs. Bernard Backes visited with the Mayor and Council about possible consideration upon the property clean-up bill received. Topics discussed concerning clean-up bill included; amount of bill being $l,237.50, labor—truck—loader questions, legal fees connected with the clean-up process discussed, comments about need to treat all bills in same manner, Council Members comments heard and comments concerning bill from Mrs. Backes heard. Motion made by Fleischmann to leave the amount of the bill owed as is. Motion seconded by Calkins. Voting no on the motion was Lakin. Abstaining from vote was Waggoner. Council Member Fleischmann withdrew his motion. Motion by Lakin to reduce the bill to $l,000.00 from initial bill presented. No second was made on motion. Motion dies because of lack of second. Presented bill to stand as is at the $l,237.50 amount.

Completed and or unfinished business discussion included the following; information given about a telephone conference about bonding issues connected with hog confinement legalities, time frame suggested for water project, informed that at this time there is no grant money available for water project, financing of water project discussion, possible starting dates for project, instructions given to start procedures on water project, ISO approval rating discussion, street project planning committee comments and need to prioritize list of street projects.

There being no other agenda items for discussion the Mayor opened the floor for any discussion from those attending Council meeting and also for any discussion from Council Members. Topics brought up and discussed included; report from Mike Griffith concerning Lakeside Wellness Committee Activities, request to possibly use the City auditorium for some of the activities connected with wellness, discussion upon amount of time for use of the auditorium, possible charge of fees for use, look into possible grant money for project, support given from Council for use of Auditorium but also need more work on details of use of building, report of power outage problems and concerns expressed, request from Reverend Johnson on driveway work to his property and to gas sub station given, boat dock progress report given, report on electrical work being done at City Trailer Park, cable television complaints expresses and discussion upon letter of information received from cable company.

There being no other items for discussion it was moved by Lakin seconded by Waggoner to adjourn the regular meeting of November 20, 2001. Motion Carried.

______________________________________

Mayor

ATTEST;

______________________________________

City Clerk

MINUTE RECORD FOR CITY OF ALMA

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

NOVEMBER 6, 2001

corrected

A meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Alma, Nebraska, was held at the Office of the City Clerk in said City on the 6^th day of November, 200l at 7:30 o’clock p.m.

Present were: Mayor Haeker. Council Members; Calkins, Lakin and Waggoner. Absent was Fleischmann. Also attending; Clerk, Administrator, Superintendent, Ann Brown and Neil Molzahn.

Notice of this meeting was given in advance thereof by posting and publication, designated methods for giving notice. Notice of this meeting was given to the Mayor and all members of the Council and a copy of their acknowledgement of receipt of notice and the agenda is attached to the minutes. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Mayor and Council of this meeting. All proceedings hereinafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

Mayor Haeker called the regular meeting of November 6, 2001 to order and the following business was transacted.

Roll Call: Lakin, Waggoner, Calkins, Mayor all present. Council Member Fleischmann absent.

Moved by Lakin seconded by Waggoner that it is hereby determined that this meeting was previously publicized duly convened and is in open session. Motion carried.

Moved by Calkins seconded by Lakin that the amended minutes of the October 16, 2001 regular meeting be approved as written. Motion carried.

Mayor Haeker opened the floor to any discussion upon the presented claims and invoices list. Topics brought up and discussed included; addition of missed billing from Holdrege Auto for $37.79 to Golf course bill listing, change to be made in payment of dental insurance bill to Everett Hunter instead of Franklin dental.

Moved by Calkins seconded by Lakin that the following claims and invoices be approved as circulated and with corrections made and that the following checks be drawn on the proper funds for payment. Motion carried.

Claim #	Invoice #	Invoice Date	Payee	Explanation/Description	Amount
			GENERAL
	84758-7	11/6/01	Nebraska Public Power	electric utilities	$ 59.97
		11/6/01	Nebraska Coop Government	internet service	$ 29.00
	1138	11/6/01	Midwest Mailing Systems	postage machine supplies	$ 69.95
		11/6/01	Harlan county Journal	print & publish	$ 364.44
	4985	11/6/01	Trustworthy Hardware	operating supplies	$ 8.32
		11/6/01	Hogeland market	operating supplies	$ 4.03
		11/6/01	Culligan water	operating supplies	$ 13.25
	650	11/6/01	City Of Alma Utilities	g-w-s-t---utilities	$ 26.17
	3794	11/6/01	Hanna Variety	operating supplies	$ 37.45
	2371086	11/6/01	Agri Co-op	operating supplies	$ 5.16
	6588-00M	11/6/01	Jacobsen, Orr, Nelson--Law Office	legal	$ 321.45
	2001-396	11/6/01	Keep Kids Alive	decals	$ 53.40
31325		10/25/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 60.72
31324		10/25/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 2,922.05
	1417	11/6/01	Affordable signs	magnet signs	$ 54.45
		11/6/01	Comp. Business Sys	office equip repairs	$ 30.00
		11/6/01	Hogeland market	operating supplies	$ 4.02
		11/6/01	Bill Hogleand	insurance deductible	$ 500.00
		11/6/01	Bill Hogleand	dental reimbursement	$ 360.00
	3011256-0	11/6/01	Eakes Office Plus	operating supplies	$ 81.91
		11/6/01	Omaha Life Ins	premium	$ 31.12
		11/6/01	Rep Valley Animal Center	animal care	$ 94.50
	127716	11/6/01	Bee Office Solutions	operating supplies	$ 474.32
		11/6/01	Nebr Development Network	membership fees	$ 33.00
		11/6/01	Bill Hogleand	prof & school--mileage	$ 42.25
					$ 5,680.93
			STREET
	85077-9	11/6/01	Nebraska Public Power	electric utilities	$ 1,659.02
	2382780	11/6/01	Agri Co-op	chem--operating--fuel	$ 177.07
	2371009	11/6/01	Agri Co-op	fuel	$ 54.11
		11/6/01	Alma Concrete, Inc	cement	$ 170.00
31325		11/6/01	City Payroll Account	pension	$ 36.59
31324		11/6/01	City Payroll Account	payroll	$ 787.86
	00-3782	11/6/01	Independent Testing Labs	equipment maint	$ 360.00
	64582	11/6/01	Michael Todd & Company	equipment maint	$ 130.73
	527927	11/6/01	Farm Plan--McClymont Impl	equipment maint	$ 141.64
	23357	11/6/01	Alma Short Stop	fuel	$ 86.47
		11/6/01	Omaha Life Ins	premium	$ 15.56
	15518	11/6/01	S & W Auto Parts	r & m equipment	$ 32.30
	765	11/6/01	Builders Choice	grounds maint	$ 2.59
		11/6/01	Holdrege Auto Parts	r & m equipment	$ 42.40
					$ 3,696.34
			LIBRARY
	85001-6	11/6/01	Nebraska Public Power	electric utilities	$ 177.09
	1310	11/6/01	City Alma Utilities	g-w-s-t--utilities	$ 42.55
		11/6/01	City Alma Payroll	payroll	$ 2,007.58
		11/6/01	Omaha Life Ins	premium	$ 11.70
					$ 2,238.92
Claim #	Invoice #	Invoice Date	Payee	Explanation/Description	Amount
			FIRE
	85032-2	11/6/01	Nebraska Public Power	electric utilities	$ 213.16
	303257-7	11/6/01	Nebraska Public Power	electric utilities	$ 33.62
		11/6/01	Pam Metzger	maint	$ 112.50
		11/6/01	George Douglas	grounds---sign	$ 909.50
	BI-5385	11/6/01	Kearney Crete & block	grounds---sign	$ 75.00
		11/6/01	Trustworthy Hardware	operating expenses	$ 17.26
	60	11/6/01	City Alma Utilities	g-w-s-t---utilities	$ 110.33
	2371615	11/6/01	Agri co-op	operating expenses	$ 1.32
		11/6/01	Alma Concrete, Inc.	grounds---sign	$ 68.00
		11/6/01	LINWELD	chemicals	$ 77.24
	61025	11/6/01	Uniservice, Inc.	cleaning supplies	$ 34.24