CITY OF MILFORD MAY 2, 2023 The following is a condensed form of minutes: A complete copy is on file at the Milford City Hall, 402 1st St., Milford, NE, or on the city’s website: milfordne.gov. The Mayor and Council met in regular session on May 2, 2023, at 7:00 pm. Mayor Kelley called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Present: DeLong, Keib, Freeman, Roth. Nebraska Open Meetings Act requirement met. Agenda approved as submitted. CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Kelley read the Consent Agenda: a.Approved Minutes: 4/4/23 b.Approved Claims: Totaling $175,412.67 c.Approved Treasurer’s Report for March 2023 d.Approve amendment to drawdown #16 for the OOR Program adjusting the lead base paint amount by $270.00. Total ask of $4,648.25. SALARIES: $46,174.30 GENERAL FUND: (See attached) PRESENTATION: Randy Hellbusch with NE Rural Water Association. Present findings from water rate study. Randy Hellbusch with NRWA was asked to conduct a water rate study as the new water main replacement project will be funded with a State Revolving Fund Loan. Randy commented on the package that we received. Our timing was impeccable, we will probably never see this again. There are also ARPA funds to be utilized with this project. This will bring the total cost down a lot. He provided information on our current rates and what he would propose moving forward. Spring is not the best time to raise rates. He suggested waiting until Fall. CURRENT BUSINESS: Webermeier Scholarships - Reviewed and approved Scholarship Selection Council approve 3 new scholarships and 12 renewals. Consider pay increase for current Police Officers and part-time Officers: Council approved an increase in officers’ pay from $25.00 to $28.00 per hour immediately. Consider amending Employee Handbook, Section 1.25: Residence Policy. Remove requirement of Police Officers to reside in the City of Milford. Change response time to within 30 minutes. Chief Kremer shared there is a lot of interest in working in Milford but not living in town. Council approved change in verbiage of Section 1.25 of the Employee Handbook allowing officers to have a 30-minute response time. E911 Director Conradt shared that when Milford has an emergency, they send a Seward County Deputy for back-up. With the short staffing issue Seward County is actively patrolling Milford. Troy Pickerill - Update on 2005 Ambulance remount with new chassis and funding options. The Fire Department has a 2005 E350 Ambulance with about 45,000 miles. They’ve had to replace the motor in it, and they are having some issues with it now. The department voted to have a remount of a 2025 chassis onto the current box. Possession will take place in 2025. They have secured a State ARPA grant in the amount of $75,000.00 and are doing some fundraising to make up the difference. Troy wanted to inform the council of what was taking place and noted they have about 2 ½ years to raise $160,000.00. Troy mentioned a new ambulance would cost between $250,000 and $275,000. Request for agenda item by Jim Eberly regarding property at 312 3rd Street: Jim Eberly approached the Board about the property at 312 3rd St. as it has been a nuisance for close to 2 years now. The abatement process was discussed and the Mayor Kelley reassured the neighbors that the commitment of the city is to work on this situation. The next step is condemnation which requires specific steps and funding. We will continue to work towards a resolution. (Please see the minutes in their entirety on the city website). Consider a formal declaration of nuisance condition at 312 3rd Street: Agenda item will be placed on future agenda. Consider E911 Budget for 2023-2024 fiscal year - Spencer Conradt: Communication Director Spencer Conradt presented on the 2023-2034 budget for the E911 Center. He noted a 5% increase mainly due to county wage scale. Milford will continue with its 4% commitment. The budget has been approved by the E911 Board and Seward. The council approved the E911 Budget for fiscal year 2023-2034. ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned. Jeanne Hoggins, City Clerk Patrick L. Kelley, Mayor Farmers & Merchants, Ex, 600.00; AFLAC, Se, 855.24; Ameritas Life Insurance, Se, 677.08; Andrew Yoder, Su, 96.00; Aramark, Se, 790.28; Barco Municipal Products, Su, 192.56; BCVFD, Ex, 900.00; Beccas Cleaning, Se, 150.00; Black Hills Energy, Se, 2106.98; Capital One, Su, 657.53; City of Seward, Ex, 450.00; Concrete Works, Se, 380.00; Creative Ink, Su, 803.25; Culligan, Se, 77.50; Darrin Kremer, Re, 46.16; DAS State, Ex, 104.00; Dollar General, Su, 71.55; Eakes, Su, 32.96; Farmers Coop, Se, 1391.71; Garland Youth Sports, Ex, 50.00; Gerhold Concrete Company, Su, 462.00; Great Plains Uniforms, Su, 293.00; Hydro Optimization, Se, 1666.40; Great Western Dining, Se, 1887.60; Ingram Library, Su, 373.99; Jers Repair, Se, 238.52; John Deer, Su, 506.06; JR Welding, Ex, 140.60; Kelly Haney, Se, 120.00; Kelly Supply, Su, 30.85; Lincoln Winwater Works, Se, 1252.92; Matheson Tri Gas, Su, 295.12; Midwest Auto Parts, Su, 61.84; Milord A/C, Se, 262.00; Milford Volunteer Fire, Ex, 459.37; Milford School, Ex, 50.00; My Gov, Se, 5040.00; NPPD, Se, 5538.77; NEMSA, Ex, 90.00; Norris Public Power, Se, 400.40; One Call, Se, 226.50; Petty Cash, Su, 98.00; Rediger Auto, Se, 292.16; Reimers Kaufman Concrete, Ex, 713.15; Rembolt, Se, 2302.50; Smas Club, Su, 261.50; Seward Co Register of Deeds, Ex, 10.00; Sherwin Williams, Su, 250.05; The Police and Sheriffs, Ex, 78.05; Tim Dworak, Se, 1259.36; Toyne, Ex, 98.42; Union Bank, Se, 14.00; Universal Premium, Se, 673.71; Uribe, Se, 928.50; VABA, Ex, 300.00; Verizon, Se, 93.46; Vos Lighting, Su, 1707.54; Wergins Lawn, Se, 1220.00; Westover Rock & Sand, Su, 2313.33; Winstream, Se, 57.07; Zito, Se, .09; 911Custom, Ex, 425.00; Amanda Hromek, Se, 500.00; American Legal Publishing Corp, Ex, 50.00; Beccas Cleaning, Se, 150.00; Blackburn, Se, 595.48; Canon Financial, Ex, 330.00; Capital One, Su, 480.35; Card Services, Su, 2045.98; Accounts Receivable, Ex, 169.91; Concrete Works, Se, 31284.00; Darrin Kremer, Re, 35.07; Dearborn Group, Se, 41.28; Eakes, Su, 278.85; Emergency Med Products, Se, 48.95; Gerhold Concrete Company, Su, 966.00; Ingram Library, Su, 814.40; JEO, Se, 23781.25; Ketch-All Company, Su, 289.25; Lynn Peavey Company, Su, 141.59; Medica, Se, 8883.00; Mitchell Carlson, Se, 55.00; NE Fire Sprinkler, Se, 455.00; NE Public Healt, Se, 30.00; NE State Vol Firefighters, Ex, 450.00; Oswald Electric, Se, 65.00; Pizza Kitchen, Se, 413.40; Rebekah Frey, Se, 100.00; Reeves, Ex, 19.20; Seward County Independent, Se, 631.45; Stutzman Digging, Se, 865.00; Super Spay, Ex, 100.00; T.J. Austin, Se, 55.00; Taylor Hauder, Ex, 11.50; The Police and Sheriffs, Ex, 17.60; Timothy Stewart, Re, 95.19; Tvrdys Lock & Key, Ex, 199.78; Gary Teselle, Re, 600.00; United Rentals, Ex, 117.16; Uribe Refuse, Se, 332.00; Verizon, Se, 175.80; Verizon, Se, 155.47; Windstream, Se, 276.90 MT — May 17, 2023 ZNEZ
