VILLAGE OF ELMWOOD
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
October 7, 2026 7:00 PM
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Meeting Held at Elmwood City Hall
The Village Board of Trustees met in regular session on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
Chairperson, Renee Holland, called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Holland stated that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted.
Roll Call: Renee Holland, Becky Kicak, Heather Scott, Tony Greise and Patric Euse
Consent agenda: Kicak moved to approve the consent agenda; Scott seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, Motion carried
Claims Key: Bond Debt(BD)Contract Labor(CL), Electricity (E), Education(ED)Natural Gas (NG), Monthly Allotment (MA), Refuse (R), Fuel (F), Supplies (S) Publication (P), Telephone (T), Mile Reimbursement (MR), Labs (L), Attorney (A), Cellphone(CP), Postage(PO), Payroll Tax(PT), Capital Improvement(CI), Simple IRA(SI), Dues(D), Payroll (PR) Workman’s Comp Audit (W) Petty Cash Reimbursement(PR), Engineer (EN) , Sales Tax (ST), Truck Repair (TR), Dog License (DL), Street Surface Supplies (SSS), Tech. Repair (TR) Tech. purchase (TP), Debt Service (DS), Audit Service(AS) Lodging(LO), Equipment purchase(EP)
Claims: ADP(D)54.46, Elmwood C-Store(F)660(S)15.98, Spaulding Car Wash(TR)3.25, Black Hills(NG)491.85, IRS(PT)2007.69, NE Dept of Labor(PT)401.55, Payroll 11541.22, Trustee Pay 554.08, American Funds(SI)279.92, AFLAC(I)537.19, USPS(PO)277, TACSS(D)280, NE Dept of Rev(ST)1378.44, Library(MA)3738, Municipal Supply(S)933.37, Quill(S)718.34, Meeske(S)245.54, WireBuilt(D)29, HOA(CL)756.25, HTM(CL)790, Frontier(F)1065.22, Consolidated(S)850, JEO(EN)43740, Windstream(T)198.84, OPPD(E)4937.46, Menards(S)296, MARC(S)1195, NE Lab(L)500, CC Refuse(R)106.56, PeopleService(CL)700, USABlueBook(S)262.98, Meeske Auto(TR)50.45, BOK(BD)5655, Lovell(CL)1250, AMGL(Budget)5000, Building Crafts(CL)11768.70, Midwest Labs(L)325.15, Solheim(A)900, OneCall(D)37.99, Kevin Huxhold(Tool purchase)97.43, Gurney(S)117.23, KCCB(CL)350, Marie Gregoire(CL)397.54
Public Comment Period
none
New Business
Demolition/Building Permit 312 East C Street
The board reviewed the demolition permit and building permit for 312 East C Street. The owners provided a letter of consent to allow the 7 foot offset to the accessory building. Euse moved to approve the demolition permit, Kicak seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes. Scott moved to approve the building permit, Greise seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes.
Marie Gregoire to present 2026 End of Year Report
Gregoire did not attend the meeting. No action
JEO to present final plans for the Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation
Sarah Nguyen here to present plans to the board. The project includes rehab of RO skids, plumbing, HVAC, flooring, roof, electrical and more. Reviewed models, plans and phasing. Construction estimated to take 12-18 months. The estimate of construction is $3.6 million. The state funding agency is granting the loan with 30% loan forgiveness. Rehab of Well 6 is included in this project.
Approval of final plans and providing authorization to submit plans to the state for funding
Kicak moved to approve the final plans for the water treatment plant rehab and provides authorization to submit the plans to the state for funding, Greise seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes. Motion carried.
Approval for JEO to advertise for the upcoming water project
Euse moved to provide approval for JEO to advertise for the water project, Scott seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Resolution #10726-1: Executing a contract for loan between the Nebraska Department of Water, energy and Environment and the Village of Elmwood for project No. D311757
Euse read resolution #10726-1 in full. Scott moved to approve resolution #10726-1, Euse seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Ordinance #2026-3: An ordinance of the Village of Elmwood, Cass County, Nebraska; to prohibit the blowing of grass clippings and similar yard waste into public streets; to account for the health and safety of public street uses; to provide the effective date hereof; and ordering the publication of the ordinance in pamphlet form
Scott moved to wave 3 readings, Euse seconded. RCV: 5-0 ayes. Scott read the ordinance summary. Greise moved to approve ordinance #2026-3, Euse seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Resolution #10726-2: Revising the master fee schedule re: Utility Rate Increase
Greise read the resolution in full. Kicak moved to approve the changes to the utility rates and resolution #10726-2, Greise seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Estimate for maintenance of the 24-hour composite tester
The board reviewed the bid for work on the 24 hour composite tester device. Euse moved to approve the estimate for $865.73, Scott seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Joining the National Flood Insurance Program
No action
Review current UTV ordinance in comparison with Cass County’s
The board reviewed both ordinances. No changes needed. No action.
Bid for replacement of curb stop at 117 N 4th Street, and 3 gate valve replacements at 3rd and E Street
The board reviewed the bid from Lovell. Scott moved to approve the estimate for $2920, Euse seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes. Motion carried.
EMERGENCY ITEM: Bid for new jet pump at the sewer plant
The board reviewed the bid for a new jet pump due to ours going down today at the sewer plant. Euse moved to approve the bid for $10,640 with HTM sales, Greise seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Approval of Ryan Anderson working 20 hours of community service
Discussion. Scott moved to approve Anderson’s 20 hours of community service, Euse seconded. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Alicia Greise’s annual review
The board reviewed Alicia’s annual review. Comments about Alicia’s hard work and dedication to the position. Stated their appreciation of her initiative, organization and bring new ideas to the village. Holland speaks to adding additional federal holidays to the pay schedule. Renee moved to increase Alicia’s salary by 5%, Kicak seconded the motion. RCV: 4 ayes, 1 abstain (Greise), motion carried.
Unfinished Business
Village improvements
Discussion of idea for village improvements. The board discussed a new basketball/pickleball court at the park, assistance programs for villagers in need, 5th street paving project, sidewalks/lighting/benches on main street as well as planter boxes. Clerk will start looking into costs for these projects.
Reports/Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Library: Next meeting 11/2
Park:
Streets: Dan is done for the season. Kevin will need help with mowing
Water: issues with prefilters, working with Layne Granite to identify the issue
Sewer: switching clarifiers, working on figuring out an issue with the jet blower
Planning/Zoning: Positive recommendation for 312 East C Street
Correspondence:
Personnel:
Future agenda items
Board member pay increase
Added federal holidays
Village Improvements
Meeting adjourned at 8:27 pm