VILLAGE OF ELMWOOD
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
November 4, 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, November 4, 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; Euse 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: C-Store(F)227.51, (S)11.48, AFLAC(I)537.19, NE Dept of Rev(ST)1377.31, ADP(D)80.44, IRS(PT)2028.4, NE Dept of Labor(PT)282.51, American Funds(SI)156.52, Payroll(PR)6785.33,USPS(PO)277, Walmart(S)150.66, Black Hills(NG)249.73, TACSS(D)280, Menards(S)307.17, Hughes Tree Service(CL)4935, Consolidated(S)1020, NMCA(D)50, Verizon(CP)39.95, PeopleService(CL)700, Teledyne(TR)926.33, S&S(CL)11550, DWEE(EN)7600, NE Lab(L)271, PowerManager(D)3410.13, Lovell(CL)2050, Solheim(A)900, VoiceNews(P)43.92, JEO(EN)18000, Winstream(T)202.28, OPPD(E)4283.73, QuikDump(R)79.56, Elmwood Library(MA)3738.75, Midwest Labs(L)570.62, Village of Elmwood(CL)115
Public Comment Period
none
New Business
Tree work around town
The board reviewed the bid from S&S Tree service for removal of dead/dying/diseased trees in town plus the hourly rate for trimming overhanging branches in the bus/emergency routes. Kicak moved to approve up to $15,500 for the tree work proposed, Greise seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Review of contract with Air Regulations Consutling, LLC for continue waste water support
Mark from JEO has moved to ARC, LLC and has a new contract for wastewater support services. Scott moved to approve the contract for support services with ARC, Euse seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Permit to occupy the right-of-way with Segra
Segra representative here to discuss the work proposed. This is part of the NDOT project that is projected to start next year. Segra will be boring comms/fiber lines along the highway corridor. At B Street they will need to go west half a block to the alley to G Street where they will come back to highway 1 so they are out of the way of construction. They propose that this work will take 7-10 days and will give us ample notice before work starts so we can notify residents that will be affected. Euse moved to approve the permit for Segra to occupy the right-of-way, Kicak seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Building permit 309 W D Street- enclosing existing carport
Reviewed building permit. Scott moved to approve building permit, Greise seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Building permit for new cooler at Meat Locker
Scott moved to approve permit, Euse seconded. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Review of Construction cost estimate and engineering agreement for design and bidding phase services for improvements of 5th street from D to H
This item was tabled until next fiscal year as the estimate was much more than we originally budgeted for. The board asked that the clerk send the estimate to the accountant to see what his opinion is and if it would be worth amending our 26-27 budget or wait.
Bid for work on the South Clarifier with Johnson Service
Greise motioned to approve the bid from Johnson for the south clarifier for $17,000, Scott seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Purchase and installation of jet pump for oxidation ditch at the sewer plant
The second jet pump in the inner ring of the oxidation ditch has gone down. Jet pump #3 was replaced as of today but we will need another new one. Reviewed the bid from HTM. Scott moved to approve the bid for $10,505 for a new jet pump and installation, Euse seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Approval of David Althouse working seasonally plus a pay increase
Scott moved to approve David Althouse working part-time to help with snow removal and increasing his pay to $22/hour. Greise seconded the motion. RCV:5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Unfinished Business
none
Reports/Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Library: Next meeting 11/30
Park: bathrooms to be painted inside and out
Streets: tree trimming to be done to clear bus routes
Water:
Sewer: clear coat in the north clarifier is peeling up, Johnson will be removing it when they do the work on the south clarifier and discount the cost for the work projected. Both jet pumps down in oxidation ditch
Planning/Zoning: recommendations for permit applications. Next meeting 11/30
Correspondence:
Personnel: Kevin will be having a scope down on 11/10 with the possibility of needing surgery. We will know more after his appointment. Alicia has been able to do daily samples and other duties to cover as needed with Kevin’s time off.
Future agenda items
Board member pay increase
Added federal holidays
Village Improvements
Schedule spring clean up and town clean up for next year
Meeting adjourned at 7:40 pm