City Council Meeting Minutes June 9 2026

 

 

MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2026

 

A meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Plainview, Nebraska, was held at the Council Chambers in said City on the 9th day of June at 6:30 o’clock P.M. 

 

Roll call was held and present were: Mayor Smith; Council Members: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty Absent: None

 

The Pledge of Allegiance was then recited.

 

Mayor Smith opened the meeting and announced to individuals in attendance that a full copy of the new Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted on the east wall of the Council Chambers.

 

Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by Publication, a designated method for giving notice, as shown by the Affidavit of Publication attached to these minutes.  Notice of this meeting was given to the Mayor and all Members of the Council and a copy of their acknowledgment 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 hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

 

Courtney Retzlaff was present as City Clerk.

Jeremy Tarr was present as City Administrator.

Kyle Petersen was present as City Attorney.

 

Sanne moved to approve the regular meeting minutes from May 11th. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Sanne moved to approve claims and payroll. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Manor Administrator Juleen Johnson stated that NENEDD will be at the facility on June 17th for a tour and to continue with collecting information for the grant. The facility will be participating in the Rural Workforce Health Initiative Program and providing a 10% match for those employees that will be using the program.

 

Police Chief Hallock provided updates on nuisance properties and abatements.

 

No Economic Development report as items are listed later on agenda.

 

City Administrator Tarr stated that the maintenance crew was preparing for Klown Days and other summer activities.

 

City Attorney Petersen provided clarification on nuisance abatement timelines.

 

Mayor Board appointments were presented to the council for approval.

 

Sanne moved to approve the appointment of Ronnie Evans to the Zoning Board for a 3 year term. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Sanne moved to approve the appointment of Krista Hanks to the Manor Board for a 3 year term. Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Sanne moved to approve the appointment of Randy Wolken to the Manor Board through June 30, 2027 Janovec seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Sanne moved to advertise for the hire of a part-time police officer. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Discussion on Resolution #750 for the installation of Children at Play signs on south 2nd Street was held and council would like to table until stipulations on the need for the signs are established.

 

Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Born to waive the second and third readings of Ordinance No. 1024. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared the second and third readings of said Ordinance No. 1024 waived.

 

Motion was made by Sanne and seconded by Born to approve Ordinance No. 1024. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted AYE: Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty. The following voted NAY: None. Motion carried 4-0. Whereupon the Mayor declared said Ordinance No. 1024 approved.

 

ORDINANCE NO. 1024

 

AN ORDINANCE TO CONFIRM A MULTI-YEAR LEASE OF OLD LAGOON SITE TO LYLE LINGENFELTER FOR AN ANNUAL RENT OF $85.00 PER ACRE AND A MAXIMUM TERM OF 5 YEARS.

 

Janovec moved to approve the LB840 Board recommendation for an equipment loan for Altwine Hardware & Home LLC for an insulation blowing machine. The loan amount would be $10,136.31 for 3 years at 4.5% interest. Born seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Janovec moved to approve the Special Designated Liquor license for Keystone Bar for Boozy Brunch event to be held at Cool Beanz on August 1, 2026 from 8:00 AM-3:00 PM. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Discussion on updates to the mural on the west side of Keystone Bar was held. The PBCF has hired Adam Boggs who will be painting a mural July 27-31. Born moved to approve funding for $7,500 commissioning of mural at 316 W. Locust Avenue contingent upon the execution of mural easement. Doty seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.

 

Discussion on a Memorandum of Understanding for the Plainview Community Building between the City of Plainview and Plainview Brunswick Community Foundation was held. The MOU will be reviewed by City Attorney Petersen and presented to the PBCF with any changes made.

 

Council member Born introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption:

 

RESOLUTION NO. 751

 

A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FUEL SURCHARGE OF $0.75 PER ACTIVE WATER METER FOR WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES

 

WHEREAS, the City of Plainview and Bud’s Sanitary Service, LLC entered into a Waste Collection and Disposal Contract effective February 1, 2026;

 

WHEREAS, the contract contains a "Notice of Re-negotiations or Non-renewal" provision that allows either party to request a renegotiation of fees if the cost of diesel fuel rises to over $3.25 per gallon;

 

WHEREAS, the contract also permits rate negotiation in the event of a fuel rate increase of twenty percent (20%) above the rate at the time of the bid;

 

WHEREAS, Bud’s Sanitary Service, LLC submitted a written request to the City Council on May 22, 2026, stating that current fuel prices have risen to over $5.00 per gallon;

 

WHEREAS, due to these fuel expenses, Bud’s Sanitary Service, LLC has requested a fuel surcharge of $0.75 per active water meter; and

WHEREAS, the requested effective date for this proposed surcharge is June 1, 2026.

 

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA, AS FOLLOWS:

 

            Section 1. The fuel surcharge of $0.75 per active water meter, as requested by Bud’s Sanitary Service, LLC, is hereby approved

 

Section 2. The approved surcharge shall become effective on June 1, 2026. There are 618 meters, thereby providing a monthly increase of $463.50.

 

Section 3.  That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict be and are hereby repealed.

 

Council member Doty seconded the foregoing motion and on roll call on the passage and adoption of said resolution, the following voted Aye; Born, Janovec, Sanne and Doty Nay: None. Whereupon the Mayor declared said motion carried and Resolution #751 is passed and adopted.

 

Discussion on budget for FY 2026-2027 was held. Wages for City employees will be discussed at the July council meeting.

 

No council comments.

 

Chief Hallock will be attending the council meeting in Madison as they are discussing an Ordinance for the use of electronic scooters and bikes in City limits.

 

City Clerk Retzlaff stated that the pool opened on June 5th, a new water heater was installed and there is now a vacuum to help with the cleaning of the pool water. The State of Nebraska will no longer be doing inspections of pool facilities effective July 18th. Retzlaff is working with our local health district on who will conduct inspections going forward.

 

Sanne moved to adjourn the meeting. Doty seconded. Motion carried 3-0

 

 

TIME:  7:41 P.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

_______________________________

 

Robert Smith, Mayor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

 

 

(SEAL)

ATTEST:

 

 

________________________________

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer

 

 

I, the undersigned, City Clerk for the City of Plainview, Nebraska, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of proceedings had and done by the Mayor and Council on 6/9/2026; that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and readily available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk; that such subjects were contained in said agenda for at least twenty-four hours prior to said meeting; that at least one copy of all reproducible material discussed at the meeting was available at the meeting for examination and copying by members of the public; that the said minutes from which the foregoing proceedings have been extracted were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; that all news media requesting notification concerning meetings of said body were provided advance notification of the time and place of said meeting and the subjects

to be discussed at said meeting.

 

 

 

 

______________________________

Courtney Retzlaff, City Clerk/Treasurer                                                              (SEAL)

 

GENERAL ACCOUNT

 

16278

Street Improvement

Paving Assessment Pmt

7,694.36

16279

The Glass Edge Inc

Svc- Library

289.00

16280

Steinkraus Service

Fuel/Repair/Tires

3,564.85

16281

Verizon Wireless

Cellphones

739.74

16282

Cintas

Su

363.15

16283

Altwine Hardware & Home LLC

Su

675.33

16284

Pierce Co Attorney

Svc

10.00

16285

MASA

Emp Ins

140.00

16286

Pierce Co Leader

Ad- Pierce Co Fair

44.00

16287

Postmaster

Postage

36.35

16288

Visa

Su/Svc

1,282.16

16289

City of Plainview

Pool Sales Tax

7,301.29

16290

City of Plainview

Library Sales Tax

4,867.53

16291

City of Plainview

Manor Sales Tax

4,867.53

16292

City of Plainview

Eco Dev Sales Tax

4,867.53

16293

Lewis & Clark Shrine Club

Ad

50.00

16295

Midwest Bank

Emp HSA

881.00

16295

Midwest Bank

HSA Pmt

1,500.00

16296

Plainview Chamber of Commerce

Klown Kash- Michael Foods

250.00

16297

City of Plv Housing Auth

Housing Loan Pmt

111.00

16298

City of Plainview

RBDG Loan Pmt

256.09

16299

City of Plainview

IRP Loan Pmts

1,017.04

26829

     

THRU

     

26832

City Employees

Payroll 5-15-2026

21,092.84

THRU

     

26839

     

26840

City Employees

Payroll 5-29-2026

21,477.64

26841

Acco Unlimited Corp

Pool Equip/Su

4,699.00

26842

Aflac 

Emp Ins

294.58

26843

Akrs Equipment Solutions Inc

Su

11.50

26844

Allo Business

Svc

79.20

26845

Altwine Hardware & Home LLC

Su

837.91

26846

Amazon Capital Services

Su- Library

620.50

26847

Auto Value- Norfolk

Su

221.60

26848

Baili Prewitt

Reim

5.68

26849

Bazile Creek Power Sports

Su

36.99

26850

Bomgaars

Su

561.39

26851

Bud's Sanitary Service

Svc

6,133.00

26852

Casey's Business MasterCard

Fuel 

132.35

26853

Chad's Tire Service

Repairs/Tires

1,266.32

26854

City of Plainview

IRP Loan Pmt

359.43

26855

City of Plainview

RBDG Loan Pmt

300.00

26856

Curt Hart

Reim

64.00

26857

Dd Steel LLC

Su

26.80

26858

Eakes Office Solutions

Copier Contract

32.80

26859

Eckert's Greenhouse

Su

37.56

26860

Elite Door LLC

Svc

445.00

26861

Fairfield Inn & Suites

Hotel Rooms

579.80

26862

Farmers Pride

Su

194.98

26863

Freedom and Glory

Flags

414.55

26864

Gayle Sellin

Svc

700.00

26865

HFMNCO LLC

Svc- Demo PCSI

15,000.00

26866

Hoffart Machine Repair

Svc

71.70

26867

Tech Harbor Digital

Svc

75.00

26868

Hometown Leasing

Copier Leases

347.32

26869

Ingram Library Services

Books/Audiobooks

755.20

26870

Itron Inc

Svc

171.51

26871

Jan X Experts in Janitorial Supply

Su

469.92

26872

Jarecki Sharp & Petersen PC LLO

Legal Fees

800.00

26873

Kathol Turf

Sod Install- Library

2,846.25

26874

Kelly Supply Company

Su

82.25

26875

LP Gill Inc

Svc

8,303.73

26876

Love Signs Inc

Su- ATV Plates

832.50

26877

Menards

Su

133.80

26878

Midwest Bank

Qtrly Loan Pmt

4,359.98

26879

Mitch's Food Center

Su

1,347.96

26880

NDWEE- Fiscal Services

SFR Semi- Annual Pmt

29,702.66

26881

NE Public Health Env Lab

Water Samples

30.00

26882

Nebraska Law Enforcement

Training Fees

240.00

26883

NE Rural Water Association

Membership Dues

350.00

26884

Nippon Sanson Matheson Inc

Su/Svc

109.20

26885

One Office Solution

Su

149.00

26886

Parker Johnson

Meter Deposit Refund

62.01

26887

Pierce Broadband Networks

Svc

56.72

26888

Pierce Co Register of Deeds

Filing Fee

20.00

26889

Plainview Public Schools

Svc/Su - Flowers

276.00

26890

Plainview Telephone Co

Svc

1,163.57

26891

Reardon Lawn & Garden

Su

1,140.14

26892

Sanne Repair

Su

770.00

26893

Schaefer Grain

Svc

378.00

26894

Stan Houston Equipment Co

Su

156.00

26895

Tauber Lumber & Supply

Su

111.24

26896

TeamLab

Su

5,784.00

26897

TextMyGov

Annual Fee

2,000.00

26898

Three Rivers Library Svc

Su

600.00

26899

USA Bluebook

Su

285.75

26900

West Hodson Lumber

Su

5,765.00

26901

Western Oil Inc

Fuel

1,020.45

ACH

Aflac Dental and Vision

Emp Ins

318.20

ACH

Allied Benefit Services

Emp Health Ins

16,707.71

ACH

Black Hills Energy

Svc

448.44

ACH

Colonial Life Processing Center

Emp Ins

705.64

ACH

CrashPlan Pro

Svc

9.99

ACH

EFTPS

Fed W/H Tax

6,334.62

ACH

EFTPS

Fed W/H Tax

6,494.50

ACH

Empower Retirement

Pension

2,567.52

ACH

Empower Retirement

Pension

2,567.52

ACH

Dearborn Life Ins Co

Emp Ins

60.00

ACH

FP Finance Program

Postage Machine Lease

98.95

ACH

Francotyp-Postalia Inc

Postage 

1,000.00

ACH

Healthplan Services Inc

Emp Ins

75.90

ACH

Midwest Bank

Merchant Capture Svc

50.00

ACH

NE State Fire Marshal Boiler Division

Boiler Inspection - Pool

61.00

ACH

NE Dept of Rev

State W/H Tax

1,803.52

ACH

NE Dept of Rev

Sales & Use Tax

1,515.25

ACH

NPAIT

Gen Acct Int- April

2,159.81

ACH

Poolweb

Su

605.45

ACH

Swimoutlet.com

Su

937.77

ACH

Swimoutlet.com

Su

59.82

ACH

Synchrony Bank/Amazon

Su

81.51

ACH

Synchrony Bank/Amazon

Su

146.61

ACH

Synchrony Bank/Amazon

Su

19.85

ACH

USPS

Postage

356.85

ACH

USDA Rural Development

IRP Loan Pmt

17,614.99

ACH

Wal-Mart

Su- Bike Rodeo

405.96

ACH

Zoom Video Comm Inc

Svc

16.99

 

 

KENO ACCOUNT

 

1194

Plainview Ballbackers

Grant

5,000.00

1195

Plainview Cross Country

Grant

1,725.00

1196

City of Plainview

Grant

1,000.00

 

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