Tobias Robbins, 2, runs toward his mother, Lynnsey Robbins, during the Utica Commercial Club’s Pancake Feed on Dec. 1. See more photos from area Santa visits on page 2A of the Dec. 5 edition of the Independent.
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The Seward County Commissioners and other elected officials discussed concerns over supplemental wages paid to employees within the county attorney’s office.
A resolution that addressed the payments failed by a 2-2 vote at the board’s Nov. 27 meeting.
Board Chair Roger Glawatz said the resolution was recommended by a state auditor at an oral exit interview.
According to the county’s labor distribution reports, which track hours and payroll, for the months of August and September, three of the county attorney’s employees were paid additional wages from grant funds and interlocal agreements.
The chief deputy county attorney and the deputy county attorney are two of those employees. Their salaries were set by a vote from the commissioners in January 2018 to be a percentage of the county attorney’s salary.
The chief deputy makes $76,200 each year, and the deputy makes $71,437.56.
Both earn money out of the county’s interlocal agreement with Crete for providing legal services. The chief deputy makes an additional $1,500 and the deputy makes another $1,350 each month from that agreement.
The third employee paid supplemental wages is the county’s diversion director. Her regular salary is $3,866.41/month.
She was also paid $500 out of the county’s truancy grant fund, $500 out of a grant fund for child support enforcement and $600 from a grant for legal support services—a total of $1,600 extra per month.
To read more about these supplemental payments, click HERE.
Tobias Robbins, 2, runs toward his mother, Lynnsey Robbins, during the Utica Commercial Club’s Pancake Feed on Dec. 1. See more photos from area Santa visits on page 2A of the Dec. 5 edition of the Independent.
Olde Glory Theatre will present "A Dickens' Christmas Carol: a Traveling Travesty in Two Tumultuous Acts" in December. Showtime today, Dec. 7, is 7 p.m. Matinee performances on Saturday, Dec. 8, and Sunday, Dec. 9, will start at 2 p.m. Advance tickets are $8 for the Dec. 6 performance (opening night special), and $10 for other performances. Tickets at the door will be $12 for all shows. Concessions will be available. Tickets are available online at www.oldeglorysewardne.com or by calling (402) 304-5392.
Concordia University's Winter Jazzfest will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, at Hillcrest Evangelical Free Church in Seward.
St. John Lutheran Church will host its annual Breakfast in Bethlehem Saturday, Dec. 8. A family breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m., with activities starting at 9 a.m. Activities include crafts, a photo booth, story time, games and a cookie and gift shoppe. For more information, call (308) 530-4109.
Author Kate DiCamillo will be in Seward to sign books Saturday Dec. 8, as part of her “Louisiana’s Way Home” book tour. She will be at Concordia University’s Weller Hall at 2 p.m. Doors open at 1:15 p.m. The event is free, but a ticket is required to join the signing line. Tickets may be reserved at Chapters Books and Gifts.
Zabka Funeral Home in Seward will host a remembrance service Sunday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. The event, an opportunity to remember loved ones during the Christmas season, includes a brief program, music and refreshments.
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Tru-Built Construction of Lincoln will build Milford’s new municipal building.
The Milford City Council awarded the project bid to Tru-Built at its Nov. 6 meeting after spending some time scaling the project down to fit its $1.35 million budget.
The council compared bids from 10 contractors at its October meeting. Tru-Built submitted the low bid at around $1,499,000—higher than the city’s $1.35 million budget which was partially funded by an $800,000 bond.
Between the council’s October and November meetings, its building committee and Carlson West Povondra Architects met to see what could be eliminated from the project to lower the cost.
Matt Krause with Carlson West Povondra said they cut about $113,000 out of the project.
To find out more about the project, click HERE.
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