JANUARY 13, 2026 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Board of Commissioner Meetings are held each Tuesday morning in the Seward County Courthouse at 9:00 a.m., except for the first Tuesday of …

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JANUARY 13, 2026 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Board of Commissioner Meetings are held each Tuesday morning in the Seward County Courthouse at 9:00 a.m., except for the first Tuesday of each month when meetings will be held at 8:30 a.m. Notice of each meeting is posted on the Courthouse bulletin board and on the Commissioner’s room door. The agenda for all meetings is kept continually current and is available for public inspection at the County Clerk’s Office during normal business hours. The agenda is held open until one business day prior to the meeting for appearance before the Board. The Board has the right to modify the agenda to include items of an emergency nature only at such public meeting. CLAIMS ALLOWED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 The Seward County Board of Equalization convened on January 13, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Present: Members: Misty Ahmic, Raegan Hain, Darrell Zabrocki, Ken Schmieding County Clerk: Brandy Johnson County Assessor: Marilyn Hladky County Treasurer: Jake Zlatkovsky Absent:Member: Scott Pekarek Approved Ahmic as Chairman and Zabrocki as Vice Chairman of the Seward County Board of Equalization. Approved minutes of December 23, 2025. Approved Vehicle Tax Exemptions. Approved tax refund to Thomas Sieck. Approved Tax List corrections. Officials gave updates of their offices. Convened as the Board of Commissioners. Approved Ahmic as Chairman and Zabrocki as Vice Chairman of the Board of Commissioners. Approved the list of Office Liaisons and Board appointments for the Commissioners. Approved Coroner’s physician, depositories, acceptable investments, newspaper & website for the County. Approved Jon Regnier as the Highway Supt. Set wages for the Deputies of Elected Officials. Appointed Brandy Johnson as the Budget Making Authority. Appointed Marilyn Hladky as the Residential & Ag Land Valuation Authority. Held Public Hearing and approved vacating a portion of Rokeby Road in M Precinct. Approved minutes of January 6, 2026. Approved awarding bid to American Fence Company for the missile base fence. Approved 1-Year rental agreement with NMC CAT for skid loader. Approved purchase of remanufactured engine for a motor grader. Approved Highway Superintendent to go out for bids for a used motor grader. Approved Ehlers Electronics to transfer the camera system from the Public Transit bus to the Public Transit van. Approved request to seek bids for Feasibility Study as part of the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant. Held Executive Session for personnel. Approved claims for the period through January 2, 2026. Commissioners gave reports of their activities. Discussion was held on potential fare increase for Public Transit; and the timeline for hiring an Emergency Manager. Approved the agenda for January 20, 2026, and adjourned at 11:34 a.m. Brandy Johnson, County Clerk SEWARD COUNTY CLAIMS THROUGH JANUARY 2, 2026 ADP INC $6,433.80; ADVANCED CORR HLTHCR $8,336.92; AERNI LAW, LLC $23,252.50; ALLO COMMUN $4,396.94; ALLO COMMUN $587.54; AMERITAS LIFE INS $20,379.69; BEL-CON REFUSE $20.00; BERN'S BODY SHOP $125.00; BLUE RIVER ELECTRIC,$135.00; BRENNAN,NIELSEN.LAW, $962.50; CA MARKETING $4,029.63; CAMPLIN & BIRD LEGAL GRP $5,265.65; CENTURY BUSINESS PROD $33.33; CENTURY BUSINESS PROD $85.30; CENTURY BUSINESS PROD $158.86; CITY OF SEWARD $6,194.30; CITY OF SEWARD $5,007.12; CLERK OF DIST COURT $534.00; COAST TO COAST COMPUTER $1,099.96; CROUCH'S FARM $65.18; CROWNE PLAZA KEARNEY $434.85; CULLIGAN $29.50; CULLIGAN $263.30; DIVERSIFIED DRUG TEST $55.00; EAKES OFFICE PLUS $184.00; ELIZABETH SAMUELSON $3,337.50; FARMERS COOPERATIVE $23.10; FARMERS COOPERATIVE $1,099.87; FARMERS COOPERATIVE $139.95; FARMERS COOPERATIVE $95.85; FEHLHAFERS INC $44.63; FGH LAW OFFICE, LLC $4,807.70; GALLS LLC $266.98; HOMETOWN LEASING $75.50; HOMETOWN LEASING $82.88; JONES BANK (FICA) $20,073.24; KEARNEY HOSPITALITY $749.70; KEARNEY HOSPITALITY $374.85; KEARNEY HOSPITALITY $374.85; LANCASTER CO SHERIFF $54.65; MAXIMUS INC $2,600.00; MEMORIAL HOSPITAL $2,078.63; MIDWEST AUTOMOTIVE $202.03; MIDWEST AUTOMOTIVE $529.30; NE ASSOC CO ASSESSORS $100.00; ONESOURCE $327.00; PAPER TIGER SHREDDING $35.00; PETTY CASH FUND $48.35; PLANET TECHNOLOGIES $101.20; POINT C HEALTH $110.50; POLLACK AND BALL LLC $6,893.75; RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES $691.00; RIXSTINE TROPHY $29.60; SECRETARY OF STATE $20.00; SEWARD CO INDEPENDENT $11.04; SEWARD CO INDEPENDENT $570.46; SEWARD COUNTY COURT $3,271.05; SEWARD CO SHERIFF $18.50; SHIFFERMILLER LAW $993.75; SOARIN GROUP, LLC $81.00; ST OF NE DAS COMMUNIC $537.60; TRANSUNION RISK $1,120.00; TRINITY SERVICES GROUP $8,934.05; URIBE REFUSE SERVICES $156.00; US BANK EQUIP FINANCE $175.00; VERIZON WIRELESS SERV $40.05; VERIZON WIRELESS SERV $800.69; VERIZON WIRELESS SERV $40.05; VIRTUAL GURUS $36.00; VISA $285.00; VISA $79.87; AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP $3,571.56; BEATRICE CONCRETE CO $6,033.46; CROUCH'S FARM $366.03; DALE JOHNSON ENT $29,812.47; DIVERSIFIED DRUG TEST $219.00; FARMERS COOPERATIVE $393.48; JONES BANK (FICA) $3,614.67; MAINELLI WAGNER & ASSOC $31,120.40; MIDWEST AUTO PARTS $310.00; MIDWEST UNLIMITED $164.44; NE PUBLIC POWER DIST $197.41; NEBRASKA SALT & GRAIN $1,922.75; NEXTLINK AIS $51.07; NMC, LLC $8,918.99; OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE $356.37; PAC N SAVE $21.66; RDO TRUCK CENTERS $613.59; SEWARD CO INDEPENDENT $81.46; VERIZON CONNECT NWF $661.53; VILLAGE OF UTICA $54.92; DALE JOHNSON ENT $9,770.98; SOUTHWEST GRAVEL PROD $9,372.94; SEWARD CO HLTH CLM FND $250,000.00; AGING PARTNERS $93.62; AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP $150.91; JONES BANK (FICA) $145.43; VISA $56.00; AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP $134.27; EAKES OFFICE PLUS $817.64; JONES BANK (FICA) $135.83; MARVIN PLANNING CONSULT $500.00; AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP $2,280.80; BLACK HILLS ENERGY $49.81; CITY OF SEWARD $239.57; CLEAR CHOICE HEADSETS & TECH $1,751.50; HOMETOWN LEASING $74.00; JONES BANK (FICA) $2,438.46; SOARIN GROUP, LLC $288.00; ST OF NE DAS COMMUNIC $844.80; ALLO COMMUNICATIONS $596.88; CENTURYLINK $4,600.76; FIBER PLATFORM $327.00; CIDNET $2,537.55; SUMMIT FOOD SERVICE $1,212.75; SALARIES $372,011.71; GROSS SALARIES INCLUDE DEDUCTIONS TO: AMERITAS DENTAL; AMERITAS VISION; COLONIAL SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE; POINT C; LPL FINANCIAL SCI — January 21, 2026 ZNEZ