MARCH 24, 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 APRIL 21, 2026 The Seward County Board of Equalization convened on March 24, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Present: Chairperson: Misty Ahmic Members: Raegan Hain, Darrell Zabrocki, Ken Schmieding, Scott Pekarek County Clerk: Brandy Johnson County Assessor: Marilyn Hladky Approved minutes of March 10, 2026. Hladky gave an update of her department. Convened as the Board of Commissioners. Approved minutes of March 17, 2026. Approved claims for the period through March 13, 2026. Approved Consent Agenda consisting of January 2026 Sheriff Fee & Mileage Reports; Utility permits in F and N Precincts; and a Surplus Property Disposal Request. Johnson gave an update of her department. Commissioners gave reports of their activities. Held Public Hearing and approved a permit to upgrade an existing wireless tower in K Precinct. Approved short form plat in I Precinct. Held Executive Session for personnel. Approved Chair to sign Federal Transit Administration Title VI Program for Public Transit. Approved signing Letter of Support for Congressionally Directed Spending to Senator Fischer for the 420th Road paving project. Approved Statutory County Match amount for Region 5 Systems for FY 2026-2027. Approved signing Letter of Support for Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) for the Village of Staplehurst for a Water Treatment Facility and Well. Approved appointing Kim Payne as the Utica Representative for the Aging Services Board for the term of January 2026 through December 2027. Discussion was held on additional funding request for Region 5; and the hiring process for the Aging Services Program Manager. Approved the agenda for March 31, 2026, and adjourned at 10:38 a.m. Brandy Johnson, County Clerk SEWARD COUNTY CLAIMS THROUGH MARCH 13, 2026 ADVANCED CORR HLTHCR, $8,336.92; ALLO COMMUNICATIONS, $4,987.68; AMAZON CAPITAL SERV, $137.49; AMERITAS LIFE INS , $17,247.80;BRENNAN,NIELSEN.LAW, $281.25; CA MARKETING, INC, $95.95; CENTURY BUSINESS PROD, $109.96; CITY OF SEWARD, $5,503.12; CLERK OF DIST CRT ASSN, $75.00; CONNER PSYCH SERV, $465.00; DALE NIEMANN, $28.29; DIAMOND DRUGS, $497.31; DILLON WILLIAMS, $1,145.00; EAKES OFFICE PLUS, $774.63; FARMERS COOP, $6,698.29; FEHLHAFERS INC, $44.63; FGH LAW OFFICE, $5,164.05; FIRST WIRELESS, $2,042.20; GALLS LLC, $82.99; GARCIA CLINICAL LAB, $25.00; GREAT PLAINS COMMUNIC, $657.89; HD SUPPLY, $541.54; HELMINK PRINTING, $12.00; HOMETOWN LEASING, $407.79; HSI EMRGNCY CARE SOL, $830.00; INDOFF INC, $19.99; JACK DANIEL, $50.04; JOHN P. NEAL, $600.00; JONES BANK (FICA), $17,040.97; KATI SCHWEITZER, $29.00; LANGUAGE LINE SERV, $17.82; MCKESSON MED SURG, $45.52; MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, $3,263.12; MEMORIAL CLINIC, $72.00; MIDWEST AUTOMOTIVE, $304.39; NE ASSN TRANS PROVIDERS, $105.00; NEBRASKA.GOV, $6.00; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DIST, $522.31; NUSS, CHANDRA, $312.50; OREILLY AUTOM, $33.15; PAC N SAVE, $75.57; PAPER TIGER SHREDDING, $75.00; REGION V SYSTEMS, $3,852.00; SEWARD CO INDEPENDENT, $1,201.43; SEWARD CO SHERIFF UNCOLL FEES, $330.00; SEWARD LUMBER, $119.17; SEWARD SMILES, $380.00; SHIFFERMILLER LAW , $3,799.50; SIDNEY FREY, $125.00; SOARIN GROUP, $6,136.25; ST OF NE DAS ST ACCNTNG, $768.50; STATE OF NE STATE PATROL, $1,819.50; SUE MEDINGER, $13.06; THOMSON REUTERS-WEST, $455.00; TRINITY SERVICES GRP, $8,911.56; US POSTAL SERVICE, $15,000.00; VERIZON WIRELESS SERV, $40.05; VISA, $3,058.23; WALL, ROBERT, $250.00; WAPELLO CO SHERIFF, $37.25; WATER ENGINEERING, $220.50; WELLS FARGO FIN LEASING, $230.66; ALL STAR GLASS, $450.00; AMERITAS LIFE INS , $3,454.80; BEAVER HARDWARE, $130.02; BLACK HILLS ENERGY, $50.34; CODR PLUMBING, $156.00; DALE JOHNSON ENT, $42,154.44; FREDS AUTO ELECTRIC, $274.00; HYDRAULIC EQUIP SERVICE, $150.90; JOHNSON SAND & GRAVEL, $507.54; JONES BANK (FICA), $3,547.86; KRIHA FLUID POWER CO, $970.29; MAINELLI WAGNER & ASSOC, $7,795.08; MEDICAL ENTERPRISES, $144.00; MEMORIAL CLINIC, $103.00; NE PUBLIC POWER DIST, $212.10; NMC, LLC, $2,008.20; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DIST, $1,367.00; OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE, $669.20; ROSE EQUIPMENT, $10,298.70; SEWARD CO INDEPENDENT, $16.15; SMALL ENGINE SPECIALISTS, $313.79; SOUTHWEST GRAVEL PROD, $21,857.75; SPORTS EXPRESS, $269.35; UTICA PARTS & SERVICE, $16.21; VERIZON CONNECT NWF, $661.53; VILLAGE OF GARLAND, $56.35; VISA, $282.05; AMERITAS LIFE INS, $150.44; JONES BANK (FICA), $144.91; MILFORD AGING SERV, $1,687.30; SEWARD AGING SERV, $2,176.60; UTICA AGING SERV, $1,683.40; BIZCO TECH, $4,774.45; FARMERS COOP, $896.62; VISA, $1,396.00; AMERITAS LIFE INS, $63.56; JONES BANK (FICA), $108.07; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DIST, $101.15; AMERICAN FENCE CO , $79,550.00; ARROW TANK & ENGINEER, $15,296.25; AMERITAS LIFE INS , $1,556.81; APCO INTERNATIONAL, $500.00; BLACK HILLS ENERGY, $48.87; CITY OF SEWARD, $238.27; EAKES OFFICE PLUS, $86.68; HOMETOWN LEASING, $74.00; JONES BANK (FICA), $1,623.87; NEMAHA CO SHERIFF, $84.61; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DIST, $219.00; SOARIN GROUP, LLC, $288.00; ST NE DAS COMMUNIC, $844.80; ST NE DAS STATE ACCNTNG, $115.00; ALLO COMMUNICATIONS, $607.53; CENTURYLINK, $4,597.27; FIBER PLATFORM, $327.00; BOB BARKER CO, $56.25; EAKES OFFICE PLUS, $214.47; SUMMIT FOOD SERV, $1,276.26; WELLBEING INITIATIVE, $2,500.00; SALARIES, $319,228.45 GROSS SALARIES INCLUDE DEDUCTIONS TO: AMERITAS DENTAL; AMERITAS VISION; COLONIAL SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE; MID AMERICAN CO WISCONSIN; POINT C; LPL FINANCIAL SCI — April 01, 2026 ZNEZ
