SEWARD CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Following is a condensed form of minutes. A complete copy is on file at City Hall, 537 Main St. or may be viewed at http://www.CityofSewardNE.gov. The Seward City Council met in regular session in the Council Chambers, 142 N 7th Street, Seward, on September 1, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., with Mayor Joshua Eickmeier presiding. Councilmembers present: Zane Francescato, Megan Kahler, Jessica Kolterman, John Singleton, Matt Stryson, Rich Wergin. Councilmembers absent: Karl Miller, Tatum Tonniges. The following items were approved: Claims; Minutes of Aug 18, 2026; Re-Appt Mike Langner to the Housing Appeals Bd for a 3-Year Term; Appt Anita Foor (replaces John Owens) to the LB840 Application Review Bd for a 3-Year Term; Res. No. 2026-18 – Recommend Class CK Liquor License for Straight Path LLC; Recommend Amber Fiala as Manager of Class CK License; MOU with Four Corners Health Dept for Kiosk at Wellness Center; Acknowledge Receipt of FY27 Aiport Authority Levy; Lower Levy by 0.004223 for Proposed FY27 Budget; Change Order to Const. Contract with Van Kirk Bros. for Metering Manhole Phase I Project; Agree with Black Hills Energy for Temp Storage on City Property; Award of a Const. Contract to Watts Electric Co. as Low Bidder for the E Hillcrest Dr. Underground Circuit Relocation Project; City Admin Rept; Strategy Session – Litigation, 9:46 – 9:53 p.m. Adj. 9:53 p.m. Derek Bargmann, City Clerk ADE, BU 128.00; AKRS Equipment Inc, RE/OI 189.38; Alan Higley/Precision Race Results, EX 1,834.03; Alert-All Corp, EX 3,888.00; All Road Barricades Inc, SU 186.60; Altec Industries Inc, SU/RE 2,424.51; Amazon Capital Services Inc, MAT/SU 3,085.99; AMGL, SE 10,325.00; Armorock LLC, CI 148,005.00; Border States Industries Inc, SU 2,750.89; Bound Tree Medical LLC, SU 137.98; Brittany Volkmer, MC 25.00; Broken Arrow Excavating, CI 27,383.08; BSN Sports LLC, EQ 360.00; Capital Business Systems Inc, SE 682.08; Cash-Wa Distributing Co, SU 523.79; City Seward Buildings/Grounds, OP 4,000.00; City Seward Electric Fund, UT 75,531.28; City Seward Library Petty Cash, PF 171.95; Constellation Newenergy Gas, UT 23.71; Dale Grimes/Grimes Construction, BU 6,282.00; Eakes Office Solution, SU 704.18; ECES Inc/Campbell Cleaning, SE 1,200.00; Environmental Systems Research, FA 4,100.00; Eric Ehlers/Ehlers Electronics Llc, RE 290.00; Exchange Bank, LS 4,464.00; Farmers Coop - Seward, DS/GS 504.20; Fyr-Tek, SE 2,962.50; Gerhold Concrete Co Inc, SU 1,575.27; Hawkins Inc, SU 3,488.04; Hoffschneider Law PC LLO, SE 5,000.00; Husker Electric Supply Co, SU 10,169.18; Hydraulic Equipment Service, RE 135.86; Jared Hochstein, RI 82.19; JEO Consulting Group Inc, CI 36,297.50; Joanie Brecka, RI 395.28; K & Z Distributing, SU 485.95; League Ne Municipalities, MS 34,162.00; League Ne Municipalties-Utilities, MS 5,217.00; Lincoln Winwater Works Co, RE 595.12; Lisa/Jason Robertson MC 449.98; Lori Anderson, MC399.98; MacQueen Equipement LLC, EQ 9,876.00; Metering & Technology Solution, INV/RE 7,574.13; Milford Junior Volleyball, EX 1,300.00; NASC, TR 55.00; Nebraska D A S , SE 231.00; Nebraska Public Health Env Lab, TE 409.00; Nebraska State Fire Marshal, BU 101.00; Nippon Sanso Matheson Inc, SU 116.43; Norris Public Power District, UT 1,277.25; North Central Emergency Vehicles, RE 2,435.08; Northern Safety Co Inc, SU 120.66; One Billing Solutions LLC, IT 3,708.00; O'Reilly Automotive Inc, RE/OI 272.25; PIP SU 984.00; Point C, INS 4,303.73; Quality Brands of Lincoln, SU 1,625.04; Quill Corp, SU 787.77; Regulatory Software Services, SE 1,080.00; Richard J Mailand/Mailand Clothing, UN 24.00; RTC Manufacturing Inc, SU 12,240.00; Russell Frazey, RI 618.00; Sapp Brothers Petroleum Inc, GS 13,179.41; Schemmer Architects Engineers, CI 10,789.60; Seward County Chamber & Develop, RI 231.95; Sports Express, SU/UN 507.25; State Distributing Co, SU 550.84; Suhr & Lichty Insurance Agency, INS 3,585.00; Summit Fire Protection, BU 364.95; Sunset Law Enforcement LLC, TR 2,511.90; Tritech Forensics Inc, SU 44.49; U S A Bluebook, SU 603.93; Valentino's, SU 213.00; Van Kirk Bros Contracting, CI 219,202.05; Verizon Financial Services, UT 281.64; VISA , 18,392.17; Indeed, MC, 26.42; SMTP2GO, IT 75.00; NE Secretary of State/AAN, MC 106.40; Amazon, SU/BU/RE 702.29; Walmart, SU/BU/OP 3,994.35; Sam's Club, SU/BU 987.46; Bagels & Joe, OP 106.25; Prime Video, MC 4.29; Dinges Fire Co, EQ 7,203.14; Emergency Solutions, IT 152.00; NFPA, MS 13.53; AT&T, UT 81.08; Ben Kaiser/Snap On Tools, OP 164.84; Hurrdat, MC, 85.00; Omaha South Garage, MC 72.00; Freds Auto Electric, RE 108.27; USPS, PF 19.12; DCAC, TR 500.00; Modern Samurai, TR 630.00; Sparetime, ML 127.82; Valentino's, ML 172.22; Runza, ML 226.79; Buresh Meats, SU 40.27; American Water Works, MS, 2, 48.00; Constant Contact, MC 31.00; ForeUp IT 725.63; Hulu+, MS 214.96; Flannel Man Construction, RE 618.80; Adobe, IT, 26.48; NSIAAA, MS, 72.80; Spotify, MC, 13.96; ZoomShift, IT, 94.12; American Red Cross, TR, 714.00; Tracfone, UT, 33.88; Wesco Distribution Inc, SU 5,014.88; White Cap LP, CI 1,245.70; TOTAL, $726,473.60 SCI — September 23, 2026 ZNEZ
