VILLAGE OF STAPLEHURST The following is a condensed form of the minutes. A complete copy is on file and available for inspection upon request at the village office. The Village of Staplehurst Board of Trustees met on January 27, 2026, with Chairperson Frank and Trustees Hans and Wilken present at roll call, with Trustees Benedict and Stava absent. The Board approved the following village claims: Kansas City Life Insurance Co $832.20, Seward County Independent $53.06, Crouch's Farm and Hardware $70.28, Farmers Cooperative $111.20, Nebraska Dept. of Water, Energy & Environment $28.75, CNA Surety Direct Bill $100.00, Sargent Drilling $990.73, Northeast Nebraska Telephone Co $59.36, Waste Connections of Nebraska $140.11, Constellation NewEnergy-Gas $503.62, Black Hills Energy $56.00, Black Hills Energy $235.41, Miller & Associates $8,730.00, Farmers Cooperative $210.82, Nebraska Public Health Environmental Lab $30.00, Norris Public Power District $1,286.45, Norris Public Power District $1,433.45, Walmart $46.10, One Call Concepts Inc $2.46, Straight Talk $58.01, Wayne Regnier $1,630.65, Chris Eckles $3,405.05, Bobbi McVey-Blath $1,012.09. Sheriff Department highlights: December report reviewed with no action needed. Fire Department highlights: Reported mutual aid rescue for Bee and one call; Fire Department claims approved: Fast Mart $105.37, Bound Tree $23.36. Water Tower Project highlights: Workplan submitted to EPA and approved; Village Clerk to complete grant training; photo examples of new tower provided to board; SRF program committed funds for loan at 1.5% interest rate for $180,000 to be paid by village. Maintenance highlights: Well test came back fair to good; waste water training to be held in March with $550 application fee approved by board; ordered more salt. Clerk highlights: Mandatory clerk training to take place in March with approximately $270 enrollment fee approved by board; Trustee Hans submitted resignation due to relocating out of Staplehurst; February meeting moved from February 24th to February 17th at 7:00pm due to Chair Frank and Village Clerk being unavailable and lack of full quorum. SCI — February 11, 2026 ZNEZ
