VILLAGE OF CLATONIA

CLATONIA, NE 68328

 

The Clatonia Village Board met Thursday July 17th, 2025. Chairperson Sheri Holsing called the meeting to order at 7:31p.m. at the Clatonia Community Center Village Office. Members present were Sheri Holsing, Shelby Hajek, John Schuerman, Jesse Hajek, and Mike Waltke. Also present was, Jamie Woltemath, Harlan Schlichting, Tammy Schlichting, Scott Tachovsky, Shannon Brydl, Emily Haxby, Adam Suden, Annie S, Adam Hughes-Hardt, and Sarah Williams.

 

All proceedings were held while the convened meeting was open to the public. The posting of the Open Meetings Act was noted.

 

Consent Agenda:

 

1. Approve last meetings minutes

2. Approve financials

3. Approve Village of Clatonia Claims to be paid in the amount of $250

4. Approve Village of Clatonia Claims to be paid in the amount of $14,206.36

5. Approve Community Center Claims to be paid in the amount of $2,341.52

6. Approve Clatonia Rescue Squad Claims to be paid in the amount of $227,231.23

7. Approve Clatonia Fire Department Claims to be paid in the amount of $9,340.74

 

John made a motion to approve the items listed under the consent agenda. Jesse seconded. Voting yes was Schuerman, S. Hajek, J. Hajek, Waltke, and Holsing. Motion carried 5-0.

** c) Voting yes was Schuerman, S. Hajek, Waltke, and J. Hajek. Holsing abstained. Motion carried 4-0**

 

Old Business:

 

Parcel 007093000: The property has sold and is due to close sometime in the next week. The new owner has been talking with the Clatonia Fire Dept about getting the house burned down. Asbestos testing has already been completed (by the new owner) and came back negative. Once the new owner takes possession of the property, they want to get the condemned house down. Things are now moving smoothly and the house should be down soon.

 

Sarah spoke with the Village accountant, Todd Blome, about cutting out the middle man and just having the Village pay for the Fire Department Windstream account. Todd said as long as the Village, Fire Department, and Rural Fire District is ok with that then he is fine with it as well. Sarah will get in touch with Josh Niles to have the Village start paying for the account on a monthly basis.

 

John got 3 bids to finish the electrical work in the Village maintenance shop. One from Eric Lilleholm, Vogt Electric, and Filipi Electric. After discussing the bids Mike made a motion to accept the bid from Vogt Electric for $1,784.12. Jesse seconded. Voting yes was Schuerman, S. Hajek, Waltke, J. Hajek, and Holsing. Motion carried 5-0.

 

The Village is still dealing with insurance for the Community Center roof. Because the claim was submitted later than when insurance is claiming it happened, the Village has to go through our current insurance and the insurance company we had before. Each insurance company wants to do their own investigations. Tokio Marine has already made their report and now we are waiting for our previous insurance company to do their report. The old company needs estimates to see what kind of compensation the Village is wanting. Sarah spoke with Schwisow Construction, Casper Construction, and Lilleholm Construction. We will hopefully have a final decision from the insurance company by the August meeting and the board will further discuss everything then.

 

The board discussed the current contract we hold with Waste Connections. The contract states we can only break the contract if it is Waste Connections cutting ties. However, it does not state what the repercussions of ended the contract early would be. The board agreed we should get a quote from MARS so we can compare rates and service. The board would also like to have Solheim Law Firm look at our Waste Connections contract.

 

New Business:

 

Adam Suden attended the meeting to talk to the board about possibly becoming the grounds keeper for the Community Center. Bob Sykes had let Sarah know he will continue to do the lawn care through August, but then will be done. The board discussed with Adam the duties and the budget. Adam stated he was very interested and would like to talk to Bob about it. The board will continue the discussion at the August meeting.

 

Harlan Schlichting turned in his driveway permit. He also asked about the survey that was sent out. It was a survey that Emily Haxby had requested SENDD send out to help with grants for the community. We are applying again for a grant for the Fire Hall for next year and we will need the survey for the grant. This will hopefully bring in another $450,000.

 

Emily Haxby came to the meeting to discuss a few grants she found for a splash pad. One grant is from Nebraska Game and Parks which is a 50/50 match, and one from SENDD. Gage County tourism and Economic Development also provide grants to help match part of it. Emily also stated in January we can apply for the financing grant then in August of 2026 apply for the grant for the splash pad. Since this grant deadline has almost approached and the grant is available every year, Emily suggest we apply in August 2026. The location of the splash pad would be just to the south of the basketball court at the community center park. Resident Scott Tachovsky said he thought it was a good idea and it would give the kids something to do in town. He asked for the maintenance, would that be something the Village maintenance person would take care of or would we have to pay someone else to take care of it. The board said that was a good question and something they would have to research as well. Jesse Hajek was concerned that with it being close to the highway, would we need to put up a fence. Resident Shannon Brdyl said splash pads are pretty popular and Dorchester just put one in. Sarah said she had asked on Facebook what residents thought about possibly getting a splash pad and comments were positive. Resident Adam Hughes-Hardt noted he knew a few people on the board in Dorchester and can talk to them and see if they had any advice on putting up a splash pad.

 

The Village received the renewal Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for the Fire Department and Rescue Squad. Mike made a motion to approve the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement. Shelby seconded. Voting yes was Schuerman, S. Hajek, Waltke, J. Hajek, and Holsing. Motion carried 5-0.

 

The south faucet in the community center kitchen is no longer working correctly. Sarah asked the board if we can get a new one to replace it. The board agreed to a new faucet.

 

Dealings With The Public:

 

The board would like to remind residents to please keep your yards mowed. There have been several around town that have gotten overgrown several times.

 

The board would also like to remind residents to please keep your dogs on a leash or in a kennel while outside.

 

Adjournment:

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Mike made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:39 p.m. Jesse seconded. Voting yes was Schuerman, S. Hajek, J. Hajek, Waltke, and Holsing. Motion carried 5-0.

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The next meeting will be held THURSDAY AUGUST 21ST, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. at the Village Office located at the Clatonia Community Center.

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Claims were as follows. Description of claims for this legal, bond-bond expense, pymt-payment, in-interest; const-construction; don-donation; eq-equipment; ex-expense; ft-funds transfer; ins-insurance; ls-license; mi-miscellaneous; pr-payroll; pf-professional services; ps-power supplier; rb-reimbursement; rp-repairs and maintenance; st-sales tax; se-service; sup-supplies; tn- training; tr-transfer of funds; tx-taxes, ut-utilities; wt-water tests. Black Hills, ut, 990.83; Adobe, mi, 21.09; Intuit, pf, 111.30; NPPD, ps, 1436.47; Waste Connections, se, 3935.69; Ace Hardware, sup, 84.51; Sams Club, sup, 312.09; Column Publishing, ls, 17.56; CNA Surety, bond, 1050.00; Windstream, ut, 1082.67; Solheim Law Firm LLC, pf, 262.50; One Call Concepts, pf, 6.09; Sargent Drilling, rp, 450.0; Hawkins Inc, sup, 545.70; NE Public Health Environmental Lab, wt, 15.00; Nebraska Dept of Revenue, st, 114.90; Jindra Irrigation, rp, 237.19; Sack Lumber, sup, 9.99; UI Connect, tx, 26.77; NE Dept of Revenue, tx, 380.20; IRS, tx, 1872.86; Charitable Gaming Commission, tx, 125.00; Yesica Perez Mendez, pymt, 510.00; Max Regelado, pymt, 310.00; Security 1st Bank, ins, 779.52; Jones Group Insurance, ins, 5774.00; K&G Autobody, rep, 1000.00; HMKB Billing, pf, 183.28; Farmers Cooperative, sup, 90.95; Emily Haxby, rb, 1884.00; Cardinal Club, don, 1000.00;  FYR-TEK, sup, 2020.00; FYR-TEK, eq, 224023.00; payroll, pr, 4708.06.

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Copies of previous months minutes and claims are available at the Village Office. If you would like a copy, please email Sarah at clatoniavillage@diodecom.net