VILLAGE OF ELM CREEK
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
AUGUST 18, 2025, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PLANNING COMMISION MEETING
A Public Hearing of the Elm Creek Village Board of Trustees was convened in open and public session at the Elm Creek Village Center, 535 W. Boyd Avenue, Elm Creek, Nebraska on August 18, 2025. Advance Notice of this meeting was given in advance thereof by posting of Notice in three public places within the Village and publication in the Beacon Observer, as shown in the Certificate of Posting affixed to these minutes. Advance Notice was simultaneously given to the Chairman and all members of the Board of Trustees and their acknowledgment of receipt of Notice and the agenda are affixed to these minutes. Tanner Tool called the public hearing to order at 7:00p.m. by calling for the roll with the following members responding: Davis Miner, Michael Strong, Tanner Tool, Brian Florell, Kyle Lawrence. Absent: None. Tanner announced that in accordance with Section 84-1412 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes, a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is available for review and is posted on the east wall of the meeting room.
Tanner announced this Public Hearing to hear public comment regarding renewal of a conditional use permit for CHS, Inc grain handling services is now open for discussion. Dusty reported that this was the first year that we didn’t have any complaints during harvest. The only complaint was once the piles were picked up the leftover grain started to smell. He contacted the manager, and he said he would take care of it. The current manager has been great to work with. With no further questions or comments, a motion was made by Tanner and seconded by Davis to close the Public Hearing at 7:04PM. Ayes: Michael, Tanner, Brian, Kyle and Davis. Nays: none. The motion carried.
VILLAGE OF ELM CREEK
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 18, 2025, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING
A Regular Meeting of the Elm Creek Village Board of Trustees was convened in open and public session at the Elm Creek Village Center, 535 W. Boyd Avenue, Elm Creek, Nebraska on August 18, 2025, immediately following a public hearing. Advance Notice of this meeting was given in advance thereof by posting of Notice in three public places within the Village and publication in the Beacon Observer, as shown in the Certificate of Posting affixed to these minutes. Advance Notice was simultaneously given to the Chairman and all members of the Board of Trustees and their acknowledgment of receipt of Notice and the agenda are affixed to these minutes. Tanner Tool called the meeting to order at 7:05p.m. by calling for the roll with the following members responding: Tanner Tool, Davis Miner, Michael Strong, Kyle Lawrence, and Brian Florell. Absent: None. Tanner announced that in accordance with Section 84-1412 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes, a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is available for review and is posted on the east wall of the meeting room.
CONSENT AGENDA
It was moved by Tanner and seconded by Kyle to approve the Consent Agenda consisting of the minutes of the Regular Meeting on July 17, 2025, and the Claims for the month of August in the amount of $96,926.14. Ayes: Davis, Michael, and Tanner. Nays: none. Absent: Mike & Kyle. The motion carried.
SHERIFF’S REPORT:
Captain Bob Anderson from the Sheriff’s Department was in attendance. The month of July was pretty good. Continuing to keep a good relationship with the school and attending as many events as possible. The County is working on getting a few School Resource Officers for the area. They will not be dedicated to one school but would have a regular presence. The Sheriff’s Department is ready with full staff for Stampede weekend. He suggested that while everyone is getting used to the new truck route it would be a good idea to put some flags on the signs to draw attention to the changes.
REGULAR AGENDA
AGENDA ITEM #1: DISCUSSION/ACTION RE: Approval of renewal of a Conditional Use Permit request made by CHS, Inc. for grain handling services.
The Planning Commission recommends renewing it for an additional term.
It was moved by Tanner and seconded by Michael to approve the renewal of a Conditional Use Permit as requested by CHS, Inc for grain handling services for an additional 2 years.
Ayes: Brian, Davis, Kyle, Tanner, and Michael. Nays: none. The motion carried.
AGENDA ITEM #2: DISCUSSION/ACTION RE: Prohibiting parking on the north side of W Elm Ave between Bond St and Church St.
A formal resolution is needed to approve this. The street is narrow and when people park on both sides only one car can get through at a time. Dusty will contact the residents for feedback. No action was taken.
AGENDA ITEM #3: DISCUSSION/ACTION RE: Consider and approve the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office rate increase.
They have proposed an increase from $3607.07 to $3750.93 per month effective October 1.
It was moved by Tanner and seconded by Michael to approve the increase effective October 1. Ayes: Brian, Michael, Davis, Kyle, and Tanner. Nays: None. The motion carried.
AGENDA ITEM #4: DISCUSSION/ACTION RE: Approve and authorize the signing of the Municipal Annual Certification of Program Compliance to the Nebraska Board of Public Roads Classifications and Standards 2025 by Resolution.
Tanner introduced and read in full Resolution 2025-6. It was moved by Tanner and seconded by Kyle to approve Resolution 2025-6 to approve the signing of the Municipal Annual Certification.
Ayes: Tanner, Kyle, Brian, Michael, and Davis. Nays: none. Absent: The motion carried.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
We got our valuation statement today and it went up $5.5 million.
Dusty had sent out a draft memo to the board for FY 2025/2026.
The Municipal Equalization Fund will decrease this next year. Our accountants suggested that we amend the 2024/2025 Budget. We will have this on the September agenda.
The City of Kearney may soon stop providing us with a recycling trailer, so we are exploring other options. Dusty did talk to Steve from Ravenna Sanitation and for a fee they could haul our recycling away if we had a trailer like the one Kearney provides.
There will be a couple of cuts made at the Library. We will eliminate the housekeeping and cut back on hours worked per employee.
We need to start putting money aside for streets & infrastructure. We will evaluate our position at the end of the fiscal year and plan accordingly.
In the next 2 or 3 years we will need to do routine maintenance on the water tower. There are a couple of different companies that we can contact for quotes.
Now that we have the valuation statement we will get the budget sent to our accountant for compilation.
There are a couple of home football games that they school wants to utilize our concession stand.
Figgins Construction is going to come back and fix a few spots on the streets that are failing on Beecroft street and by the school. The work is still under warranty.
We need to contact the school grounds committee to discuss installing a water meter.
The Elm Creek Childcare Initiative group would like us to get the small playground installed at the library. We are going to have AgDryer look at it as there are some repairs that need to be made to put it up.
There are only a couple of active building permits.
During Stampede there will be a few food trucks at the park and they will be setting up in the parking stalls on the west side of the park. We will not be blocking off the street just the parking area.
The pool is all closed up for the season and we are working to get it all pumped out.
AGENDA ITEM #10: Adjournment
All agenda items having been considered, it was moved by Brian and seconded by Kyle to adjourn this Regular Meeting. Ayes: Kyle, Davis, Tanner, Michael, and Brian. Nays: none. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 7:42p.m.
August 2025 Claims
Wages $32,882.10
FICA $8,760.52
State Income Tax Withholding $1,263.63
Principal Financial – Employee $1,542.75
Principal Financial – Employer $629.21
BCBS-Employee Health $1,455.16
BCBS – Employee Dental $88.65
BCBS-Employer Health/Dental $6,873.55
Guardian – Vision Employee $18.42
Guardian – Vision Employer $108.60
Guardian – Life & AD&D $68.00
Guardian – Employee Voluntary $282.45
AFLAC – Employee Voluntary $226.99
Ace Hardware $6.97
American Legal Publishing $3,387.56
Area Services Inc $411.00
Associated Supply $681.55
Bank of America $700.05
Black Hills Energy $1,158.56
Buffalo County Highway Dept $900.00
Buffalo Cty Sheriff Dept $3,607.07
Buffalo Outdoor Power $6.42
Choice Paint & Supply $427.35
Circle S Plumbing LLP $248.51
Cochran, Sheryl $45.00
Comfy Bowl $130.00
Deterdings $388.99
DeWald Deaver L’Heureux Law Firm $838.65
DHHS $85.00
DPPD $39.27
Eakes $38.49
Electrical Services $780.71
Fosters Family Foods $372.95
Great Plains Communications $386.74
Hometown Leasing $135.83
Integrated Security Solutions $453.00
J&C Cemetery Repairs $4,050.00
Janning, Brooks $100.00
Kearney Crete & Block $334.75
Kearney Powersports $21.90
League of Nebraska Municipalities $3,212.00
League of Nebraska Municipalities – Utilities Section $576.00
LIPS $259.81
Menards $201.56
NE Dept of Revenue $961.26
NPPD $5,129.63
One Call Concepts $8.20
Paulsen Inc $2,377.89
Platte Valley Laboratories, Inc $65.00
Ravenna Sanitation $8,231.30
Steinbrink $65.98
Village Center Agency $481.58
Village of Elm Creek – Petty Cash $50.84
Wex Bank $1,247.84
Winnelson $120.90
TOTAL $96,926.14
