OSMOND — The Osmond City Council met Monday, April 13, and received a report on the final design on the city cemetery directory by Councilman Dennis Haselhorst. Haselhorst presented to council a directory design by Dd Steel that was put up at the Randolph Catholic Cemetery and the Magnet Cemetery. He stated the City would cover the paint and concrete with the rest of the cost being covered by a local donor. Council thanked Haselhorst for the update and are excited to see this project move forward.
Sewer Line Discussed
Councilman Dan Timmerman brought an invoice for the installa tion of Hoppe Motor’s sewer line.
He explained the sewer main located closest to their property was located at the northeast edge of the old Rices Rides lot, so he wanted to ask council for input on whether or not to help cover some of the cost since the main wasn’t provided up to their property line. After some discussion the council voted three to one to pay half the Hoppe Motor sewer line installation, with Councilman Neil Wattier voting nay.
Pool, Coach Wages Set
Swimming pool applications were reviewed. Councilman Wattier stated that wages were suggested at the following rates: Sophia Gansebom (manager) $18.50, Erin Aschoff (assis -
tant manager) $17.50; Abigail Brown (pool operator) $16.50; lifeguards:
Alexa Aschoff and Klaire Johnson, $15.50 each; Noah Geneski, $16.00, and Sunny Geneski, Trenton Wiseley, Drake Kingham, and Evynn Kumm, $14.50 each. Council set wages and positions as stated.
Treasurer Brittney Timmerman reported on the following coaches' wages for the Summer Youth season, which were all approved by council: Alli Aschoff, $550.00/team; Lacey Bahr $425.00/team; Joel Kumm, $550.00/team; Aaron Gutz, $400.00/ team; Tyler Gansebom, $450.00/team; Adam Rice, $425.00/team.
Vacant Property Update Given Vacant properties were back on the
agenda and Mayor Kuhl provided an update on a State Street property that will be demolished by the May council meeting. A few questions on a property located along Maple Street were dis - cussed and Clerk Brittney Timmerman informed council that property is also set to be demolished and will keep checking with the owner to get an update each month. Discussion on a
few nuisance properties were brought up and it was decided the City Office
will issue letters to those owners to
get their properties cleaned up before next month's meeting.
City to Buy ‘Broom’
Councilman Doug Schmit presented a quote for an 84" angle broom from Bobcat. Schmit explained just in the last three years, the city has spent $4,800 on contracting out sweeping the street and not always having the best results. He mentioned this angle broom for the Bobcat could be used for more than just sweeping the street and within a year would pay for itself.
After some discussion, Council ap- proved the purchase of the 84" angle broom from Bobcat.
Prairie Street Clarification
After years of not having a clear understanding of who's responsible for maintaining Prairie Street in the city limits, Maintenance Supervisor Caleb Eckstrom and Clerk Timmerman contacted both the county and Brian McDonald with JEO, who informed them that Prairie Street from Roger and Patty Timmerman's west fence line east to the north well is actually the city’s responsibility.
After the annexations of both western and eastern portions of the city limits happened was when the City would have become responsible for that stretch of the road, since the annexation happened up to the road’s edge. Timmerman informed council that the Lane Mile report will be up -
dated to reflect those findings.
Grant Update Given
Clerk Timmerman provided council with an update on the public works grant that the city will be applying for through NENEDD (Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District). She informed them that, after a conversation with the street superintendent, Baylor Bestgen, and JEO's grant writer, the office would submit the last 15 years of construc - tion costs and locations to Bestgen to create supporting documents for the grant application with NENEDD.
Timmerman provided additional in-
formation from Community Planner Sandra Goode on the timelines of the
application process.
Golf Cart, ATV, UTV Crackdown With underage drivers operating golf carts, ATVs and UTVs in the city last year and golf carts driving on prohibited streets, it was brought before Police Chief Tyler Wells at the meeting. After reviewing the regula tions and laws it was decided to have Wells crack down on underage drivers as well as reminding golf cart drivers
what streets they cannot drive the carts on. Social media was to be utilized as well as the Text Alert system to remind residents of the regulations.
Checking, Budget Reviewed Included in council packets were
the general checking statement and reconciliation for March 2026, for
review. Treasurer Timmerman asked if there were any questions or com ments on them and Councilman Wat- tier caught a check that was missing Treasurer Timmerman's signature but was signed by a council member. Treasurer Timmerman apologized for the missed signature and said she will do better at not missing a signature on checks.
After receiving a copy of the fiscal year Profit & Loss/Budget vs Actual report in their packets and reviewing council had no questions for Treasurer
Timmerman on their department expenses.
Treasurer Timmerman asked coun- cil if they wanted the rest of the fiscal year highway allocation funds to be transferred into the street repairs account for future street repairs. Council- man Schmit suggested this month not be transferred so more patch could be purchased to get some of the streets by until the street repair project happens.
After some discussion it was decided to check back at next month's meeting on transferring the remaining fiscal year's highway allocation funds.
Police Report Given
Police Chief Wells presented a report on recent activity within the
city including one accident report, one citizen assist, seven case updates, one stolen trailer report, one business alarm, one pursuit, one disturbance report and one call referencing a possible drunk driver, to name a few.
Chief Wells also informed council that he has a 911 meeting in Pierce coming up and that there were no problems CITY COUNCIL RECEIVES REPORT ON DIRECTORY with prom this last weekend.
6th Street Project Moving Forward
The final discussion on 6th Street repair project ended with council approving a motion to concrete half the block abutting Phil and Deb Gutz’s north and south properties. The legal documents for both the Council and Gutz will come before the council at the May meeting so the project can be put on the maintenance crew’s schedule.
In other business, the council: — approved Jerry’s Hilltop special designated liquor license application for a wedding at the City Auditorium on June 6th, 2026.
— heard Treasurer Timmerman present the FINAL annual TIF report, which was completed before the May 1st deadline and mailed to all neces- sary entities with a copy on file to notify them of the completion.
— heard Mayor Dennis Kuhl state city sales tax for January 2026 was a total of $15,853.30 (of that amount $2,115.94 is from motor vehicle tax).
