Monday, April 13, 2026 A meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Osmond, Nebraska, was held at the Conference Room at 325 North State Street, in said City on the 13th day of April 2026, at 7:00 o'clock p.m. Pres - ent were: Mayor Dennis M. Kuhl, Council Members Dennis Haselhorst, Douglas A. Schmit, Daniel E. Timmerman and Neil E. Wattier. Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by publication and was posted in three conspicuous public places in said City. Notice of this meeting was given to the Mayor, all members of the Council. A copy of their acknowledgment of receipt of notice and the agenda are on file at the City Clerk's office. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Mayor and Council of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.
Mayor Kuhl publicly stated to all in attendance that a current copy of the Ne- braska Open Meetings Act was available for review and indicated the location of such copy posted in the room where the meeting was being held. Minutes of the March 9th regular meeting was prepared and sent to Council Mem- bers. Councilman Haselhorst motioned to approve the minutes as printed. Seconded by Councilman Timmerman. Roll call vote: Wattier, yea; Schmit, yea; Haselhorst, yea; Timmerman, yea. Voting nay: none. Mo - tion carried.
Councilman Timmerman brought before the council an invoice for the installation 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 Councilman Timmerman made the motion to pay half the Hoppe Motor sewer line installation this week. Seconded by Councilman Haselhorst. Roll call vote: Schmit, yea; Haselhorst, yea; Timmerman, yea. Voting nay: Wattier. Motion carried.
Swimming Pool applications were re - viewed. Councilman Wattier stated wages were suggested at the following rates: Sophia Gansebom (Manager) $18.50, Erin Aschoff (Assistant Manager) $17.50; Abigail Brown (Pool Operator) $16.50 lifeguards: Alexa Aschoff, $15.50; and Klaire Johnson, $15.50; Noah Geneski, $16.00; Sunny Geneski, $14.50; Trenton Wiseley, $14.50; Drake Kingham, $14.50; and Evynn Kumm, $14.50. Councilman Wattier made a motion to set wages and position as stated. Seconded by Council - man Schmit. Roll call vote: Wattier, yea; Schmit, yea; Haselhorst, yea; Timmerman, yea. Voting nay: none. Motion carried. Treasurer Timmerman reported on the following coaches' wages for the Summer Youth season: 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. Councilman Haselhorst made a motion to approve the wages as stated. Seconded by Councilman Timmerman. Roll call vote: Wattier, yea; Schmit, yea; Haselhorst, yea; Timmerman, yea. Voting nay: none. Motion carried.
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 meet- ing. A few questions on a property located along Maple Street were discussed and
Clerk 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 let ters to those owners to get their properties cleaned up before next month's meeting. Next, the final discussion on 6th Street repair project ended with Councilman Schmit making a motion to approve con - creting half the block abutting Phil and Deb Gutz's North & South properties. Seconded by Councilman Wattier. Roll call vote: Wattier, yea; Schmit, yea; Haselhorst, yea; Timmerman, yea. Voting nay: none. Motion carried. 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. Councilman Wattier made a motion to approve Jerry's Hilltop special designated liquor license application for a wedding at the City Auditorium on June 6th, 2026. Seconded by Councilman Schmit. Roll call vote: Wattier, yea; Haselhorst, yea; Schmit, yea; Timmerman, yea. Voting nay: none. Motion carried.
The final design on the City Cemetery directory was discussed by Councilman Haselhorst. Haselhorst presented to coun cil 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.
Moving on, Councilman Schmit pre - sented a quote for an 84" angle broom from Bobcat. Schmit explained just in the last three years we have 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 streets and within a year would pay for itself. After some discussion Councilman Schmit made a motion to purchase the 84" angle broom from Bobcat. Seconded by Councilman Timmerman. Roll call vote: Wattier, yea; Haselhorst, yea; Schmit, yea; Timmerman, yea. Voting nay: none. Motion carried.
After years of not having a clear understanding of who's responsible for maintaining Prairie Street in the City limits, Maintenance Supervisor 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 is when the City would have become responsible for that stretch of the road since the annexation happened up to the roads edge. Timmerman informed council that the Lane Mile report will be updated to reflect those findings.
Next, Clerk Timmerman provided coun - cil with an update on the Public Works grant that they will be applying for through NENEDD (Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District). She informed them that after a conversation with their Street Superintendent Baylor Bestgen and JEO's grant writer the office would submit the last 15 years of construction costs and locations to Bestgen to create supporting documents for the grant application with NENEDD. Tim - merman provided additional information from Community Planner, Sandra Goode on the timelines of the application process. 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 Wells at the meeting. After reviewing the regulations 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 will be utilized as well as the Text Alert system to remind residents of the regulations. Treasurer Timmerman presented the FINAL annual TIF report. The TIF report was completed before the May 1st deadline and mailed to all necessary entities with a copy on file to notify them of the completion. Included in their council packets were the General Checking statement and reconciliation for March 2026, for review. Treasurer Timmerman asked if there were any questions or comments on them and Councilman Wattier caught a check that was missing Treasurer Timmerman's sig - nature but was signed by a councilmember. Treasurer Timmerman apologized for the missed signature and will do better at not missing a signature on checks!
After receiving a copy of the fiscal year Profit and Loss/Budget vs. Actual report in their packets and reviewing, council had no questions for Treasurer Timmerman on their department expenses.
Next, Treasurer Timmerman reported on total claims in the amount of $94,684.40. Councilman Haselhorst made a motion to approve to pay all non-conflicting bills, seconded by Councilman Timmerman. Roll call vote: Wattier, yea; Schmit, yea; Haselhorst, yea; Timmerman, yea. Vot - ing nay: none. Motion carried. Motion was made by Councilman Haselhorst, seconded by Councilman Wattier, to pay the bill submitted by All Star Parts. Roll call vote: Wattier, yea; Timmerman, yea; Haselhorst, yea. Abstaining: Schmit. Vot -
ing nay: none. Motion carried.
General Fund Claims
Nebraska UC Fund, first quarter contribution .............. $242.04 Internal Revenue Service, April FWH, SS, Med ............ 4,543.97 Department of Revenue, April SWH ............................... 980.33 Nebraska Department of Rev enue, sales tax ....................... 854.84 AC Land, rent for April,
May, June ............................ 4,750.00 Allstar Parts, LLC, repairs, maintenance ........................... 443.47 Applied Connective Technologies, April website services ............... 97.50 Badger Meter, meter charge for April ................................... 377.58 Charles Swab, Brittney
Timmerman Roth IRA ............. 403.54 Dd Steel, materials ......................... 3.66 Edward Jones, Tyler Wells Roth IRA ................................. 406.23
Eakes Office Solutions, copier contract ........................ 200.56 Elan Financial Services, Norton protection .................... 126.58 Fastwyre Broadband, phone
service .................................... 739.87 Heather McWhorter, mileage for March 9, 2026 meeting ....... 53.14 Jeannoutot Plumbing, plumbing labor .................................... 3,062.38 Jewell & Collins, legal fees for March 2026 ............... 300.00 Metering & Technology Solu- tions, March meter order ..... 2,217.60 Midwest Laboratories, Inc., testing kits ................................ 62.35 Municipal Supply, Inc. of Omaha, sewer/water equipment ............................ 2,564.79 Nebraska Public Health Environmental Lab, testing ..... 356.00 Osmond Republican, advertising .. 780.39 One-Call Concepts, Inc., locations . 29.09 RDW Inc. dba ASAP Express, freight ....................................... 60.00 City of Plainview, tipping fee .... 2,468.75 Subsurface Solutions, mapping portal subscription .................. 540.00 Tiger Town Food Center, supplies .................................... 52.50 True Ag & Turf, maintenance .......118.14 US Bank Equipment Finance, laserfishe payment ................. 149.00 Daktronics, Inc., baseball repairs, labor ....................... 1,775.00 Security Bank, pool bond payment ............................... 8,632.50 Internal Revenue Service, April FWH, SS, Med ............ 2,691.97 Classic Rentals, supplies .............. 37.98 Northeast Nebraska Economic Development, FY 2026-27 membership ......................... 1,071.90 Nebraska Department of Water Energy, grade IV water license .......................... 230.00 Osmond Mini Mart, gasoline ....... 783.52 Medica Insurance, April/May health insurance .................. 6,075.78 Nebraska Department of Revenue, first quarter lottery tax ............. 535.00 Northeast Power, electricity ..... 3,228.82 Verizon, cell phones ................... 144.05 Kay Park-Rec Corp., four new picnic tables ................. 4,351.80 Hoppe Motor, cost for half sewer line ..................... 6,750.89 Black Hills Energy, gas ............ 1,190.35 Capital One, library .................. 1,556.76 USAble Life, life insurance ........... 37.50 Quickbooks, 20 employees .......... 58.32 Salaries of city employees ..... 28,547.96 Treasurer Timmerman asked council if they wanted the rest of the fiscal year highway allocation funds to be transferred into the street repairs account for future the street repairs. Councilman 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 years highway allocation funds.
No building or floodplain permits to report.
Mayor Kuhl stated city sales tax for January 2026 was a total of $15,853.30 (of that amount $2,115.94 is from motor vehicle tax).
No correspondences to report. 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 refer- encing a possible drunk driver to name a few. Chief Wells also informed council that he has a 911 me eting in Pierce coming up
and that there were no problems with prom this last weekend. There were no attorney matters to be discussed.
There being no further business, motion was made by Councilman Timmerman, seconded by Councilman Schmit to adjourn the Council meeting at 8:11 p.m. Roll call vote: Wattier, yea; Schmit, yea; Haselhorst, yea; Timmerman, yea. Voting nay: none. Motion carried. CITY OF OSMOND Dennis M. Kuhl, Mayor Brittney Timmerman, City Clerk I, Brittney Timmerman, Clerk of the City of Osmond, Nebraska, hereby certify that the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and available at City Clerk's office, that such subjects were contained in said agenda for at least 24 hours prior to said meeting; that the minutes of the meeting of the City Council of the City of Osmond, Nebraska, from which the foregoing proceedings have been extracted were in written form and available for public inspection within 10 working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; that all news media requesting notification concerning meet - ing of said body were provided advance notification of the time and place of said meeting and the subjects to be discussed at said meeting.
Brittney Timmerman, City Clerk ZNEZ
