[5:16] Let's get everybody.
>> Good morning. Welcome to the Lancaster
[5:19] County Board of Commissioners meeting
for Tuesday, September 8th, 2026.
[5:24] I am your chair. My name is Christa
Yokum. To my left is Vice Chair Chelsea
[5:29] Johnson. To her left is Commissioner
Matt Schulty. To my right, Commissioner
[5:34] Sean Flower Day and Commissioner Rick
Best. Please stand and recite the Pledge
[5:38] of Allegiance with us.
I pledge algiance to the flag of the
[5:45] United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands. One nation
[5:51] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
[6:03] » Mr. Clerk, can you please start the
meeting?
[6:06] » This meeting is subject to the Nebraska
Open Meetings Act. Written materials to
[6:09] be discussed at today's meeting can be
viewed at the county's website at
[6:12] lancaster.n.gov.
Printing copies are available upon
[6:15] request. Brings us to item one, minutes,
approval of the minutes of the board of
[6:19] commissioners meeting held on September
1st, 2026.
[6:25] » Move approval.
>> Second.
[6:28] » Have a motion and a second to approve. I
see no discussion. Please call the role.
[6:34] » Flower.
>> Yes.
[6:35] » Shulty. Yeah.
>> Vesting.
[6:39] Uh, yokum.
>> Yes.
[6:42] » Motion carries. Brings us to item two,
claims, approval of the claims process
[6:47] through September 4th, 2026. And I'll
note there is an amendment for payroll.
[6:52] » I would move approval of the claims u
item 2 to and add the payroll
[6:59] dispersements through September 2nd,
2026.
[7:04] » Second. We have a motion and a second to
approve the claims including the payroll
[7:08] dispersement through September 2nd.
Please call the role.
[7:11] » Schulty.
>> Yeah.
[7:12] » Best.
>> Yes. Flarding?
[7:14] » Yes.
>> Yokum.
[7:16] » Yes.
>> Motion carries. 2B. Approval of a claim
[7:20] to El Centro de los Americas in the
amount of $11,662.33.
[7:26] Approval.
>> Second.
[7:28] » We have a motion and a second to approve
this claim. Please call the role.
[7:34] Uh, Vest,
>> yes.
[7:36] » Johnson,
>> yes.
[7:37] » Loway,
>> yes.
[7:39] » Shulty,
>> yes.
[7:40] » Yokum,
>> I will abstain as I serve on the board.
[7:44] » 2C, approval of a claim to the mediation
center in the amount of $4,000.
[7:49] » Move approval.
>> Second.
[7:51] » We have a motion and a second to approve
the claim to the mediation center.
[7:55] Please call the role.
>> Johnson,
[7:57] » yes.
>> Flowing.
[7:58] » Yes.
>> Shelton,
[8:00] » yes. Best
>> abstain. Yokum.
[8:04] » Yes.
>> Motion carries.
[8:07] 2D. Approval of claims for goods and
services beyond the 90-day time period
[8:11] provided in Nebraska size statute
23-135.
[8:15] The city of Lincoln information services
dated September 7th, 2026 for a total of
[8:20] $869.18.
Billsburg Holton Olvig dated September
[8:24] 7th, 2026 for a total of $37,762.50.
[8:29] St. Monica's dated September 7th, 2026
for a total of $1,213.83
[8:34] and Community Corrections dated
September 7th, 2026 for a total of
[8:38] $42.33.
[8:43] » Move approval. Second.
>> We have a motion and a second to approve
[8:47] these claims. Please call the role.
>> Flower,
[8:50] » yes.
>> Schulty,
[8:51] » yes.
>> Vest,
[8:53] » yes.
>> Johnson,
[8:54] » yes.
>> Yokum,
[8:55] » yes.
>> Motion carries.
[8:58] Item three, a special presentation. Our
first special uh presentation,
[9:02] recognition of Sydney Stats, team
supervisor for the crisis center for 37
[9:05] years of service.
>> Yeah, please come forward. This is this
[9:10] is something. Yeah, we can we can clap.
I think that's in order. [applause]
[9:18] » Yeah.
>> Scott with the crisis center. It's my
[9:22] privilege to uh recognize and honor Mr.
Stats. Uh Mr. stats is an original hire
[9:28] at the crisis center. We've been through
thick and thin uh maintaining safety of
[9:33] clients and public safety and for for a
lot of years we've we've seen it.
[9:40] Um yes, this is uh as of uh Halloween
this year it would have been 31 38 or 38
[9:47] years. So yep,
>> that's a big commitment in a an or in a
[9:53] role that's not an easy role. Um there's
been a lot. You've seen a lot, I'm sure,
[9:58] and been through a lot. Uh thank you.
That's so critical for the well-being of
[10:03] our county. Yeah.
[cough and clears throat]
[10:05] » If we have a city, it's my honor and
privilege to present you with this
[10:09] appreciation, certificate of
appreciation. Thank you so much for your
[10:12] service to our community, to our county.
The work you've done has genuinely made
[10:17] our the town, the county we live in a
much better place. So, thank you.
[10:21] » Thank you very much.
>> Absolutely. One more time. THANKS.
[10:24] » [applause]
[10:37] » A PHOTO OFF. [laughter]
>> It didn't happen unless there's a photo.
[10:43] » All right. Our next presentation is
recognition of Rebecca Simmerly, mental
[10:47] health technician in the crisis center
for 23 years of service.
[10:52] Uh Becky, this is uh Becky. She's been
with us, as we said, for 23 years as a
[10:58] mental health technician and the whole
day shift the whole time.
[11:02] » I was trying to remember exactly. I man,
it goes back a long time, but um yep,
[11:06] she's been a vital part of our our
services uh for forever. So,
[11:12] congratulations.
>> Yeah. [clears throat]
[11:14] » Got a late start. [laughter]
You came then with experience and
[11:20] wisdom. Right.
>> Right.
[11:22] » Well, I guess it's Becky then instead of
Rebecca.
[11:24] » Call me whatever you want.
>> Well, yeah. Call you retired, I guess,
[11:28] is the best thing. On behalf of the
board, I want to present you with this
[11:32] certificate of appreciation. 23 years of
helping people who are in desperate need
[11:38] of change and support, and you
faithfully carried out those.
[11:43] The board of commissioners deeply
appreciate so much. Congratulations.
[11:54] » Thank you so much. Thanks for letting me
work there. [laughter]
[11:58] » Thank you. Thank you for let for working
there. I we we so appreciate it. In this
[12:03] day and age when people don't stay in
jobs for a real long time, the wisdom
[12:07] and experience that you both have
brought through these years is just
[12:10] incredible to our community. That's a
lot of years of experience walking out
[12:14] the door.
Yeah, congratulations on your
[12:19] retirement. It's a great great
opportunity. I'm glad you guys served so
[12:23] long here and enjoy your retirement.
>> Thank you, Beck.
[12:26] » Thank you,
[12:34] » commissioners. That brings us to item
four, consent items. These are routine
[12:38] business items that are expected to be
adopted without dissent. Any individual
[12:41] item may be removed for special
discussion and consideration by
[12:44] commissioner by any member of the public
without prior notice.
[12:48] Unless there is an exception, these
items will be approved as one single
[12:51] vote of the board of commissioners.
These items are the approval of a
[12:55] amendments of the following county
contracts C-25-0742
[12:59] with the National Safety Council for of
Nebraska for use of its defensive
[13:03] driving computer based learning course
material for the county's stop traffic
[13:07] diversion program. C-23-000031
with ODP Business Solutions LLC, a
[13:13] Delaware limited liability company for
office supplies and products.
[13:16] C-25-000052
with Fastenol Company for facilities,
[13:21] MRO and industrial supplies. C-24-0784
with Superstream for carpet upholstery
[13:27] cleaning. C-26-0318
with Vogal Traffic Surfaces Incorporated
[13:32] for 2026 pavement markings. C-25-0606
with J&M Construction LLC for
[13:38] replacement of structures G114, G226,
G115 and G222 B. Amendments the
[13:45] following county contracts to provide
interpretation translation services.
[13:48] C-24-0712
with Flick Translations Group LLC.
[13:53] C-24-0713
with Fox Translation Services. C-24-0714
[13:58] with Global Interpreting Network
Incorporated. C-24-0782
[14:04] with Langbridge LLC. C. Rightway
contracts with the following uh Kelly
[14:09] and Kathleen Anderson Olive Creek Road
and South 54th Street in the amount of
[14:13] 2377.
WSL Farms LLC South 148 Street and First
[14:19] Road in the amount of $487.
James and Mary Ericen South 148th Street
[14:23] and First Road in the amount of $595.
D. Receive and place on file the
[14:28] following reports for August 2026. clerk
of the district court, assessor register
[14:32] of deeds, records management, county
clerk, and finally e, setting a public
[14:36] hearing on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026
at 9:00 a.m. in room 112 of the county
[14:40] city building regarding setting the
final tax request at a different amount
[14:44] than the prior year's tax request.
>> Move approval.
[14:49] » Second.
>> We have a motion and a second to
[14:53] approve. Please call the role.
>> Schulty,
[14:56] » yes.
>> Vest,
[14:57] » yes.
>> Johnson,
[14:58] » yes. Flower.
>> Yes.
[15:00] » Yokum.
>> Yes.
[15:03] » Motion carries. Item five, public
hearings. A public hearing regarding the
[15:07] Lincoln Lancaster County Health
Department. Amendments. The following.
[15:10] Open burning permits. Regulation for the
operation of body art and piercing
[15:14] establishments. Procedures for the
inspection of on-site water supply
[15:18] systems and on-site wastewater treatment
systems prior to the sale transfer
[15:21] conveyance property. And procedures of
the regulation of on-site wastewater
[15:25] treatment systems.
Morning.
[15:33] My name is Brock Kesh, division manager.
Oh, sorry. It's right here. Yep.
[15:36] » Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the
testimony you're about to give is the
[15:39] truth and nothing but the truth?
>> I do. All right. Good morning. My name
[15:42] is Brock Kesh, division manager of
environmental public health, Lincoln
[15:45] Lancaster County Health Department. Um,
before you today are the resolutions uh
[15:50] for body art, property transfer, on-site
wastewater, and open burning. Uh these
[15:54] permit fees are reviewed each budgetary
cycle on a program byprogram basis and
[15:58] in line with our environmental public
health policy. If you have uh any
[16:02] questions, I'm happy to answer those.
Generally speaking, um the the fee
[16:06] increases are between5 and $10 permit.
[16:11] » Those small and incremental
um increases are important. Any
[16:16] questions?
So Brock, just to make sure
[16:23] I'm aware of what we're doing, the
burning permits, you know, that's just
[16:26] an increase. There's no change in the
permitting.
[16:30] » No changes. The only thing that's
changed in in any of these is just the
[16:33] permit fee.
>> Okay. It's all fees.
[16:36] » Just fees related. Yes, sir.
>> And this is something I know we've
[16:39] talked about regularly about the
planning department [snorts]
[16:44] because we used to jump. I mean, there
was a time when we would suddenly
[16:48] increase by 20 30% or something to catch
up with the costs of issuing these
[16:54] permits. We don't do that anymore thanks
to the leadership of people like you.
[16:59] » Correct. Generally speaking, um the
policy that we utilize in environmental
[17:03] public health, 3% uh per cycle is
generally the the aim that that helps us
[17:10] get away from going multiple budgetary
cycles and then doing a large percentage
[17:15] increase. So yeah,
>> and these fees capture our costs.
[17:19] They're not a money maker. We But
>> the people who are getting the services
[17:24] are paying the fees rather than the
taxpayers.
[17:27] » Correct. Yes. Yep. The fees cover the
costs for our staff to perform these
[17:33] required uh programs.
>> Okay, that's all I have.
[17:40] » Any other questions or concerns?
>> Any uh we we can now close the public
[17:46] hearing. Thank you,
[17:50] » commissioners. That brings us to a
public hearing action items. Uh 6A, I'll
[17:55] read all four resolutions in the matter
of the following. Open burning permits,
[17:59] regulations on the operation of body art
and piercing establishments, procedures
[18:03] for the inspection of on-site waste
on-site water supply systems and on-site
[18:07] wastewater treatment systems prior to
sale transfer conveyance property and
[18:10] the procedures for the regulation of
on-site wastewater treatment systems.
[18:14] » I would move approval.
>> Second.
[18:17] » We have a motion and a second to
approve. Please call the role.
[18:22] » Vest,
>> yes.
[18:23] » Johnson,
>> yes.
[18:25] » Flity,
>> yes.
[18:26] » Shulty,
>> yes. Yokum.
[18:28] » Yes.
>> Motion carries.
[18:31] 6B. Uh resolution in the matter of
vacation a portion of the public right
[18:35] ofway and alleyway generally located on
Weight Avenue between North 148th Street
[18:40] and North 149th Streets Village or
Prairie Home, Lancaster County, and more
[18:44] particularly described in exhibit A.
>> We will now open the public hearing on
[18:48] this resolution.
>> Uh I think I'm sorry this one.
[18:52] » Yes. [laughter]
>> Lost myself in the agenda a little bit.
[18:55] I will move approval.
>> I would second.
[18:58] » We have a motion.
>> Go ahead. Go ahead.
[19:00] » And a second to approve this this
vacation. Did you have something you
[19:04] wanted to add?
>> Yeah. I just want to add I said this
[19:06] last week. I I drove down this alleyway.
If you look in some of the
[19:10] documentation, you can see that the
property lines were originally going to
[19:13] be lined up different direction and that
never happened. in this alleyway has
[19:17] been vacant and um so I think it's a
good move in Prairie Home to go ahead
[19:23] and uh vacate this to the adjacent land
owners.
[19:28] » This is just the weight avenue. This is
not the air street.
[19:32] » Yeah, we wanted to wait a for a little
bit more information on that.
[19:37] » Yeah, we appreciate the engineering
department bringing this to our
[19:40] attention. Let's get it to the property
owners.
[19:44] » Any further discussion? Please call the
role.
[19:47] » Johnson,
>> yes.
[19:48] » Flower,
>> yes.
[19:49] » Shelty,
>> yes.
[19:50] » Vest,
>> yes.
[19:51] » Yokum,
>> yes.
[19:53] » Motion carries. [snorts]
>> Brings us to item seven, new business
[19:57] 7A, reclaiming September 10th through
19th, 2026 as welcoming week.
[20:04] » Have some guests to come forward here.
And we have a a proclamation to read.
[20:09] Correct.
>> Absolutely. Proclamation before the
[20:12] board of county commissioners of the
county of Lancaster, Nebraska in the
[20:15] matter of proclaiming September 10th
through 19th, 2026 is welcoming week in
[20:19] the county of Lancaster, Nebraska.
Whereas welcoming week is an annual
[20:23] campaign and celebration to showcase the
movement of communities striving to be
[20:26] more welcoming places by encouraging
people to share their stories and listen
[20:30] to those of others. Whereas this
initiative launched in 2012 provides
[20:34] individuals and communities with the
opportunity to proclaim welcoming values
[20:38] through events and local initiatives
that foster mutual understanding and
[20:41] connection among neighbors as well as
deeper belonging for all. Whereas
[20:45] Lancaster County is a community that
values fresh perspectives and ideas
[20:48] contributed by people of diverse
backgrounds and experiences and is
[20:52] committed to providing a welcoming
environment which all residents have
[20:55] opportunities to grow and succeed. And
whereas treating all individuals with
[20:59] compassion, respect regardless of their
background enhances Lancaster County's
[21:03] cultural fabric, economic growth,
overall prosperity in for current and
[21:07] future generations. And whereas
Lancaster County is stronger than when
[21:11] we work together for a foster a
welcoming community where people,
[21:14] families, businesses, and institutions
thrive, where all residents are
[21:18] encouraged to participate in a fully
civic life and feel a sense of
[21:21] belonging. Now therefore, the board of
county commissioners of the county of
[21:24] Lancaster, Nebraska, hereby proclaim
September 10th through 19th, 2026 as
[21:28] welcoming week in the county of
Lancaster, Nebraska. In witness thereof,
[21:32] we have here to signed on September 8th,
2026 by the board of county
[21:35] commissioners to the county of
Lancaster, Nebraska.
[21:38] » Good morning.
>> Good morning, everybody. Yeah, nice to
[21:41] be here. And my name is Tom Randa. I'm
uh the chair for the culture centers of
[21:46] Lincoln and uh also wanted to introduce
uh our new welcoming coordinator for our
[21:51] county uh so that you may get to know
her uh in the audience also I do have
[21:56] Romel our executive director from El
Centro as well uh but we are very
[22:00] excited to have Marielle on board and uh
she's been spending uh time at our
[22:05] cultural centers getting to learn what
we do over there and she's also been in
[22:09] these corridors as well getting to learn
uh the city and county part of Lincoln
[22:15] and Lancaster County. So, we're very
excited that we have this opportunity to
[22:18] have her and she's been busy learning
the job and uh we put her to task so so
[22:23] she can also help us uh with this
process of the welcoming week. So, uh
[22:28] here is Mariela. I'll just get her to
introduce herself and I get to talk to
[22:33] you more about this uh process.
>> Brandon, good morning. Uh yes. So,
[22:38] welcoming week, right? Like here you go.
Here's a new project. um welcoming week.
[22:45] Oh my goodness, it is
amazing to see all of the different
[22:50] community centers, the cultural centers,
all of these opportunities, right, for
[22:55] people to come belong and be seen. Uh
and so I'm very excited. There is
[23:02] multiple uh events happening uh the
whole month of September. So normally,
[23:08] yes, as we said, like September 10th
through the 19th, but we'd like to do it
[23:12] a little different, right, in Nebraska.
Um, and so it's the whole month. And so
[23:16] there's many opportunities for people to
come together um to be involved and to
[23:22] really see the fabric of Lincoln and the
cultures, the opportunities that people
[23:30] have to come together um to belong, to
be seen, and to be heard. And so there's
[23:37] everything from the Latino Festival
coming up on Saturday. We have um the
[23:43] next event that it's a big one Lincoln
unites uh that will be at you and I
[23:48] place um where again community members
can come together. Uh the moon festival
[23:56] uh in late September again opportunities
for people to come together and to
[24:01] really belong in our community. And
that's what welcoming week really um
[24:08] puts it all into place of how can we be
a people and be together and be able to
[24:16] express ourselves to be able then to um
come together as a community and Lincoln
[24:24] obviously has done that. um we're a
certified uh welcoming city. And so
[24:30] again, how do we continue to provide
opportunities for people to come and to
[24:35] to belong? And so that obviously is
welcoming week, but that's also part of
[24:41] my work uh with the welcoming
coordinator. I know I've met a few of
[24:45] you and I hope to be able to partner
with you and um to really bring together
[24:51] our community into a larger um community
of people. This was a big undertaking to
[25:00] jump right into when somebody a friend
asked me the other day who does
[25:04] welcoming week in Lincoln. I'm like
everybody does welcoming week. So people
[25:09] can find the events at welcominglnk.org
or right on the calendar of events and I
[25:14] see things from um inter interactions
like playing ma jang or an educational
[25:19] session to the festivals that you
mentioned so there's a lot of different
[25:23] activities things going on in schools
and libraries and um workplaces uh the
[25:28] chamber of commerce has joined in alpads
joined in um do you know how many events
[25:33] there are
>> there's over 34 events
[25:36] » and our it still keeps coming
>> I I was going to say I think I counted
[25:41] 44 last week when I was counting. Um so
that's yeah something for everyone.
[25:47] » Yes. And again how involved all of the
community is it um because again yes you
[25:53] said the city libraries they're doing
story time. Um there's a really good one
[25:59] um again for our English language
learners uh to come together and see
[26:05] like the different tutoring services
that are going to be provided at the
[26:08] city libraries that have apps or
different you know formats of how to
[26:16] learn English, how to get engaged uh
with our community.
[26:21] » Yeah, this is great. This is really
exciting. So I would encourage everyone
[26:24] to find an activity, take part in
something.
[26:27] » Please do. Thank you very much. I
appreciate you coming this morning.
[26:30] » Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[26:32] » We have a motion regarding the
proclamation.
[26:34] » I would move approval.
>> Second. We have a motion and a second to
[26:38] approve this proclamation. Please call
the role.
[26:41] » Flowerick.
>> Yes.
[26:42] » Schulty.
>> Yes.
[26:44] » Vest.
>> Yes.
[26:45] » Johnson.
>> Yes.
[26:46] » Yokum.
>> Yes.
[26:48] » Motion carries. 7B. Uh the child support
supervisor classification description
[27:00] » commissioners pack and Lancaster County
Attorney. Um I think this and the next C
[27:05] and D also uh kind of go on to to that.
So anyway, um just uh this is for a
[27:11] supervisor in our child support
division. You see the the job
[27:16] description there in the uh in the
material. Um, you know, right now we
[27:21] have, uh, well, we're going to be back
up to full strength there. We have three
[27:26] attorneys that'll be going there, 15
staff. Um,
[27:31] I'm sure you you realize or you you've
been there and you've seen that, but
[27:35] those our offices are split because of
the type of material that um, the uh,
[27:40] child support people are dealing with,
the medical, the social security
[27:43] numbers. So, all that always has to be
secured in a different place. So now
[27:46] with this uh that supervising attorney
can kind of supervise the the attorneys
[27:52] and also the staff there and we just our
our uh our office managers and our on
[27:58] the other side of the office on the
criminal and civil side. So this um will
[28:03] kind of allow us to uh have that
supervision in that office over the 18
[28:08] people that are in that specific portion
of the office.
[28:12] Pat what um the part this is a little
tangential the parts of the child
[28:19] support the um that we are reimbured for
from the feds
[28:22] » right 66%
>> right
[28:26] » what exactly is reimbured in that it how
do we
[28:30] » it's I think it's it's it's everything I
mean it's salaries it's benefits it's
[28:34] it's all all that information of the
people that that are in that in that uh
[28:39] in that area
>> okay all Okay, fine. All good. It It's
[28:44] really not not about this. I'm I'm I'm
in support of this. I'm I'm working on
[28:48] some legislation that I think you might
be interested in. I'll talk about it
[28:51] later. Had questions. Just remind me of
>> And we did we did um we have worked with
[28:56] um HR on this and HR is also supportive
of this of this.
[29:00] » Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Seems to like
just I got some questions on how that
[29:04] reimbursement works. Sure. But we we'll
talk more later.
[29:07] » So saying you're in support of this,
does that mean was that a motion?
[29:09] » That's a motion. I move we move
approval.
[29:14] » I I would second Pat and I do have a
question as I make that second. So this
[29:21] person is going to basically be the one
the go-to person for matters involving
[29:27] child support. They've got you said 10
15 staff.
[29:31] » We have we have three attorneys and 15
staff. and and you know, I think we
[29:35] we've talked about this before, that
area handles roughly 12,000 cases. So,
[29:41] » yeah,
>> you know, they get a lot of calls. This
[29:43] gives somebody, you know, that they can
if they have sometimes they have people
[29:47] that aren't happy with what's going on
in that. So, they'll they'll they'll
[29:50] call and they'll be upset and this gives
them a supervisor to to pass that off
[29:54] to. Whereas, I always told them if they
if they just are not getting anywhere,
[29:58] give them to me and I'll take I'll take
the call.
[30:00] » Well, it's important. I mean, you have a
lot of responsibility. Let's be be very
[30:05] clear. The county attorney's position is
a very responsible position. So this
[30:10] delegation of authority seems to me
it'll be more effective way to handle
[30:15] those disputes. I know that a lot of
departments handle other happy people.
[30:20] I'm surprised to hear you have some of
those as well. So glad we're spreading
[30:24] around.
>> So it seems like a very move towards
[30:27] good efficiency in your operations is
what
[30:30] » I think it is. And it's also somebody
that then can help out with the with the
[30:33] evaluations and things like that of
those individuals that they deal with on
[30:37] a day-to-day basis. Our office on our
side, we don't deal with them on a
[30:40] day-to-day basis. So, this allows that
that that individual to really help out
[30:44] on that part.
>> They're the expert.
[30:46] » Yeah. It's a true specialization
separate from everything else that that
[30:49] happens in your office. So, it makes
sense that you're going to have a point
[30:52] person.
>> Right. Second.
[30:54] » Okay. We have a motion and a second. Any
other discussion? Please call the role.
[30:58] » Shulty. Yes.
>> Vest.
[31:01] » Yes.
>> Johnson.
[31:02] » Yes.
>> Flower.
[31:03] » Yes.
>> Yokum.
[31:05] » Yes.
>> Motion carries. 7 C. Resolution in the
[31:10] matter of adopting benefits for county
employees in the unclassified service to
[31:13] include the child support supervisor.
>> Move approval. Second.
[31:17] » We have a motion and a second to
approve. Please call the role.
[31:20] » Vest.
>> Yes.
[31:21] » Johnson.
>> Yes.
[31:22] » Flower.
>> Yes.
[31:23] » Shulty.
>> Yep.
[31:24] » Yok.
>> Yes.
[31:26] » Motion carries. 7D. Resolution in the
matter of adopting a salary schedule for
[31:32] child support supervisor.
>> Approval. Second.
[31:36] » We have a motion and a second. Please
call the role.
[31:38] » Johnson?
>> Yes.
[31:39] » Flower?
>> Yes.
[31:41] » Schulty?
>> Yes.
[31:42] » Best?
>> Yes.
[31:43] » Yokam?
>> Yes.
[31:45] » Motion carries.
Uh, that brings us to 7E. uh the special
[31:51] designated license applications for
National Otabon Society for fundraisers
[31:54] at the Spring Creek Prairie Ottobon
Center for the following dates, October
[31:58] 5th and October, excuse me, October 7th
and October 25th, 2026.
[32:04] » Good morning. Um these are both um
fundraiser, fundraiser, and outreach
[32:08] events. So October 7th is our new event
um music and metal arcs. So we're
[32:13] anticipating probably around 150 folks
there um just have beer and wine. and
[32:17] we'll have staff and volunteers
monitoring um and have one exit in and
[32:21] out. The 25th is actually covers two
different days, the 25th and 26th as
[32:25] part of our Sparrow Fest, an event on
the evening of the 25th and the evening
[32:29] of 26th. That's probably going to be
smaller event and that will be all
[32:32] contained within our building. So, happy
to answer any questions.
[32:36] » I just have one statement. If you've
never been to an event there, do it.
[32:39] They're always everyone I've been to has
been great, a lot of fun.
[32:43] » We'd love to have you all there.
>> Learn something and have fun.
[32:46] Absolutely. Great great part of our
community. I move approval.
[32:50] » Second. We have a motion and a second to
approve. Please call the role.
[32:54] » Flowing.
>> Yes.
[32:56] » Shulty.
>> Yes.
[32:57] » Vest.
>> Yes.
[32:58] » Johnson.
>> Yes.
[32:59] » Yokam.
>> Yes.
[33:01] » Motion carries.
7F.
[33:06] grant contract with the city of Lincoln
Police Department for the Lincoln
[33:09] Lancaster County Investigative Narcotics
Cooperative in the amount of 176,283.
[33:17] » Move approval.
>> Second.
[33:19] » We have a motion and a second to
approve. Please call the role.
[33:22] » Shelton,
>> yep.
[33:24] » Vest,
>> yes.
[33:25] » Johnson,
>> yes.
[33:26] » Flowering,
>> yes.
[33:27] » Yokam,
>> yes.
[33:29] » Motion carries.
7G.
[33:33] grant contract with the city of Lincoln
Police Department for the Lancaster
[33:36] County Investigative Narop Narcotics
Cooperative in the amount of $152,286.
[33:43] » Approval.
>> Second.
[33:45] » We have a motion and a second to
approve. Please call the RO.
[33:48] » Sorry. Can I just ask?
>> Yes.
[33:50] » Is that [clears throat] period in the
>> cash
[33:54] » supposed to be a comma?
>> Yes, it's supposed to be a comma.
[33:57] » Okay. So, we'll just correct that then.
Actually, now that we're doing that, did
[34:02] we get the the terms are correct? Right.
The the
[34:08] we're doing two different two different
years basically here. Okay, great.
[34:14] » Okay, so with that correction,
um please call the role.
[34:18] » Vest,
>> yes.
[34:20] » Johnson,
>> yes.
[34:21] » Flouty,
>> yes.
[34:23] » Shelty,
>> yes.
[34:24] » Yokum,
>> yes.
[34:26] » Motion carries.
7H
[34:30] agreement with Axon Enterprise
Incorporated to provide Axon software
[34:33] and services to the county attorney's
office not to exceed 1 million50,000
[34:38] $780 $1,50,780.
>> And Patrick Conan, Lancaster County
[34:44] Attorney again, um I I just wanted to
kind of clarify. So this is a a
[34:50] five-year contract with an automatic
renew for five years. So it's a 10-year
[34:53] total is that is that figure. And and I
think the same is true with the with the
[34:58] next item which is Christie's probably
for that. But um so that total over the
[35:03] 10 years the five current and then the
auto renew for the next five years would
[35:09] be that 1,ion5780.
Does that make sense?
[35:13] » Yes. That's a little more palatable too.
>> Yeah.
[35:16] » Tell us a little bit about what this
will do for the for your department.
[35:21] » Yeah. So, I mean there's Axon is really
um they're they're developing this um
[35:27] this program uh to allow us to uh take
the like you know one of the things we
[35:33] look at is the bodywn cameras. And not
only does it take the body worn cameras,
[35:37] but the in-car cameras. And then if
there's a shop that has cameras inside
[35:41] its facility, like a a grocery store or
gas station, um we can take all those uh
[35:47] all those videos and put them in and all
the reports and put them in all together
[35:52] and do some um AI searches on that uh to
say, you know, show us show us all
[35:58] photos of guns, show us all reports
where gun is mentioned. And that's done,
[36:02] you know, very quickly. again, we have
to go back and make sure that that's
[36:06] where it is and that's where it's at and
that's, you know, something that we do.
[36:09] But it's something that we can do. Um,
it also translates um uh I think I think
[36:16] it's like 96 different languages that it
can translate um like phone calls and
[36:21] things like that from individuals that
we have that that we may be uh uh using
[36:26] in our in our prosecution. Um, so it
it'll really affect uh
[36:32] really help the attorneys on both the
the prosecution and the defense in
[36:38] preparing for their cases and making a
good uh uh good presentation from the
[36:43] state's point and also from the defense
standpoint.
[36:46] » So it really gets the in efficiently
gathers the information, saves the
[36:51] attorney a lot of time that they might
have to search,
[36:54] » right? I mean, yeah, we still gota and
that's one of the things I I harp on my
[36:58] attorneys is they got to go back and
make sure that, you know, it is there
[37:01] where they where the AI says it is, but
but it'll it'll like tell you exactly
[37:06] where in the video it is so we can look
things up. Um we are we have been
[37:11] working with um LPD um and working with
their contract with Axon because
[37:20] um the more your universe includes Axon
the more uh uh kind of economy of scales
[37:28] they'll give you. So um we are
continuing to work with them to see if
[37:32] we can uh bring more people in. I know
the university also has uh Axon. So, if
[37:38] we could bring the university under, you
know, kind of a do a some type of a an
[37:42] agreement that that the county and the
state or the county and the university
[37:46] and the city and everybody is all
working under this, the public defenders
[37:50] office, our office, that may affect um
the cost in the future. It won't go down
[37:56] up, it'll go down because they'll
they'll share that cost among all the
[38:00] agencies that are using them.
>> Appreciate that, Pat. I move approval.
[38:06] » Second. We have a motion and a second to
approve this agreement. Please call the
[38:10] role.
>> Johnson,
[38:11] » yes.
>> Flower,
[38:13] » yes.
>> Shulty,
[38:14] » yes.
>> Vest,
[38:15] » yes.
>> Yokum,
[38:16] » yes.
>> Motion carries.
[38:19] 7 I. Agreement with Axon Enterprise
Incorporated to provide Axon Software
[38:23] and services to the public defenders
office and the amount not to exceed
[38:26] $876,900.
>> Good morning. Chris Jagger, Lancaster
[38:31] County Public Defender. For the reasons
stated by Mr. Condan, I would ask that
[38:35] you approve this. Um, this was a
contract that was negotiated between the
[38:39] county attorney's office and my office.
We get all of our discovery in our
[38:44] county attorney cases from the county
attorney's office. City attorney is a
[38:49] different system, but I agree with Pat.
It's going to be very helpful in helping
[38:54] us do timelines and tracking GPS and we
can track where officers were at a
[39:01] certain time or you know locations of
cruisers and so it will be very useful.
[39:07] We're looking forward to getting this
started. It will help in every case
[39:12] whether it's a a DUI or a theft case.
Lots of videos we deal with come from
[39:21] like Super Saver or Casey's and they run
on different systems lots of times. So,
[39:27] this will be able to adapt and
incorporate all of those different
[39:31] viewing systems into one which will
really help. My office is trying to
[39:38] be more accessible to people as well.
And so I really appreciate the number of
[39:43] languages that we can translate things
into so that we can use this system
[39:48] instead of hiring out an interpreter.
And I see the interpreter contracts were
[39:53] also on the calendar. But I'm hoping
that this will be able to let us put in
[39:57] letters and translate those things um
effectively so that we can notify our
[40:03] clients who are in jail or who are out
in the community and don't have access
[40:07] to interpreters for them. Um so I look
forward to being able to use this for
[40:13] all of our attorneys and staff.
>> And this is the same length of term,
[40:17] five years plus five years.
>> Yeah. the civil side of the county
[40:20] attorney's office negotiated this
contract and yeah, so what Pat indicated
[40:25] is my understanding for our office as
well and I'm glad to hear that if other
[40:30] people get involved that may reduce the
cost as well. I was hoping that it would
[40:35] reduce it more than what they did but
you know it's a necessity now with
[40:42] all of the data that we're getting.
>> So I'd ask you to approve this.
[40:47] It's such a tremendous responsibility
ensuring that people's rights are
[40:51] adequately defended and we're glad that
you and Pat have worked together to find
[40:56] this tool to help accurate stories be
told when they go to court. So I I move
[41:02] approval.
>> Second. We have a motion and a second to
[41:06] approve this agreement for the public
defenders office. Please call the role.
[41:10] » Flare?
>> Yes.
[41:11] » Shulty?
>> Yes.
[41:12] » Nest?
>> Yes.
[41:13] » Johnson?
>> Yes.
[41:14] » Yokam?
>> Yes. Motion carries.
[41:17] » Thank you. [clears throat]
>> 7 J. Approval of consultant work order
[41:23] modifying county contract C-18-0721
with Felsburg Holton Olvig to add design
[41:29] plan modifications production utility
coordination and project management work
[41:33] order for an additional cost of
$51,68.50.
[41:37] » Tam Dingman, Lancaster County Engineer.
Uh this change order is primarily for uh
[41:43] utility coordination. It has been a
heavy lift to get the utilities in this
[41:47] uh corridor coordinated appropriately
for uh the construction of this project.
[41:52] We do still expect the uh first phase of
this project to bid this year and we're
[41:57] hoping that the second phase bids about
a year from now.
[42:02] » Great work. I move approval.
>> Can I ask just real quick clarifying
[42:07] question? So this is a modification just
to the planning. It's not like since we
[42:13] haven't bid the project yet, this isn't
like the additional cost for putting
[42:17] utility work in. Correct.
>> This is um additional cost for adding
[42:21] for doing the utility coordination
itself um which has taken um an
[42:26] extraordinary amount of time as well as
plan modifications and production.
[42:30] » Okay. Okay.
>> We have a motion and a second to
[42:34] approve. Please call the role.
>> Shelton,
[42:37] » yes.
>> Vest,
[42:38] » yes.
>> Johnson,
[42:40] » yes. Flower,
>> yes.
[42:41] » Yokum,
>> yes.
[42:44] » Motion carries. 7K, agreement with the
International Cybernetics Company, LP
[42:49] doing business as IMS Infrastructure
Management Services to conduct a
[42:53] pavement condition survey of county
roadways at a cost of $11,915.87.
[43:00] » Pam Ding, the Lancaster County Engineer.
Uh you may or may not be aware that
[43:04] we've been visually assessing the
condition of our pavement um for
[43:09] actually about 12 years now and that's
where we come up with that number uh
[43:13] that we present on an annual basis of
what percentage of our uh what number of
[43:18] miles of our system need maintenance. Uh
this is a new technology. Uh there are a
[43:25] lot of new technologies out there uh
that we researched in order to get here.
[43:30] This particular technology uh uh
videotapes the surface of the road and
[43:35] cataloges all the cracking in the road
and the depths of the cracking as well
[43:40] as does some um uh what we call refer to
as dynamic penetration of the pavement
[43:46] in order to determine how strong it is.
Uh we feel this is really important
[43:51] going forward to determine the overall
condition of our system.
[43:56] » Move approval.
>> Second. We have a motion and a second to
[43:59] approve. Please call the role.
>> Vest,
[44:03] » yes.
>> Johnson,
[44:04] » yes.
>> Flower,
[44:06] » yes.
>> Schulty, [clears throat]
[44:07] » yes.
>> Yokum,
[44:08] » yes.
>> Motion carries.
[44:11] 7 L. Recommendation from the purchasing
agent on behalf of the county engineer
[44:15] to award a purchase order to LCL truck
equipment for four Henderson Mark E 16T
[44:20] dump bodies with plows, spreaders, and
wet systems in the amount of
[44:23] $949,987.36.
[44:27] Pam Dingman, Lancaster, County Engineer.
Uh, as I was here last week, we ordered
[44:31] the chassis only for these four trucks,
and I said to be coming uh back this
[44:36] week for the upfit for these trucks. And
so, uh, this dollar amount is the upfit
[44:42] for these trucks. Notice that we have
changed vendors um because we have still
[44:48] uh not been able to get the seven trucks
that we previously ordered uh from a
[44:52] vendor. I'm very concerned uh going into
this winter with the health of our
[44:57] fleet. Um we do have 23 of these plow
trucks. Um but some of them are um since
[45:03] we haven't been able to get any
delivered in about three and a half
[45:06] years now. Uh the fleet is definitely
hurting.
[45:11] » Move approval.
>> Second. We have a motion and a second to
[45:15] approve. Please call the role.
>> Johnson.
[45:17] » Yes.
>> Flick.
[45:18] » Yes.
>> Chelty.
[45:20] » Yes.
>> Best. Yes.
[45:23] » Yoko.
>> Yes.
[45:25] » Motion carries.
7 M. Recommendation from the purchasing
[45:30] agent on behalf of the county engineer
to award a contract to Neimah Sports
[45:34] Construction LLC doing business as Neaha
Infrastructure for replacement of box
[45:38] culvert D121 in the total amount of
$317,275.54
[45:45] improvement.
>> Oh, sorry. Go ahead, Pam. Tell us more
[45:48] about this covert improvement. Pam Deng,
Lancaster County Engineer. This
[45:52] particular box cover is downstream from
Branched Oak Dam. It replaces a uh
[45:59] corrugated metal arch pipe which uh
which recently failed. Um we we have not
[46:05] worked uh with Neaha Infrastructure
before. We are excited to have the
[46:09] opportunity to work with them. They are
on NDOT's approved contractor list which
[46:16] makes them eligible to do work with us.
I still move approval
[46:20] » and I'll
>> we have a motion and a second to
[46:24] approve. Did you have something else to
share?
[46:25] » I'll I'll I'll add that um this was
about $20,000 over the engineers
[46:31] estimate. So, that's not exactly the
direction that we like to go with these,
[46:35] but we still did get eight biders. And
so, uh the uh two lowest biders were
[46:40] separated by $200.
>> Wow.
[46:44] » Thank you. Please call the role.
>> Flick.
[46:47] » Yes. Shulty,
>> yep.
[46:49] » Best,
>> yes.
[46:50] » Johnson,
>> yes.
[46:51] » Yogam,
>> yes.
[46:53] » Motion carries.
7N.
[46:57] Uh, quote from K&M Land Surveying
Incorporated for an ALTA NSPS survey on
[47:02] block 90, original Lincoln, Nebraska.
Cost is not to exceed $10,000. Move
[47:07] approval.
>> Second. We have a motion and a second to
[47:11] approve. Please call the RO.
>> Schulty.
[47:13] » Yeah.
>> Vest.
[47:14] » Yes.
>> Johnson?
[47:15] » Yes.
>> Flowy?
[47:17] » Yes. Yokum.
>> Yes.
[47:18] » Motion carries.
7.
[47:23] Contract with Lincoln Journal Star for
publishing legal notices and all other
[47:26] verbiage to conduct city, county, and
public building commission business. The
[47:30] costs shall not exceed $13,000.
>> Move approval.
[47:34] » Second.
>> We have a motion and a second to
[47:36] approve. Please call the role.
>> Vest,
[47:39] » yes.
>> Johnson,
[47:40] » yes.
>> Flower,
[47:41] » yes.
>> Shelty,
[47:42] » yes.
>> Yokam,
[47:44] » yes.
>> Motion carries. Item 7P, recommendation
[47:48] from the personal policy board for the
following. I do have a note to hold item
[47:52] one. So, it's just item two, revise the
classification of grant coordinator.
[47:56] » I'd move approval of the grant
coordinator.
[47:59] » Classification.
>> Second.
[48:01] » We have a motion and a second to
approve. Please call the role.
[48:05] » Johnson,
>> yes.
[48:07] » Flowery,
>> yes.
[48:08] » Shulty,
>> yes.
[48:09] » Vest,
>> yes.
[48:11] » Yokam,
>> yes.
[48:12] » Motion carries.
brings us to item eight, public comment.
[48:18] » Are there any members of the public
wishing to speak on items on related
[48:22] county business but not on the agenda?
Please come forward at this time.
[48:28] » Seeing no one, we can proceed.
>> Item nine, announcements. The board of
[48:32] commissioners will hold a staff meeting
on Thursday, September 10th, 2026 in
[48:36] room 112 of the county city building.
The board of commissioners will hold its
[48:39] next regular meeting on Tuesday,
September 15th, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. with
[48:43] the board of equalization immediately
following in room 112 of the county city
[48:46] building. Commissioners can be reached
at 4024417447
[48:50] or commission at lancaster.n.gov.
Board of Commissioners meetings are
[48:54] streamed live in LNKTV, YouTube, and
Facebook. The LNKTV app is also
[48:58] available in most streaming devices.
Item 10 is adjournment.
[49:01] » Move we adjourn.
>> Second. We have a motion and a second to
[49:05] adjurnn. Please call the role. Flare,
>> yes.
[49:08] » Shelty,
>> yes.
[49:10] » Best,
>> yes.
[49:11] » Johnson,
>> yes.
[49:12] » Yokam,
>> yes.
[49:14] » Motion carries.