MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NELIGH, NEBRASKA October 11, 2016

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1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NELIGH, NEBRASKA October 11, 2016 The regular meeting of the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Neligh was held at the City Council Chambers on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. Present were Mayor Joe Hartz and Council Members Steph Wanek, Leonard Miller, Dale Wilkinson and Ted Hughes. Also in attendance were City Attorney Jim McNally, Police Chief Mike Wright, City Supt. Dean Bly, Economic Development Director Greg Ptacek, Generation Supervisor Josh Capler, City Clerk Danielle Klabenes, City Engineer John Zwingman, News Reporters Jamie Schmitz and LouAnn Schindler, Steve Simonsen, John Trecek, Kraig Nelson, Rachel Shrader, Klint Arnold, Mike Storjohann, Anna Crabtree, Riley Garrigan and Nick Holle. Notice of this meeting was given in advance thereof by publication in the Neligh News and Leader on October 5, Notice of this meeting was given to the Mayor and all members of the Council and a copy of their acknowledgment of receipt of notice and the agenda is attached to the minutes. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Council of this meeting. Mayor Hartz offered a prayer before opening the meeting. All proceedings thereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public. Mayor Hartz presided over the meeting and noted that a copy of the Open Meetings Law, located on the east wall of the City Council Chambers was available to the public. City Clerk Klabenes recorded the minutes. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Council member Wilkinson moved to approve the September regular meeting minutes as presented. Seconded by Wanek. Roll call votes in favor were Wilkinson, Wanek, Hughes, Miller. Opposed: None. Motion carried. TREASURER S REPORT Clerk Klabenes reported on the September treasurer s report showing a fiscal year results with a larger ending balance than the beginning balance. She reported on the annual statement of receipts and disbursements as required by statute. She reported on the annual summary report of checking, saving and investment funds noting which investments were restricted for the line of credit or generation bond debt covenants. Hughes moved to approve the September 2016 treasurer s report, the annual treasurer s report and annual bank summary report for as presented. Seconded by Wanek. Roll call votes in favor were Miller, Wilkinson, Hughes, Wanek. Opposed: None. Motion carried. Kraig Nelson reported he was taking over the Boys Cub Scout Pack 167 and learned that finances were not sufficient to file the re-charter fees due in two weeks. He reported the re-charter fee was an annual fee of approximately $1,000 based on the number of participating boys and leaders and that a popcorn fundraiser was currently underway. He requested a donation of $1,250 for the re-charter fee and beginning Pack funds. Discussion was held for assistance to help the Cub Scouts start and the Lottery fund could assist with the community project. Hughes moved to contribute $1,500 from the Lottery fund to Cub Scout Pack 167 for a recharter fee and beginning donation. Seconded by Miller. Roll call votes in favor were Wanek, Miller, Wilkinson, Hughes. Opposed: None. Motion carried. PRESENTATION TO PARK SUPERINTENDENT Mayor Hartz offered a special thank you and presented a plaque to Park Superintendent Rachel Shrader in appreciation of 35 years of outstanding service to the City of Neligh. The Mayor reported that while presented last month, a 50 year anniversary was deserving of re-presenting and extended his appreciation to City Attorney Jim McNally in honor of 50 years of outstanding service to the City of Neligh. Council members and audience thanked Shrader and McNally with a round of applause. ORDINANCE NO. 595 WATER AND SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION DISTRICT Ameritas Bond Agent John Trecek reported the ordinance to create the extension district gave the City Council the option to levy special assessments and fell within the jurisdiction of the City Council for the Neligh Independent Living project. City Engineer John Zwingman reported the water line loop would benefit approximately 6 resident neighboring property owners, the Willows Assisted Living and the Neligh Independent

2 Living facility with increased water pressure and fire protection. City Attorney McNally reported that following project construction the City Council acting as a Board of Equalization could set assessments by percentage or benefit received. Economic Development Director Greg Ptacek reported TIF funds would be used for the project with 90% of the project place marked to the developer and 10% of the project place marked to remaining property owners including the Willows. Council member Hughes introduced the following water and sanitary sewer extension district ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE CREATING WATER EXTENSION DISTRICT NO AND SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION DISTRICT NO OF THE CITY OF NELIGH, NEBRASKA; ESTABLISHING THE OUTER BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICTS; DESIGNATING THE SIZE, LOCATION AND TERMINAL POINTS AND REFERRING TO THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATE OF THE ENGINEER IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ON FILE WITH THE CITY CLERK. And moved that the statutory rule requiring reading on three different times be suspended. Council Member Wilkinson seconded the motion to suspend the rules and upon roll call vote on the motion, the following Council Members voted YEA: Wilkinson, Wanek, Miller, Hughes. The following voted NAY: None. The motion to suspend the rules was adopted by three-fourths of the Council and the statutory rule was declared suspended for consideration of said ordinance. Said ordinance was then read by title and thereafter, Council member Hughes moved for final passage of the ordinance, which motion was seconded by Council member Wanek. The Mayor then stated the question, Shall Ordinance No. 595 be passed and adopted? Upon roll call vote, the following Council Members voted YEA: Miller, Hughes, Wilkinson, Wanek. The following voted NAY: None. The passage and adoption of said ordinance, having been concurred in by three-fourths of all members of the City Council, the Mayor declared the ordinance was adopted and approved of the same and affixed his signature thereto and ordered the City Clerk to publish said ordinance one time as prescribed by law. RESOLUTION CALLING FORMER BONDS John Trecek of Ameritas reported the electric generation bonds were eligible for refinancing following five years of issuance. He reported on two options to consider accelerating principal payments and shortening the bond term. He reported the current interest rate ranged from 1.6% to 4.05% and the refinancing rate ranged from 1.10% to 3.15%. He reported the option to retain the same maturity schedule presented an estimated savings of $183,000 and net present value of 7.18%. He reported the option to accelerate the maturity schedule and shorten the bond term by at least one year presented an estimated savings of $253,000 and net present value of 8.39%. He explained the rates were not firm rates until the council advised which schedule to proceed with. Discussion was held that the accelerated maturity schedule would not affect current cash flows or the current budget and the higher principal payments would be paid earlier in the schedule thus paying less interest over the life of the bond. Council member Hughes introduced and moved for passage Resolution calling in former Electric Utility Revenue Bonds of $2,175,000 for redemption. Seconded by Wilkinson. Roll call votes in favor were Wilkinson, Hughes, Wanek, Miller. Opposed: None. Thereupon Mayor Hartz declared Resolution approved and adopted. ORDINANCE NO. 594 ISSUING REFUNDING BONDS John Trecek of Ameritas reported the ordinance presented was a parameters ordinance as firm rates could not be set until the former electric utility revenue bonds were called for redemption. He reported the rates would start 30 days from the call date and the principal amount would not exceed $2,210,000 instead of $2,250,000 as presented in the draft. Council member Wanek introduced the following ordinance authorizing the issuance of electric utility revenue refunding bonds not to exceed $2,210,000 entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NELIGH, NEBRASKA, AUTHORZING THE ISSUANCE OF ELECTRIC UTILITY REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS OF THE CITY OF NELIGH, NEBRASKA, IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,250,000), FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUNDING THE CITY S OUTSTANDING ELECTRIC UTILITY REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2011; AUTHORIZING THE OFFICERS OF THE CITY TO ESTABLISH THE FINAL TERMS OF SUCH BONDS WITHIN CERTAIN PARAMETERS; PROVIDING FOR NECESSARY RESERVE FUNDS, IF ANY, AND PAYING COSTS OF ISSUANCE OF SAID BONDS;

3 PRESCRIBING THE FORM, TERMS AND DETAILS OF SAID BONDS; PLEDGING AND HYPOTHECATING THE REVENUE AND EARNINGS OF THE ELECTRIC PLANT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OF SAID CITY FOR THE PAYMENT OF SAID BONDS AND INTEREST THEREON; PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION, SEGREGATION AND APPLICATION OF THE REVENUE OF SAID ELECTRIC SYSTEM; ENTERING INTOA CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY WITH THE HOLDERS OF SAID BONDS; APPROVING POST-ISSUANCE TAX COMPLIANCE POLICIES; REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THE ORDINANCE IN PAMPHLET FORM. And moved that the statutory rule requiring reading on three different times be suspended. Council Member Wilkinson seconded the motion to suspend the rules and upon roll call vote on the motion, the following Council Members voted YEA: Wanek, Miller, Hughes, Wilkinson. The following voted NAY: None. The motion to suspend the rules was adopted by three-fourths of the Council and the statutory rule was declared suspended for consideration of said ordinance. Said ordinance was then read by title and thereafter, Council member Wilkinson moved for final passage of the ordinance, which motion was seconded by Council member Miller. The Mayor then stated the question, Shall Ordinance No. 594 be passed and adopted? Upon roll call vote, the following Council Members voted YEA: Hughes, Wilkinson, Wanek, Miller. The following voted NAY: None. The passage and adoption of said ordinance, having been concurred in by three-fourths of all members of the City Council, the Mayor declared the ordinance was adopted and approved of the same and affixed his signature thereto and ordered the City Clerk to publish said ordinance in pamphlet form as prescribed by law. PLANS, SPECS AND COST ESTIMATE FOR STORM SEWER AND PAVING City Engineer Zwingman reported he was comfortable with the paving design but had not received plans on the storm sewer and was not comfortable with proceeding on the Neligh Independent Living project. The City Engineer reported he would like to confirm the amount of water runoff on T Street with the pipe size for water drainage downhill. He reported the water on 8 th and T Street would drain west for about 75 feet before the Cowboy Trail to match the grade. No action was taken and the matter was tabled to the November meeting. SPECIAL DESIGNATED LIQUOR LICENSE FOR NOVEMBERFEST AT AMERICAN LEGION Neligh Young Men s Club member Steve Simonsen reported the club was planning for Novemberfest with beer and wine tasting at the American Legion similar to last year. He reported the American Legion would purchase the beer for the event. He explained the three exemptions listed on the special designated liquor license to allow home brewers to bring home brewed beverages to be judged, to allow the Legion to buy beer outside of the territory and to allow the Legion to return beverages to the distributors. Wanek moved to approve a special designated liquor license for the American Legion for November 5 th Novemberfest by Neligh Young Men s Club. Seconded by Hughes. Roll call votes in favor were Wanek, Wilkinson, Miller, Hughes. Opposed: None. Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 593 SETTING A FRANCHISE FEE WITH STEALTH BROADBAND City Attorney McNally reported the franchise agreement presented included terms of 3% of income for 10 years and other standard provisions of franchise agreements. Klint Arnold of Midstates reported the agreement presented included a provision for television and he requested that the provision be excluded. City Attorney McNally reported that at the previous council meeting television was reported as being added in the future thus the provision was included. Arnold reported that other communities had not required a signed franchise agreement and the occupation tax rate was 5% compared to a franchise tax rate of 3%, but he would comply with the council s request. City Attorney McNally reported he had researched further the two taxes and reported the occupation tax applied to business licenses in town such as liquor licenses and the franchise tax applied to businesses using city right-of-way property to bury their lines. Arnold recommended the franchise agreement be amended to state the agreement was with Stealth Broadband instead of Turnkey as Stealth Broadband leased the fiber optic from Turnkey Telecom Solutions. Council member Wilkinson introduced the franchise ordinance entitled as follows:

4 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO STEALTH BROADBAND, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN A FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF NELIGH, NEBRASKA; SETTING FORTH CONDITIONS AND ACCOMPANYING THE GRANT OF FRANCHISE PROVIDING FOR CITY REGULATION AND USE OF THE FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; REPEARLING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. And moved that the statutory rule requiring reading on three different times be suspended. Council Member Wanek seconded the motion to suspend the rules and upon roll call vote on the motion, the following Council Members voted YEA: Miller, Wilkinson, Hughes, Wanek. The following voted NAY: None. The motion to suspend the rules was adopted by three-fourths of the Council and the statutory rule was declared suspended for consideration of said ordinance. Said ordinance was then read by title and thereafter, Council member Wilkinson moved for final passage of the ordinance to be published in pamphlet form, which motion was seconded by Council member Hughes. The Mayor then stated the question, Shall Ordinance No. 593 be passed and adopted? Upon roll call vote, the following Council Members voted YEA: Wanek, Miller, Hughes, Wilkinson. The following voted NAY: None. The passage and adoption of said ordinance, having been concurred in by three-fourths of all members of the City Council, the Mayor declared the ordinance was adopted and approved of the same and affixed his signature thereto and ordered the City Clerk to publish said ordinance in pamphlet form as prescribed by law. TOWER LEASE WITH STEALTH BROADBAND Mike Storjohann of Stealth Broadband reported that his business was leasing a tower from Antelope County suitable for his needs and requested to enter into a tower lease with the City for the tower space on Water Tower Hill. He requested a tower lease similar to the Telebeep lease at $100 per month and offered an alternative option for complimentary 50Meg fiber internet connection to the City Office in lieu of paying the monthly lease fees estimated at $225 per month. He reported the internet to the City Office could be shared with the Economic Development office and Electric Generation plant as currently utilized. Storjohann recommended a separate internet connection in Riverside Park to prevent large file uploading such as movie streaming from slowing down the internet speed and usage for the shared office facilities. Clerk Klabenes reported the current budget had planned for an internet project in Riverside Park. Wanek moved to approve a tower lease with Stealth Broadband in exchange for 50 Meg internet service to city facilities for a period of 3 years. Seconded by Miller. Roll call votes in favor were Miller, Wilkinson, Wanek, Hughes. Opposed: None. Motion carried. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION FOR ZONING AMENDMENTS City Attorney McNally reported the Planning Commission had held a public hearing and recommended that the City Council consider amending zoning regulations following a public hearing and published notice 10 days in advance. He reported two of the amendments included expanding the provision for multi-family dwellings in two commercial districts and the residential district and a provision to allow metal siding as an acceptable material on accessory use structures. He reported other amendments were compliance with current state statutes. Hughes moved to accept the recommendation from the Planning Commission to approve the zoning regulation amendments and to set a public hearing date for November 8, 2016 at 7:15 P.M. Seconded by Wanek. Roll call votes in favor were Wilkinson, Hughes, Wanek, Miller. Opposed: None. Motion carried. RESOLUTION ADOPTING A HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN Clerk Klabenes reported updates to a hazard mitigation plan for Antelope, Holt and Knox counties were compiled to be eligible for federal funding in the event of a natural disaster. Two reported on two resolution drafts for participating or not participating in the mitigation plan. Wilkinson introduced and moved for passage Resolution adopting a hazard mitigation plan with Antelope, Holt and Knox counties. Seconded by Wanek. Roll call votes in favor were Wilkinson, Miller, Hughes, Wanek. Opposed: None. Thereupon Mayor Hartz declared Resolution approved and adopted.

5 NEBRASKA STATE RECYCLING ASSOCIATION GRANT APPLICATION Clerk Klabenes reported on a grant to local governments and nonprofit recycling programs through the Nebraska State Recycling Association for financial assistance. She reported on eligible expenses through the grant period of June She reported of one condition to participate in a business plan for future sustainability of the recycling program and requested consideration for possible additional equipment or personnel if the grant required such changes. Discussion was held for a separate grant with the same state association to assist with purchasing recycling equipment which had been sought and awarded for a forklift at the transfer station and a recycling trailer. Discussion was held for researching the cost of a plastic grinder and continued recycling education. It was the consensus of the council to submit the grant application and research a plastic grinder. Wanek moved to approve submitting a recycling grant application to Nebraska State Recycling Association for the City of Neligh recycling program. Seconded by Hughes. Roll call votes in favor were Wanek, Miller, Wilkinson, Hughes. Opposed: None. Motion carried. RATIFY MAYOR S SIGNATURE FOR SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT ON CDBG LIEN City Attorney McNally reported that a CDBG loan carries a second position behind the primary loan and upon refinancing, the bank requests to keep the first position while the city retains a second position. Hughes moved to ratify the mayor s signature for the subordination agreement with Pinnacle Bank of a CDBG loan lien. Seconded by Miller. Roll call votes in favor were Miller, Hughes, Wilkinson, Wanek. Opposed: None. Motion carried. CITY EMPLOYEE PERSONNEL POLICY Clerk Klabenes reported the updates discussed last month were presented for cell phone use, city vehicle use and a social media policy. Discussion was held for the pre-employment and random drug testing of all employees and to include all seasonal employees. It was the consensus to include all seasonal employees in the pre-employment drug testing and to include all seasonal employees in the random drug pool. Clerk Klabenes reported that the random pool did not cost the city an expense for adding or removing seasonal employees and seasonal employees may not be called for a random test due to the short employment season. Clerk Klabenes explained that the random drug pool included many more employees than only the City of Neligh employees and the chance of being selected must be a random selection for validity of the program. Wanek moved to approve the updates to the city employee personnel policy in addition to the correction in the drug testing policy to include all full-time, part-time and seasonal employees in both pre-employment and random drug testing. Seconded by Hughes. Roll call votes in favor were Hughes, Miller, Wanek, Wilkinson. Opposed: None. Motion carried. APPOINTMENTS Mayor Hartz recommended the appointments of Kevin Hild to the Neligh Housing Committee for CDBG loans and Mike Ingalls to the Neligh Housing Authority. Mayor Hartz recommended the re-appointments of Dale Wilkinson to the Goldenrod Housing Authority and Dennis Anderson to the Economic Development Board. Wanek moved to approve the appointments as presented. Seconded by Miller. Roll call votes in favor were Wilkinson, Miller, Wanek, Hughes. Opposed: None. Motion carried. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR S REPORT Economic Development Director Ptacek reported he was asked to present at the Wind and Solar Conference on the tax benefits wind farms in Antelope County have created at the November conference with attendance expected. He reported the Community Catalyst program he was selected to participate in would have recap sessions at the end of the month and in December. He explained the Catalyst program was the program that paid his scholarship and travel expenses to San Antonio. He reported of a successful first Young Professionals meeting with 35 people attending and he would be attending the Connect Young Nebraskans conference at the end of the month. He completed his report with notice that the Downtown Revitalization application was officially submitted and he was hopeful for a November or December notice of award. Wanek moved to approve the Economic Development Report. Seconded by Wilkinson. Roll call votes in favor were Wanek, Hughes, Wilkinson, Miller. Opposed: None. Motion carried.

6 POLICE REPORT Chief Wright reported he received a model policy for the eyewitness suspect identification policy required by the Nebraska Crime Commission by January He reported the City Attorney Jim McNally and Attorney Joe McNally had reviewed the model policy for compliance with the statute and recommended consideration to adopt the policy. Wanek moved to approve the eyewitness suspect identification policy as required by the Nebraska Crime Commission effective January 1, Seconded by Wilkinson. Roll call votes in favor were Miller, Hughes, Wanek, Wilkinson. Opposed: None. Motion carried. Chief Wright reported he receives multiple questions on fences and heights of fences allowed. Discussion was held for the fence ordinance draft discussed in committee meetings last year and to present the draft at the November meeting next month. Hughes moved to approve the September police report of 289 calls. Seconded by Wanek. Roll call votes in favor were Hughes, Wanek, Miller, Wilkinson. Opposed: None. Motion carried. CITY SUPT. REPORT City Supt. Bly reported new camp sites were staked out north of the existing camp sites in Riverside Park. He reported the agri-lime was starting to be hauled in for the American Legion field. He recommended hiring Brian Lynch for the Street Maintenance Operator position at $13.00 an hour. Hughes moved to hire Brian Lynch at $13.00 an hour as Street Maintenance Operator following successful completion of pre-employment drug testing. Seconded by Miller. Roll call votes in favor were Wilkinson, Wanek, Miller, Hughes. Opposed: None. Motion carried. The Supt. reported the engineer for ESU #8 inquired about extending the south sidewalk and curb 3 feet for ADA purposes. Discussion was held for the loss of diagonal parking if the extension was considered further and the need for parking along the block and 3 rd Street for trainings and conferences. Discussion was held for the truck traffic along 3 rd Street to the elevator and the difficulty with snow removal in the winter. It was the consensus of the council to ask the engineer to explore additional options. Wilkinson moved to approve the Supt. report as presented. Seconded by Hughes. Roll call votes in favor were Hughes, Miller, Wanek, Wilkinson. Opposed: None. Motion carried. ELECTRIC REPORT Generation Supervisor Capler reported of a couple of outages due to the weather or a breaker on the customer side of the line. He reported of preventative maintenance when pulling wire for a new service and his department changed an old transformer. He reported of another property where a neighbor heard a snap and upon inspection found old wire and an old meter was smoking which was disconnected and will not be reconnected until inspected by private electrician. He reported the Neligh Young Men s Club asked if they could install brackets on the street light poles to set up two flags per pole instead of placing the flags in the sidewalks. He reported the club would be doing fundraising for the project. Discussion was held that the street light poles would make setting the flags out more efficient than using an air compressor to blow out the leaves and dirt from the sidewalk. It was the consensus of the council to allow the bracket installation on the street light poles. The Generation Supervisor reported that after Electric Lineman go through the Merchant s program with 4 books and tests, each lineman must acquire 8,000 hours to achieve Journeyman. He reported that for credentials with the Department of Labor that a pay scale must be listed and requested consideration to set a beginning pay rate and ending rate when Journeyman has been reached. He recommended a starting wage of $15.00 an hour with the continued $.50 per hour raise for each book completed and passed in the Merchant s program and upon reaching the Journeyman 8,000 hours raise to a wage of $20.00 an hour. Wilkinson moved to set a pay rate of $20.00 an hour after 8,000 hours and achieving the Electric Journeyman certification. Seconded by Hughes. Roll call votes in favor were Miller, Wilkinson, Hughes, Wanek. Opposed: None. Motion carried. Supervisor Capler reported he had conducted interviews and offered the job to a candidate but learned the candidate had taken another employment offer. He reported he would like to repost the electric position for new applications and requested authorization to offer a position. Hughes moved to authorize the Electric Generation Supervisor to hire a replacement for the Electric Lineman position subject to the employee manual preemployment drug test completion. Seconded by Wilkinson. Roll call votes in favor were Miller, Hughes, Wanek, Wilkinson. Opposed: None. Motion carried.

7 City Attorney McNally reported on an amendment to the agreement with JEO for additional work required for the Power Review Board hearing and to attend the hearing at a cost not to exceed $9, He reported that the hourly rate depended on whether the engineer or office personnel worked on the file. Hughes moved to approve the amendment to agreement with JEO for the annexation electric study at a cost not to exceed $9, Seconded by Wilkinson. Roll call votes in favor were Wanek, Miller, Wilkinson, Hughes. Opposed: None. Motion carried. Wanek moved to approve the Electric report as presented. Seconded by Miller. Roll call votes in favor were Wilkinson, Miller, Hughes, Wanek. Opposed: None. Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS Wilkinson moved to approve the bills as presented except the Blackstrap invoice. Seconded by Wanek. Roll call votes in favor were Miller, Hughes, Wilkinson, Wanek. Opposed: None. Motion carried. Council member Hughes requested the Blackstrap invoice not be paid until the freight for all loads of the agri-lime were delivered. No action was taken on the Blackstrap invoice. There being no further business to conduct, Wanek moved to adjourn. Seconded by Miller. Roll call votes in favor were Miller, Hughes, Wilkinson, Wanek. Opposed: None. Thereupon Mayor Hartz declared the meeting adjourned. Time 9:40 P.M. City of Neligh ATTEST Joe Hartz, Mayor Danielle Klabenes, City Clerk CERTIFICATION I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Neligh, Nebraska, hereby certify that October 11, 2016; that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and readily available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk; that such agenda items were sufficiently descriptive to give the public reasonable notice of the matters to be considered at the meeting; that such subjects were contained in said agenda for at least twenty-four hours prior to said meeting; that at least one copy of all reproducible material discussed at the meeting was available at the meeting for examination and copying by members of the public; that the said minutes from which the foregoing proceedings have been extracted were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; that all news media requesting notification concerning meetings of said body were provided advance notification of the time and place of said meeting and the subjects to be discussed at said meeting; and that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was available and accessible to members of the public, posted during such meeting in the room in which such meeting was held. (SEAL) City Clerk