Red Willow County Commissioners' Meeting 1/12/2026

Описание: Broadcasted live on Facebook at McCook OG Media

Agenda:
RED WILLOW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION AND NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL AGENDAS
January 12, 2026
9:00
9:15
9:30
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING:
Call to Order
Approve Agenda
Citizens’ Comments (No action can be taken.)
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEETING:
Crystal Dack, Treasurer – Motor Vehicle Exemptions
Lori Stevens, Assessor – Tax Roll Correction
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING (Reconvened):
Call to Order by Current Board Chairman Ted Gans and Move to Elect a Chairman Pro Tem to Run the Meeting
until the Election of Officers
ANNUAL REORGANIZATION:
Elect Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Commissioners and that the Chairman Delegates his
Authority to the Vice-Chairman in his Absence
Elect Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Equalization and that the Chairman Delegates his Authority to
the Vice-Chairman in his Absence
Elect Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Noxious Weed Control Authority and that the Chairman Delegates his
Authority to the Vice-Chairman in his Absence
Appoint County Board Members to the Following Miscellaneous Committees and Boards: RC&D Board, Region
II Governing Board, Hillcrest Nursing Home Board, Veterans’ Service Committee, County Visitors’ Committee, Fair
Board, County Health Board, County’s Planning Commission, Board of Trustees of the Southwest Nebraska Public Health
Department, Inc., and REWARD Board of Directors
Renew the Contract with County Road Superintendent Miller & Associates for 2026
Reappoint Kevin Darling as the Emergency Manager for 2026
Reappoint Michael Simmonds as the Veterans Service Officer for 2026
Reappoint Sonya Prentice as the Noxious Weed Superintendent for 2026
Reappoint Brandy Bird as the County Health Director for 2026
Reappoint Bille Cole as the County Waste Director for 2026
Designate the McCook Gazette as the Official County Newspaper and the Red Willow County Website as an
Additional Method of Providing Notice of Meetings
Adopt Resolution 1586, Book 24, Page 93, Designating Banks as Depositories for Red Willow County for
Calendar Year 2026
9:45
Re-visit Official’s Salaries for 2027-2030 Term
(The following items may be moved up on the Board of Commissioners agenda if there is time):
CONSENT AGENDA: 1) Approve Minutes from the Previous Board of Commissioners and Board of
Equalization Meetings, 2) Approve Accounts Payable Claims, 3) Reappoint Mike Ecklund and Mike Skolout to
Hillcrest Board, Terms to Expire December 31, 2031, 4) Surplus Two Gooseneck Trailers for Visitors Bureau, 5)
Set January 26, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. as the Time and Date to Hold a Public Hearing to Amend the Budget, 6)
Surplus Equipment for Waste and District 3
CORRESPONDENCE: 1) Tax Equalization and Review Commission – Notice of Appeal by Dale Dueland, 2)
NACO – Continuing Education for Sonya Prentice
REPORTS: 1) Miller & Associates – 2025 Bridge Inspections, 2) District Court Clerk’s Monthly Revenue Report
The board reserves the right to go into executive session if such session is clearly necessary for the protection of the
public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual.
Penelope Cooper, County Clerk