On the agenda: Furnas County Minutes — Automated License Plate (Aug 11)

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FURNAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS and BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
PROCEEDINGS FOR AUGUST 11, 2026
The Furnas County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, in the
Commissioners’ Meeting Room, third floor of the Furnas County Courthouse. Notice of the meeting was published in the
Valley Voice newspaper and posted on the County’s website. The combined agenda was kept current in the County
Clerk’s Office, emailed to each Commissioner, and posted on the County’s website and in the County Clerk’s Office.
Chairman Mike Sexton called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and informed those present of the location of
the Open Meetings Act and that the provisions of the Act would be followed.
Board members present were Mike Sexton, Dennis Tegtman, and Allan McCoy. Also present were Lois Bishop,
County Clerk, and Patrick Calkins, County Attorney.
McCoy moved to approve the agenda. Tegtman seconded the motion. RCV: Ayes - Sexton, McCoy, Tegtman.
Motion carried.
The minutes of the July 28, 2026, meetings were reviewed. Tegtman moved to approve the minutes. McCoy
seconded the motion. RCV: Ayes- Sexton, McCoy, Tegtman. Motion carried.
The following claims were reviewed. McCoy moved to approve the claims. Tegtman seconded the motion. RCV:
Ayes - Sexton, McCoy, Tegtman. Motion carried.
Abbreviations for this legal: S Supplies; SF Sheriff Fees; SC Services & Charges; LF Legal Fees; M Mileage, Meals,
Meetings; D Dues, Reg. or Subs; DN Donation; R Rent; Refund; T Taxes; TR Training; MH Mental Health Hearing; I
Insurance; BP Bond Payment; LP Lease/Loan Payment; C Contract Labor; WF Witness Fees, G Garnishments, P Postage,
VP Visitor Promotion, W Wages; JD Jury Duty; E Equipment, F Fee’s, PY Prior Year, GR Grant, BA Burial Assistance
General Salaries W $21,776.60 Adams County Clerk District Court SC $805.80 Aflac I $487.17 Ag Valley Coop SC $1,567.58
Amazon Capital Services SC $430.96 Amazon Capital Services SC $799.63 Andy's Handy Works, LLC SC $220.00 Atc
Communications SC $50.00 Banner Capital Bank ST $4,104.81 Banner Capital Bank T $2,109.49 Banner Capital Bank Retirement R $1,480.45 Banner Capital Bank - Retirement R $2,080.28 Banner Capital Bank - Visa SC $800.65 Banner
Capital Bank - Visa SC $41.00 Beaver City Manor SC $2,460.08 Benchmark Government Solutions, LLC SC $607.50 Black
Hills Energy SC $48.79 Brico Pest Control SC $40.00 Nancy Brown SC $10.00 Camas Publishing, LLC-Valley Voice SC
$107.00 City Of Beaver City SC $8,770.64 Colfer Wood Lyons & Wood LF $4,524.00 D & D Service SC $157.66 Dawson
County Sheriff LF $1,395.00 Delta Dental Of Nebraska I $545.11 RaNaye Dunlap M $63.08 Eakes Office Plus SC $680.40
Eakes Office Plus SC $286.05 First Central Bank LP $1,903.63 Furnas County Clerk D $25.00 Furnas County Clerk District
Court D $745.00 Furnas County Court - Postage P $87.80 Furnas County Treasurer SC $15.00 Hemelstrand’s Inc SC $73.27
Hemelstrand’s Inc SC $81.84 Hometown Leasing LP $855.19 Jac Storage R $155.00 Kelleys Supermarket Inc SC $616.58
Kelleys Supermarket Inc SC $205.81 Erin M Laborie M $124.64 Madison National Life Ins Co Inc I $132.90 Marks Pharmacy
SC $30.60 Marvin Planning Consultants SC $4,630.00 Klarchen Mckenzie C $600.00 Midwest Special Services SC $362.60
MIPS Inc SC $2,910.92 Pemberton Goodies' Auto Detailing SC $25.00 Phelps County Sheriff’s Office SC $1,891.09 Pinpoint
Communications SC $1,086.38 Platte Valley Communications SC $3,494.27 Point-C I $10,962.49 Gene Posvar SC $100.00
River Valley Services SC $235.00 S & W Auto Parts SC $353.91 S & W Auto Parts SC $8.59 Shaw Law Office LF $606.05
Soarin Group SC $3,452.50 State Ne Admin Serv Central Finance SC $537.60 Sunset Law Enforcement SC $1,770.95 Tk
Elevator Corporation SC $203.65 Verizon Wireless SC $400.90 Vision Service Plan I $140.46 Wex Bank (Building & Grounds)
SC $96.62 Wex Bank (Em Mgr.) SC $162.89 Wex Bank (Sheriff) SC $2,240.16 Total $97,774.02 Roads Salaries W $15,424.50
Aflac I $518.36 Ag Valley Coop SC $176.45 Ag Valley Coop SC $20,188.25 Amazon Capital Services SC $8.68 Atc
Communications SC $194.32 Banner Capital Bank T $3,245.53 Banner Capital Bank T $1,529.50 Banner Capital Bank Retirement R $884.43 Banner Capital Bank - Retirement R $1,326.62 Black Hills Energy SC $99.28 Cambridge General Store
SC $102.58 Cambridge Telephone SC $144.02 Cat Financial Services Corporation LP $51,209.10 Central States Aggregate
LLC SC $3,051.72 Chs Agri Service Center SC $4,761.75 City Of Arapahoe SC $210.49 City Of Beaver City SC $335.73 Delta
Dental Of Nebraska I $452.07 Husker Hardware SC $9.98 John Deere Financial SC $5,750.18 Kansas Payment Center G
$222.00 Mid-American Research Chemical SC $281.57 Ne Child Support Payment Center G $167.00 Nmc, Inc SC
$1,052.06 Roy’s Sales & Service SC $59.69 S & W Auto Parts SC $33.03 S & W Auto Parts SC $491.61 Sappa Valley Farm &
Auto, LLC SC $50.39 Southwest Farm & Auto Supply SC $41.75 Southwest Farm & Auto Supply SC $603.65 Twin Valleys
Public Power District SC $137.92 Village Of Wilsonville SC $44.36 Vision Service Plan I $71.87 Wagners Supermarket Inc SC
$6.98 Wex Bank (Road) SC $270.00 Total $113,157.42 Highway/Bridge Buyback Overton Sand And Gravel SC $11,475.50
Total $11,475.50 Visitor Promotion Arapahoe Chamber Of Commerce VP $1,500.00 Camas Publishing, LLC-Valley Voice VP
$305.00 Holbrook Days VP $1,200.00 Total $3,005.00 Visitor Improvement Main Street Revival VI $4,000.00 Total $ 4,000.00
Reg Of Deeds MIPS Inc SC $282.60 Total $282.60 911 Emergency Salaries W $302.46 Atc Communications SC $40.00
Banner Capital Bank T $31.79 Banner Capital Bank T $26.78 Banner Capital Bank - Retirement R $15.75 Banner Capital Bank
- Retirement R $23.63 Total $440.41 911 Wireless Cambridge Telephone SC $175.13 CenturyLink SC $3,774.75 Frontier SC
$290.64 Total $4,240.52 Grand Total $234,375.47.
The Board reviewed fee reports from the Register of Deeds, Sheriff, County Court, and Clerk of the District
Court, as well as the Treasurer’s Revenue List and Fund Balance Listing. Correspondence: None.
McCoy moved to recess the Board of Commissioners meeting and convene as the Board of Equalization at 9:34
a.m. Tegtman seconded the motion.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Chairman Sexton called the Board of Equalization meeting to order at 9:34 a.m. County Assessor Sherry Thooft
presented the Department of Revenue Homestead Audit Real Estate Tax List Corrections Nos. 2023-19, 2023-20, 202321, 2023-22, 2023-23, and 2023-24. Tegtman moved to approve the Real Estate Tax List Corrections. McCoy seconded
the motion. RCV: Ayes -Sexton, Tegtman, McCoy. Motion carried. Chairman Sexton adjourned the Board of Equalization
meeting at 9:39 a.m.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING — RECONVENED

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Sheriff Doug Brown discussed the administrative burden, public concerns, and the possibility of discontinuing
the FLOCK Automated License Plate Reader program.
Carson Clayton, Community Liaison for Congressman Adrian Smith, provided a brief update regarding activities
and ongoing work in Congressman Smith’s office.
Derrick Niederklein and Evan Flamme of MIPS presented information regarding the MIPS GIS and Assessment
Systems software program. They will obtain an estimate of the cost for MIPS to manage the County’s GIS website.
Roger Powell, Buildings and Grounds, discussed having Mike Borden paint the parking spaces around the
Courthouse. The Commissioners agreed to proceed.
County Clerk Lois Bishop discussed a request from an individual wishing to purchase a hard drive containing
copies of scanned Register of Deeds records. The Commissioners agreed to establish the cost of the hard drive and
information at $350.00.
The Board reviewed the Nebraska Department of Transportation Annual Certification Form. Chairman Sexton
signed the document. McCoy moved to approve and sign NDOT Resolution No. 2026-8-11, Signing of the County Annual
Certification of Program Compliance 2026, and the County Annual Certification of Program Compliance to the Nebraska
Board of Public Roads Classifications and Standards 2026. Tegtman seconded the motion. RCV: Ayes -Sexton, Tegtman,
McCoy. Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT- No members of the public were present to offer public comment.
There was no further business before the Board, Chairman Sexton adjourned the meeting at 11:45 a.m.
The next regular meeting of the Furnas County Board of Commissioners and Board of Equalization will be held Tuesday,
August 25, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., or subject to call.
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Mike Sexton, Chairman of the Board

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Attest: Lois E. Bishop, County Clerk