May 31, 2018 at 8:00 AM - Executive Committee Meeting

Rationale:  No unfinished business to address.

Rationale:  There have been no new developments to discuss. 

Rationale:  No new developments to discuss. 

Rationale:  The Annual SWCS Meeting is scheduled for July 29 - August 1 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. See attached for agenda and registration information. 

Rationale:  The 2018 Annual Recognition Picnic will be held Sunday, June 24th at Czechland Lake.  Social hour will begin at 5:00 p.m., dinner at 6:00 p.m. followed by awards at 7:00 p.m.  Please RSVP by Friday, June 15th.

Rationale:  None

Rationale:  Desirae will take this time to review and showoff our updated website.

Rationale:  The COE has performed an interim accounting of the design and implementation phase since the project is scheduled for closeout this Fiscal Year.  The NRD was issued a refund of  $28,000 from the COE.  Once the Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) portion of the project is complete the COE will close out the entire project and any remaining non-Federal funds will be returned to the City of Schuyler and NRD. See attached letter for cash and in-kind contributions from the City of Schuyler and NRD.

Rationale:  The NARD intergovernmental Risk Management Pool Association Loss Control Committee Meet on May 22nd and are forwarding the following recommendations to the NARD Board for consideration.  

1. Propose a 5% increase on Medical Rates and 0% on Dental Rates.
2. To increase the preventative care benefit from $500 to $1,000 per calendar year with a starting date of January 1, 2019.
3. Increase the Retail Prescription rates as follows: Generic from $5 to $10, Brand from $20 to $25 and Non Formulary from $35 to $45. 
4. Increase the Mail in (90 day) Prescription rates as follows: Generic from $10 to $20, Brand from $40 to $50 and Non Formulary from $70 to $90.

None of these changes will affect our "Grandfather Status" of our health insurance plan.

 

Rationale:  Request for Proposals for construction of a steel framed education/recreation building at Lake Wanahoo are due by 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 11th at the NRD office.  A motion may be needed at board meeting. 

Rationale:  As reported at Board Meeting the NRD received $69,767.47 from Department of Natural Resources.  We will make payment in the same amount to Union Bank to pay down our Lake Wanahoo Note. 

Also attached is Amendment No. 5 to our original contract.  Which reduces our total allocation by $53,419.07 (which is our current hay and dirt sales). DNR also added $205,000 for the recreation/education building at Wanahoo. 

Rationale:  The General Manager is requesting budgeting a 2%  total potential salary increase for 2019.  While the 2% reflects the cost of living increase, individual increases will be on to based on merit and not on an automatic percentage of salary.

Rationale:  Over the past month and a half we have had three new employees start working for the District.  Kristin Miller was hired as the NRD/NRCS Field Office Assistant in Colfax County and her first day of work was April 25th.  Skye Sabatka was hired as the NRD Conservation Technician and is stationed out the Saunders County NRCS Office.  Skye's first day of work was May 7th.  Kimberly Piitz was hired as the NRD/NRCS Field Office Assistant in Butler County and her first day of work was May 24th.  

Rationale:  The Operation and Maintenance Technician position has been advertised with resumes due on May 21st.  

Rationale:  Grant Nuttelmann, HBE, was available for a conference call at 8:45 a.m. to review the Draft May Financial Statements.

Rationale:  Attached find Manager Gottschalk's time and expense sheets.

Rationale:  The committee reviewed accounts payable and receivable over 90 days as attached.

Rationale:  We will have an interest payment due June 15th on our Lake Wanahoo Note.  See details as attached.