August 29, 2019 at 9:30 AM - Executive Committee Meeting

Rationale:  Attached find the tentative agenda for the NARD Fall Conference. Currently Directors Hilger, Hannah and Johnson are registered to attend. Registration deadline is August 31.

Rationale:  The 2019 Nebraska Water Conference will be held October 9-10 at Divots Conference Center in Norfolk. Conference topics include water quality and public health, Innovative solutions to current problems and community engagement. I have attached a copy of the agenda.  Registration deadline is September 17th. 

Rationale:  Becky Appleford and Ellana Haakenstad will be present at the September 9th Board Meeting to update Directors on our Hazard Mitigation Plan. 

Rationale:  We normally have our November Board Meeting In Newman Grove to accommodate the Newman Grove Shell Creek Watershed Group. Director Seier is suggesting the following schedule.

3:15 p.m.   Presentation from Shell Creek Group
3:45 p.m.   Start Board Meeting 
6:00 p.m.   Eat Dinner and everyone can head home

Rationale:  In order to finalize our Clear Creek Project, easement papers for the property on the National Guard camp need to be signed and returned.  We are still working with USACE as to the length of the easement, it is currently only 25 years and we are pushing for it to be perpetual.

Rationale:  We have received a bill for the 2019-20 NARD Membership Dues in the amount of $27,846.00.

Rationale:  There was discussion at the last board meeting regarding use of GM's personal vehicle for District use.  In the last six months Gottschalk logged 2021 miles with his personal vehicle at no charge to the district.

We currently have a mileage reimbursement policy which pays the IRS, 2019 rate of $.58 per mile.

I would like some discussion as to how the board would like to proceed.

Rationale:  Approval of the Financial Statement will take place after adjusting entries are received from the Audit Firm.  No action needed.

Rationale:  Valuations have been received from our seven counties with a summary table attached.  At 5:00 p.m. on September 9 the LPNNRD Tax Levy Hearing will be held.  Last month the FY '20 budget was approved with the property tax rate to be set in September. 

There was discussion at the last board meeting to consider increasing our tax asking this fiscal year.  Our asking has been level the past 3 years at
$ 3,480,715.00  If we choose to increase our asking by any amount above last year we are required by LB103 to hold a public hearing, vote and pass a resolution stating the name of the political subdivision, the amount of the property request and four required statement relating to the new tax asking.

We have sufficient cash carry-over to maintain our same tax asking as the last three years and achieve our current budget goals which include additional funds for flood damage repair.

To approve maintaining a level tax asking of $3,480,715 and adjusting our levy to correspond with said asking.

A motion will be needed at Board Meeting to set the property tax rate. 

Potential motion to read:
"To approve state budget that includes total expenditures of $6,978,789 with tax levy rate of .035512 for a tax asking of $3,480,715, the same asking as the past three years"