November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM - McCook City Council

Roll Call.
Excuse Absences.

Open Meetings Act Announcement.

Invocation - McCook Ministerial Association - Jeff Donelan, McCook Evangelical Free Church.

Pledge of Allegiance.

Call to Order.

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Items.

1. Announcements & Recognitions.

2. Consider Ordinance No. 2025-3110 authorizing the issuance and sale of municipal improvement bond anticipation notes, in one or more series, of the City of McCook, Nebraska, of the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $5,000,000 for the purpose of providing interim financing for a portion of the costs of constructing infrastructure improvements associated with the sports complex.

2.A. Chairperson asks Clerk to read Ordinance No. 2025-3110 by title.

2.B. Consider statutory rule requiring reading on three separate occasions be suspended. Motion to suspend the rule must be adopted by three-fourths of the Council.

2.C. Final passage of Ordinance No. 2025-3110.

2.D. Chairperson declaration after vote and passage, if approved under suspension of the rule.

3. Public Hearings.

3.A. Public Hearing - A report from the Economic Development Plan Citizen’s Advisory Review Committee regarding a meeting held October 27, 2025.

3.A.1. Adjourn the Public Hearing.

3.B. Accept the minutes of the July 28, 2025 Economic Development Plan Citizen’s Advisory Review Committee meeting.

4. Consent Agenda.
*The Consent Agenda is approved on one motion.  Any item listed on the Consent Agenda may, by the request of any single Council member or public in attendance, be considered as a separate item under the Regular Agenda.

4.A. Approve the minutes of the October 20, 2025 regular City Council meeting and the September 10, 2025 special City Council meeting.

4.B. Approve an application from Great Plains Communications to occupy city right-of-way for the purpose of installing underground fiber optic conduit and cable on Airport Road and East "H" Street.

4.C. Accept City Manager Nate Schneider’s appointment of Greg A. Wolford, Class A License S-875 and Professional Engineer License No. E-6362, as the City of McCook Street Superintendent January 1 through December 31, 2026, for the purpose of the 2026 calendar year Highway Incentive Payment, to be issued to the City by the Nebraska Department of Transportation, in February 2027.

4.D. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-33 authorizing the signing of the Year-End Certification of City Street Superintendent Form 2025.

4.E. Accept and authorize the Mayor to sign the Annual Certification  Form confirming that funds received by the City of McCook from the State of Nebraska Department of Transportation as part of the Federal Aid Transportation Fund Purchase-Sale Agreement have been used according to such agreement. 

4.F. Approve Resolution No. 2025-34 adopting the Second Amendment to the City of McCook, Nebraska, Firefighters Retirement Plan.

5. Regular Agenda.

5.A. Consider request and authorize the use of Community Betterment Funds to cover the rental fees for “Bison Days” to be held at the Municipal Auditorium on February 2 and 3, 2026.

5.B. Presentation from Emma Castor with MCNDD (West Central Nebraska Development district) in regards to properties assigned to their designated area that need abatement. 

5.C. Council Comments.

5.D. An Executive Session may be held upon a majority vote of the Council for the protection of public interest for a strategy session with respect to pending litigation - property located at 1111 East "H" Street, Cindy and Ron Sabin.

5.D.1. Nebraska Open Meetings Act statement, if the motion to close passes.

5.D.2. Close Executive Session.

Adjournment.