City Council - Regular Meeting

like to call this meeting the Shatron City Council order. Would you please join us in the pledge of allegiance?

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. As required by section 84-1412 subsection 8 of the Nebraska statutes, notice is hereby given that a copy of the opens meeting act is posted for your examination on the wall inside the door to the city council chambers. Before we have roll call, I'd like to welcome all of our guests here this evening. It's good to see all of you. Could we have roll call, please?

George Klein here. Shane Shepard here. Mark Graves here. Kevin Alexi here. Clay Anderson absent. And we have a motion for approval of the agenda. I move to approve the agenda. I'll second. Motion by Mark, second by Kevin to approve the agenda. Can we have roll call, please? Graves. Yes. Alexi, yes. Klein, yes. Shepard, yes. Could we have a motion to approve the consent agenda? I'll move to approve of the consent agenda. I'll second.

Motion by Shane, second by Kevin to approve the consent agenda. It includes minutes for the city council meeting of October 20th. um minutes from the PRT meeting that was held September 24th this year. Um in compliance with state rules, we have a annual occupation tax report and memorandum from M from Michelle Stoke, the finance officer for the fiscal year ending September 30th, 2025. um special designated licenses that were administratively approved. One for the Beanburger Coffee House and Pub for ladies night out at the hospital for the hospital at the Daw County Fairgrounds on November 1st and Nober Valley Vineyards Chris Kingo Christmas boutique at the Daw County Fairgrounds on December 6. That's all. Anyone have any questions? Um, general public might be interested in um occupation tax report. Um, this is the first year that we've had the lodging occupation tax and for the September 30th year end took in $52,960.38. And I believe that started October 1st, but there filing the way it works out that'd be one month short. So that'd be an 11 month per of receipts. I believe Michelle's not here to correct me. But I just thought you might be interested. So

any other questions that anybody has? If not, could we have roll call, please? Graves, yes. Alexi, yes. Yes. Shephard. Yes. Okay. Next on the agenda, introduction of a new parks and cemetery employee. I guess I'm going to introduce everybody tonight. So, I'll just stand up here one at a time. We'll go through them. But I'm pleased to introduce um Brandon Hartzell. He's um working as George said in the parks ceme cemetery department. I'm gonna turn the mic over to you, Brandon, and you get to tell them a little bit about yourself. Okay.

I just moved down here from Oregon just uh in April, and I've just been trying to get a good way of how this living down here is and stuff like that. You moved where? From where? Oregon. Oregon. Yeah. It's a lot different down here. We're a little bit colder. [laughter]

What part of Oregon? um over Ontario, so right next to Idaho and everything. But uh I'm enjoying the parks and cemetery job right now and just learning everything. I like that I get to do stuff that I could actually go and do in the future and at home and stuff like that. Actually useful stuff like everything. I like to learn all the big machinery and all that good stuff. But one of the first things that Brandon got to do um was help pour concrete one day. I heard that you were very impressed with that.

Yeah. Yeah. That was very interesting. I've never been around concrete, so it was very eye opening and I got to learn a lot. So it was cool. My first job out of college, I was in the park cemetery as well. So really Yeah. I I enjoyed it. Yeah. Like being outside, too. Very good. Welcome aboard. Welcome. Thank you. Our next one. Introduction of our new aquatic center supervisor. Yep. So, this is Holly Real. Um, she's been on the job, I think, two weeksish.

Yep. So, she's still figuring stuff out, but I'll let her tell you about herself, too.

Oh, boy. I didn't know that there was going to be speech involved. [laughter] Um, well, I went to school here, um, in 2024. I moved to Shatterin, went to college. Um, I graduated in 18 with a graphic design degree. Then I went back to school and I have another degree in art education from here. Graduated December 23 and did all the teaching stuff. Did I've I wear many hats. So, um, decided that being back in my hometown wasn't my thing. Just miss Shadron. So, I came back and was looking for something decent to help pay for the family because I've got a family of five. So, got to keep a salary and, you know, stability. But, um, the aquatic center is definitely something different. I'm enjoying it a lot. Um, don't have to just sit there and twiddle my thumbs. I actually have something to do every day that's new and exciting. So, I'm excited to get trained to do all the things and see what's in store. So,

thanks. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. And then last, we have Autumn Caukins. Autumn is um in the HR department, so I'll let her tell you about herself also. Hello, I'm Autumn Caukins and I started last month Monday and it's kind of been trial by fire. We've had a lot of things go go going on in in the first week but it's gone very well. Um I've had pre previous jobs in Shatter where I worked at Western community health resources for 13 years and then I was at high plain seed CDC for se seven years and now I'm here. So I've known Caukins for Caukins Autumn Autumn

since I'm college since college and uh She would She's a good hireer. Very good hire. We're pleased. Very nice. [clears throat] Thank you. Yep. Very good. So, next time when we have a meeting, we'll probably introduce a couple more new employees. Seems to be the trend right now. Thank you. Yep.

Okay. The next item on the agenda is a result of the last meeting when we had discussion about um the grant that the has been that the library foundation secured to do some renovation of the existing library. And there was some talk about possibility of appointing two council members to a steering committee for library projects um for this library project. So I I think we have some people in attendance that might want to talk to us about this and before we take any action and and if there no one wants to to get up, I would give you my opinions. But [laughter] um well, Drew came and talked to us to me and I think he's talked to the other council members individually um and we can make a decision, but I get the gist that this is going to happen. Um, my vice mayor here has looked at the library, did some work on it. Um, and that information was been passed on to design engineer. I'd call him for tomorrow or is being going to be passed

on to a design engineer and get this process going. Um, so I don't know as if we need to appoint anybody else to kind of muddle up the items if we hear anything that things aren't proceeding um as they should. And of course it's um you know we we hire the city council appoints the members of the library board and the foundation is an auxiliary organization and bless their hearts um designed to help with finances for the library. So and I put everything in perspective. So unless we wouldn't be doing our job as a city council in my opinion if we didn't trust the [snorts] people that are on the library board and if we do trust them then we let them go ahead with the project. That's my opinion. I I feel you you said everything I was going to say. I I just feel if we uh can't back our library board um that that the city council appointed um it's it's injustice for us for them. Um and uh I just feel that um there's in these small communities there's a lot of um boards that that there's no payment or

anything like that that you're making. And if if if we can't trust them to do the work that we appointed them for, then then why even have them? So I I have full confidence in our library board and um that we'll get this project moved forward uh in a timely manner. Um from last meeting there was definitely seemed like there was some some division between the the foundation and the board but ultimately sounded like they wanted at this juncture the same thing. They wanted to get the checklist done that the grant needed it done but in a in a way that made sense that they weren't overlooking certain amenities that would be needed. So, I'm kind of on on board with the other two council members that uh I think they want the same thing. I don't think we need to get involved at this time, but I would like to see a followup uh maybe next month to make sure things are on track. Uh, and you know, hopefully we we can keep hands off, stay hands off, but if uh if we need to get involved, um, we definitely want don't want to lose that grant funding and we want to make sure that it gets uh spent appropriately. So, that's my two cents. I I think I'm largely in agreement. Um, I I said at the last meeting that it sounded to me like everybody wants the same thing. Uh, we might just have slightly different maps for how we're going to get there. Um, I I hope the conversation stays open and and like Mark said, I I hope we hear back next month uh on progress. [clears throat] Is that okay, Adam, if we just do nothing? Not

yet. I'm pretty good doing nothing. [laughter] It is your It is your decision. Unless there's any comment that anyone like to come.

I thank you for your consideration of this. We just we're getting a little nervous. It's it's taken a long time. We wish that Shane had been on board a little sooner to put out his recommendations. So, uh that's so now we it's up to the contractors. So, we need we need your support with us on all that. So, as we go forward and uh we we thank you for your consideration of this and u we plan to work we've been trying to work with the library board and we have we just keep reminding them that we can't add on things until we get the main grant items taken care of first. So, we appreciate the input that we've gotten recently. Thank you.

Can I ask something? Okay, I will. And I forgot to have Susie tell us who she was. [laughter]

I'm Nelson Stevens and I'm have no party in any of this. I just have a question. As a taxpayer, let's say we get into the middle of these contracted projects. Contracts are signed so they're committed to them and they're not fulfilled and can't be paid by the grants because they're not invoiced and paid on time. and it all falls through at the last minute, then who is going to pay those contractors? Where does that money come from? Is that going to be city taxpayer money that pays it off because the grant was lost? I'm not pointing fingers. They I'm just thinking through this process because as a homeowner, getting a bid just on a single item on my home and getting it done in a timely manner is very difficult. The laundry list I heard at the last meeting is quite extensive and it looks like it can maybe be done, but if things fall through the cracks and the invoices aren't rendered and paid in time and the grant falls through and we don't get the grant money, then who's going to pay those bills to the contractors? That's my concern.

Well, I I don't think the grant is all or nothing. Is that is that am I thinking about that wrong? If you if you if you utilize 800 of the $900,000, you just have to give back the hundred,000. Is that okay? That I'll I'll sit down. I just had that question. Yes, please. Okay. [clears throat] Thanks for asking that. Good question. An excellent question actually. Yeah.

Well, the uh the residents of the community are an inside part. [laughter] That's true.

So, so I'm Margarit Miller. I am not on the library board or the foundation board, although I previously have been on the foundation board and I am the author of the shovel ready grant. Um, and Lori Schmidt is the one who assisted me with that. So, she's fully versed in what goes on. I know this grant inside and out given that I wrote it. I also know the contract inside and out. Um, and to answer this gentleman's question, um, the money has been awarded. We have till the end of December of 26 to have everything completed. Completed means not just the work completed, but invoices paid and return of the the check you have that has to be submitted. Copies have to be submitted to the Department of Economic Development, both the front and the back of the check, and all that has to take place by the end of December, and there's still

of 2026, right? So, basically, you have a year uh to answer the question, what happens if the money is not spent? So, the money's been awarded, it will just disappear. You'll lose it. Um and so that is the big question uh and the major concern. It's a big concern I have in terms of you know the contract um and deed has even said deed being department of economic development has even said you still have a lot to do and we are very much aware of that. So, uh, the city would not be liable for anything unless there was I would think, um, so, you know, it's up to the contractors to have, um, to get everything in place in terms of, you know, what they do and, you know, the timeline and it's their responsibility to do that. uh the the contractor I mean it all goes with the city bidding process and so and which it has from the very beginning. Uh so it takes place with um you know all the requirements of the bidding process as outlined by the city. bids are open with the city at at the at at the city uh with Janet um and then and then a bid is awarded and as usual with bids uh there's a time frame with it and somebody has to stay on to that particular contractor to make sure that you know that they follow along with the timeline. Now, I know Shane has offered a number of um uh

areas that need to be corrected at the library. Some of those coincide with what's in the grant, some of them do not. And according to the Department of Economic Development, we can only do pay for out of the grant what was written in the grant for repairs or renovations, however you want to look at it. Now, that list I didn't just pull out of the air that list of work to be done on the library. That was a list that was generated at the city level with the with the understanding from the library board. They approved that. I just didn't make it up. Uh that's not my, you know, purview to do that. And so I just copied that. It was in three tiers. We took tier one and part of tier two and that's what was put into the grant. So those are the things that need to get done. Um, and I really hope that we can finish that by everything by the end of December of 26. Now, Shane has some additional things on his list and that can be done later or some in some other way. Some of those things look like to me I've seen the list uh more what the city would be involved with. One of them has to do with parking. Um, a drop off zone in front of the library. Uh, Janet can even tell you that it's been what, five, six years ago that [clears throat] from the foundation, that's when I was still on the foundation board. We questioned in terms of just changing the parking because it's difficult at the library. It doesn't meet, you know, code in terms of what can be done there. So, that's something that the city needs to

adjust ad address. Um, it's not up to something that's going to come out of this grant. Um, there's a number of different things. One has to do with handicap accessibility, which certainly is very important. We've been trying to get the next thing to be done according to the grant is to address the upstairs bathroom for that to be accessible. We've been trying to do that for a very long time and that has been delayed at least five months for us to be able to do that. And quite frankly, no offense to Drew, but who kept saying it's eventually going to be a broom closet, so why why do that? Well, it's not a broom closet. It's a bathroom right now, and people need to use it as a a handicap bathroom. Uh the other issue that's on uh Shane's list has to do with access to the uh back door. Now, as someone who now uses a cane to walk with, I access the library all the time through that back door. So, there's a handicap parking space in the back. I'm generally I'm I'm amazed if there's anybody else parked back there. Uh, I'm the only one, you know, and then I access through that door. It's only a few steps from the handicap spot to the back door. When you enter into the back door, then the lift is right there. And then I use the lift either going up or down. Real simple. Okay. Um, we looked actually several years ago at how to change that lift to accommodate motorized wheelchairs and it cannot be changed. So for that to change to accommodate motorized wheelchairs,

the whole thing needs to be changed. The box cannot be made wider. It just won't happen. So it has to stay the way it is. But there's no problem with accessing the library if you have a disability and you are like myself using a cane or for having some other way to do that if they just use you know the back entrance. Now the problem with the back entrance is somehow somewhere along the way the light that was back there went out. It's not not working or whatever. And I had mentioned this and then I saw where Shane had uh taken that suggestion and put that in his list. That light can be that needs to be replaced. That fits into the grant because there's space for electrical and it should be there because it's very very awkward. you come out later, you know, particularly you get into winter, you come out at five o'clock and it's dark and believe me, you know, trying to hold on to your your, you know, possessions, hold on to a cane and using the flashlight on your phone, it's really awkward. Very, very awkward. And even that, it doesn't work very well. It's also a safety issue. So, uh, that's an easy fix. But what I'm getting around to is that the list that's and I keep I have said this I must be I don't know a hundred times easy and I've said this to the library board uh many many times that list that's in the grant is what has to be done. Now, if something can fit into that, like under electrical, like the outside back light, that will work. But to deviate, you can't do that

and not and have the grant pay for it. So, if you decide to deviate, then somebody to answer this gentleman's question, somebody else going to have to pay for it because it's not going to come out of the grant. And if all the grant funds are not utilized come December, the end of December 26, it will just disappear. And with it disappearing, what happens is that we get a somewhat of a black mark in terms of not being able to fulfill the contract, not being able to do the work. Just so you know, this grant and the the fa the the reason why it came to the foundation is the foundation is a private nonprofit. It's a 501c3. Grants just come to 501c3s. They cannot come to the library board. And so that's why it's, you know, sorry about that. Um sorry, sorry, sorry. Uh that's why it came you know to the foundation. The foundation is also looking at some other things um other possibilities some very possibly could get funded. We're going to have the same if that happens we're going to have the same thing again. So it is very important that everybody work together. I know that um Mr. Edmonds has said before you have to work together. Well, we have tried. Now, I know the library board has tried. The library foundation has tried, but it's a two-way street. So, the library board has to work with the foundation. It's not just the foundation working with the library board. So, I can't not to keep dragging on, but I can't emphasize enough. It's the work that's specified in that grant that has to be taken care of

first. And then if there's some monies left over, so Shane has on a fire suppression system. Lori has already checked with the Department of Economic Development. If everything else is completed and there's still money left, then they would allow for a fire suppression system, but not until all those other things are completed. So, it's just imperative that the grant be adhered to and that it be completed on time with not just all the work but all the paperwork as well, all the paperwork submitted to the Department of Economic Development, otherwise it won't fly. And so, um, that's what we need to do. We've already lost five months, at least five months on getting that bathroom done. And um I would really like to see it done because we've been on to it for several years. So any questions about the grant? I mean

going going back to the the funding and the dispersement of those funds. So if you you have the checklist and you get 75% of it done by December [clears throat] of 26, you will get and as long as all the paperwork's turned in, even though it's not 100% completed the whole checklist, you will still get the 75% of the funds and lose the other.

You would get whatever in terms of the paperwork that's it's a re think of it as a reimbursement grant. [clears throat] I mean, it's not totally reimbursement in that there's money that's been provided up front to work with. So, it's not just a total reimbursement, but yes, it would be. So they would approve up to that point. Yeah. And again, it's been suggested also by, oh, you can ask for an extension. No, you can't. No. Sometimes with the Department of Economic Development, you can ask for an extension, but you can't on this one. This is federal funds. It's leftover COVID money that was given to each state or states that had leftover CO money and it was designated for this type of a project. So, they don't want it back. The feds don't want it back. Nobody wants the money back. They want you to spend it. So, so

would you also tell the council what happens if you send money back or have to give money back. What happens to a grant opportunity?

So, as I said, Yes. Right. I'll elaborate on that. Um, every time you write a grant, I mean, this is what I've been doing for years. Every time you write a grant, um, a main question that's asked is, "What's your experience in handling this type of a grant?" What's your experience in handling state funds, federal funds or funds for from a private foundation? Um, you have to be able to answer that. Were you a And the other question is, were you able to complete your project on time? Were you able to do all that you said you could do? You have to answer that truthfully. So, if we don't finish everything that we said we're going to do, then you have to answer it that way. And you can say, "Oh, we had this problem or that problem or whatever." But it still comes down to, you know, that that answer in just just a few short sentences. Um, so in other words, you get a black mark and it's looked at that way like maybe maybe you're not so successful as you think you are. So this is the initial grant out when I was on the foundation board. I heard year after year after year from the library board, I wish there was somebody who would write grants. Okay. Wish there was somebody. Does anybody know a good grant writer? I heard that constantly. So, we wrote a grant, you know, and then problems developed. So, um you know, it doesn't look good that we can't do this together. Um it just it just doesn't look good and it doesn't feel good to have animosity, to

have obstruction. uh it's creates a lot of problems and quite frankly having you know I've got another one going um and I you know only because we were asked to write it um and uh and I really didn't want to be honest with you I really didn't want to and the person who called from this particular foundation said would you do this I mean we knew about the shovel ready grant we knew about this and that And I was like, I really, you know, I didn't say that. I didn't say I don't want to, but who who wants this stress? I mean, I don't. Um, so

so so this doesn't not not to interrupt. No, go ahead. No, I can go on and on. So, this kind of thing doesn't happen. Um, again, um, I think it would be good for the foundation to be in constant communications with the with the the library board and how the grants written. It has been. No, I'm saying in in the future on in on the next, but but it already has been. They've approved us to apply for this every No, I I understand but like as the grants written and how it's written just

but it ha but to answer your question it has been from the very getgo and the city has been apprised of it. So even to get started, I mean there was communication with Janet in terms of what was going on. There was so there was communication at the city level, communication at the library level. It wasn't a surprise to anybody that this was taking place. Now maybe somebody's indicated that it was a surprise, but it was not. And all along it's Lori Schmidt. I mean, I I wrote it, but she's the one who took it from there. She's the one who assisted me all the way because it was at a very difficult time in my life. And Lori's the one that did all the research, all the groundwork. I mean, she's the one that I would give her a list and say, you know, this is what you need to do. So, go over to the assessor's office, do this, do that. And she would do that and we would get together the next day and she would have all that work done. She knows this inside and out. She's the one that works with getting all the financials into the Department of Economic Development on that federal accounting system. She's the one that does that along with Rosella. So, they have to do that by the 15th of the month every month. I'm not involved in that. I I wrote it and it's like we got it, that's it. Um, so, so just so you know, if you've been given the idea that the foundation has not tried to work with the library board, that is incorrect. Definitely incorrect because I have been at some of those meetings and I I've I've even lined out the budget that was in the grant and that is tears

and all the items that were there. I can remember at least three times that I met with the library board to outline all that. At least three times, if not other times. So, we have tried all along to do that. Let's hope that this is changing. I was hoping that you really would have somebody you would change what's going on here and do this threeprong committee or whatever to work with the two somehow someone to create an atmosphere of congeniality work you know leadership workmen together working together um so I'm disappointed that you think that it's just leave it status quo Oh, and uh the two try to work together because it hasn't really been that way. So, somebody else could uh disagree with what I'm saying, I'm sure, but uh that's the way I see it from the outside. So, and I have tried to meet with the library board at times, various times, but not I don't go to every meeting uh because there was no point in it. So

I think is mentioned here is that we'll probably have a followup to see what what's transpired and kind of reminded me of early in my accounting career I went to a seminar down in Oklahoma City and there were a bunch of us sitting in do we're talking about work papers for audits and in the room next to us. They were pumping up salesmen for I think it was Armor Foods, but we heard this I can. I can. I know I can. I can. I can. I will. So, let's do it.

Well, let's do it, right? So, and let's not deviate uh off that list. At least he'll get this grant done. And then you can devi library work can deviate all they want and find the money all they want for other things. Thank you. Okay. Moving on to item F. Introduce introduce resolution 2025-98. Move for its approval. I'll second

motion by Shane, second by Kevin. Resolution 2025-98, which is to approve the year-end certification of city street superintendent for 2025 per requirement of the state of Nebraska Department of Transportation. Do we want any other It's probably pretty well spelled out. We did this a year ago. Um, anyone have any questions about that? Not a question, just a So, Dustin has a class B certification, which then entitles Shatter to $3,000 reimbursement, and with a class A, it's $6,000. Is that

Yes. Yes. And actually Dustin's in the process right now of um going after his class A. Um there's a couple documents that he's got filled out ready to go and we have to send in a check for $75. So and then it should be um finalized after the first year. So he will be a class A. Thank you. Awesome. Any other questions? If not, have roll call, please. Graves, yes. Alexi, yes. Yes. Shepard,

yes. Item G on the agenda, honored resolution 2025-99 and move for its approval. Second that

motion by Mark, second by Shane, resolution 2025-99, which is to allow temporary use of US Highway 20 at the intersection of US Highway 20 and Main Street for the 2025 Parade of Lights on December 4th, which is sponsored by Shadrad Communications. It's kind of an annual thing. Anybody predict snow on that date? Hope not. Well, come on. It's Christmas.

Oh, Christmas season. I don't mind snowing Christmas Eve. If no questions, could we have a roll call, please? Graves, yes. Alexi, yes. Yes. Shepard. Yes. Moving on to item H. City clerk salary and adjusted rate. Um Mark, you're our spokesperson in this area.

I I didn't I didn't realize I was a spokesperson. uh in executive session we came to a consensus that uh we would do a 1.5 cost increase and a 1.5 merit increase which then also satisfies uh state statute for for that which brings us from $30 to $30.90 per hour. Is that is that what you're looking for? Yeah. Okay. Um, I'd second that motion. So, motion by Mark, seconded by me for the 1.5 + 1.5% rate increase.

If that was what was in our contract, then yes. I will amend my motion which I didn't actually make a motion. I was explaining but yes. Yeah. So that's part of your motion that Yes, sir. Okay. Part of my second. Okay. Any discussion? If not, could we have a roll call, please? Graves, yes. Alexuy, yes. Flying, yes. Shepard, yes. Um, I'd like to make a motion to pay the bills as claims as we have presented to us in our packet of information.

I'll second motion by me, second by Kevin. Sure. Kevin by millisecond. Um, I have one question here and Janet probably could answer this. Uh we're paying Cooper Cogdale and the since this is a contract but I suppose since and we don't have the usual resolution and retainage. Correct. And it's because it was an engineer is not involved.

Correct. That's exactly correct George and I had him put on his um invoice uh pay estimate number one just so I can track them. So, uh, make and make sure that, you know, one's following the other and I'll add everything together. But no, it's because we do not have an engineer involved that we don't have a resolution to pay that claim. It's absolutely correct. Anyone have any other questions about items on the list? If not, we have roll call, please. Graves, yes. Alexi, yes. Fly, yes.

Shepard, yes. And I'd make a motion to excuse council member Clay Anderson from this meeting. He sent an email that um due to family situation, he was able unable to attend this evening's meeting. I'll second that. Motion by me, seconded by Shane to excuse Clay Anderson. We have a roll call, please. Graves, yes. Alexi, yes. Yes. Shepard, yes.

And public comment period. Anyone wishing to address the council on a matter not on this agenda may now do so. Individuals are all allowed a total of three minutes to speak. and no takers. Okay. Um, our city manager is not here, but Katie, city clerk, indicated that she has a couple items from

Yep. Tom just had a couple things. Um, he wanted to remind everybody to keep the trees and the grass cut down and clean up any clutter. If you need the dial truck, um that is available at 432528 and to make sure to unhook um water hoses due to the cold weather.

Okay. Um council closing comments and we Who was voting first? Mark was first. Well, hopefully the uh time change isn't throwing too many people off. I know I got up way too early this morning, but uh also today I I got some Chinese and I opened my fortune cookie, which I never read what it had to say, but it uh kind of struck me. So, it says, "A leader is powerful to the degree he empowers others." And then I came across a word that I had never seen or heard of. Melor meorism. I pronounced that incorrectly I'm sure. But it is the belief that we can contribute to positively change and improve our world through acts of love, creativity, compassion, and kindness. And I thought those things kind of went hand in hand. you know, whether it's a political leader or a business leader, a leader of a church, uh a teacher, head of a household, you know, if we can empower and build up the others around us through acts of compassion and kindness, uh I think that will certainly make a better community or or world that we live in. Guess that's all I have. don't have any comments this evening. Thank you.

Oh golly. Um before we meet again, we will have Veterans Day. Um Shadron State College this coming Saturday on November 8th. Um, from 10:00 a.m. to 100 p.m. the Nebraska Army National Guard vehicles will be on display at the south entrance of BB Stadium. Um, veterans will be allowed to join the CSC spirit team outside of the southwest entrance at the Shcoin Center during the football games pregame eagle walk. Uh, and it's military appreciation and senior day football game between Shatter State College and Western Colorado. Um, you get to see a local boy play for Western Colorado. [laughter]

Doing pretty good this year, too.

Yeah. So, 100 pm. So, keep that in mind. Um, and then the activities on Tuesday, November 11th, Veterans Day, there's a Veterans Day ceremony and quilts of valor presentation in CSSE student center ballroom. CSC ROC's captain Andrew Hunt will provide the keynote address. Cookies and beverages provided while supplies last. And at night there's a women's volleyball ball game between CSC and Regis and Shcoin Center. So keep that in mind. Um we have sympathy to family and friends of several community and business leaders that have passed away recently. Um keep those in our thoughts. Um and um Thanks to all those who made Halloween a fun event, the trunk and treat. Um, and kudos to Shane and Mark for their participation in the chili cookoff at the fire hall. Um, Pinebo Bazaar is this Friday and Saturday out at the fairgrounds. I think that um pretty well gets me. I have on my list the Safeway closing, but you know, it's kind of a sad deal, but it's happening and we will move on and make the best of it. Um

somehow we will. Uh we're a strong community. Uh you had mentioned something I was going to say about uh Veterans Day coming up and I wanted to tell everyone that if they didn't know um George is a quil quilt was it valor I have received Dr. Valor. Yes. Um recipient which is pretty honorable. Um and uh the on the chili feed we ra or we uh the the cookoff um raised uh $1,200 for the Shannon Fire Department.

Oh yeah. Yeah. Tomorrow tomorrow Wednesday is uh Yeah, you're right. Wednesday the 5th um between 11 and two at the Shatter Community Hospital is a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new specialty clinic in case you don't know about it. That's it. Okay, before we adjourn, I forgot one thing and chief is here. Um November 1st, you're supposed to have all those campers off the street. Um, come up and give us a what for. [laughter]

Mayor, councel Rickon, Sher Police Department, 125 Main Street. Yeah, we are working on that, Mayor. Um, I appreciate you mentioning it here for the folks out in TV land as you call it. Uh, because we need to get the trailers moved because snow is going to fly at some point and we need to have snow removal equipment out for us. So, everybody, if you got if you haven't made arrangements, please get them off. Otherwise, you're going to be being visited by myself or one of my officers. We'll start off with a warning, but if it's a multiple violation, we'll end up writing citations. We don't want to have to do that. Thank you. Yep. Move to adjourn. Second motion by Shane, second by Mark to adjurnn. Roll call, please. Graves, yes. Alexi, yes.

Yes. Shepard, yes. Okay.