September 28, 2023 at 10:00 AM - Executive Committee Meeting
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1. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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2. MEETINGS
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2.A. Pending
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2.A.1. GMDA Winter Conference
Rationale:
The GMDA Winter Conference is being held January 23-25, 2024 at the Heartbeat of Music City, Cambria Nashville Downtown. See attached save the date notice and draft agenda.
Recommended Motion(s):
To send up to two staff and two directors to the GMDA Winter Conference being held in Nashville January 23-25, 2024 Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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2.A.2. 2024 NACD Annual Meeting
Rationale:
The 2024 NACD Annual Meeting is being held February 10-14, 2024 in San Diego, CA. The early bird registration deadline is December 22th . See draft agenda as attached.
Recommended Motion(s):
To send up to two directors and two staff to the NACD Annual Meeting begin held in Sand Diego, CA - February 10-14. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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2.B. Reports
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2.B.1. NARD Fall Conference
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2.B.2. Nebraska Land Trust
Rationale:
Director McKnight attended the Nebraska Land Trust Meeting at Lower Platte South on Friday, September 22nd and will give an update at Board Meeting.
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3. MANAGEMENT ITEMS
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3.A. Directors Absence
Rationale:
Discussion took place about director's absences.
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3.B. Monthly Education Program
Rationale:
Kyle Overturf contacted staff after the Executive Committee and he will not have the Annual Audit ready until the November Board Meeting.
Gottschalk has arranged for Aaron Bos - CLASS Investment Services to present at the October Board Meeting. CLASS Investment Services operates just like our NPAIT and Union Bank STFIT. |
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3.C. New Office - Update
Rationale:
Updated office plans were handed out and emailed to directors.
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3.D. Sand Creek Utility Easement
Rationale:
Gottschalk is working with the City of Wahoo on the final easement association with the city's sewer trunk extension project. An ingress/egress easement is needed for the limited work to be completed on the north side of our Wanahoo dam. We hope to have an easement ready to approve at the October board meeting.
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3.E. Remote Reader Equipment Issues
Rationale:
Staff is currently working with METOS on our ongoing remote reader issues. After months of little to no communication, management has been in contact with Pessl Instruments (METOS' parent company) and are working through our immediate risk concerns with our 70 monitoring wells.
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4. EQUIPMENT
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5. PERSONNEL
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5.A. O & M Technician
Rationale:
Staff interviewed three individuals for the Operation and Maintenance Technician position.
Kaitlyn Fehlhafer has been hired to fill the position. Kaitlyn has been working for the Lower Platte South NRD the past two summers and will graduate from UNL in December with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fisheries and Wildlife with a focus on Habitat Management/Wildlife Ecology and Management. Kaitlyn will work a couple days a week until she graduates in December and then will move to full-time status.
Recommended Motion(s):
To ratify the hiring of Kaitlyn Fehlhafer to fill the vacant Operation and Maintenance Technician position at an annual salary of $ 40,000 per year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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5.B. NRD/NRCS Employees - Federal Shutdown
Rationale:
Discussion is needed on how we plan to proceed in the event of a federal shutdown effective October 1st. We have five NRCS field office staff who will be affected by a shut down, 4 Field Office Assistants and one technician.
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6. FINANCE
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6.A. Approval of Financial Reports
Rationale:
Grant reviewed the August Financial Statement.
We will approve the financial statements after we receive our Annual Audit.
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6.B. Approval of Managers Time and Expense Sheets
Rationale:
Attached find Gottschalk's time and expense sheets.
Recommended Motion(s):
To approve Managers Time and Expense Sheets as attached. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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6.C. Accounts over 90 Days
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