November 2, 2023 at 10:00 AM - Executive Committee Meeting

Rationale:  We have approved two staff and two directors to attend the GMDA Winter Meeting in Nashville, January 23-25.  Brikel has indicated he is interested in attending. Registration deadline is December 20th.  Please let the staff know if you are interested in attending. 

Rationale:  We have approved two staff and two directors to attend the NACD Annual Meeting in San Diego, February 10-14.  The early Bird Registration deadline is December 22nd.  Please let the staff know if you are interested in attending. 

Rationale:  Kyle Overturf will be presenting the Annual Audit at our November Board Meeting.

Rationale:  Attached is resolution which needs to be approved and signed if our district is considering transferring funds into the Nebraska CLASS accounts.  Discussion and possible action is requested as to signing the resolution and if signed, what funds would be transferred.

Rationale:  Discussion and possible action to amend our current policy on approved director absences for monthly board meetings.  Last month the full board discussed the potential of allowing attendance via Zoom to be considered an excused absense.

Rationale:  Staff and Exec. Committee board members met on Tuesday 10/31 with Marv Larson with JEO to provide updated plans and answer any questions.  Designs are currently at the 60% phase and we are still on our time schedule to go to bids in January if we choose to do so.

Rationale:  Monday, November 13th
4:30 p.m. - Presentation from Shell Creek Group
5:15 p.m. - Dinner
6:00 p.m. - Board Meeting 

We will also need to discuss how we want to handle the potential closed session portion of the meeting to discuss Wahoo Creek land rights values.  Should we do this at the beginning, middle or end of the meeting?  Jovan will be online to assist with our discussion during the closed session.

 

Rationale:  Discussion and possible motion to approve one LPN staff member attending the next Water Leaders Academy.  Attached is the 2023 Academy Fact Sheet. 

Rationale:  Gottschalk Met with METOS/Pessl leadership regarding our ongoing issues with our remote readers and damage to our existing equipment.

Rationale:  Chapman will provide and updated list of equipment LPN is applying to FEMA for use of our 428 funds.  All 428 funds are eligible for 90% cost-share.

Rationale:  We have received the easement for the ingress/egress for construction on the north side of the Wanahoo dam to install the deadened man hole for the City's sewer extension project.  Work is getting close to completion and this is the final portion of the work.

Rationale:  Staff updated the Executive Committee on our ongoing worker's compensation claim.

Rationale:  Our ongoing Work Comp situation brought up the issue of creating a Staff Leave Pool where employees could donate accumulated leave to a pool which other employees could request drawing from.  Ryan reported on the State of Nebraska's program and other NRD's who have such a plan. The Executive Committee directed staff to develop a Staff Leave Pool Policy.

Rationale:  We are anticipating receiving the Draft Annual Audit Report next week.  Kyle Overturf will be available at Board Meeting on November 13th to discuss the Audit Report.

A motion will be needed at Board Meeting to accept and place on file the 2023 Audit Report as prepared and presented by Almquist, Malzahn, Galloway and Luth.

Rationale:  Grant reviewed the Draft September Financial Statement.