Banner County Board of Commissioners Statutory Meeting

Preliminary Agenda - Subject to change until Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - 8:45 a.m.

Banner County Board of Commissioners

Banner County Courthouse, Harrisburg, Nebraska

Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 8:45 a.m.

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1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Nebraska Open Meetings Act:  A copy of Nebraska Open Meetings Act is posted in back of courtroom, by entrance.
4. Prayer
5. Pledge of Allegiance
6. Approval of Agenda
7. Approval of Minutes:  December 16, 2025
8. Correspondence:
   1. Lumen Refund Check
9. Public Comments:  Banner County Board of Commissioners will receive public comments on items discussed at this meeting, or suggestions for items of discussion at a future Banner County Board of Commissioners meeting.  Board will not act and/or respond on comments presented this date.  Please keep comments limited to three (3) minutes.
10. Re - Organization Board of Commissioners:
    1. Appoint 2026 Board Chairperson and Vice - Chairperson
    2. Set Regular Board of Commissioners Meeting Dates/Times
    3. Designate Official County Newspaper(s) for notifications (Currently Western Nebraska Observer and Star Herald)
    4. Set Method of Reasonable Advance Notice of Meetings
    5. Discuss/Approve 2026 County Holiday Schedule
11. Other Business:
    1. 2026 Cost of Living Increase for Elected Officials
    2. Resolution 26 - 10:  Wages, Salaries, and Benefits
    3. Approval of Belly Dump Surplus Purple Wave Auction - Eric McCoy
12. Consider/Appoint 2026 Appointed Officials:
    1. Resolution 26 - 09: County Highway Superintendent (Eric McCoy)
    2. Resolution 26 - 07: County Weed Superintendent (Tim Grubbs)
13. Discuss/Consider Any Action to Approve and Authorize Signatures on Applications and Bank Depositories:
    1. Resolution 26 - 01: Appoint Depository Bank and Invest Funds
    2. Resolution 26 - 02: Insufficient Funds/Set Interest Rate on Registered Warrants (Currently .5%)
    3. Resolution 26 - 03: Authorize Banner County Treasurer, Kathy Natale, to Invest County Funds and Excess Funds
    4. Resolution 26 - 04: Authorize Banner County Clerk, Katie West, Banner County Sheriff, Kenneth Zane Hopkins, Banner County Commissioner Chairperson, and Banner County Vice - Chairperson signatory approval and access to Banner County accounts at designated bank
    5. Credit Card Authorization - Set Guidelines for Credit Card Use
    6. Set Official/Employee Travel Expense Protocols
    7. Resolution 26 - 06: Set Indigent Burial Cost Limit (Currently $1.500.00)
14. Recess:  15 minutes
15. Consider/Appoint 2026 Commissioner Board Committee Appointments:
    1. Region 22 Emergency Management (Darnall)
    2. Region 1 Behavioral Health (Anderson)
    3. Office of Aging (Anderson)
    4. Panhandle Public Health District (PPHD) (Lease)
    5. Office of Human Development (OHD) (Lease)
    6. Panhandle Area Development District (PADD) (Lease)
16. Consider/Appoint 2026 Committees:
    1. Nebraska Intergovernmental Risk Management Association (NIRMA) (West)
    2. Buildings and Grounds: (Lease, Mossberg, H. Gilbert)
       1. Courthouse Key Access
    3. Budget Authority (Commissioners)
    4. Banner County Extension Board: (Dan Chesley, Jessica Stauffer, Stephanie Farro)
    5. Banner County Planning Commission: (Joe Singleton, Ryan Olsen, Tanner Groves, Tina Childers, Zach Ansley)
    6. Local Emergency Planning Committee:  (T. Grubbs, R. Darnall, J. Dove)
    7. Personnel Committee: (K. Krakow, L. Anderson, A. Morris)
    8. Grievance Committee: (M. Kovarik, R. Darnall, Mark Knaub, C. Scott) - need one lay member
    9. Safety Committee: (K. Natale, T. Grubbs, T. Martinez, Z. Hopkins)
    10. Safety Director:
    11. Green Energy Sub Committee: (L. Anderson, J. Singleton, Z. Ansley)
    12. Wellness Committee: (Lease, L. Taggert, K. Krakow)
17. County Attorney:
    1. Resolution 26 - 08: Re - Appoint Scottsbluff Attorney for Banner County for Purposes of Handling Arraignments and Inheritance Tax
18. Claims
19. Adjournment

Next Regular Banner County Board of Commissioners Meeting - To Be Determined

*Notice of changes to agenda contact Banner County Clerk.  Additions may not be made to this agenda less than 24 hours before beginning of meeting unless added as an emergency item.  Banner County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to add an emergency agenda item pursuant to Section 84-1410 of Revised Statutes of Nebraska.

**Agenda shall be kept continually current and is available for public inspection at Banner County Clerk’s office during regular business hours.

***Chairperson of Board may call agenda items out of order as items and times are approximate and may vary; however, public hearings as noted will be called at times noted by that agenda item. Banner County Board of Commissioners may discuss, consider, and take all necessary action on agenda items listed. Banner County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to convene in Executive Session pursuant to Section 84-1410 of Revised Statutes of Nebraska.