Minutes of Village Board Meeting Village of Craig, NE. Regular Meeting April 8, 2026 A regular monthly meeting of the Chairperson and Board of Trustees of the Village of Craig, Nebraska was convened in open and public session at 7:00 P.M., on April 8, 2026, at the Craig Fire Hall. The meeting was called to order by Board Chair, Susan Skinner. Roll call found the following Board of Trustee members present, i.e., Roxy Sachs, Susan Skinner, Mike Uhing and Steve Nelson. Also present was Barbara J. Hill, Village Clerk. Absent was Jean Meyer. Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by the posting of a notice, by one of the designated methods of giving notice, as shown by the certification of posting attached to these minutes. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Board Chair and Village Board. All present members signed the notice of meeting form and acceptance of the agenda. Skinner established a quorum. A motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Nelson and seconded by Uhing. All present voted AYE. Items included in consent agenda: April 8th, 2026 agenda, March, 2026 minutes and March, 2026 claims. PARTIES PRESENT TO ADDRESS THE TRUSTEES: Farr Industries addressed the meeting about obtaining the right of way to complete the Fiber Optics through the Village. It was discussed and agreed to allow this for the sum of $2,500.00 plus $300.00 attorney fees. Nelson made a motion to approve the Fiber Optics right of way. Seconded by Sachs. All present voted AYE. Brittney Koenig with NPPD attended the meeting to talk about the progress of NPPD and what they have been doing to make pricing affordable in Craig, Nebraska. John Sparks attended the meeting. He is running for Sheriff of Burt County. He is open to do a contract with Craig and enter into an Interlocal Agreement with the Village to assist the Village if he is elected as Sheriff. COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS: Water and Maintenance: Meyer reported on obtaining chlorine from Acco. Acco deals with media and other things for our water. It was mentioned that what to do reference water in the best of interest of Craig is in a holding pattern. Meyer reported on the streets. All the culverts are in. Sidewalk where buildings were removed on Main Street was torn up. Water is on at the park, all leaks were repaired. After discussion about replacing the mower, Nelson made a motion to buy from Mel. Seconded by Uhing. All present voted AYE. COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS: Clerk/Treasurer: Hill reported on the new Ordinance No. 2026-1. This Ordinance was read in its entirety to the Board. After the reading, it was moved by Nelson that the statutory rule requiring an Ordinance to be fully and distinctly read on three different days be suspended, seconded by Sachs. All present voted AYE. THEREFORE, the motion to suspend said rule is adopted by all members elected to the Village Board of Trustees and the statutory rule is declared suspended for consideration of said Ordinance. Thereafter the title on Ordinance No. 2026-1 was read by the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees. Sachs moved for Ordinance No. 2026-l's final passage, Seconded by Nelson. All present voted AYE. A complete copy of said Ordinance is attached to these minutes and made a part hereof. Hill reported that the Tree Grant application was submitted and will be reviewed in April. The Village will know in May if the grant we submitted has been approved. Hill brought up the use of the park shelter. It was discussed to use a more suitable rental agreement for a fee of $50.00. Motion was made by Nelson to approve. Seconded by Uhing. All present voted AYE. Hill also stated that the building located on main street described as Lot 5 and the South 7 feet of Lot 4, Block 16, Village of Craig, Nebraska, which is the old "Library" restaurant is being donated to Craig. After discussion, it was moved by Nelson and seconded by Sachs to accept this donation. All present voted AYE. COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS; Ordinance Officer: G.Hill talked about the Abatements and reported how this will work. There are several properties that are in terrible shape and need to have something done right away. BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS; Skinner reported and talked about the update on the water with Logan East. Nelson reported on the bids on buildings to put all of the Village's equipment in. All of this was tabled until the meeting in May. Nelson also talked about the sidewalk which needed repair where the buildings were removed on Main Street. This will be more discussed at the next meeting. ITEMS APPROVED: As shown within these minutes. CLAIMS: Barbara J. Hill, reimburse lodging and expenses Clerk School: $988.32; ACCO: $1,914.10; Black Hills Energy: $304.12; Brummond Disposal: $1,200.00; Oakland Independent: $72.27; Farmers Pride: $395.45; Glup Pipe Sales: $795.00; Goosmann Law Firm $392.00; NNTC: $183.31; One Call Concepts: $1.64; One Office Solutions: $83.99; Platte Valley Equipment: $3,060.00; Craig Post Office: $78.00; Print Image Solutions: $90.08; Nebraska Department Environmental: $249.00; Scott's Hardware: $23.50; Verizon: $113.27; Payroll: $4,440.70; Total $14,394.75. CLOSED SESSION: Meeting started at 8:41 PM Quorum was established. Board discussed matters reference the Village. Adjournment of Closed Session: Motion to approve; so moved by Nelson and seconded by Sachs at 8:50. APPROVAL OF OPERATIONS: April Treasurer's .Report (March Expenses) Motion made by Sachs, seconded by Uhing. All present voted AYE. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn made by Nelson at 8:52 P.M., Seconded by Sachs. All present voted AYE. ZNEZ BCI 04/23/26
