City Council

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING September 16, 2025; 5:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Council of the City of North Platte, Nebraska was convened in open and public session at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers at 211 West 3rd Street. Invocation was given by Alex Schimek and the pledge of allegiance was recited. ROLL CALL Present were Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Flanders, McNew. Garrick and Rieker were absent. Mayor Brandon Kelliher presided, and City Clerk Angela Gilbert recorded the proceedings. OPEN MEETINGS Mayor Kelliher stated that a current copy of the Open Meetings ACT Act of Nebraska is posted on the wall at the back of the Council Chambers. Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by posting in three public places in the City as follows: North Platte Public Library, Lincoln County Courthouse and City Hall; the designated method for giving notice (Certificate of Posting) is attached to these Minutes. Proceedings shown hereafter were taken while the meeting was open to the attendance of the public. ITEM #1 Volz moved and Dye seconded the motion to approve the CONSENT AGENDA Consent Agenda as follows: A. Approve the Minutes of September 2 and 11, 2025. B. Approve the application by Big Red Liquor for a Special Designated Liquor License on November 8, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. at the D&N Event Center, 501 E. Walker Rd. for the MMA Fights. C. Approve Matt Goosey as Certification Administrator for the North Platte Volunteer Firefighters’ Service Award Program. D. Authorize the Mayor to negotiate and sign the Improvement Fund Grant Agreement with Visit North Platte. E. Receive Certificate of Completion for Street Improvement District No. 349 (Project No. NH-83-2(130), CN 61361 and Project No. NH-83-2(132), CN 61363 on U.S. Highway 83 in North Platte from First Street to Leota Street and accept said improvements. F. Accept Certificate of Completion for Special Water Improvement Districts No. 5 (from the intersection of West 9th Street and North Buffalo Bill Avenue east to North Jeffers) and No. 6 (from the intersection of North Adams  Avenue and West 9th Street north to West 17th Street) and accept said improvements. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Flanders, McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSENT”: Garrick, Rieker. Motion carried. ITEM #2 Lucas moved and Volz seconded the motion to approve the WHOLESALE Contract for Wholesale Power between the City of North Platte POWER CONTRACT and Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) and authorize the WITH NPPD Mayor to sign all necessary documents. Tom Kent, President and CEO of NPPD, stated the 35-year contract will begin on January 1, 2026. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Flanders, McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSENT”: Garrick, Rieker. Motion carried. ITEM #3 Mayor Kelliher declared a Public hearing on the Resolution PUBLIC HEARING setting the property tax rate for fiscal year 2025-2026. TO SET THE PROPERTY TAX No one appeared. RATE FOR 2025-2026 Dye moved and Flanders seconded the motion to close the Public hearing. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Flanders, McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSENT”: Garrick, Rieker. Motion carried. ITEM #4 Flanders moved and McNew seconded the motion to waive the APPROVE three readings and approve Ordinance No. 4221 to adopt the ORDINANCE 4221 budget statement and to appropriate City monies for fiscal year 2025-2026. Mayor Kelliher instructed Ordinance No. 4221 to be read by title one time only. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Flanders, McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSENT”: Garrick, Rieker. Motion carried. ITEM #5 Volz moved and Nisley seconded the motion to adopt the SET THE PROPERTY Resolution setting the property tax rate for fiscal year 2025- TAX RATE FOR 2026. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Flanders, 2025-2026 McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSENT”: Garrick, Rieker. Motion carried. Volz moved and McNew seconded the motion to waive the three ITEM #6 readings and approve Ordinance No. 4222 approving North APPROVE Platte’s Electric Rates, to be effective October 1, 2025. Mayor ORDINANCE 4222 ELECTRIC RATES Kelliher instructed Ordinance No. 4222 to be read by title one TO BE EFFECTIVE time only. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, 10-01-25 Flanders, McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSENT”: Garrick, Rieker. Motion carried. Flanders moved and Dye seconded the motion to waive the three ITEM #7 readings and approve Ordinance No. 4223 approving North APPROVE ORDINANCE 4223 Platte’s Water Rates, to be effective October 1, 2025. Mayor WATER RATES TO Kelliher instructed Ordinance No. 4223 to be read by title one BE EFFECTIVE time only. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, 10-01-25 Flanders, McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSENT”: Garrick, Rieker. Motion carried. ITEM #8 McNew moved and Volz seconded the motion to waive the three APPROVE readings and approve Ordinance No. 4224 approving North ORDINANCE 4224 Platte’s Wastewater Rates, to be effective October 1, 2025. WASTEWATER Mayor Kelliher instructed Ordinance No. 4224 to be read by title RATES TO BE one time only. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, EFFECTIVE 10-01-25 Flanders, McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSENT”: Garrick, Rieker. Motion carried. ITEM #9 Lucas moved and Volz seconded the motion to waive the three APPROVE readings and approve Ordinance No. 4225 to adopt the Salary ORDINANCE 4225 Schedule for fiscal year 2025-2026. Mayor Kelliher instructed SALARIES FOR Ordinance No. 4225 to be read by title one time only. Roll call 2025-2026 vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Flanders, McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSENT”: Garrick, Rieker. Motion carried. Lucas moved and Volz seconded the motion to adopt the ITEM #10 USER FEES FOR Resolution setting User Fees for fiscal year 2025-2026. Roll call FISCAL YEAR vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Flanders, McNew. 2025-2026 "NAY": None. “ABSENT”: Garrick, Rieker. Motion carried. ITEM #11 Volz moved and Flanders seconded the motion to adopt the INTERLOCAL Resolution to approve the Interlocal Agreement with the North AGREEMENT WITH Platte Airport Authority and authorize the Mayor to sign NORTH PLATTE necessary documents. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, AIRPORT Lucas, Flanders, McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSENT”: Garrick, AUTHORITY Rieker. Motion carried. ITEM #12 Volz moved and Nisley seconded the motion to adopt the ISSUE WARRANTS Resolution approving claims and authorizing the issuance of one TO VAN KIRK warrant to Van Kirk Bros. Contracting in the amount of BROS., LEVEL, LLC $230,132.86, one warrant to Level, LLC in the amount of AND PAULSEN, INC. $196,110.36, and two warrants to Paulsen, Inc. in the amounts of $349,614.85 and $71,814.60 to pay approved claims and referring to and incorporating the terms and conditions of  Ordinance No. 3874 relating to warrant financing. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Flanders, McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSENT”: Garrick, Rieker. Motion carried. Nisley moved and Dye seconded the motion to approve the ITEM #13 Claims. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, CLAIMS Flanders, McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSENT”: Garrick, Rieker. Motion carried. ADJOURN Dye moved and Flanders seconded the motion to adjourn. Roll call vote: "AYE": Nisley, Dye, Volz, Lucas, Flanders, McNew. "NAY": None. “ABSENT”: Garrick, Rieker. Motion carried. Adjourned at 6:01 p.m. _________________________ Angela Gilbert, City Clerk