VILLAGE OF ELMWOOD
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
September 2, 2026 Following public hearings
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Meeting Held at Elmwood City Hall
The Village Board of Trustees met in regular session on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
Chairperson, Renee Holland, called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm. Holland stated that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted.
Roll Call: Renee Holland, Becky Kicak, Heather Scott, Tony Greise and Patric Euse
Consent agenda: Kicak moved to approve the consent agenda; Scott seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, Motion carried
Claims Key: Bond Debt(BD)Contract Labor(CL), Electricity (E), Education(ED)Natural Gas (NG), Monthly Allotment (MA), Refuse (R), Fuel (F), Supplies (S) Publication (P), Telephone (T), Mile Reimbursement (MR), Labs (L), Attorney (A), Cellphone(CP), Postage(PO), Payroll Tax(PT), Capital Improvement(CI), Simple IRA(SI), Dues(D), Payroll (PR) Workman’s Comp Audit (W) Petty Cash Reimbursement(PR), Engineer (EN) , Sales Tax (ST), Truck Repair (TR), Dog License (DL), Street Surface Supplies (SSS), Tech. Repair (TR) Tech. purchase (TP), Debt Service (DS), Audit Service(AS) Lodging(LO), Equipment purchase(EP)
Claims: Elmwood C-Store(F)220.14, AFLAC(I)537.19, NE Dept of Rev(ST)1407.53, USPS(PO)55.10, Spaulding Carwash(TR)7.10, IRS(PT)1228.49, NE Dept of Labor(PT)161.88, American Funs(SI)153.04, Payroll4375.43, TACSS(D)230, Pioneer Res(S)478.66, OPPD(E)4971.94, Windstream(t)201.33, Messke(S)43.88, NE Lab(L)31, BOK(BD)76461.25, Powermanager(S)595.37, PeopleService(CL)700, JEO(EN)840, Core&Main(S)17.49, Quik Dump(R)(CI)1287.16, MARC(S)1195, Hughes(CI)4500, Johnson(CL)19250, Gurney(S)117.23, HTM(CL)945, Kevin Huxhold(tool purchase)3632.46, Solheim(A)900, Frontier(S)120, Voice News(P)269.39, Layne(CL)1350, Kyle’s Welding(CL)340
Public Comment Period
none
New Business
Resolution #922026-1 Setting the property tax request
Kicak read the resolution in full to the group. Euse moved to approve resolution #922026-1 to set the property tax request, Scott seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Approval of the 2026-2027 Budget
Euse moved to approve the 26-27 budget, Kicak seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Resolution #922026-2 Approving the 1 & 6 year plan
Scott read the resolution in full to the group. Kicak moved to approve resolution #922026-2, approving the 1 & 6 year plan, Scott seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Resolution #922026-3 Signing of the Municipal Annual Certification of Program Compliance 2026
Greise read the resolution in full. Scott moved to approve resolution #922026-3, signing the municipal annual certification of program compliance 2026, Euse seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Painting and seal replacement of North Clarifier
Reviewed the bid. Scott moved to approve the bid from Building Crafts for $11,847.27. Greise seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Kevin Huxhold annual review
Holland speaks to Kevin’s dedication to his position and his work ethic. The board is very happy with his communication and appreciates him keeping everyone in the loop with what is going on in the village. The board encourages him to continue reaching out with any concerns or issues. Asks him to stay positive and give himself grace as we work through the issues around town. Scott moved to increase Huxhold’s pay with a 5% raise, effective immediately. Kicak seconded the motion. RCV: 5-0 ayes, motion carried.
Unfinished Business
Village improvements
Tabled until next meeting
Reports/Boards, Commissions, and Committees Library: Next meeting 10/5
Park: Great season of Pie Ride, Harvest moon Hustle scheduled for 9/11, Elmwood History Day 9/13
Streets: grass clippings being blown into the street is getting bad. Grate in shop deteriorating, Kyle’s Welding able to fit a new one
Water: 90% meeting scheduled for 9/15, well reports from Layne, well rehab will be able to be added to our water project
Sewer: Work on the north clarifier completed by Johnson.
Planning/Zoning:
Correspondence: Governor has taken an interest in our water project. Will be reaching out to schedule a press event.
Personnel: Alicia’s review next month
Future agenda items
Board member pay increase
Meeting adjourned at 7:38 pm