Village of Inglewood
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
INGLEWOOD BOARD OF TRUSTEES
August 4, 2025 6:30 PM
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was called to order by Chairman Albert Nielsen with Jerry Abrahamson, John Nielsen, Greg Goree and Mark Clausen present. The Chairman announced the posting of the Open Meetings Act. It was then moved by J. Nielsen with a second by M. Clausen and carried, to approve the minutes of the last meeting and to dispense with the reading.
Two building permits were obtained and three hall rentals were reported by the clerk.
Account balances as follows:
Thru 06.30.25 RVR Bank
General Checking Balance $ 41,700.85
Keno Checking Balance $ 134,831.73
Keno check/s received $ 2,694.09
Street Checking Balance $ 297,978.37
Bond Fund Balance $ 65,183.22
Street CD Balance $ 590,747.34
The clerk/treasurer’s report was read and approved by a motion from J. Abrahamson and second from G. Goree and was carried through.
REPAIR REPORTS
The pavement improvement project has been completed. A. Nielsen is going to call who did the rock and see if the they were planning to come back and sweep the streets. He will also get ahold of the street engineer and ask him to come look at the roads as well.
The highway lights have not been turning on at night. A. Nielsen will reach out to his contact at the utilities department and let them know.
REPORTS FROM ADDITIONAL MEETINGS ATTENDED
The clerk attended an all-day training class for Nebraska Clerks/Treasurers.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Hall Rentals – A. Nielsen wrote a draft resolution that he will take to the lawyer and get the proper language put in it. The current hall rental application and checklist will also be reviewed. Discussion took place on the rental price and deposit amounts.
2. Sales Tax – A. Nielsen will talk with the lawyer about a resolution on local sales tax.
The trustees were notified of the notice of approval from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.
3. Building Permit – Mr. Scott Daugard came before the trustees to see about getting his building permit re-issued, as he did not get the project done before the expiration date. The trustees agreed that he could have it re-issued since it is on the same project.
AGENDA
1. Wine, Beer, & Spirits (WBS) Vape Shop. Michelle, the manager from WBS, presented that they would like to open a vape/tobacco shop as a different entity within WBS. They would like to have the tobacco moved out of the store and possibly into a different structure on the parking lot. Discussion took place on the different options and what can and can’t be done because of ordinances and being in a floodplain.
2. Municipal Annual Certification of Program Compliance. This resolution is the annual compliance so the village is able receive funds from the state. A motion was made to approve by J. Abrahamson, with a second from J. Nielsen and carried through.
3. Food Truck Annual Permit. WBS requested to have an annual food truck permit, so they didn’t have to get individual permits for every food truck at their property. Discussion took place on the annual fee and hours that a food truck would be able to be on the property. A. Nielsen will talk with the attorney and get the correct verbiage for the agreement.
COMPLAINTS
1. WBS came forward with a complaint on water not draining from their parking lot since the neighboring property has put in a new parking lot. Discussion took place on different options that WBS could do to help improve drainage. There is no legal action that can be done through the village, since this is a civil issue. A. Nielsen will talk with the street engineer to get his opinion as well.
2. Street signs are being blocked by trees that are not trimmed back on Park St. A. Nielsen will reach out to the manager of the trailer court and let him know that the trees need to be trimmed.
3. A semi-truck driver from a local company was seen running over a barricade on Main St. after a recent building fire. The clerk will write a letter to the company asking them to not go around barricades, and let them know the weight limit on Main St. as well.
PAYMENTS, BILL & REIMBURSMENTS APPROVED July 7, 2025
* GENERAL FUND *
Albert Nielsen chairman meeting attendance $ 150.00
Jerry Abrahamson vice chairman meeting attendance $ 100.00
Greg Goree trustee meeting attendance $ 100.00
John Nielsen trustee meeting attendance $ 100.00
Mark Clausen trustee meeting attendance $ 100.00
Total Board Member Payment $ 550.00
Stephanie Montgomery clerk salary $ 450.00
meeting attendance $ 50.00
clerk training time & mileage $ 160.00
3 hall inspections $ 60.00
Total Clerk Payment $ 720.00
Dept of Utilities (auto pay) hall utilities $ 240.16
Column legal publications $ 31.69
Stephanie Montgomery reimbursement, newsletters $ 74.00
Allo long distance $ 1.68
Menards broom, trash bags, soap dispenser $ 33.46
John Nielsen one meeting $ 20.00
USPS 2 rolls of stamps $ 146.00
Total Bills and Reimbursements $ 546.99
GENERAL FUND PAYMENTS, BILLS & REIMBURSEMENTS $ 1,816.99
* KENO FUND *
City of Fremont library cards $ 525.00
KENO FUND BILLS & REIMBURSEMENTS $ 525.00
* STREET FUND *
Dept of Utilities (auto pay) highway lights $ 58.48
Dept of Utilities (auto pay) street lights $ 248.00
STREET FUND BILLS & REIMBURSEMENTS $ 306.48
GENERAL FUND $ 1,816.99
STREET FUND $ 306.48
TOTAL BILLS & REIMBURSEMENTS $ 2,648.47
Goree Excavating new signs, tree branch repair, sign repair $ 1,825.00
GRAND TOTAL $ 4,473.47
Total bills and reimbursements for $2,648.47 were read and motion was made to approve by J. Nielsen with a second from G. Goree and carried through.
An additional bill was presented by Goree Excavating for new signs and installation for $1,825.00. A motion was made by J. Nielsen and second from M. Clausen and carried through with G. Goree abstaining from the vote to pay the invoice.
The regular meeting was adjourned by a motion from J. Nielsen and second by G. Goree and carried through.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Stephanie Montgomery, Clerk Jerry Abrahamson, Vice-Chairman