Tuesday's meeting of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners began with Chairman Jim Rabe asking Commissioner Dean Burbach "if he wanted to step down?" in light of recent allegations of use of county rebates for personal use.
Commissioner Burbach said "no" and no further discussion was held on the topic.
Highway Superintendent Kyle Huff opened four bids for two upcoming bridge projects in the county.
Bids were submitted by Vogt Enterprizes of Lincoln, Kea Constructors, LLC of Milford, Nemaha of Lincoln and A&R Construction of Plainview.
They ranged from $442,036.82 to $622,234.40 for Bridge C90-654 and from $271,388.85 to $353,736.55 for Bridge C90-655. Each also came with a time frame for beginning the projects until completion dates.
The awarding of these bids was scheduled to take place on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Commissioners approved an auditor engagement letter with Longeman & Associates for the annual audit. This is part of a three year contract with the firm.
County Treasurer Lisa Lindsay said the BOK financial bonds that the county holds need to be audited within a nine month time frame, rather than a year that is needed for the remainder of the county's audit. This information was noted and will be supplied to the audit firm.
The board recessed the Tuesday meeting and were scheduled to reconvene on Wednesday, Sept. 17 in the courtroom.
At that time, the board was set to take action on carrying forward $458,929.39 as unused budget authority; take action on a resolution to approve the 2025-2026 budget and take action on a resolution to approve the 2025 tax rate.
The Wayne County Board of Commissioners will next meet in regular session on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 9 a.m. the Wayne County Courtroom.
