The Board approved a 5% salary increase for the Emergency Management Director effective as of January 1, 2026 and a 3.5% increase in 2027.
The current years salary will increase to $70,243.
Commissioners also approved the Annual Noxious Weed Control Program evaluation presented by Kirkendall required by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
Highway Superintendent Steve Darveau Jr. updated the Board on plans being made in the next fiscal year budget to replace the underground fuels tanks at the County Yard that are in need of repair and have reached their expected years of service. They have been in place for approximately 35 years.
Commissioners also reviewed the salary for the Highway Superintendent and will discuss it further at another meeting.
Dakota Schulenberg, Emergency Preparedness Offsite Coordinator at Cooper Nuclear Station presented a quarterly update to the Commissioners on the facility activities. Schulenberg reported that the facility is getting closer to moving all notifications to the IPAWS system. He also reported that an outage will begin in September of this year.
It was also reported during the meeting that Richardson County has received a check from Insurance carrier EMC in an amount of $16,304 for premium dividends on the worker compensation insurance.
