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6. 10:00AM DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN HALL COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY SEWER EASEMENT. Mike Olson, Executive Director for the Hall County Airport Authority was present to thank the board and answer any questions. Lancaster made a motion, second by Bredthauer. Bredthauer, Hurst, Lancaster, Peterson, Richardson, Quandt and Sorensen all voted yes. No one voted no. Motion carried. 7. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON BLOCKED HIGHWAY 2 AND MONITOR ROAD RAILROAD CROSSING. Discussion was held that many calls have come in from the public regarding trains blocking intersections. Most of the concerns are coming from rural Hall County. Quandt asked that the board work with local community leaders, law enforcement and the railroads to come up with a solution to some of the issues. Quandt stated they would not reach out to the Public Service Commission unless it was necessary. Richardson stated that the board should look at realistic solutions and that planning ahead before travel can help with some issues. Motion by Quandt made a motion and Sorensen seconded to set up a sub-committee in the next couple of weeks, Quandt to organize. Bredthauer, Hurst, Lancaster, Peterson, Richardson, Quandt and Sorensen all votedyes. No one voted no. Motion carried. 8. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON LB310. Discussion was held for members to continue to lobby to keep inheritance tax or encourage other sources of revenue for counties. Lancaster stated the loss of revenue is critical to counties. Motion by Lancaster second by Richardson. Bredthauer, Hurst, Lancaster, Peterson, Richardson, Quandt and Sorensen all voted yes. No one voted no. Motion carried. 12. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING PAY INCREASES/BACK PAY FOR LOREN HUMPHREY AND JANET O'MALLEY FOR ARPA REPORTING AND ASSOCIATED WORK. A sub-committee meet earlier for discussion options that included; Hurst, Peterson, Sarah Carstensen, Stacey Ruzicka, Doone Humphrey and Janet O'Malley. It was stated that due to Nebraska Law, no back pay can be given. Peterson asked that Doone and Janet start keeping a log of hours they spend on ARPA related work so the board can have a better understanding of the time spent. Hurst stated that if the County were to hire an outside company it would cost a lot more. Peterson stated that current pay for work related to conditional use permits is $1,200 annual to both parties. Motion by Quandt Sorensen seconded to add a salary of$125 per month to both Doone and Janet, to begin January 2022 through June 2022 and to be discussed again at budget time. Bredthauer, Hurst, Lancaster, Peterson, Richardson, Quandt and Sorensen all voted yes. No one voted no. Motion carried. 2