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,' 3 g I 1 HALL COUNTY MUSEUM BOARD MINUTES STUHR MUSEUM The scheduled meeting of the Hall County Museum Board was held on Tuesday,April 28th,2026,in the Edgar&Frances Reynolds Research Center, Stuhr Museum. CALL TO ORDER President Matthew Maser called the meeting to order at 7:11 a.m. Attending the meeting were Trustees: Matthew Maser,Andy Marsh, Kyle Overturf,Katie Goering,Tom Gdowski,Kris Nolan Brown,Susan Hageman, Karen Bredthauer, Hall County Board of Commissioners Liaison. Museum Staff: Chris Hochstetler, Executive Director, Renae Hunt,Chief Financial& Operations Officer,Bryan Roberts,Chief Facilities Officer,Matthew Deepe, Director of Research, Laura Gamboa Urrego, Director of Community Engagement,Joel Springer,Curatorial Assistant and Dustin Butler,Business Controller. Bonnie Smith, Stuhr Museum Foundation Executive Director, Sam Scheuler, Foundation Assistant Director. Absent: Lisa Thayer, Selena Lukasiewicz. NEBRASKA OPEN MEETINGS ACT REOUIREMENTS Mr.Maser stated, as required by law,a copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is available for members of the public to view. REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD Mr.Maser asked if anyone wished to address the Board, no one responded. CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENT Mr.Maser asked if anyone had a conflict of interest with any of the agenda items,and no one responded. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion to accept the minutes from the March 24th,2026,board meeting was made by Tom Gdowski and seconded by Andy Marsh. Minutes were approved and will be filed. HALL COUNTY BOARD LIASION COMMUNICATION Karen Bredthauer shared it is the start of budget season for the county. OLD BUSINESS ABC Seamless After lengthy debate comparing the product,workmanship,and reputation of ABC Seamless and J-Tech Construction it was the consensus that ABC Seamless provides a superior product. A motion was made by Tom Gdowski and seconded by Kyle Overturf to accept a bid from ABC Seamless in the amount of $84,156.80 to install steel siding on the exterior walls,soffit and fascia,and metal wrap door and window openings on the church.Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS John Hartford After a review of bids,a motion was made by Andy Marsh and seconded by Kyle Overturf to approve a bid submitted by John Hartford in the amount of$38,400.00 to install a sidewalk measuring 6'x 800'x 6" replacing the current asphalt trail leading to the Pawnee Earth Lodge. It was noted, Reflexion submitted a lower bid,but unfamiliarity with this new company and lack of references led to John Hartford being selected.Motion carried. COMMITTEE REPORTS Finance Committee Discussion of the March 2026 financials was by lead by Kyle Overturf.