MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF CCRWD#2
The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Rural Water District No. 2 of Cass County, Nebraska was held at 108 So. 4th Street, Elmwood, Nebraska on the 11th day of December 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Present were Don Edwards, John Wagoner, Ted Retzlaff, Travis Isaacs, Martha Rhoades, Bill Ross, Kiel Lawrence, Manager Mark Hogue and Assistant Manager Troy Callaway.
Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by newspaper publication and posting at the District Office, two of the designated methods of giving notice, as shown by the Affidavit of Publication
(Certificate of Posting Notice) attached to these minutes. Notice of this meeting and an agenda were emailed to the Chairman and all members of the Board and are attached to the minutes. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.
Chairman Don Edwards called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and he announced the open meetings act is posted on the wall in the office.
November meeting minutes distributed and approved with one correction. Mark gave the assistant managers report in Troy’s absence.
Treasurer’s Report – Review by Manager Mark and Treasurer John. Motion to approve financials made by John – 2nd Martha, Roll Call Vote. Motion approved 7-0.
Assistant Manager’s Report – Troy Callaway – Performed utility locates, conducted daily well inspections, and recorded chlorine residuals throughout the month. He completed well tests with Sargent on Nov. 18th, collected monthly water samples, worked with contractors to find our water main and tracer wire on Waverly Rd. and installed a new service on Dec. 8th. Mark read meters on November 24th, 2025.
Office Report – As of Dec. 9th, 13 customers remained on the late payment list. If payment is not received by Dec. 15th, water will be disconnected. Customer billing statements were previously mailed on Nov. 25th 2025.
Manager’s Report -Mark Hogue
OLD BUSINESS
Adams well site. Easement/option to buy sent.
Well site on 226th and Fletcher. Talked with Mickle farms and they won’t discuss it until the new year.
Well 2. Talked with Mickle farms and they won’t discuss it until the new year.
Master Plan (draft complete). A copy of the draft was sent by email to USDA but they have been closed.
Service request for 129th Court from Nov. meeting. Motion to approve $6000 plus road bore cost on this service made by John – 2nd Ted, Roll Call Vote. Motion approved 7-0.
NEW BUSINESS
Frontier cd matured on 11-29 new term and rate is 6mo. @ 3.9%
Application for water service at NW corner of 4th & C rd. Previous engineering study shows no capacity. Motion to deny water service at this location due to no capacity made by Bill – 2nd Ted, Roll Call Vote. Motion approved 7-0.
Quote for replacement of failed security cameras and additional cameras. Motion to approve the $8026.44 for replacement and installation of additional cameras made by John – 2nd Kiel, Roll Call Vote. Motion approved 6-1
Final 2026 Budget review. Motion was made to approve the 2026 Budget by Ted – 2nd Travis, Roll Call Vote. Motion approved 7-0.
