BROKEN BOW—“It is important to raise awareness of the warning signs of compulsive gamblers and connect them with professional help,” Mayor Cecil Burt read during Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
The mayor also read that compulsive gambling is often hidden from family members and can occur in combination with other disorders. Therefore, he declared March 2018 as Problem Gambling Awareness Month. (Click here to see the proclamation.)
Following the proclamation, the council held a public hearing for Ordinance 1178 Mayor and Council Wages and City Clerk Stephanie Wright read the second reading. The ordinance currently reads that the mayor shall be paid an annual wage of $6,000. At least one more public hearing will be held regarding this ordinance.
The council approved City Administrator Brent Clark to attend the Nebraska Planning and Zoning Association Conference in March and the Midwinter League of Nebraska Municipalities Conference in February. Due to the latter conference, the February 27 meeting was moved to Friday, February 23 at noon.
Payment #17 to JEO was approved in the amount of $4,433.91. Payment in the amount of $3,886.22 was approved to Computers Plus. Both payments were for work completed for the Public Library.
City Administrator Clark announced an auction to take place on February 17 at the temporary library for unused items. Viewers may see items beginning at 8 a.m. and the auction will begin at 9 a.m.
“Saturday, February 17 will be the date of the auction that we will have at the library–at the temporary location. The auction of anything we didn’t take back to the library, there’s a ton of stuff,” Clark said.
Councilman Rod Sonnichsen also commended the city crews for their work during this week’s snow storm.
The next City Council meeting is scheduled for February 13 at noon.
