Gage County supervisors approve consent agenda, committee appointments, standing rules and Hidden Acres manager; hold closed session
January 21, 2026 | Gage County, Nebraska
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The Gage County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved a slate of routine and personnel actions, including the consent agenda that contained claims through Jan. 21 totaling $838,010.17 and the declaration of multiple firearms as surplus for sale at auction.
The board voted unanimously, 7–0, to approve the consent agenda after a motion by Supervisor Dorn and a second by Supervisor Adams. The consent items included canceling check number 25060067 for Verizon Wireless ($480.12), and calls for sealed bids for rock and gravel and county fuel to be opened Feb. 18, 2026.
The board also approved the 2026 committee appointments with a change to the Engage Economic Development appointment (Timon and Adams replacing the previous assignment). The motion to approve the appointments passed 6–1, with Supervisor Dorn recorded as the lone dissenting vote.
Separately, the board adopted its 2026 standing rules, including wording updates to reflect appointment changes. The motion to approve standing rules (moved by Lytle, seconded by Adams) passed 7–0.
During a timed public hearing on a manager change at Hidden Acres, resident Dwayne Roode of Beatrice spoke in support of the recommended hire, saying she had been "right on top of everything" during recent changes. After the hearing the board approved the recommendation of Brooke Rohrer as manager at Hidden Acres (motion by Adam, second by Claybaugh); the motion carried 7–0.
The board moved into a closed session at 9:20 a.m. for contract-negotiation discussions "necessary for the protection of the public interest" and the reputation of an individual. The closed session was authorized by a motion from Dorn and a second from Claybaugh and was approved 7–0. The board later returned to open session (a motion to come out of closed session passed, with a recorded vote of 5 in favor) and reported no action was taken following the closed session.
What happened next: the board adjourned at 10:37 a.m.
The board voted unanimously, 7–0, to approve the consent agenda after a motion by Supervisor Dorn and a second by Supervisor Adams. The consent items included canceling check number 25060067 for Verizon Wireless ($480.12), and calls for sealed bids for rock and gravel and county fuel to be opened Feb. 18, 2026.
The board also approved the 2026 committee appointments with a change to the Engage Economic Development appointment (Timon and Adams replacing the previous assignment). The motion to approve the appointments passed 6–1, with Supervisor Dorn recorded as the lone dissenting vote.
Separately, the board adopted its 2026 standing rules, including wording updates to reflect appointment changes. The motion to approve standing rules (moved by Lytle, seconded by Adams) passed 7–0.
During a timed public hearing on a manager change at Hidden Acres, resident Dwayne Roode of Beatrice spoke in support of the recommended hire, saying she had been "right on top of everything" during recent changes. After the hearing the board approved the recommendation of Brooke Rohrer as manager at Hidden Acres (motion by Adam, second by Claybaugh); the motion carried 7–0.
The board moved into a closed session at 9:20 a.m. for contract-negotiation discussions "necessary for the protection of the public interest" and the reputation of an individual. The closed session was authorized by a motion from Dorn and a second from Claybaugh and was approved 7–0. The board later returned to open session (a motion to come out of closed session passed, with a recorded vote of 5 in favor) and reported no action was taken following the closed session.
What happened next: the board adjourned at 10:37 a.m.
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