Holt County hires road foreman and approves $379,200 loader purchase
May 29, 2026 | Holt County, Nebraska
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The Holt County Board of Supervisors voted May 29 to hire Dave Prauner as the county Road Department road foreman at an annual salary of $65,000, with a three-month review, and to buy a wheel loader and grapple for road work.
On a motion by Supervisor Duane Neiman, seconded by Supervisor William Tielke, the board approved Prauner’s hiring; the motion passed with Dustin Breiner, Don Linquist, Duane Neiman, Douglas Frahm, William Tielke and Darrin Paxton voting aye and Josh Treptow recorded absent. The minutes record the salary set at $65,000 annually and a three-month performance review.
Later in the meeting Road Superintendent Gary Connot delivered the department activity report and Chris Sayers of equipment vendor NMC presented a Sourcewell quote. The board approved, on a motion by Supervisor Douglas Frahm and seconded by Supervisor William Tielke, the purchase of a Caterpillar 950GC wheel loader for $328,700 and a Dymax Rake Extreme DBL Grapple for $50,500, for a total of $379,200, to be acquired through the Sourcewell purchasing program with NMC. Voting was unanimous among members present; the transcript records the same six aye votes and Treptow absent.
The purchases and appointment take effect per the board’s action; the minutes do not record additional funding sources or a capital replacement plan. The meeting adjourned at 11:23 A.M.
On a motion by Supervisor Duane Neiman, seconded by Supervisor William Tielke, the board approved Prauner’s hiring; the motion passed with Dustin Breiner, Don Linquist, Duane Neiman, Douglas Frahm, William Tielke and Darrin Paxton voting aye and Josh Treptow recorded absent. The minutes record the salary set at $65,000 annually and a three-month performance review.
Later in the meeting Road Superintendent Gary Connot delivered the department activity report and Chris Sayers of equipment vendor NMC presented a Sourcewell quote. The board approved, on a motion by Supervisor Douglas Frahm and seconded by Supervisor William Tielke, the purchase of a Caterpillar 950GC wheel loader for $328,700 and a Dymax Rake Extreme DBL Grapple for $50,500, for a total of $379,200, to be acquired through the Sourcewell purchasing program with NMC. Voting was unanimous among members present; the transcript records the same six aye votes and Treptow absent.
The purchases and appointment take effect per the board’s action; the minutes do not record additional funding sources or a capital replacement plan. The meeting adjourned at 11:23 A.M.
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