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Richardson County Board organizes for 2025

By John Nixon

01/18/2025

(KLZA)--First District Commissioner John Caverzagie will serve as Chairman of the Richardson County Board of Commissioners for 2025 with District 3 Commissioner Rick Karas serving as Vice-Chairman.

They were elected to the positions during the annual meeting of the Board on Wednesday.

The Board reaffirmed the appointments of Steve Darveau Jr. as Highway Superintendent with an annual salary of $70,227.

Brian Kirkendall was reappointed Emergency Management Director and Noxious Weed Control Superintendent with an annual salary of $66,895.

Both received 2 percent salary increases.

The reappointment of Mona Godemann as Veterans Service Officer for 2025 was tabled.

Dr. Alan Tram was reappointed to the County Health Board for 2025 and Charles O'Grady to the Richardson County Planning Commission for a term of 3 years.

There is a position on the County Planning Commission that remains open. An appointment to the open position will be considered during a later meeting.

Commissioners approved an agreement with Combined Public Communications for phone calling card service, inmate messaging service, commissary and other services for inmates to purchase.

The 2024 annual report of the Noxious Weed Control program was presented by Brian Kirkendall. It will be submitted to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Protection.

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