Logan County Board approves Animal Control appointments and natural gas contractor

[January 02, 2015]  LINCOLN - During the Logan County Board's December Regular session, in addition to the vote taken on the possible land donation to the city of Lincoln, members also voted a couple of other decisions.

Under appointments, Julie Parker was reappointed as the Animal Control Warden and Administrator; and Jane Whiteman reappointed as the Assistant Animal Control Warden. In addition, Erin Schaffer was appointed to the Logan County Board of Health.

Under executive matters, Robert Farmer brought forward a motion to approve the proposal provided by Vanguard as the natural gas contractor for county facilities.

According to provided figures, the county would have had a savings $3,628 per year, had it locked in at the lowest rate available. Over the past year, the county paid $95,798 for natural gas. If they had worked with a lower provider, the county could have paid $81,286; a 15% savings with a difference of $14,512.

Gene Rohlfs said this contract would last for one year, at which point the county would put out a call for bids. Chuck Ruben added that the contract time would begin in May of 2015, after the current winter has passed. Ruben added that the last time the county went out for bids on a natural gas price contractor, only one bid came back and nobody from the bidding company followed up on it.

The board members unanimously approved the proposal provided by Vanguard for natural gas.

[Derek Hurley]