Committee assignments set for county operations in 2026

YORK – Due to it being a new calendar year and with a new commissioner sitting at the county board table, committee assignments were reviewed for county operations this past week and set.

​The following commissioners and other county employees will be serving in these capacities, on boards and committees, as representatives of the county:
 

• Blue Valley Community Action: Joe Burgess
• Building and grounds liaison: Randy Obermier
• County relief/general assistance liaison: Daniel Grotz
• Economic development/York County Development Corporation: Grotz
• Landfill board: Andy Bowman and Grotz
• Region V and APACE: Deb Robertson and Bowman
• Southeast Nebraska Development District: Burgess and Obermier
• Four Corners Health Department: Burgess
• Road department liaisons: Grotz and Bowman
• Emergency management liaison: Obermier and Grotz
• Veteran liaisons: Robertson and Bowman
• Safety and security: Bowman, Paul Vrbka, Josh Gillespie, Sharilyn Steube, Brian Lewis, Lori Byers, Nick Wollenburg, Mindy Gerken, Greg Heine, Cheryl Weisheit, emergency manager
• Handbook Committee: Obermier, Weisheit, department heads
• York Chamber of Commerce: Obermier
• Visitors Promotion liaison: Obermier
• Budget Committee: Grotz, Obermier, Mary Melby, Megan Williams
• First Net Committee: Obermier, Vrbka, Gerken
• Legislative Committee: Robertson
• Technology Committee: Grotz, Burgess, Kayla Crowder, Gillespie, Kurt Bulgrin, Gerken, Ashley Rasmussen
• Health Insurance Committee: Obermier, Bowman, Weisheit, Melby
• 911 Advisory Committee: Obermier, Grotz, Vrbka
• Weed department liaison: Bowman
• First Thursday Community Leadership update: Robertson