Minutes

A meeting of the Ogallala Board of Health was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Chairman Buck Bassett in the City of Ogallala Administration Building, 411 East Second Street, Ogallala, Nebraska. The meeting was convened in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. Members present: Buck Bassett, Mary Lou Heelan, Dr. Kurt Johnson, Dr. Paul Foy, and Dave Kling. Absent: None. Also present: Ogallala Police Department Code Enforcement Officer Eric Troxel and Charlotte Johnson.

Notice of the meeting was given in advance by publication in the Keith County News, the designated method of giving notice. Notice of the meeting was delivered to members of the Board of Health by hand delivery of an Ogallala Police Officer.

Public Forum: Bassett opened the public forum and invited any individual wishing to speak to the board to come to the podium. Bassett advised that the Public Forum would remain open for the duration of the public meeting.

A motion was made by Heelan to approve the minutes of the December 16, 2008 Board of Health meeting, seconded by Foy. Voting Yes: Bassett, Kling, Johnson, Foy and Heelan. Voting No: None. Absent: None Abstain: None. Motion carried.

Officer Troxel presented the Code Enforcement Activity for December 2008/January 2009.

Further discussion was held in regards to the Tim Chandler property located in the 200 Block of South Spruce Street. Since ample time was given to Mr. Chandler to bring the property into compliance, which was not fully done, and no appeal of the Board’s August 2008 decision to declare the property a nuisance was made, Foy made motion to turn the property over to the City of Ogallala for abatement, at the owner’s expense. Seconded by Johnson. Voting Yes: Bassett, Kling, Johnson, Foy and Heelan. Voting No: None. Absent: None Abstain: None. Motion carried.

Charlotte Johnson appeared at the Board’s request in regards to her property at 215 East 7^th Street. Johnson told the Board her plans to remodel the home as soon as she is finished remodeling the home she is living at, located at 213 East 7^th Street. Johnson assured the Board that she has maintained liability insurance on the home at 215 East 7^th Street, since she purchased it in 2006. Based on the conversation with Johnson, Foy made a motion to “Call off the Dogs” in regards to the property located at 215 East 7^th Street. Seconded by Heelan. Voting Yes: Bassett, Kling, Johnson, Foy and Heelan. Voting No: None. Absent: None Abstain: None. Motion carried. Kling told Johnson that he would be checking with her from time to time in the upcoming months to check the progress of the remodel.

No further business to come before the Board, Kling made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Foy. Voting Yes: Bassett, Kling, Foy, Johnson and Heelan. Voting No: None. Absent: None. Motion Carried.

Next Meeting is Tuesday, March 17, 2009.

Meeting adjourned at 7:34 P.M.

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Secretary Dave Kling