Minutes

A meeting of the Ogallala Board of Health was called to order at 7:01 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. Paul Foy, and Dave Kling. Absent: Dr. Kurt Johnson. Also present: Ogallala Police Department Code Enforcement Officer Eric Troxel.

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 Foy to approve the minutes of the August 18, 2009 Board of Health meeting, seconded by Heelan. Voting Yes: Bassett, Kling, Heelan and Foy. Voting No: None. Absent: Johnson. Motion carried.

Officer Troxel presented the Code Enforcement Activity for September to November 2009.

Further discussion was held in regards to 215 East 7^th Street, a house owned by Charlotte Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was contacted and stated that she wanted to know if her home had been included on the list of homes to be razed, per a grant. The board believed that it was. Mrs. Johnson advised that she did not have any objection to her home being razed.

Discussion was also held in regards to the possibility of a grant being applied for that would help clean up or remove old trailers.

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

Next Meeting is Tuesday, January 19, 2010.

Meeting adjourned at 7:18 P.M.

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Secretary Dave Kling