Minutes

A meeting of the Ogallala Board of Health was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Chairman Dr. Paul Foy 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: Dr. Paul Foy, Mary Lou Heelan, CJ Poltack 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.

A motion was made by Heelan to approve the minutes of the July 18, 2006 Board of Health meeting, seconded by Poltack. Voting Yes: Dr. Foy, Poltack, Kling and Heelan. Voting No: None. Absent: Dr. Johnson. Motion carried.

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

Officer Troxel presented the Code Enforcement Activity for July, August, September, and October 2006.

Discussion was held about several properties around the city which involved weeds.

The damaged phone booth situation at Safeway was discussed and Officer Troxel advised that he had been in contact with a responsible party and they were going to be removing two of the phone booths from the block, including the damaged one.

Discussion was held about the burned building at Cox Motors. Officer Troxel was assigned to talk with Craig Cox and see what was being done with the building.

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

Meeting adjourned at 7:48 P.M.

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Secretary Dave Kling