The village has entered into an agreement to be a member of the Hamilton County Joint Planning Commission. The Chairperson, with the consent of the Board of Trustees, shall appoint one resident of the village who shall be the representative of the village for the purpose of the Hamilton County Joint Planning Commission. Actual details of such agreement and related documents are on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk-Treasurer and available for public inspection during reasonable office hours.
(Prior Code, § 2-201)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-804 and 19-925
(A) (1) The Board of Trustees shall appoint a Board of Health consisting of three members: The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, who shall be chairperson, and two other members. One member shall be a physician or health care provider, if one can be found who is willing to serve. Such physician or health care provider, if appointed, shall be the Board of Health’s medical advisor. If the Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief of Police, the Chief of Police may be appointed to the Board of Health and serve as secretary and quarantine officer.
(2) A majority of the Board of Health shall constitute a quorum and shall enact rules and regulations, which shall have the force and effect of law, to safeguard the health of the people of such village and prevent nuisances and unsanitary conditions. The Board of Health shall enforce such rules and regulations and provide fines and punishments for violations.
(3) The appointees shall hold office for one year unless removed by the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees with the advice and consent of the Trustees.
(Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-208)
(B) The Board of Health shall reorganize at its meeting each year after the Board of Trustees’ meeting when appointments are regularly made and, if necessary, select a member to serve as secretary. No member of the Board of Health shall hold more than one Board of Health position. The secretary shall keep full and correct minutes and records of all meetings and file the same with the Village Clerk-Treasurer where they shall be available for public inspection during office hours.
(C) The Board shall meet at such times as the Board of Trustees may designate. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the Chairperson or any two members of the Board of Health.
(D) The members of the Board of Health shall serve without compensation. The Board of Health shall be funded by the Board of Trustees from time to time out of the General Fund.
(E) The Board of Health may regulate, suppress and prevent the occurrence of nuisances and enforce all laws of the state and ordinances of the village relating to nuisances and to matters of sanitation which affect the health and safety of the people. The Board shall regularly inspect such premises and businesses as the Board of Trustees may direct.
(F) All members of the Board of Health shall be responsible for making such reports and performing such other duties as the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, designate.
(A) There is hereby created and established a Village Tree Board for the village, which shall consist of at least three members, who shall be residents of the village, and a village employee for the Village Board of Trustees, of which one shall be named Village Forester with Village Tree Board voting privileges. All Village Tree Board members shall be appointed by the Chairperson with the consent of the Board of Trustees.
(B) The term of the Village Tree Board appointees shall be three years, except that the terms of two of the members appointed to the first board shall be for only two years, and the term of one member of the first board shall be for one year. In the event that a vacancy shall occur during the term of any member, the replacement shall be appointed by the Chairperson with the consent of the Board of Trustees for the unexpired portion of the term.
(C) Members of the Village Tree Board shall serve without salary but can, with prior approval of the Board of Trustees, be reimbursed for expenses.
(D) (1) It shall be the responsibility of the Village Tree Board to study, investigate, counsel and develop and/or update annually, and administer a written plan for the care, including planting, culture, preservation, pruning, replanting, removal or disposition of trees and shrubs in parks, streets, alleys and other lands owned or managed by the village. Such plan will be presented annually to the Village Board of Trustees and, upon its acceptance and approval, shall constitute the official comprehensive village tree plan.
(2) The Village Tree Board, when requested by the Board of Trustees, shall consider, investigate, make findings, report and recommend back to the Board of Trustees any matter of question coming within the scope of its work as defined in this section.
(E) The Village Tree Board shall choose its own officers, make its own regulations and rules and keep a journal of its proceedings. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Quarterly meetings shall be conducted at a minimum and shall be public meetings with prior notice publicized.
(F) The Board of Trustees shall have the right to review the conduct, acts and decisions of the Village Tree Board. Any person may appeal any ruling or order of the Village Tree Board to the Board of Trustees which may sustain, reverse or modify the acts and decisions of the Village Tree Board.
(Prior Code, § 2-204)
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