City Council to Set Recall Date

Webster County Clerk, Lonnie Kenehans has verified 134 of 144 signatures from 10 circulated recall petitions and has notified the governing body of the City of Blue Hill of their responsibility to set a date for a recall election of Councilman Andy Alber. Based upon Nebraska Statute, 32-1303, 89 signatures were required to initiate the recall election. Pursuant to Nebraska Statute 32-1306(2), the city council shall order an election to be held sometime between August 7 and August 22, 2009. The City Council will discuss "possible action needed to set date for recall election" at its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2009. The meeting is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Other items on the July agenda include: final Plat of the Koepke subdivision, curb and gutter projects and payments, Increasing electric rates, increasing utility deposits, installing reserved / handicapped parking stalls at fitness center, installing 15 min ute parking stalls in front of City Hall, pest control services, rug service, illegally parked vehicles, incentive program concerning having a Webster County Sheriff's deputy live in Blue Hill, city council salary schedule, city office hours and more.