DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES 10/11/22

NOTICE

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners will be participating in a public Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Douglas County West Campus (Fitzgerald Building), 15335 West Maple Road, Douglas Conference Room. The purpose of the Town Hall meeting is to gather community input on a new mental health facility and present the Phase 1 findings of a mental health facility study conducted by Carlson West Povondra Architects.

Commissioner Mary Ann Borgeson

County Board Chair

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DOUGLAS COUNTY

NOTICE OF MEETING

The following committee of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners will meet during the month of October, 2022.

Child & Youth Services Committee

Chris Rodgers, Chair

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

1:00 p.m.

Omaha-Douglas Civic Center

1819 Farnam Street, Room 903

Omaha, NE

As provided under Neb.Rev.Stat. §84-1411(6), a public body may allow a member of the public or any witness to appear before the public body by means of virtual conferencing. Pursuant to §84-1411(6), this meeting is also available via Zoom:

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Meeting ID: 879 6907 8746

Passcode: 634992

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Dial 312 626 6799

Meeting ID: 879 6907 8746

Passcode: 634992

A copy of the Open Meetings Act is available in Room 903 and on the County Board’s website at

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-- Any agenda item may be moved at any time at the discretion of the Committee Chair --

AGENDA

1. DCYC H.O.M.E. Program

Executive Session: We reserve the right to enter an executive session in order to protect the public interest with respect to discussion regarding labor negotiations, litigation, personnel and real estate.

A list of committee agendas will be kept continually current and made available by the Board Secretary, LC 2, or at the Douglas County Website. Recordings of prior committee meetings are available on the Douglas County Website, www.douglascounty-ne.gov.

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DOUGLAS COUNTY

NOTICE OF MEETING

The following committee of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners will meet during the month of October, 2022.

Human Resources Committee

Mary Ann Borgeson, Chair

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Immediately following the

County Board meeting

Omaha-Douglas Civic Center

1819 Farnam Street, Room 903

Omaha, NE

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88513807321?pwd=SzlDQWJtRVJ6L002bEppN1FybUx2UT09

Meeting ID: 885 1380 7321

Passcode: 642254

– OR –

Dial 312 626 6799

Meeting ID: 885 1380 7321

Passcode: 642254

AGENDA

- A copy of the Open Meetings Act is available in Room 903 and on the County Board’s website at

https://commissioners.douglascounty-ne.gov/images/Open_Meetings_Act_effe...

-- Any agenda item may be moved at any time at the discretion of the Committee Chair --

1. Discuss 2023 legislative priorities

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NOTICE

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners approved the following Douglas County ordinance on Tuesday, September 13, 2022.

SID 177 of Douglas County, Nebraska (Riverside Lakes) Golf Car Ordinance

Be it ordained by the County Board of Douglas County, Nebraska that it does hereby enact and adopt the following Golf Car Ordinance Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-187 and Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,381(2)(b). The Douglas County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the operation of golf car vehicles (hereinafter defined and referenced as “Golf Cars”) on roads within Sanitary Improvement District 177 of Douglas County, Nebraska (otherwise known as “Riverside Lakes”).

Any and all Golf Cars, as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-116.01, are only to be driven and/or operated on the above named Sanitary Improvement District’s county roads: (i) between sunrise and sunset and (ii) on roads with a posted speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour or less. When operating a Golf Car as authorized under this ordinance, the operator shall not operate such vehicle at a speed in excess of twenty miles per hour. A Golf Car shall not be operated at any time on any state or federal highway but may be operated upon such highway in order to cross a portion of the highway system which intersects a road as directed in subsection (2) of this section.

(1) Any person operating a Golf Car as authorized under this ordinance shall have a valid Class O operator’s license, and the owner of the Golf Car shall have liability insurance coverage for the Golf Car. The person operating the Golf Car shall carry, on his/her/their person, a valid operator’s license and shall provide that license to any peace officer so requesting proof thereof. The person operating the Golf Car shall provide proof of such liability insurance coverage to any peace officer requesting such proof within five days after such a request. The liability insurance coverage shall be subject to limits, exclusive of interests and costs, as follows: Twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to such limit for one person, fifty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and twenty-five thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

(2) The crossing of a highway shall be permitted by a Golf Car only if:

(a) The crossing is made at an angle of approximately ninety degrees to the direction of the highway and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing;

(b) The Golf Car is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or roadway of the highway;

(d) In crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at an intersection of such highway with a street or road, as applicable.

(3) All portions of this ordinance are subject to the applicable statutes, rules and regulations of all public roads and/or roadways including entire areas within a public right-of-way.

(4) Any violation of this ordinance or failure to comply with any of its requirements is a $50 fine for the first offense; $150 for a second offense; and $300 for each additional offense (within a rolling 12-month period). Additionally, penalties listed do not include court costs and fees that may be imposed by the Douglas County Court in addition to the penalty. In addition, Golf Cars not in drivable condition or having a licensed driver may be towed, at the owner’s expense, at the police officer’s and/or Sheriff Deputy’s discretion.

(5) For purposes of this section:

(a) Road means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right-of-way;

(b) Street means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel in a city or village and includes the entire area within the right-of-way;

(c) Golf Car means a vehicle that has at least four wheels, has a maximum level ground speed of less than twenty miles per hour, has a maximum payload capacity of one thousand two hundred pounds, has a maximum gross vehicle weight of two thousand five hundred pounds, has a maximum passenger capacity of not more than four persons, and is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting and recreational purposes, and is not being operated within the boundaries of a golf course.

Sources:

See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-187;

§ 60-6,381(2)(b); § 60-622.01.

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NOTICE

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners approved the following Douglas County ordinance on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.

SID 559 (Indian Pointe) and

SID 580 (Indian Pointe 2) of

Douglas County, Nebraska

Golf Car Ordinance

Be it ordained by the County Board of Douglas County, Nebraska that it does hereby enact and adopt the following Golf Car Ordinance Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-187 and Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,381(2)(b). The Douglas County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the operation of golf car vehicles (hereinafter defined and referenced as “Golf Cars”) on roads within Sanitary Improvement Districts 559 (Indian Pointe) and 580 (Indian Pointe 2) of Douglas County, Nebraska.

Any and all Golf Cars, as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-622.01, are only to be driven and/or operated on the above named Sanitary Improvement District’s county roads: (i) between sunrise and sunset and (ii) on roads with a posted speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour or less. When operating a Golf Car as authorized under this ordinance, the operator shall not operate such vehicle at a speed in excess of twenty miles per hour. A Golf Car shall not be operated at any time on any state or federal highway but may be operated upon such highway in order to cross a portion of the highway system which intersects a road as directed in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The crossing of a highway shall be permitted by a Golf Car only if:

(a) The crossing is made at an angle of approximately ninety degrees to the direction of the highway and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing;

(b) The Golf Car is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or roadway of the highway;

(d) In crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at an intersection of such highway with a street or road, as applicable.

(3) All portions of this ordinance are subject to the applicable statutes, rules and regulations of all public roads and/or roadways including entire areas within a public right-of-way.

(5) For purposes of this section:(a) Road means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right-of-way;

(b) Street means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel in a city or village and includes the entire area within the right-of-way;

Sources:

See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-187;

§ 60-6,381(2)(b); § 60-622.01.

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