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Alma council approves Paul Ogier as swim team coach after split vote on alternate candidate
Summary
Council members split on an initial motion to appoint Sara Lozo but later approved Paul Ogier as swim team coach; a council member questioned a family relationship and the city attorney said it was not a conflict.
The Alma City Council on April 15 considered two applicants for the swim team coach position and approved Paul Ogier after an earlier, split vote on Sara Lozo.
Council first voted on a motion by Chris Mahalek, seconded by Joel Wheeler, to appoint Sara Lozo. The minutes record that Mahalek and Wheeler voted yes while Larry Casper, Tom Moulton and Mayor Hal Haeker voted no, and the motion failed. A subsequent motion by Tom Moulton, seconded by Larry Casper, to appoint Paul Ogier passed on a roll call vote (yes: Moulton, Casper, Wheeler, Mahalek; no: none recorded).
During discussion Courtney Stottler questioned the appointment because the coach is a family member of someone associated with the program; City Attorney Doug Walker advised that, based on the information provided in the meeting, the hire did not constitute a conflict of interest. The council noted there is no budgeted position for an assistant swim team coach and discussed expectations for pool staffing, water testing, and communications among pool managers, lifeguards and the swim team coach.
The minutes record the procedural votes and the attorney’s advisory comment; they do not record written conflict disclosures or any additional personnel action steps.
