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Council delays full consideration of wellhead protection plan after consultant absence
Summary
The council opened a public hearing on Ordinance No. 1264, the Wellhead Protection Plan prepared by JEO Consulting Group, declined to waive the three-reading rule so the consultant could appear at a future meeting, and received a first reading of the ordinance.
The Broken Bow City Council on Sept. 13 opened a public hearing on Ordinance No. 1264, the wellhead protection plan prepared by JEO Consulting Group, but deferred final action after the consultant failed to attend.
At 6:23 p.m. the council opened the hearing. The minutes state JEO Consulting Group was unable to attend to explain the plan; councilmembers discussed the matter and agreed not to waive the statutory three-reading rule so JEO could present at the next meeting. City Administrator Dan Knoell read the ordinance's first reading aloud as part of the record.
Why it matters: a wellhead protection plan guides measures to protect municipal groundwater sources. The council chose to preserve the formal opportunity for the consultant to present details and to allow time for questions rather than dispose of the ordinance that night.
Next steps: the council left the three readings unwaived to allow JEO Consulting Group to appear at a future meeting and answer questions before final passage.
