CITY OF OMAHA

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Omaha, Nebraska, will hold public hearings on August 16, 2022, beginning at 2:00 PM in Legislative Chambers, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68183, for the purpose of hearing testimony for:

An ordinance to approve an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Omaha and Douglas County, Nebraska to allow the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and its authorized agent Flock Group, Inc. access to the City of Omaha’s traffic light poles to install equipment for automatic license plate detection; that the City of Omaha Police Department will not be provided access to any such data; that said Interlocal Agreement is for a term that shall expire on September 19, 2023.

An ordinance to amend the agreement dated May 9, 2019 and Ordinance No. 41811 passed May 7, 2019 between the City of Omaha and the Women’s Center for Advancement in the amount of $35,094.00 for an amended agreement amount of $306,224.00, the amendment authorizes partial funding for one (1) full-time advocate, one (1) full-time crisis counselor, one (1) full-time Advocacy Manger at the Women’s Center for Advancement; supplies; training as part of the Omaha Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Project; and indirect costs; to authorize payment from such funding and involving appropriations of more than one fiscal year in conformity with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter.

An ordinance to amend the agreement dated May 15, 2019 and Ordinance number 41832 passed May 14, 2019 and amended Ordinance number 42525 passed April 28, 2021 between the City of Omaha and HTI Labs in the amount of $42,274.00 for an amended agreement amount of $158,967.00, the amendment authorizes funding for applied analysis to inform Omaha Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Working Group decision-making and indirect costs; to authorize payment from such funding and involving appropriations of more than one fiscal year in conformity with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter.

An ordinance proposing an amendment to Section 2.06 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha, 1956, as amended, to provide that a Councilmember who is vacating a City Council position cannot vote for the Councilmember’s replacement; to provide for the submission of the proposed amendment to the qualified electors of the City of Omaha for their approval or rejection at the General Election to be held on November 8, 2022; to repeal Section 2.06 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha as heretofore existing.

An ordinance proposing an amendment to Section 2.07 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha, 1956, as amended, to change the process for determining if a Mayor is disabled and unable to perform the Mayor’s duties from one which requires the appointment of a medical committee to a process that is similar to the process outlined in the United States Constitution where the ultimate determination is made by a two-thirds majority of the City Council; to provide for the submission of the proposed amendment to the qualified electors of the City of Omaha for their approval or rejection at the General Election to be held on November 8, 2022; to repeal Section 2.07 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha as heretofore existing.

An ordinance proposing amendments to Sections 2.08, 2.10, and 2.18 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha, 1956, as amended, to provide for a line of succession in the event that the Council President and the Council Vice President are unable to perform as Acting Mayor when it is so necessary, to provide an exception to the requirement that the City Council must meet at least twice a month in the event of an emergency declared by the state or federal government, and to require that the publication related to any Initiative Petition be made only in the City’s designated official newspaper; to provide for the submission of the proposed amendment to the qualified electors of the City of Omaha for their approval or rejection at the General Election to be held on November 8, 2022; to repeal Sections 2.08, 2.10, and 2.18 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha as heretofore existing.

An ordinance proposing amendments to Sections 5.03, 5.16, and 5.17  of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha, 1956, as amended, to amend Article V. Finance of the Charter to allow for an increase in the size of the Cash Reserve Fund from 8% to 12% and to increase the monetary amount which requires public bidding and City Council action from $20,000.00 to $50,000.00; to provide for the submission of the proposed amendment to the qualified electors of the City of Omaha for their approval or rejection at the General Election to be held on November 8, 2022; to repeal Sections 5.03, 5.16, and 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha as heretofore existing.

An ordinance proposing an amendment to Section 7.04 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha, 1956, as amended, to include a requirement that the City of Omaha’s Master Plan must address affordable housing development and sustainable development in addition to the elements that it is already required to address; to provide for the submission of the proposed amendment to the qualified electors of the City of Omaha for their approval or rejection at the General Election to be held on November 8, 2022; to repeal Sections 7.04 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha as heretofore existing.

An ordinance proposing an amendment to Section 8.02 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha, 1956, as amended, to insert sexual orientation and gender identity as additional classifications which are entitled to equal protection under the Charter and for all action taken by the government of the City of Omaha; to provide for the submission of the proposed amendment to the qualified electors of the City of Omaha for their approval or rejection at the General Election to be held on November 8, 2022; to repeal Section 8.02 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha as heretofore existing.

Elizabeth Butler, MMC

City Clerk, City of Omaha

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CITY OF OMAHA

NOTICE TO PUBLIC

The City Council of the City of Omaha will have a Pre-Council Meeting at 10:30 A.M. in Conference Room 702, Omaha/Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street, for the purpose of discussing the agenda items and briefing and discussion of public business; and a regular Council Meeting at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, in the Legislative Chambers of the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center in Omaha, Nebraska. This meeting will have video conference capability. Proposed agenda kept continually current shall be available for public inspection in the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center at the Office of the City Clerk, but the Council shall have the right to modify the agenda to include items of an emergency nature only at such public meeting when convened. The video conference details and an agenda for the meeting is posted on the City of Omaha website at www.cityofomaha.org.

Elizabeth Butler

City Clerk

ALL REQUESTS FOR SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS (SIGNERS) WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 48 HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE.

IF ALTERNATIVE FORMATS ARE NEEDED, ALL REQUESTS WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 72 HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE.

PLEASE NOTIFY SHERRI BROWN AT (402) 444-5554 IF ARRANGEMENTS NEED TO BE MADE.

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CITY OF OMAHA ELECTRICAL BOARD

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19th, 2022

PUBLIC HEARING – 1:30 PM

3rd FLOOR – JESSE LOWE

CONFERENCE ROOM

OMAHA/DOUGLAS CIVIC CENTER

1819 FARNAM STREET

APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES

NEW CASES:

Section 44-60, 121, 142: Hearing to determine what disciplinary action is merited by the performance of electrical work without the required permit, and the refusal to request a final inspection.

NOTE: All requests for sign language interpreters (signers) will require a minimum of 48 hours advance notice.  If necessary, contact the Chief Electrical Inspector at (402) 444-5350 ext. 2130.

The Electrical Board reserves the right to amend the above agenda.  A copy of the official agenda, kept continually current, shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Omaha Planning Department, 1819 Farnam Street, Suite 1110, Omaha, Nebraska, during normal business hours.

Prior to the hearing, the applicant may schedule a time to review the City’s case file during normal business hours by contacting the Chief Electrical Inspector at (402) 444-5350 ext. 2130.  If an alternative (audio version) to this agenda is necessary, please notify the Chief Electrical Inspector at (402) 444-5350 ext. 2130, 72 hours in advance.

Don Gerjevic, Administrator

City of Omaha Electrical Board

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NOTICE TO PUBLIC

The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Omaha Public Library will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 5:00 P.M. at the Milton R. Abrahams Branch Library, 5111 North 90th Street. Proposed agenda kept continually current is available in the Administrative Office at the W. Dale Clark Main Library and on the Library’s website at www.omahalibrary.org.  The Board reserves the right to modify the agenda to include items of an emergency nature at said public meeting when convened.  Requests for sign language interpreters or other alternative formats will require a minimum of 48 hours advance notice.  Please contact the Administrative Office at (402) 444-4834 if arrangements need to be made.

Laura Marlane

Library Director

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