Common Council Meeting 01/19/2022 – Will Vote On Health Officer Recommendation

The Appleton Common Council is meeting 01/19/2022 at 7PM.

Of particular interest is that Mayor Woodford will be making a Health Officer recommendation. The city has been searching for a new Health Officer since March of 2021, and Public Health Nurse Supervisor Sonja Jensen has been serving as Interim Health Officer since June 4^th of 2021 when former Health Officer Kurt Eggebrecht retired.

During the 01/19/2022 meeting, Mayor Woodford will be recommending Charles E. Sepers, Jr to fill the city’s Health Officer position. He holds a Master of Public Health and an MA and PhD in Behavioral Psychology with an emphasis on Community Health and Development and most recently served as Chief Public Health Officer for the East Central Health District Health Department in Columbus, Nebraska.

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The rest of the meeting agenda seems fairly routine. One never knows exactly what if any items will be separated out for an individual vote.

Although the Honeybee Rescue Resolution was recommended for approval by the Board of Health without any controversy, it is a resolution and my guess is that some alderpersons may have some questions or, at a minimum, make public statements of support prior to casting their vote.

View full meeting details here: https://cityofappleton.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=905562&GUID=2C6A749D-AE0F-465E-8319-BBDC903E2C04