Board of Health

Banner County                                    
Don Lease, County Commissioner             
Bob Gifford, Community
Spirited Citizen
Box Butte County

Michael Sautter, County Commissioner
Joni Jespersen, Community
Spirited Citizen

Cheyenne County                            
Randy Miller, County Commissioner   
Mandi Raffelson, Community
Spirited Citizen    
Dawes County
Vic Rivera, County Commissioner
Diana Lecher, Community
Spirited Citizen

Deuel County                                     
Jim Reichman, County Commissioner              
Judy Soper, Community
Spirited Citizen

Garden County
Dixann Krajewski, County Commissioner
Sara Quinn, Community
Spirited Citizen
Grant County
Brian Brennemann, County Commissioner
Jon Werth, Community
Spirited Citizen
Kimball County                                            
Elyse Schlake Lukassen, County Commissioner            
Randy Bohac, Community
Spirited Citizen 
Morrill County
Susanna Batterman, County Commissioner
Kay Anderson, Community
Spirited Citizen

Scotts Bluff County
Mark Harris, County Commissioner
Marie Parker, Community
Spirited Citizen

Sheridan County
Dan Kling, County Commissioner
Pat Wellnitz, Community
Spirited Citizen 
Sioux County
Hal Downer, County Commissioner
Jackie Delatour, Community
Spirited Citizen

At Large
Sondra Holloway, DO, Medical Director
Dr. Hayley Beaudette, DDS, Dentist
Jon Werth, DVM, Veterinarian

Notice of Board Meetings

The Panhandle Public Health District Board of Health hereby gives public notice that a public hearing will be held regarding enacting public swimming pool regulations on July 30, 2026 at 8am, in the Platte River room of the Gering Civic Center, at 1050 M Street, Gering. The proposed regulations and other materials are posted below. Questions on the proposed regulations can be sent via email to jdavies@pphd.ne.gov or please call 308-760-6492.

The public is invited to provide testimony in the following ways:
- In-person at the meeting. Such testimony will be limited to 5 minutes. Please bring thirty (30) paper copies of your written testimony to be distributed to the Board.
- By email by midnight the day prior to the meeting;
The public hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Nebraska Open Meetings Act.

Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the board of directors of the Panhandle Public Health District will take place on Thursday, July 30, 2026, from 8:00 am to 9:30 am in the Platte River Room at Gering Civic Center, 1050 M Street, Gering, NE. This meeting is in accordance the Nebraska Open Meetings Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. ยงยง 84-1407 to 84-1414. A copy of the agenda, which shall be kept continually current, shall be readily available for inspection at the principal office of the District during normal business hours.

July Board Meeting Packet

PPHD Public Swimming Pools Regulations

Nebraska Open Meeting ACT