The landlord of a four-unit apartment building where a family suffered carbon monoxide poisoning last month has made all necessary repairs, and his noncompliance case before a Hobart city board has been dismissed.

Building official Mike Hannigan told the Board of Public Works and Safety on Wednesday that Walter Tomich has installed new gas and water lines and a new furnace and made other needed repairs.

“Mr. Tomich complied with everything and it's all working fine,” Hannigan said. “Everyone is safe and the tenants are still there.”

Because of the large expenditure for Tomich, Hannigan recommended the matter be dismissed.

The board had given until Nov. 16 to make all necessary repairs.

The Hobart Fire Department had been called to the apartment building in the 1300 block of South Lake Park Avenue in October when a carbon monoxide detector owned by the affected family showed high levels of the potentially deadly poison in their apartment.

The fire department's detectors also found high levels and transported the family to the hospital. Hannigan said the 3-month-old baby almost died, but all recovered.

Tomich thanked the board for their concern.

In other matters, the board discussed possibly moving the time of its meetings from 4 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., still on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Councilman Josh Huddlestun, D-2nd, who chairs the council's ordinance committee, asked the board to consider a change in time or day due to conflicts with the committee's meetings.

The ordinance committee meets at 5 p.m., usually the first Wednesday of the month. This falls between the Board of Works and City Council meetings at 6 p.m. The Board of Works meetings lately have gone past 5 p.m., creating conflicts for both City Attorney Anthony DeBonis and Clerk-Treasurer Deborah Longer.

During these conflicts, the board meets in the council chambers while the ordinance committee, which consists of the entire council, meets in the mayor's office.

No decision was made at Wednesday's meeting.

Karen Caffarini is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.