MINUTES - BOARD OF HEALTH

May 2, 2002 @ 11:30 A.M.

City of Oak Creek City Hall – Council Chambers

1. Roll Call: Called to Order by L. Monahan

Present: L. Monahan, D. Schier, Dr. M. D'Amico, J. Alles, N. Osgood, and Ald. Koehler

Excused: S. Gagas, A. Biesek

2. Approval of Minutes: March 7, 2002. Motion by Dr. D’Amico, seconded by J. Alles and approved as printed.

3. Correspondence – None.

4. CPHA Report – Discussion of part-time staffing and vacancies.

5. City Sanitarian Report – No report.

6. Medical Advisor Report – No report

7. Council Representative Report – No report.

8. Meetings Attended by Board Members – None.

9. Old Business

Update on progress of contract negotiations with the Oak Creek/Franklin School District for school health services 2002-2003 school year - The CPHA reported that the school district accepted all of the Board of Health’s proposed changes to the draft "Contract Agreement for School Health Services 2002-2003 School Year". It will be presented to the school board on June 10^th and to the Council on June 18^th.

 

Discussion of the Governor’s proposed budget and implications for the health department – nothing new since the last meeting.

10. New Business

Board approval of a change in focus for the prevention grant for 2003 and beyond – the health department wishes to change the prevention grant from prevention of domestic abuse in homes with preschool children to that of cardiovascular risk reduction. Both were identified as "problems" on the last needs assessment. There would be increases in the amount of activities focused on cardiovascular concerns. Motion by J. Alles, seconded by N. Osgood, and approved that the health department change the focus of the prevention grant as presented.

 

Discussion of changing staff needs and board approval to proceed – there is a need for an additional supervisory position within the department; bioterrorism planning is taking more of the CPHA’s time. New staff orientation has been quite time consuming with the addition/replacement of 6 part-time PHN’s since last summer. Consensus that the CPHA may collect information of the costs of full-time vs. part-time, the amount of work each employee would be responsible for, the projected increase in population, etc. but not to present a request for additional staffing at this time.

11. Next Meeting: September 5, 2002 or at call of chair.

12. Adjournment

Respectfully submitted,

D. Schier, Secretary

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