MINUTES - BOARD OF HEALTH

January 30, 2003 @ 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, A. Biesek, and Ald. Koehler
    Excused: N. Osgood
    Guest: Lisa Kujawa, Director of Pupil Services, Oak Creek/Franklin School District

  2. Approval of Minutes – September 5, 2002 meeting. Motion by J. Alles, seconded by Dr. D’Amico, and approved as written.

  3. Correspondence – Beach water testing, notice of hearing last year. D. Schier did attend and informed the board of the grant process by the DNR.

  4. CPHA Report – As printed. Distributed Four-Year Statistical Report.

  5. City Sanitarian Report – Has been doing routine inspections, “normal everyday stuff”.

  6. Medical Advisor Report – Reported on upcoming Medical Grand Rounds at St. Luke’s Hospital on 2/6 pertaining to smallpox.

  7. Council Representative Report – Looking at ways to lower costs. Vaccine fees, etc. will be discussed at an upcoming finance committee meeting.

  8. Meetings Attended by Board Members – L. Monahan, D. Schier, and PHN staff members attended a meeting about school nursing issues; presenters were from DPI, the Division of Health, and the State Board of Nursing.

  9. Old Business
    1. Up-date on nursing services as provided to the Oak Creek/Franklin School District – Lisa Kujawa expressed an interest in continuing to have the Health Department provide school nursing services for the 2003-2004 school year. Consensus of the Board for the CPHA/Director of Pupil Services to continue to work on the agreement for the next year for presentation to the Council. There would be no sum certain in the agreement, only an hourly fee, as all hours worked will be fee for service.
    2. Decide on course of action for mosquito control activities – Motion by J. Alles, seconded by A. Biesek, and approved “to proceed as we cane with the money we have.”
    3. Discussion on status of Health Department budget – informational item only.
  10. New Business
    1. Receive report of Prevention Block Grant activities for 2003 and plan for informational workgroup meetings – The Community Health Improvement Plan meetings are scheduled for February 20th, March 20th, and April 10th. L. Monahan has signed a letter inviting members of the public to attend the meetings. It will be sent to identified citizens, schools, community organizations, and businesses.
    2. Discuss changing meeting times – Discussion held. The citizen members of the board requested no change in the time. However, we will not have our quarterly meeting in April, due to the Improvement Plan meetings.

    3. Up-date on bioterrorism preparedness activities, including smallpox – D. Schier informed the members of activities being done by staff members.

  11. Next Meeting: May 8, 2003 at 4:00 PM.

  12. Adjournment


Respectfully submitted,

D. Schier, Secretary
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