MINUTES - BOARD OF HEALTH

August 13, 2003 @ 4:00 P.M.

City of Oak Creek City Hall – Lower Level Conference Room

  1. Roll Call: Called to Order by J. Alles
    Present: J. Alles, D. Schier, Dr. M. D'Amico, S. Schneider, J. DeVita, Ald. Koehler
    Excused: R. Zapp, N. Osgood
    Guest: S. Wojcinski – PHN Supervisor
  2. Approval of Minutes – June 16, 2003 meeting. Motion by Ald. Koehler, seconded by S. Schneider, and approved as written.
  3. Correspondence – None.
  4. CPHA Report – as printed; copies distributed at the meeting.
  5. City Sanitarian Report – Plan reviews for plumbing are quite numerous.  Therefore, he has not been able to concentrate on the well program.  There is a 5-year well operator’s program, but it is pretty much “non existent” due to public resistance with the requirement for payment of water testing.  The water department is requiring water testing prior to a permit being issued.
  6. Medical Advisor Report – No report.
  7. Council Representative Report – Mentioned that the Memorandum of Understanding for participation in the Milwaukee/Waukesha Consortium for Public Health Preparedness was approved.
  8. New Business
    1. Act to approve 2004 budget for the Board of Health.  Motion by S. Schneider, seconded by Ald. Koehler and approved to approve the budget as presented.
    2. Act to approve 2004 budget for the Health Department.  Motion by J. DeVita, seconded by Ald. Koehler and approved to approve the budget as presented.
    3. Act to approve 2004 budgetary goals for the Health Department.  Motion by S. Schneider, seconded by Ald. Koehler and approve to adopt the goals as stated for 2004.
  9. Old Business
    1. Act to approve fiscal impact of activities identified in the Community Health Improvement Plan. – Informational item; the CPHA will present the plan to the Common Council at a later date.
    2. Act to approve the revised procedure for in-home quarantine for animals with a verified history of rabies vaccine when the animal has bitten a person and approve proposed changes to the city code. Motion by Ald. Koehler, seconded by J. DeVita and approved to implement the form on the concurrence of the police department.  The CPHA was directed to work with the city attorney with the definition of vicious dog and to see if there are any changes needed to the city code.
    3. Up-date on mosquito control activities. Informational item. All catch basins with standing water have received a larvacide treatment.
    4. Up-date on beach monitoring grant program. Informational item.  The beach has had no advisories to date.
    5. Up-date on bioterrorism preparedness activities. Informational item.
    6. Up-date on well maintenance issues. As in sanitarian report above.
  10. Next Meeting: October 8, 2003 at 4:30 PM.
  11. Adjournment – Motion by Ald. Koehler, seconded by S. Schneider and approved to adjourn.

Respectfully submitted,

D. Schier, Secretary, \081303