BOARD OF HEALTH

September 6 2007 @ 4:30 P.M.
City of Oak Creek City Hall – Solarium

1. Roll Call: Called to Order by Chairman W. Kopplin at 4:35 PM.  On roll call, the following members were present:  W. Kopplin, J. Price, D. Cammilleri RS, M. Zabkowicz, Dr. D’Amico, and S. Schneider.  L. Struhar and Ald B. Kopplin were excused.
2. Approval of Minutes – August 2, 2007 meeting. Motion by S. Schneider, seconded by J. Price: approved as written.  All voted “aye”; motion carried.
3. Recognition of Board of Health Service – Chairman W. Kopplin presented         M. Zabkowicz with a Certificate of Appreciation (see attachment).
4. Correspondence – None. 
5. Health Officer’s Report – J. Price shared the following:
• August Report 
• M. Fortman, PHN resigned effective September 11, 2007
• Replacement needed for the vacancy of M. Zabkowicz
• Fall conferences coming up
• Oak Creek will hold a tabletop exercise on September 13^th at Station #3
• Laminated clinic map
• Flu clinic dates and times
• Board of Health Meetings – consider returning to meet every other month or not – will continue discussion next month
6. Sanitarian Position Update – J. Price, P. DeGrave (Oak Creek City Administrator) met with B. Wurcherer (Franklin’s Health Officer) and M. Luberta (Franklin’s Administrator) to discuss shared Sanitarian hours with the possibility of increasing their hours from 8 hours to 16 hours.  P. DeGrave will discuss contract verbiage with L. Haskin (Oak Creek City Attorney).      
7. City Sanitarian Report – D. Cammilleri, RS shared his report for August 2007. (see attachment).  
8. Medical Advisor Report – None. 
9. Council Representative Report – None.    
10. Old Business
1. RS backup - J. Price spoke with M. Gesner, Health Officer for the Caledonia/Mt. Pleasant Health Department.  Discussion continues related to the RS backup.  M. Gesner will keep J. Price informed.
2. P.T. Public Health Nurse – Hired two part-time Public Health Nurses to begin on September 11, 2007 (Debra Rake & Kerry Wardius).
3. 2008 Budget (see attachment) – Some discussion followed; S. Schneider motioned to accept the budget as presented, D. Cammilleri seconded it.  All voted “aye”, motion carried.
4. Medical Advisor Term – After reviewing the City ordinance and previous BOH minutes, it was determined that this position does not have to be appointed every two or three years.  Once the Mayor appoints the Medical Advisor, the term continues until the person resigns or is asked to resign.  Therefore with this understanding and without objection, Dr. D’Amico has agreed to continue as the Medical Advisor for the Oak Creek Health Department.   
11. New Business
1. Consolidated Grants – the State and local health departments are beginning to negotiate the following grants; the grant values are not yet exact and may be changed before the process is finished.  Listed below are approximate amounts for each of the grants:
1. Maternal, Child Health Grant (MCH) - $6,951
2. Prevention Grant - $3,880
3. Lead Grant (new to H.D.) - $798
4. Immunization Grant (new to H.D.) - $5,425
5. Radon Grant (new to H. D.) - $3,000
6. Cities Readiness Grant (CRI) - $4,831
7. Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Grant (PIP) - $12,883
8. Public Health Preparedness Grant - $32,665
12. Next Meeting:  October 4, 2007, at 4:30 or at call of chair.  Location: Solarium.
13. Adjournment – Dr. D’Amico motioned to adjourn meeting at 5:25 PM, seconded by S. Schneider.  Passed unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,

J. Price, RN