2017-08-16 Board of Health Minutes - Draft

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orxGQ Town of Reading a i Meeting Minutes S'IM(OPYpI� Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Board of Health Date: 2017-08-16 Building: Reading Town Hall Address: 16 Lowell Street Purpose: General Business Time: 5:30 PM TVua CI_tr,l( It[Iv��hU• �IIA�v. 1111 SEP 20 P 2 58 : Location: Berger Room Session: Open Session Version: Attendees: Members - Present: John Costlgan, Beth Shurland, Nancy Docktor, late Members - Not Present: Others Present: Dan Ensminger, Board of Selectmen Liaison, Laura Vlasuk, Kyle Krupa Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Darlene Foley Topics of Discussion: Board of Health meeting came to order at 5:31 pm on August 16, 2017 in the Berger Room of Reading Town Hall. Minutes * Minutes of July 19, 2017 were presented. Costigan inquired about the executive session minutes of the same date. Docktor stated the minutes had to be kept separately and had been submitted to the town clerk. Shurland asked when the minutes could be released. After the minutes are reviewed and voted on, the board can then decide when to release. Docktor requested the minutes be corrected to read Attorney General's office rather than District Attorney's office throughout. Motion was made by Docktor to accept the minutes of July 19, 2017 with the corrections; seconded by Shurland. Motion passed 3:0 The minutes of August 8, 2017 were tabled until the next meeting. Chair Report The Town Manager contacted Costigan on July 22nd regarding a town employee potentially being diagnosed with meningitis. The employee had performed work at the high school, where school was not in session and there was not any food preparation taking place at the time. However, the employee did have contact with people. Costigan immediately contacted the Department of Public Health Epidemiologist and communicated throughout the weekend with the Town Manager. On Monday he met with the Town Manager, Superintendent of Schools, Facilities Manager, Director of School Nurses, and the Health Agent to discuss a response plan. The town manager advised Costigan the employee had improved and returned to work July 31''. Although Costigan had not received an official notification from the state as of August 7th, he was confident it was viral and not bacterial and did not pose a public health emergency. The case was not reported to Reading because the employee did not reside here. Costigan will follow up with Suzanne Swansburg who is covering the public health nurse duties. Docktor inquired about the status of the public nurse position. Costigan had not been given an update. Page 1 1