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� rq <br /> Town of Reading <br /> e Meeting Minutes RFCEiVED <br /> TG1VINI CLERK <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br /> Board of Health = NOV -5 PM I: 31 <br /> Date: 2014-06-30 Time: 6:00 PM <br /> Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room <br /> Address: 16 Lowell Street <br /> Purpose: General Business <br /> Attendees: Members - Present: <br /> Barbara Meade, Andrew Friedmann, David Singer <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Others Present: <br /> Health Director Ruth Clay, Town Manager Bob LeLacheur, Board of <br /> Selectman John Halsey <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ruth Clay, Health Director <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> The meeting of the Board of Health came to order at 6 pm on June 30, 2014 in the <br /> Berger Room of Reading Town Hall. Present at the meeting were Board members <br /> Barbara Meade, Andrew Friedmann, and David Singer, Health Director Ruth Clay, <br /> Town Manager Bob LeLacheur and Board of Selectmen John Halsey. <br /> Request for waiver of permit fees for Fall Street Faire: Clay explained that the <br /> committee for the Fall Street Faire had requested that the Temporary Food Permit fee <br /> be waived for their event. She noted that the current fee of$25 is waived for current <br /> Reading food establishments; the only businesses that would pay the fee would be <br /> those not operating in Reading. Both the Town Manager and Board of Selectmen <br /> Halsey opined that they did not see a reason to waive the fee. The Board of Health <br /> voted 3:0:0 to deny the variance request. <br /> Discussion about Public Health Nurse Position: Bob LeLacheur noted that his plan at <br /> this time was to hire a 15 hr/wk nurse to replace the 32.5 hr/wk nurse who recently <br /> resigned. He expressed his concern that there was not enough work for 32.5 <br /> hours/week. The Board expressed their concern and disagreed with the Town <br /> Manager. Clay noted that she was attending two-day training on a public health <br /> strategic planning process the following week and that this seemed like a good time for <br /> a strategic planning process, both for a vision for the division as well as for the future of <br /> regionalization. LeLacheur said that the Board should develop a plan for an ideal health <br /> department, that he was open to new ideas, and he would re-examine the public health <br /> nurse position at that time. in the meantime, the MelroseNVakefield nurse will cover the <br /> investigation of communicable diseases, no other services will be provided. <br /> Page I 1 <br />