2017-08-16 Board of Health Minutes

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i Town of Reading Meeting Minutes �a 'aaalY[PP Board - Committee- Commission - Council: 2018 t:U! -8 P' 13 Board of Health Date: 2017-08-16 Time: 5:30 PM Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Open Session Purpose: General Business Version: Attendees: Members - Present: John Costigan, Beth Shurland, Nancy Docktor-Associate Members - Not Present: Others Present: Dan Ensminger, Board of Selectmen Liaison, Laura Vlasuk, Kyle Knipa Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Darlene Foley — £drfe.ot by J.aura V/¢sak 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. Shunand 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 B, 2017 were tabled until the next meeting. Chair Report Ili The Town Manager contacted Costigan on July 22n0 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. Castilian 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 Laum Vlasuk meal+} Alien E 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 epidemiologist 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 stated he had not heard anything yet. had Page I 1