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RECSI'VED <br /> Town of Reading TOWN CLERK <br /> ^o Meeting Minutes READING, MA. <br /> 1Te k <br /> �M 2121 JUN 21 AM 9: 53 <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br /> Board of Health <br /> Date: 2021-05-20 Time: 7:00 PM <br /> Building: Location: <br /> Address: Session: Open Session <br /> Purpose: Open Session - Remote Meeting Version: Final <br /> Attendees: Members - Present: <br /> Chair Richard Lopez, Vice Chair Kerry Dunnell, Paula Curren; Associate <br /> Members: Geri Cramer, Kevin Sexton <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Others Present: <br /> Assistant Town Manager Jean Delos, Interim Health Director Peter Mirandi, <br /> Public Health Nurse Kristine Harris, Public Health Nurse Shuang Shen, Mark <br /> Fine MAPC, Barry Keppard MAPC, Laura Vlasuk <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Jacquelyn LaVerde <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> This meeting was held remotely via Zoom. <br /> Chair Richard Lopez called the meeting to order at 7:03pm and reviewed the evening's <br /> agenda. <br /> Public Comment: <br /> There was no comment from the public. <br /> Update Status of Health Director Position Recruitment: <br /> Assistant Town Manager Jean Delios stated that the Town is moving forward with the job <br /> posting for the Health Director. It will be posted in the usual places: Massachusetts <br /> Municipal Association (MMA), Town website (readingma.gov), Massachusetts Health Officials <br /> Association (MHOA), and various listservs so it can get out to the community. Mark Fine of <br /> MAPC also volunteered to circulate the job posting. The Board briefly discussed the hiring <br /> process, and who might be included on a hiring committee. Dr. Lopez stated he would <br /> follow up with the Town Manager to find out who will provide input on the process. <br /> MAPC Proposal and Review: <br /> Mark Fine and Barry Keppard of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), were in <br /> attendance to present the draft scope of work for the Health Department Internal <br /> assessment. The draft was based on the RFP submitted back in November of 2020, <br /> reflected feedback provided by the Board at their April 15, 2021 meeting, and was scaled to <br /> ft the project appropriately. It Includes objectives, staffing, and participation of Sam Wong, <br /> former Health Director of Framingham, as a subject matter expert and support on the <br /> project. The project team will first conduct an internal assessment on the delivery of Public <br /> Health Services, assess the performance of fulfilling mandated Public Health services, and <br /> make recommendations to strengthen Public Health services to meet standards if the <br /> Page I 1 <br />