2005-03-10 Board of Health Minutes

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v 'EI ED Board of Health Meeting Minutes Dl ~ MASS. March 10, 2005 77~~',,~5 b 5. P 4: 2 b The meeting was called to order at 6:05 PM Reading Town Hall, Berger Room, Reading, Massachusetts, Chairman, Colleen Seferian, and Barbara Meade. Staff liaison Jane Fiore, Health Services Administrator. Member David Singer excused The minutes of the March 3, 2005 accepted as read 2:0:0 Order of Business: . • Public Health Nurse position discussed - vacancy continues. Board members will discuss the open position with professional associates to look for interest in the nursing position. • Barbara Meade offered information on Tobacco Control survey for Respiratory and cardiac health of private club employees. CDC web page is a valuable resource. Administrator will investigate. • Bio Terrorism Coalition update on progress of Emergency Dispensing sites and 72 hour treatment of full town population following infectious disease outbreak. Plan must be filed with DPH by June 30, 2005. Reading will hire a contract employee through Andover with grant funds to do the routine elements of the Emergency Response Plan. The administration will complete the remained of the plan. • BOH fee schedule was discussed and a number of fees will be changes. The proposed fees voted on by the BOH will be sent to the licensees affected by the change and the information regarding the public hearing on April 14 at 6:30 pm within the BOH meeting. • Regulation regarding Keeping of Dogs Section 3 reviewed changed voted on excluding further discussion of Sec 3.3.5. Change and voted on regulations will be discussed at the April 14 and May 12, 2005 Board of Health regular meeting Motion was made to adjourn at 8:30 pm 2:0:0 Next meeting, April 14, 2005 Berger Room Town Hall 6 pm `Respectfully Submitt d by, ane M. Fiore Health Administer