2004-03-11 Board of Health Minutes

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S a ~f n T Board of Health Meeting Minutes March 11, 2004 The meeting was called to order at 6:05 P.M. Reading Town Hall, Berger Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts, Chairman, Colleen Seferian. Member present Barbara Meade, and David Singer and staff liaison Jane Fiore, Health Services Administrator. The minutes of the December 11, 2003 minutes accepted 3:0:0. January 8,2004 minutes accepted as read voted 2:1:0. Meeting of February 12, 2004 canceled. Next order of business: • Discussion of Bio-terrorism coalition funds. $2,000 to each of the seven communities for a lap top computer and a desk portal. The coalition will divide the remaining $34,000 by purchasing communication equipment and materials that each town will utilize. The funds must all be spent by June 30, 2004 before the next installment of the grant will be issued. The seven representatives continue to meet 1-2 times per month. • The well regulation review will be completed at the April 8, 2004 Board of Health meeting • Meeting with the Reading memorial High School PTO to inform them of the Menomune clinic and to also request a donation in order to decrease the cost of the immunization. The Health Administrator and the Public Health Nurse will present the information to the high school PTO on March 17, 2004. Barbara Meade suggested the clinic be advertised in the web page, cable and of course the newspapers. Each member of the senior class will receive a letter and application for the immunization by mail. The clinic will be held at the high school during school hours on April 29, 2004 at 8;30 am Administrative report: • Update on Medicare reimbursement as of March 11, 2004 no funds received as yet. ffi Certificate of Excellence for Food Establishments reviewed for suggested correction and signatures. • Radio frequency report from antennas at water tower site remains within Federal Aviation Administration regulation limits.