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Board of Health Meeting <br />Minutes <br />May 9, 2002 <br />The meeting was called to order at 6:05 P.M. Reading Town Hall, Berger Room, and 16 <br />Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts, James J. Nugent, Chairman, Colleen Seferian and <br />Barbara Meade and staff liaison Jane Fiore, Health Services Administrator were present. <br />The minutes of the April 11, 2002 were accepted as read. 2:0:0. March 14, 2002 minutes <br />were accepted as read. 3:0:0. <br />Next order of business: <br />• The RMHS principal, Frank Orlando, Vice Principals- Cheryl O'Brien, Michael <br />Scarpido and Athletic Director, Phil Vaccaro were voted as agents of the Board of <br />Health to have the legal right to write non-criminal disposition violations to any <br />individual who smokes on the school property after a warning has been issued and <br />according to the Reading Board of Health Regulations Section 16. 1- 16 a non- <br />criminal disposition ticket will be issued. <br />The school system has sent a letter to parents regarding the procedure in April. The <br />students will be offered an educational program and the ticketing process will begin <br />in September. A book of tickets was given to the principal at this Board of Health <br />meeting and a second book will be issued to the athletic director at a later date. <br />Smoke free area signs will be purchased by the BOH for the Athletic Department. <br />• Discussion of Floor Drain Regulations in Zone 2 for water treatment plant and <br />commercial plants - part of the DEP requirements for applications by Water <br />Treatment Plant. Discussion positive. Vote tabled until. June meeting after open <br />public hearing. <br />• Linda Houle requested a variance from the BOH regarding second failure of the <br />National Certification Exam. The BOH voted to allow Ms. Houle to continue to work <br />through June. Ms. Houle stated she is taking an anatomy refresher course and will <br />apply for the exam in July. The last exam requires 300 point to pass Ms. Houle's <br />score = 294. <br />• Donna Obden requests a variance to practice massage therapy without National <br />Certification. She has taken the exam 3 times lasted score 251. The BOH voted to <br />allow her to continue to service her clients until the end of May at Health Touch and <br />take the exam over on July 27, 2002. The board wished her well in the exam. <br />• Administrative update <br />• Applications for licenses have been sent for all businesses <br />• Star Bucks to open mid May <br />