2000-05-11 Board of Health Minutes

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Board of Health Meeting Minutes May 11, 2000 The meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M. Reading Town Hall, Berger Room, and 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts by Chairman James J. Nugent, Members Nancy Carlson, Colleen Henessey - Seferian and staff liaison Jane Fiore, Health Services Administrator were present. The minutes of the April 13, 2000 Nancy Carlson made a motion to accept the minutes as read seconded by Colleen Seferian and approved as read 2:0:0. One abstention. The meeting began with discussion regarding the budget. Town Meeting voted to pass the Town Budget including the Human Services /Health budget without changes. The Pay and Classification vote passed effecting two members of the Health Division - Public Health Nurse and Health Services Administrator. The Health Inspector was increased by 5 hours through the Tobacco Control Grant. This makes 24 hours /week with information on enforcement Staff will staff intact. The Assistant Town Manager who acts as department head, position has been voted back into the budget by town meeting after a reconsideration vote was taken. The Health Division relies and continues to rely on numerous grants. (Title 5, Tobacco, Drug Free Communities, Nutrition grant, DPH Hep- B grant.) A draft letter of commendation to Dowd Pediatrics was reviewed by the Board. The State Immunization Program and DPH completed an audit of the pediatric office immunization record for children 2 years and younger. The office scored 92% and was number 11 out of 74 in the region. The staff was invited to a presentation banquet by the state. The Reading Board of Health voted 3:0:0 to send them a letter of commendation and congratulations on a job well done. The Board was brought up to date on the potable well survey has been sent to the 20 well registered in town as drinking water wells. The surveyed asked usage and last chemical. analysis. Results will be presented in May. Each member of the Board has sent in the Administrator's evaluation to the Assistant Town Manager. Discussion of Local Board of Health Draft Regulations on: Body Piercing: Section 23 was removed from the table for further discussion. The Board viewed a brief film on body altering as well as further information from periodicals on body piercing. The Board requests information from Saugus before the June 8 meeting. The question for Saugus is do they have regulations and/or do they have a body piercer operating within their town. Wakefield and Stoneham BOH are reviewing piercing regulations.