1991-11-14 Board of Health Minutes

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The meeting of the Board of Health came to order at 6:35 p.m. on November 14, 1991 by Chair Jim Nugent. Also present was board member Cathy Baranofsky and Director Ruth Cogan. I The minutes of the meeting of September 19, 1991 were accepted as submitted by a vote of 2:0:0. The meeting with Larry Cresta was postponed as Mr. Cresta had called earlier that day to say that he could not attend the meet- ing. Board member Paul Caselle arrived. The Director gave a report of the Household Hazardous Waste Col- lections. A discussion was held concernig the availability of burial per- mits on the weekends. A representative from Douglas Funeral Home participated in the discussion. It was decided that anv local funeral director that wished would be given blank burial permits for his/her use as well as the use of out-of-town funeral direc- tors. The $5 burial permit fee would be forwarded to the Health Department on the next business day with a copy of the burial permit issued. The Director gave an update on the FY92 Budget. In order to meet i..., the 4.5% reduction, the position of the Public Health Nurse was 1 eliminated and the Inspector's hours were reduced by 58 hours over the year. A discussion was held concerning the emphasis on smoking issues by the state health department including model local by laws. It was decided taht although it is a project that is worth pursuing, there is insufficient staff time to work on this project at this time. The Director noted that she was the recipient of the MHOA's President's Award for a third year in a row for service to the organization. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, t t Rutty e Cogan, Director