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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-10-11 Board of Health MinutesR{ E IC E'11VED BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING 0 Y CLERK MINUTES RD DING, MASS. OCTOBER 11, 2007 2000 FEB 21 A 11: 11 The Board of Health meeting was called to order on October 11, 2007 at 6:05 pm by Chairman Barbara Meade at the Berger Room, Town. Hall. Those present at the meeting were Barbara Meade, Colleen Seferian, David Singer and staff liaison Larry Ramdin. OLD BUSINESS Minutes September 13, 2007 were read and accepted 3:0:0 NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS Introduction Larry Ramdin, Health Services Administrator: Larry Ramdin the New Health Services administrator, introduced himself to the Board, he provided a description on his experience, qualification. He was welcomed by the entire board and Chair Barbara Meade advised that the board will provide all the support it can to the Health Services Administrator in performing his duties. Massage therapist waiver of related annual license fees: Larry Ramdin advised the Board that he has reviewed the file and left a message for the applicant, no return call was made. A motion to table discussion to the next meeting this item was made by David Singer, seconded by Colleen Seferian and approved 3:0:0 New Permit application Romano's Macaroni Grill: Roman's Macaroni Grill has applied for anew license due to a change in ownership from Brinker Massachusetts Corporation to Waterloo Ventures. The Health Division inspected the facility and no major violations were noted. The change is in ownership and the day to day operations will not be impacted. Colleen Seferian made a motion to approve the application, seconded by David Singer and was approved 3:0:0 Administrative reports: A report by Dianne Luther interim Public Health Nurse was distributed to the Board Flu Clinics: The Flu Clinics are scheduled and everything is in place all we are waiting on is for the dates to arrive. Mercury Program: Larry Ramdin advised the Board that he had no information on the program to report to the Board due to his recent appointment as Health Services Administrator and asked if he could apprise himself of the Mercury program and report back to the Board in November. David Singer motioned to table the Mercury program discussion until November and the motion was approved 3:0:0 New Business Public Health Nurse Larry Ramdin advised that Dianne, the Elder Services; Nurse Advocate, will act in a part time capacity as the Public Health Nurse (PHN) until a Nurse is hired. He met with Carol Kowalski, Community Services Director and Carol Roberts, Human Resources Administrator to discuss the filling of the PHN vacancy and it will be posted shortly. - Health Inspector The Board was advised by Larry Ramdin that coming out of his meeting with the Community Services Director and the Human Resources Administrator, the Health Inspector position is a 1.1 FTE (41.25 hrs/week): The Health Director advised that Joan Vitale the current Health Inspector is working 30hrs/wk, but would like to revert to her previous 24 hr/week schedule. He is going to meet with her to discuss her time needs. As soon as an agreement can be reached with Ms Vitale, the Health inspector re: her hours, a position will be posted to fill the additional time. The Board was concerned that Joan Vitale who has been with the Department a long time and has been an extremely good worker might be negatively impacted by any staffing/ time changes. Larry Ramdin advised that Joan is an extremely valued member of the Public Health Division team and reiterated that any changes will be made only with Ms Vitale's agreement and to her benefit. Website The Town has changes ISP and moved its web hosting to a new provider, the website was built but there are compatibility issues with the site. Carol Kowalski Community Services Director is following up with the Town's IT Department to resolve the issue. There being no other business David Singer made a motion to adjourn seconded by Colleen Seferian with a 3:0:0 vote. Meeting adjourned 7:05 pm I-