6/23/10, Wednesday, June 23,2010
Board of Health Minutes
June 23, 2010
Members present: Lonnette Breneman, Wilhelmina Fischer, Michael Murray, John Paddock, Jackie Pavelski, John Prince, Karen Witt
Staff present: Richard Thoune, Kitty Rahl, Courtenay Johnson, Kathy Nuenke, Dan Peterson
Witt called the meeting to order at 5:20 pm. Business Items with action required were handled first.
Business Items
Motion: murray/fischer moved to approve the Division of Public Health HIV Partner Services Contract in the amount of $4,299 from May 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010. Motion carried.
These services have been provided for a number of years. Partner services to Clark County were added in the last 12 months. The contract changes from a per client reimbursement to reimbursement for actual expenses.
Motion: Paddock/Pavelski moved to approve the change in placement of the Community Health Educator II and Nutritionist positions from pay range P55 to P45, effective immediately. Motion carried. Murray abstained.
No staff are currently in these positions, though recruitment is taking place for the community health educator position. The positions are moved to a pay range with other staff of comparable educational and experience requirements.
Program Presentation
Dan Peterson, Environmental Health Specialist, presented information on the Department’s environmental sanitation program. This program includes solid waste management, licensed establishments of lodging, mobile home parks, campgrounds, pools, body art/massage. The objectives of the program is to assure the public is adequately protected from injury or the spread of disease when using or occupying facilities such as beaches, pools, body art facilities, campgrounds, living or lodging facilities and massage therapy facilities.
Consent Agenda
The minutes of the of the May 19, 2010 meeting were approved as distributed.
Department Director Report: Thoune reviewed his written report. He reported on the 2010 CDC Performance Measures Exercise conducted on June 2nd. He updated the Board on Department space needs planning. Board members discussed what could be done in the interim until the jail is completed and the courthouse remodeling begins. Staff are working on a document to update the space needs projected for the Department in the 2006 analysis.
Director of Nursing Report: Rahl reviewed her written report. She explained 3 application letters of intent for United Way grants for oral health projects. Brenneman stated the dental community has not been contacted about the Chippewa Valley Free Clinic proposal for an adult dental clinic. Rahl also reported that a meeting will be held next week on the School Health Coalition.
Director of Environmental Health Report: Johnson reviewed her written report. The license renewal issue with Whiskey Dicks has been resolved. Johnson was part of a Housing Equity presentation at the WPHA/WALHDAB convention. A copy of the presentation is available for Board members.
The Board accepted directors’ reports.
Other information items from staff for the Board
The Board reviewed a revised budget with explanation of changes from the budget presented on May 19th. Thoune updated the County/City/Department budget assumptions. The County is budgeting for a 1% wage increase for 2011 but is committed to a 3% increase for the AFCSME bargaining unit effective December 31, 2010. The County is now projecting 10% increase in health insurance. The City of Eau Claire uses the US City average CPI for projecting wage increases that is currently 2%.
The Board reviewed the requests for additional funding for programs in nursing and environmental health. Board members offered suggestions for preparing the requests: write for a non-health care audience, keep as brief as possible, provide changes in numbers, not only percentages, explain what has eroded and what risks this has caused. The Board should approve the 2011 budget proposal at the July meeting.
The Board reviewed Correspondence/Media.
Board informational items
Pavelski stated that the Shared Services Committee is sponsoring an emergency preparedness training for public officials.
The next meeting is July 28, 2010. The meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm.
Kathy Nuenke
Recorder
