Board of Health

‭BOH MEETING MINUTES‬ ‭12/06/2023‬ ‭In attendance: Bridget Sweet, Chair; Jeffrey Harris, Member; Cathleen Liberty, Director; Ginny McNeil,‬ ‭Health Agent; Alisha Sullivan, Public Health Nurse; John Robertson, Shared Service Grant Regional‬ ‭Inspector; Epidemiologist Cassia Monteiro; Maureen Canesi, Administrative Assistant and Kim‬ ‭Mu-Chow‬ ‭CALL TO ORDER: ►Chair Sweet called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm.‬ ‭APPROVAL OF MINUTES: ►November 1, 2023.‬ ‭►MOTION to Approve the November, 2023 meeting minutes by Harris. SECOND by Sweet. No‬ ‭discussion. ►ROLL CALL VOTE: Harris-YES; Sweet-YES; ►VOTE: Yes-2, No-0, Absent-0.‬ ‭Reorganization - Board of Health‬ ‭Chair Sweet welcomed Kim Mu-Chow as the new member to the Board of Health.‬ ‭►MOTION by Kim Mu-Chow nominated Bridget Sweet as Board of Health Chair. SECOND by‬ ‭Harris.►No discussion. ►ROLL CALL VOTE: Mu-Chow-YES; Harris-YES; ►VOTE: Yes-2,‬ ‭No-0, Absent-0.‬ ‭►MOTION by Kim Mu-Chow nominated Jeffrey Harris as Board of Health Vice Chair. SECOND‬ ‭by Sweet.►No discussion. ►ROLL CALL VOTE: Mu-Chow-YES; Sweet-YES; ►VOTE: Yes-2,‬ ‭No-0, Absent-0.‬ ‭Discussion on the Bylaw to amend the code for the Town of Franklin, Chapter 139, Sewers‬ ‭Director Liberty reviewed the Bylaw and changes: enforcing grease traps for new and existing businesses‬ ‭and changes to FOG (fog, oil, grease) violations.‬ ‭Vote to approve a local upgrade at 6 Bunny Drive‬ ‭►MOTION to approve request for a local upgrade on increase of the maximum allowable cover;‬ ‭systems components for repair only at 6 Bunny Drive by Harris. SECOND by Mu-Chow.►No‬ ‭discussion. ►ROLL CALL VOTE: Harris-YES; Mu-Chow-YES; Sweet-YES►VOTE: Yes-3,‬ ‭No-0, Absent-0.‬ ‭Metacomet Shared Service Grant Inspector Update‬ ‭Regional Inspector John Robertson updated the board with the Regional Inspector Report for the month‬ ‭of November, 2023.‬ ‭Metacomet Public Health Nurse Update‬ ‭Public Health Nurse Alisha Sullivan updated the board with the Public Health Report for the month of‬ ‭November, 2023.‬ ‭Metacomet Shared Service Grant Epidemiologist Update‬ ‭Epidemiologist Cassia Monteiro updated the board with the Epidemiologist Report for the month of‬ ‭November, 2023.‬ ‭CITIZENS COMMENTARY‬ ‭ADJOURNMENT‬ ‭►MOTION to adjourn at 5:24 by Harris. SECOND by Mu-Chow. ►No discussion. ►ROLL‬ ‭CALL VOTE: Harris-YES; Mu-Chow-YES; Sweet-YES►VOTE: Yes-3, No-0, Absent-0.‬ ‭Respectively submitted by: Maureen Canesi‬