Board of Health
Regular MeetingFranklin, MA · February 7, 2024
Minutes
BOH MEETING MINUTES
02/07/2024
In attendance: Bridget Sweet (via Google Meet), Chair; Jeffrey Harris, Vice Chair; Kim Mu-Chow,
Member; Cathleen Liberty, Director; Ginny McNeil, Health Agent; Alisha Sullivan (Via Google Meet),
Public Health Nurse; John Robertson, Shared Service Grant Regional Inspector (absent); Epidemiologist
Cassia Monteiro; Maureen Canesi, Administrative Assistant
CALL TO ORDER: ► Chair Sweet called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: ►January 03, 2024.
►MOTION to Approve the January 03, 2024 meeting minutes by Mu-Chow. SECOND by Harris.
No discussion. ►ROLL CALL VOTE: Harris-YES; MuChow-YES, Sweet-YES; ►VOTE: Yes-3,
No-0, Absent-0.
NEW BUSINESS
Health Department Update
Director Liberty updated the Board of the current migrant status in town. She also presented the
Community Critical Intervention Team (CCIT) which is composed of municipal town employees whose
mission is to review any current resident housing issues.
Topic of the Month
Cassia Monteiro presented the Topic of the Month, “Extinguishing the Tobacco Epidemic”.
Metacomet Shared Service Grant Inspector Update
Health Agent, Ginny McNeil updated the board with the Regional Inspector Report for the month of
January, 2024.
Metacomet Public Health Nurse Update
Public Health Nurse Alisha Sullivan updated the board with the Public Health Report for the month of
January, 2024.
Metacomet Shared Service Grant Epidemiologist Update
Epidemiologist Cassia Monteiro updated the board with the Epidemiologist Report for the month of
January, 2024.
CITIZENS COMMENTARY
ADJOURNMENT
►MOTION to adjourn at 5:25 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
Agenda
Town of Franklin
HEALTH DEPARTMENT Bridget Sweet-Chair
Jeffrey Harris-Vice Chair
Kimberly Mu-Chow-Member
355 East Central Street
Franklin, MA 02038 Cathleen Liberty-Director
Phone: 508-520-4905 Fax: 508-520-4989 Ginny McNeil-Agent
BOARD OF HEALTH AGENDA
February 7, 2024
The Board of Health will be conducting the Board of Health meeting at 355 East Central St,
Conference Room, 3rd floorat 5:00 p.m. The Publichas the option of attending the meeting live
at the Town Hall or dial into the meeting using the provided phone number (Cell phone or
Landline Required) OR citizens can participate by copying the link (Phone, Computer, or Tablet
required).
Join with Google Meet
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Join by phone
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https://meet.google.com/msd-rmbj-hfm?authuser=0&hs=122
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
● Reading and acceptance January 3, 2024
NEW BUSINESS
● Health department update
● Migrant update
● Topic of the month
● Metacomet shared service grant regional inspector report
● Metacomet shared service grant public health nurse report
● Metacomet shared service grant epidemiologist report
CITIZENS COMMENTARY
ADJOURNMENT
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