Board of Health

‭BOH MEETING MINUTES‬ ‭January 8, 2025‬ ‭In attendance: Jeff Harris, Vice Chair, Kim Mu-Chow, Member; Cathleen Liberty, Director; Ginny‬ ‭McNeil, Health Agent; Alicia Sullivan; Public Health Nurse, Kerry MacKay, Regional Inspector, Cassia‬ ‭Monteiro, Shared Coordinator, Guests: Steve Sherlock (via Google Meet)‬ ‭CALL TO ORDER: ► Vice Chair Harris called the meeting to order at 5:02 pm.‬ ‭APPROVAL OF MINUTES: ►December 4, 2024.‬ ‭►MOTION to Approve the December 4, 2024 meeting minutes Mu-Chow. SECOND by Harris. No‬ ‭discussion. ►ROLL CALL VOTE: Mu-Chow-YES; Harris-YES►VOTE: Yes-2, No-0.‬ ‭NEW BUSINESS‬ ‭METACOMET Advisory Board Recommendation and Vote‬ ‭Cassia updated the board that the Advisory Board for the Public Health Excellence Grant is‬‭required by‬ ‭the state and written into IMA. The Advisory Board will consist of three members, one from each town to‬ ‭meet quarterly to develop annual and long term goals, advise on staff priorities, assure compliance with‬ ‭all mandatory reporting requirements by the state, review financial status, provide recommendations for‬ ‭the collaborative, and make sure all the towns are getting their needs met. Each town's BOH has to‬ ‭appoint an employee. Cassia is recommending Cathleen to be on the board.‬ ‭MOTION to approve the recommendation of Cathleen Liberty to be on the Advisory Board.‬ ‭Mu-Chow SECOND by Harris. ROLL CALL Vote: Mu-Chow YES, Harris, YES. VOTE: Yes-2,‬ ‭No-0.‬ ‭Community coat drive update‬ ‭Member, Mu-Chow updated the board on the success of the coat drive. Over 600 gently used coats were‬ ‭donated to the fire, police departments, Hockamock Y and Methodist Church and on December 14th the‬ ‭coats were distributed to 325 people in need. The rest went to the Sacred Heart in Milford where a second‬ ‭coat drive collected over 1000 gently used coats.‬ ‭427 Oakland Parkway condemnation discussion‬ ‭Director Liberty noted the owners of the dwelling have a contractor that began work so that the board‬ ‭does not need to pursue razing the dwelling.‬ ‭Local upgrade request for 145 Pleasant Street.‬ ‭Director Liberty noted that the local upgrade request is for a reduction in the separation distance between‬ ‭high groundwater elevation and the bottom of the Soil Absorption System. (3.5ft -4 feet which is‬ ‭required).‬ ‭MOTION to approve the local upgrade. Mu-Chow SECOND by Harris. ROLL CALL Vote:‬ ‭Mu-Chow YES, Harris, YES. VOTE: Yes-2, No-0.‬ ‭Metacomet Shared Service Grant Inspector Update‬ ‭MacKay, the regional inspector, gave her monthly update. There was much discussion regarding food‬ ‭borne illnesses and how they are reported and the process of inspections.‬ ‭Metacomet Public Health Nurse Update‬ ‭The public health nurse gave her monthly update.‬ ‭CITIZENS COMMENTARY‬ ‭None‬ ‭ADJOURNMENT‬ ‭►MOTION to adjourn at 5:25 by Mu-Chow. SECOND by Harris. ►No discussion. ►ROLL‬ ‭CALL VOTE: Mu-Chow-YES; Harris-YES►VOTE: Yes-2, No-0.‬ ‭Respectively submitted by: Cathleen Liberty‬