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QVHD Board Minutes

Minutes from the most recent board meeting appear below.

All minutes posted to the QVHD Website

September 25, 2008 4:30 PM

QUINNIPIACK VALLEY HEALTH DISTRICT

BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES

North Haven, CT

September 25, 2008 4:30 PM

Attendance: A.McClure; D.Cofrancesco; J.Donaldson; B.Scott; A.Levison; L.DeNegre; L.Haddad; M.Rochow; C.Goldberg; R.Masi; L.Balch, ex officio; D.Culligan, staff; J.Silvestri, staff.

Not in attendance: S.Faris; T.Gersdorf; P.Marone; A.Sofair.

President McClure called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. and declared a quorum present; reported the receipt of appointment letters from the member towns which updated, reappointed Board Member terms; and noted the alternate position for Woodbridge remains unfilled.

Minutes:

A motion to accept the June 26, 2008 minutes was made by J.Donaldson, seconded by D.Cofrancesco and passed unanimously.

Financial Report:

L. Balch summarized the July/August financial reports:

Target is 17%; revenue at 32% and expenses at 15%. Per capita grant is shown as 98.58% collected, but it is actually 100% of the original amount due to a difference in population figures. A $787.70 COL increase is still outstanding.

Special expenses incurred: removal of two underground oil tanks (soil testing was clear of any contamination); building maintenance (outside painting, window ledge/sill repair, back door repair, window screen replacement); pest extermination (bees nest) and computer system rebuild (hostile takeover of system required system to be rebuilt).

A motion to accept the financial report and place it on file was made by L.Haddad, seconded by R.Masi and passed unanimously.

Committee Reports:

Nominating Committee: M.Rochow, Chair of the Nominating Committee, presented the following slate of officers; A.McClure, President and P.Marone, Vice President. Nominations from the floor were solicited. There were no further nominations. A.McClure called the vote. L. Balch, Secretary, cast one ballot for the slate as presented by the nominating committee.

School Based Health Center/Moms Clinic-Annual Meeting:

D.Culligan proposed that Dr. Sheryl Ryan be reappointed as the Medical Director for Moms Clinic. A motion was made by R.Masi, seconded by J.Donaldson and voted unanimously.

D. Culligan also reported that the new APRN (Dottie Needham) will start on October 2^nd at Moms Clinic. There are currently 473 students enrolled in Moms Clinic, with 67 new enrollees since the start of the school year.

Administrative Reports:

Health Education Report by D. Culligan:

Four flu clinics have been scheduled for the month of October in partnership with the VNA Services. D.Culligan has provided promotion of these clinics through a variety of sources. A copy of the schedule was distributed to Board Members.

The Board received a fact sheet on Arsenic and Wooden Playscapes. This fact sheet was created by D.Culligan and was distributed to schools and day cares within the health district.

Following D.Culligans report, a discussion took place about adult immunizations. Board member C.Goldberg raised the issue about being proactive with adult immunizations, such as Hepatitis B and Tetanus. L.Balch explained that at the present time QVHD does not offer an adult immunization program and with current funding, such programs without a payer are not possible. Additionally, immunizations such as tetanus/pertussis combination are best administered by a health professional who has knowledge about the person receiving the shot. L.Balch noted concerns about an adult population without a primary health care provider who could administer the immunization as needed. D. Culligan explained the District Hepatitis B program for those mandated by OSHA to receive this series of immunizations.

Directors Report by L.Balch:

An Emergency Response Volunteer Meeting took place in July. There were 30 participants, but only 13 were volunteers. (The other attendees were members of various town agencies.)

L.Balch has been involved with the restructuring of the Mass Distribution Areas in Region 2. The most recent suggestion from Milford will place QVHD with the Towns of Cheshire, Wallingford, Middlefield and Meriden. This aligns QVHD with MidState for emergency response, neglects to consider community patterns of transportation, and leaves grant money distribution undetermined at this point. Milford Health Department, DEMHS Region 2 lead agency, has suggested QVHD contribute $8,000.00 for Orange to realign with another MDA. Although L. Balch is in favor of regional planning and cooperative programming, she has voiced her rejection this plan and recommends the Board do so also. The Board agrees that this is not seen as beneficial for the towns in our District and that L.Balch should proceed with steps to object to this change.

Motion to adjourn was made by M.Rochow, seconded by B.Scott and voted unanimously. Meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

Next Meeting is scheduled for October 23, 2008 at 4:30 p.m.

Minutes prepared by:

J.Silvestri, QVHD staff

Meeting minutes posted to the QVHD website

September 25, 2008 4:30 PM


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