MINUTES
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Board
July 16, 2007
CALL TO ORDER
The monthly meeting of the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Board was held Monday,
July 16, 2007. Chair Donna Bell called the meeting to order.
MINUTES
Alan Cowles moved that the June Health Board minutes be approved. Karen Shumate provided the second and the motion passed.
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PROGRAM PRESENTATION
Kim Ens, Disease Control Program Coordinator, reviewed the Public Health Emergency Program for the Board. Kim provided the Board with a brief summary of what the Incident Command Systems (ICS) is and she reviewed the Risk Communication Standard Operating Guide (SOG) that would be used during a crisis. Kim also stated there will be an upcoming Pandemic Flu Tabletop exercise on July 18, 2007, and what the objectives were for that meeting.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
City Manager’s Recommended Budget
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Dan Partridge reviewed the City
Manager’s recommended budget of $1,010,583 for the Community Facility Building, which includes the Health Department, Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center and Visiting Nurses Association for building maintenance and operation
expenses. The Health Department’s request for $652,300 for operating and
health insurance is contained within the $1,010,583 per a telephone
conversation with city staff.
Food Service Program Update
Dan Partridge reviewed the timeline on the food service program with the Board. Dan also informed the Board the meeting with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment scheduled for July 19, 2007, has been cancelled and will be rescheduled in the near future. Dan stated that the timeline for implementation is very tight and it is imperative we stay on schedule.
Final Draft of Agency Story
Dan Partridge presented the final draft of the agency story. After discussion of the Strategic Plan for Building our Future Story, it was agreed by the Board to modify goal number 2 to read “Build/enhance our relationships within the Department,” and goal number 3 to read “Build/enhance our relationships within the community.” Karen Shumate moved the Board approve the Strategic Plan for Building our Future Story after modifications to goal number 2 and 3 are made. Gerald Pees provided the second and the motion passed.
ACTIVITY AND FINANCIAL/VOUCHER REPORTS
Charlotte Marthaler, Director of Policy and Planning, presented the activity reports.
The program activity report for May was revised to include the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) caseload number. Gerald Pees moved that the Board accept the revised program activity report for May. Karen Shumate provided the second and the motion passed.
Alan Cowles moved that the Board accept the activity reports for June. Gerald Pees provided the second and the motion passed.
Jennie Henault, Director of Administrative Services, presented the monthly financial report. Alan Cowles moved that the Board approve the financial report for June. Gerald Pees provided the second and the motion passed.
Jennie Henault presented the Board with a status report on Gardasil vaccine administration.
NEW BUSINESS
Director’s Report
1. Dan Partridge reported the City of Lawrence currently provides for building maintenance and operation which includes janitorial services at the Community Health Facility and the County reimburses the City for 50% of those expenses. The City would like to modify the bid specifications to reflect only basic janitorial services. Higher levels of cleaning services in individual agencies of the building have been eliminated from the proposed bid specifications for 2008. Dan reviewed a proposal that was prepared jointly by Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, the Visiting Nurses Association and the Health Department in response to reducing the level of cleaning for the Community Health Facility.
2. Marilyn Stoppel, Information Technology Specialist, will retire effective October 1, 2007. Marilyn has been an employee of the Health Department for the past 27 years.
3. Dan Partridge shared with the Board that the Health Education and Risk Reduction program (HERR) evaluation from Kansas Department of Health and Environment had no deficiencies and was 100% compliant.
4. Dan Partridge reported to the Board that Sheryl Tirol-Goodwin, Communications Coordinator, was deployed to Greensburg, KS, from June 1 to June 3, 2007. Sheryl provided the Board with a brief summary of what her day-to-day role was as Public Information Officer.
Other New Business
1. The Board signed a letter for Linda Rippetoe congratulating her on 10 years of service with the Health Department.
2. The next Health Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 20, 2007.
Executive Session for Evaluation of Director
On a motion by Gerald Pees and a second by Carl McElwee, the Health Board moved into Executive Session to discuss the Introductory Period Evaluation of the Director, Dan Partridge.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned on a motion by consensus of the Board.
Respectfully submitted,
Dan Partridge,
Secretary
Present: Donna Bell
Alan Cowles
Carl McElwee
Gerald Pees
Karen Shumate
Ex Officio: Dan Partridge
Other: Kim Ens
Jennie Henault
Colleen Hill
Charlotte Marthaler
Sheryl Tirol-Goodwin