MINUTES
Lawrence-Douglas
County Health Board
April 21, 2008
CALL TO
ORDER
The monthly meeting of
the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Board was held Monday,
April 21, 2008. Chair
BANK
AUTHORIZATION SIGNATURES
This item was deferred to the May Board meeting.
INTRODUCTION
OF NEW BOARD MEMBER
Chair Donna Bell welcomed County appointee Paul Liechti. Staff introduced themselves to the new Health
Board member.
CONSENT
AGENDA
Gerald Pees moved that
the Consent Agenda consisting of the Health Board Minutes of March17, 2008, March
2008 monthly Financial Reports, and March monthly Activity Reports be approved. Paul Liechti provided the second and the
motion passed.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
There was no unfinished business.
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NEW BUSINESS
Information Technology Presentation
Dan Partridge stated the
vision of the Health Department is to have internal data management and
external data management. Internal data
management would create efficiencies of operations by moving away from
individual program databases to a shared database system to integrate with
state and federal data systems. These
changes would allow us to move from program to community-wide data sets. External data management would allow us to
share data with our public partners.
Jennie Henault, Director
of Administrative Services, provided the Board with a history of the Health
Department’s computer needs. Jennie also
gave an overview of the Information Technology (IT) department.
Jaclyn Gifford, IT
Specialist, reviewed with the Board her job responsibilities and the main
issues she has been dealing with. She
plans to educate staff on Help Desk functions in the near future.
Warren Schoonmaker, IT
Consultant, provided the Board with a list of the immediate needs and long-term
needs for servers, switches, data storage and firewalls.
After discussion, Gerald
Pees made a motion to approve the 2008 purchases listed on the Funded
Depreciation Fund 5 Year Plan and capital equipment. Alan Cowles provided the second and the
motion passed.
2009 Budget
Dan Partridge presented
the Health Department’s proposed 2009 Budget in the amount of $3,470,707 for
submittal to the City and County. After
discussion, Alan Cowles made a motion to approve the proposed 2009 Budget to be
submitted to the City and County. Gerald
Pees provided the second and the motion passed.
Food Service Contract
Dan
Partridge reported that Andrew Stull, Environmental Health Specialist, has been
verified by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and is now able to
perform food inspections in
NACCHO Grant
Dan
Partridge reviewed with the Board the timeline and budget for the National
Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Quality
Improvement/Accreditation Demonstration site grant totaling $15,000. Dan stated the Assessment Tool would be
completed on April 23, 2008, with the online completion due by May 15,
2008. Dan Partridge requested the Board
authorize him to proceed with the execution of a consultant contract not to
exceed $8,000. Gerald Pees made a motion
to authorize Dan Partridge to execute a contract with a consultant not to
exceed $8,000. Paul Liechti provided the
second and the motion passed.
Director’s Report
1.
As part of
the Strategic Plan,
2.
Dan
Partridge stated the Board of County Commissioners will have a Study Session on
May 5, 2008, at 8:30 am to discuss the
3.
Dan
Partridge reported that the Trust for
Other New Business
1.
The Board
signed a letter of recognition for Trish Unruh congratulating her on 5 years of
service.
2.
The next regularly
scheduled Health Board meeting will be Monday, May 19, 2008.
ADJOURNMENT
The
meeting was adjourned on a motion by Alan Cowles and a second by Gerald Pees.
Respectfully submitted,
Dan Partridge,
Secretary
Present: Donna Bell
Alan Cowles
Paul Liechti
Gerald Pees
Ex Officio: Dan Partridge
Other: Jennie Henault
Colleen Hill
Lisa Horn
Charlotte Marthaler
Jaclyn Gifford
Warren Schoonmaker