CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
H1N1 Community Planning Team
The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department is coordinating a community effort to develop plans related to potential vaccination of the public this fall in response to the H1N1 flu. The Community Planning Team consists of individuals representing many sectors of the community. The City of Lawrence is represented by Captain Dan Ward, representing law enforcement; Division Chief Eve Tolefree, representing Fire/Medical; and Diane Stoddard, Assistant City Manager. Additionally, the City of Lawrence is working on the development of a pandemic flu plan in the event that a pandemic flu event affects the community and the city workforce. Staff is also planning to attend the Governor’s H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Summit later this month.