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1998-09-17 ... ....' BEVERLY BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING - SEPTEMBER 17, 1998 ~- ~ · MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:40 A.M. AT THE BEVERLY SENIOR., C,I~IZ~N 90 COLON STREET. MEMBERS PRESENT DR. FRA S. CA a0NEj' ' R]', C IRMAN; NORMAN C · SPECTOR, ESQUIRE, VICE-CHAIRMAN; JOANNE LECLERC, R.N.; THOMAS SCULLY', DEPARTMENT HEAD; JOSEPH A. REAl, E, R.S., INTERIM DIRECTOR. MINUTES FROM AUGUST 20, 1998 MEETING WERE APPROVED WITH THE ADDITION OF "TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS" TO THE LAST STATEMENT. JOANNE LECLERC, PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE REVIEHED I4ITH THE BOARD THE RABIES EXPOSURE INCIDENT HANDLED BY THIS DEPARTMENT. MRS. LECLERC STATED THREE PEOPLE WERE EXPOSED AND RECEIVED RABIES VACCINE. SHE ALSO REVIEWED WITH TEE BOARD THE MOST RECENT REPORT BEING HANDLED HAS AN INVOLVEMENT WITH A HOUNDED SKUNK. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT INFORM THE INDIVIDUAL OF CORRECT HANDLING PROCEDURES. MRS. LECLERC MENTIONED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL~S DOG ALSO CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SKUNK. THE INDIVIDUAL DID RECEIVE THE SERIES OF SHOTS. MRS, LECLERC EXPRESSED THE NEED FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BE TRAINED IN CORRECT HANDLING PROCEDURES, IN THE ABSENCE OF THE ANIMA~ CONTROL OFFICER. IN ANOTHER CASE, A FAMILY PET~S INVOLVE- MRNT WITH A RABID RACCOON WAS NOTED ON A REPORT AND THAT VACCINE I4AS NOT I~ARRKNTED. MRS. LECLERC SUGGESTED THAT SOMEONE SHOULD SEND A MEMO TO PUBLIC SAFETY SUGGESTING TRAINING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON PROPER HANDLING PROCEDURES. MRS. LECLERC DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD THAT THE PUBLIC SCHOOL NURSES ARE NOT DOING TB BUT THE BOARD OF HEALTH IS SUPPLYING PPD TO THE SCHOOLS. EMPLOYEES ARE BEING SENT TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH OFFICE. THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT STATED TO HER THAT SYRINGES ARE TOO COSTLY. SHE. ASKED THE BOARD IF A MEMO COULD BE SENT TO THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT SAYING THE BOARD OF HEALTH WOULD SUPPLY SYRINGES IF NEEDED. MR. SCULLY INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE PHYSICIAN IS CONTRACTED TO MONITOR SCHOOL PROGRAMS SUCH AS ATHLETICS AND THAT HE I4OI/LD INFORM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE BOARD~S LACK OF RESOUKCES. DR. CARBONE STATED THAT IT WAS NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY. MRS. LECLERC DISCUSSED I/ITH THE BOARD THAT THE FLU VACCINE ORDERED CANNOT BE DELIVERED UNTIL AFTER OUR SCHEDULED CLINIC ON OCTOBER 3. THE STATE VACCINE WOULD BE USED. SHE EXPLAINED THAT SHE CONSULTED WITH DR. MARTINEZ TO DRAW UP THE VACCINE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM RN STUDENTS. MR, REALE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE COMPANY I4HICH THE VACCINE WAS ORDERED FROM TOLD MRS, LECLERC THEY COULD SEND ORDER OUT ON SEPTEMBER 15 AND THE ORDER WAS PLACED IN JUNE. MR. REALESHOWED THE BOARD THE PROJECT RAP CONTRACT AGREEMENT THAT WAS SENT TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. DR. CARBONE SAID THIS WAS A MAYORAL PREROGATIVE AND TO SUBMIT THE LETTER TO THE MAYOR~S SECRETARY AND FOR MR. REALE TO CONTACT PROJECT RAP TO LET THEM KNOW THE AGREEMENT WAS GIVEN TO THE MAYOR. 1,1R. REALE SHOWED THE BOARD MEMBERS THE LETTER SENT TO LAINE CHASE ORDERING HIM TO UPGRADE HIS FAILING CESSPOOL, MR. REALE SHOWED THE BOARD MEMBERS HIS REPORT INVOLVING THE INVESTIGATION INTO AREPORTED FOOD.ILLNESS AT KINGS GRANT AND DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD THE CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS. EiR. CARBONE ASKED MR. KEALE WHY KINGS GRANT WAS PERbflTTED BY THE CITY OF BEVERLY. ~[R. REALE STATED THAT THE CITY OF BEVERLY HAS BEEN PERMITTING THE RESTAURANT FOR ~c. OME 20 YEARS. MR. REALE STATED THAT IN THE PAST BOTH THE TOVal~ OF DANVERS AND 7~aE CITY OF BEVERLY WOULD 1NSPECT THE KINGS GRANT AND THAT IN THE PAST FEW YEARS ONLY THE CITY OF BEVERLY HAS BEEN INSPECTING THEM. DR. CARBONE INSTRUCTED MR. REALE TO ASK STEPHEN JONES WHERE THE BEVERLY LINE IS LOCATED AND THAT THIS ISSUE WOULD BE DISCUSSED AT A LATER DATE. ~[R. REALE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD THAT INDEPENDENCE PARK WAS CLOSED ON FRIDAY, -~,EPTI~ER 4, 1998 DUE TO ELEVATED COLIFORM LEVELS FROH WATER TESTING DONE ON I;EPTEHBER 3. MR. EEALE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE BEACH WAS RE-OPENED ON · ~',EPTEMBER 10, 1998. MR. SCULLY ASKED MR. REALE 1F HE ENEW wa}IAT CAUSED THE HIGH I,ACTERIA LEVELS FOR WEST BEACH. MR. KEALE STATED THAT HE I4AS NOT SURE BUT THAT THERE ARE SEPTIC SYST!~ AROUND WEST BEACH. DR. CARBONE ASKED ABOUT TESTIN[: THE SYSTEH. AT WEST BEACH. 14R. SPECTOR ASKED ABOUT DOING A DYE TEST OR I;UGGESTING THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE THEIR SYSTEM INSPECTED. MR. SCULLY SUGGESTED ~.~AT WE PUT SOMETHING IN WRITING. HR. SPECTOR SUGGESTED THAT WE MENTION THE FACT ]iF THEY E{AIT UNTIL NEXT SPRING TO INVESTIGATE, IT MAY NOT PERMIT ADEOUATE TLME TO NAKE ANY REPAIRS IF NECESSARY. )JR. REALE REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD THE COMPLIANCE CHECK REPORTS FROM THE TOBACCO (:ONTROL FOR L* IL PEACH AND THE CORRESPONDING LETTER TO BE SENT ON BEHALF OF THE I~OARD. MR. SPECTOR SUGGESTED ADDING TO THE LETTER THE URGENCY OF APPROPRIATE I,q)UCATION OF THEIR CLERKS AND TO DEVELOP A WRITTEN PLAN OF ACTION. THE BOARD I'~WIEWED THE AGREEMENT DEVELOPED FOR THE COASTAL NORTH SHORE BOARDS OF HEALTH TOBACCO CONTROL COLLABORATE AND AUTHORIZED MR. REALE TO SIGN THE FORM. THE ]~OARD ADDRESSED SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING TO GET INPUT ON SMOKING. NR. REALE }fENTIONED TO THE BOARD THAT HE ATTENDED THE QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE TOBACCO (:ONTROL COLLABORATIVE. THE BOARD STATED THAT THEY DID NOT WANT THE COLLABORATIVE TO ESTABLISH RULES AND .REGULATIONS FOR THIS DEPARTMENT. MR. REALE INFORMED THE ]~OARD THAT THE COs,T_~aORATIVE IS GOING TO MEET WITH EACH BOARD OF ~LTH TO . DISCUSS HOW THEY CAN SERVE EACH DEPARTMENT~S NEEDS. 1~. BEALE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD THAT HE SENT OUT THE LETTERS TO CAMP MITCHMAN ~uND SUNOCO. THE BOARD ASKED THAT MR. REALE LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE $200.00 ]~INE ASSESSED TO SUNOCO. THE BOARD INSTRUCTED MR. REALE TO SET A DATE FOR LATE OCTOBER OR EARLY NOVEHBER FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON SMOKING. ltK. SCULLY INFORMED THE. BOARD THAT JUDY BALBONI WAS APPOINTED AS ADMINISTRATIVE ~USSISTANT. THE BOARD APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT. ME. SGULLY INFORMED THE BOARD :[HAT WILLIAH BURKE WAS APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR OF HEALTH. THE BOARD APPROVED THE ~PPOINTMENT. ME. SPECTOR HOTIONED TO COMMEND MR. REALE FOR A GOOD JOB AS INTERIM DIRECTOR. I~R. SCULLY INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS ASKED THE MAYOR FOR A PAY RAISE FOR MR. REALE. THE BOARD AGREED WITH A PAY RAISE. LYDIA DOHERTY BRIEFLY DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD ABOUT STARTING THE NEW PROGRAM AT '.[HE DENTAL CLINIC. THE BOARD INSTRUCTED MRS. DOHERTY TO IIeLEMENT THE PROGRAM. l~RS. DOHERTY ASKED THE BOARD ABOUT BEING COMPENSATED FOR THE EXTRA WORK. THE ]IOARD INSTRUCTED MRS. DOHERTY TO DISCUSS THIS WITH MR. SCULLY, DEPARTI~T HEAD. ;J:~ A.M I~OURNED. ,~RECT~i~ R.S.