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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008/06/24 - Board of HealthBOARD OF HEALTH PROCEEDINGS June 24, 2008 Attendance: Board Members: Lynda Ring -Erickson; Ross Gallagher; Tim Sheldon Ex-Officio Board Members: Scott Hilburn, Hospital District #1 - absent; Peggy VanBuskirk, Hospital District #2; Frank Philips, Fire Commissioner; Tim LeClair, Skokomish Tribe - absent 1. Commissioner Ross Gallagher called the meeting to order at 3:31 p.m. 2. Cmmr. Sheldon/Ring Erickson moved and seconded to adopt the agenda as published. Motion carried unanimously. RE -aye; G-aye; S-aye. 3. Correspondence - None 4. Cmmr. Ring Erickson/Sheldon moved and seconded to adopt the regular meeting minutes of April 22, 2008 and joint meeting minutes of May 5, 2008 as presented. Motion carried unanimously. RE - aye; G-aye; S-aye. 5. Administrative Issues 5.1 Approval of an ordinance amending the composition of the Mason County Board of Health — Vicki Kirkpatrick, Director, went over the draft ordinance. The ordinance changes the composition of the Mason County Board of Health to include representatives from the City of Shelton Commission, Hospital Districts #1 and #2, the Fire Commissioners Association, the Squaxin Tribe, the Skokomish Tribe and all three Mason County Commissioners. The Mason County Commissioners remain the only voting members of the Board of Health. Commissioner Sheldon expressed his support of the ordinance. Commissioner Ring Erickson noted she is disappointed that the City of Shelton has not participated thus far. Cmmr. Ring Erickson/Sheldon moved and seconded to approve the ordinance amending the composition of the Mason County Board of Health. Motion carried unanimously. RE -aye; G-aye; S-aye. Ordinance 01-08 (Exhibit A) 5.2 Health Officer's Report — Dr. Yu reported that she has been looking into reopening the Child Death Review Program, a program instituted by legislature several years ago that has not been funded recently. The program is used to explore preventable child deaths. She noted that she would like to see the program expanded to include other deaths, not just child deaths. 5.3 Director Report — Vicki Kirkpatrick reported on several things happening in the Health Department: There was a very successful Point of Dispensing exercise at the fairgrounds recently. There was an update on the CDC Strategic Health Alliance grant. The department has begun work on their strategic planning process and quality improvement process. The education subcommittee of the Oakland Bay work group is planning the 2008 open house. The Annas Bay grant is closing out this month and there also may be some reduced funding for emergency management. Kim Klint was the recipient of a 2008 Health Care Champion Award. 6. Community and Family Health Issues 6.1 Women, Infant and Children's Nutrition Program (WIC) — North Mason County BOARD OF HEALTH PROCEEDINGS June 24, 2008 - PAGE 2 6.1.1 WIC information — Lydia Buchheit, Community and Family Health Manager, introduced Sue Babel from the State Department of Health and presented some statistics on the Mason County WIC programs from 2006 and 2007. 6.1.2 Update from stakeholder meeting held Wednesday, June 18, 2008 — The stakeholders meeting was postponed, however Ms. Buchheit provided a statement from Hospital District #1. They have no plans to end WIC services in the north end of the county in 2009 until another entity can take over the services. Dr. Yu asked whether the WIC participants needed to be Mason County residents to participate in Mason County's program. Ms. Babel stated that program participants just need to be state residents and gave some statistics on the number of Kitsap County residents that get services through the Mason County WIC programs. She did not have the statistics for Mason County residents using Kitsap County's WIC services. The stakeholders meeting should be rescheduled in July. 7. Environmental Health Issues 7.1 Environmental Health Waivers — Debbie Riley, Environmental Health Manager, was absent so Ms. Kirkpatrick will present the waivers to the Board at another time. 8. Public Comment — There was no public comment. There was further discussion among the Board regarding various health topics, including death statistics in the county and pharmaceutical disposal programs. 9. Adjourn - The meeting adjourned at 4:28 p.m. HEALTH OFFICER Diana T. Yu, MD ` "H Mason County H a h Officer BOARD OF HEALTH MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON ss Gallagher, air Tim Sheldon, Commissioner dtt ng Erickson ssioner i.x\ i fell- A Ordinance No. t -OY� An ordinance amending the composition of the Mason County Board of Health WHEREAS, RCW 70.05.030 allows the board of county commissioners, at its discretion, to expand of the size and composition of the board of health to include elected officials and persons other than elected officials as members so long as persons other than elected officials do not constitute a majority. WHEREAS, the Board of Mason County Commissioners believe that having elected officials representing other governments within Mason County will enrich the Mason County Board of Health through discussion of public health policy to ensure that the public health needs of the citizens of Mason County are being met. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mason County Board of Commissioners that the composition of the Mason County Board of Health shall consist of nine (9) members as follows: Three (3) elected members of the Mason County Commission One (1) elected member of the City of Shelton Commission One (1) elected member of Mason County Hospital District 1 One (1) elected member of Mason County Hospital District 2 One (1) elected member of the Mason County Fire Commissioners Association One (1) representative of the Squaxin Island Tribe One (1) representative of the Skokomish Tribe The Mason County Board of Commissioners shall be the only voting members of the Mason County Board of Health. The members of the Mason County Board of Health shall serve terms consistent with the terms of the entity they represent. Members will serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel expenses approved by the Mason County Board of Health. Passed this Z`i day of June, 2008. ATTEST: erk of the Board APP %D a OFit I 4 F04..W— Chief ' ' P eputy Prosecuting Attorney BOARD OF HEALTH MASON •UNZY, WASHINGTON ss Gallagher, Chair Tim Sheldon, Commissioner a Ring Erick, Commissioner