MINUTES
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Board
CALL TO ORDER
The monthly meeting of the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Board was held Monday,
August 15, 2005. Vice Chair Carl McElwee called the meeting to order.
MINUTES
Gladys Sanders moved that the July Health Board minutes be approved. Tom Liebl provided the second and the motion passed.
IMMUNIZATION PRESENTATION
DeeAnne Schoenfeld, Immunization Charge Nurse, updated the Board on the status of the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department Immunization program.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The Health Department has approved a septic system permit for United Methodist Church. An agreement was signed indicating plans for 200 participants per service with no more than eight services per month. A diverter was installed to allow expansion of the septic system if needed.
ACTIVITY AND FINANCIAL/VOUCHER REPORTS
Tom Liebl moved that the Board accept the financial and activity reports for July. Sherri Vaughn provided the second and the motion passed.
Director’s Report
1. Cheryl Saladin has accepted the Director of Administrative Services position and will begin on Monday, August 22, 2005.
2. Charlotte Marthaler reported to the Board results of the evaluation of staff computer training that was conducted in 2002 and 2005. Results from the follow-up self assessments clearly indicate large gains in comprehension and ease of use for the majority of the staff. The overall goal of increasing the general computer knowledge of the Health Department staff was achieved. The computer training was funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
3. Charlotte Marthaler informed the Board that additional grant monies were just recently made available to local health departments through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Tobacco Use Prevention program. The Health Department would submit a proposal on behalf of the Douglas County Community Health Improvement Project (CHIP). This is a nine month grant which will run from October 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 and will require a local match of 20%. On a motion by Gladys Sanders and a second by Tom Liebl, the Board granted approval for staff to submit the grant application.
4. The Board signed a letter of recognition for Marilyn Teeter congratulating her for her ten years of service with the Health Department.
5. A meeting has been scheduled with City and Health Department representatives on August 24, 2005 at 1:00 P.M. to discuss the City budget process.
Other New Business
1. Vice Chair Carl McElwee signed the WIC grant contract for the period of 10/1/2005 to 9/30/2006 for the amount of $162,558. This twelve month contract follows a three month WIC contract that brought us in line with the Federal government’s fiscal year.
2. The next Health Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 19, 2005.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned on a motion by Sherri Vaughn and a second by Gladys Sanders.
Respectfully submitted,
Kay Kent
Secretary
Present: Tom Liebl
Carl McElwee
Gladys Sanders
Sherri Vaughn
Ex Officio: Kay Kent
Other: Paul Geisler
Charlotte Marthaler
DeeAnne Schoenfeld
Sheryl Tirol