Meeting Minutes
Date: September 25, 2013 - Place: CHD - Health & Human Services Bldg. LDR
Classroom
Presiding: Carlos Wise MD
Attending Members: Ms. Judy Tucker for Mayor, Mr. David Arrington for City
Manager, William DeNamur DMD, Rajinder Chhokar MD, Ms. Yasmin Cathright,
Ravindra Agarwal, MD
Others Present: Beverley A. Townsend MD, Ed Saidla, Joanne Strickland, Jerome
Deal, Brenda Forman, Sheila Mayfield, Shondell Duncan, MPH student with
Benedictine University, Carol Popwell, Secretary
Agenda Topic Discussion Decision Responsibility
I. Call to order Dr. DeNamur called the Columbus Board of Health to order at 1:00pm.
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II. Approval of Minutes Dr. DeNamur asked if there were any questions or comments on
the previous minutes received (August 28, 2013).
Dr. DeNamur asked for a motion to approve the minutes. A motion was made by
Dr. Chhokar, seconded by Ms. Cathright and approved by all members present.
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III. District Health Director?s Report Dr. Wise arrived and called on Dr. Townsend to
give the Director?s Report;
1. We are focusing on providing Flu vaccinations to the community
2. Vital Records satellite office opened this past month, things are going well
3. Thank you for your service to Public Health
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IV. Financial Report Dr. Wise called on Joanne Strickland to present the financial
report to the Board. Ms. Strickland presented the following;
1. Written copy of the financial report and overview provided.
2. FY14 budget is $5,636,053, no revisions at this time.
3. Expenses are $850,306.84 - compared to this time last year we have saved
$4,262.93.
4. Fees collected are $297,402.03, which is an increase of $13,175.92 from same
time last year.
5. The write offs remain the same; per Federal guidelines we can only do write
offs every 15 months.
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Dr. Wise asked the source of the increase.
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Ms. Strickland responded; Private Insurance, Vital Records and Environmental
Health all impact the increased revenue.
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V. Program Reports
Dr. Wise asked if there were any Program Reports.
1) Sheila Mayfield, presented information on Nursing Program;
a) Wal-Mart clinics are going well; we were visited by a representative from
Wal-Mart?s home office. He was impressed with our interaction with Wal-Mart
customers and our event set up.
b) October 2nd we will begin visiting local schools to provide flu vaccine for
students, teachers and for the 1st time their families.
c) We have provided outreach services to some local businesses as well.
d) We have a limited supply of High Dose Flu Vaccine; we are looking into
providing a Drive-Thru Flu clinic specifically for citizens 65 + years of age.
2) Jerome Deal, presented information on the Environmental Health Program for
Shawn Taylor;
a) Fee collections are going better than expected, local establishments are
mailing their annual payments in a timely manner. We are continuing with our
routine inspections.
b) Last week with the assistance of City Government, one of our local motel
conditions had deteriorated to the point we could no longer provide a permit to
remain open to the public.
3) Brenda Forman, presented information on the WIC Program;
a) WIC is currently handing out a cookbook designed specifically for kids.
b) WIC is active in providing Outreach services in the community. One of the
largest right now is Head start.
c) As of October 1, WIC clinic will open at 7:30 am and close at 6 pm; Monday ?
Friday. Saturday clinic beginning January 1, 2014 will open at 8:00 am and
close at 1:00 pm.
d) We have approx. 9,000 clients for the Columbus clinic and approx. 2,000 at
Ft. Benning.
4) Pam Fair, presented information on EP, Safe Kids and Public Information;
a) EP - we have been busy with a new Outreach for media with PMB Broadcast
Radio, we get 1 hour of airtime every other week.
b) PIO ? has been very busy putting out information on Flu and Pertussis.
Feedback from local media affiliates, see Public Health as a resource in the
community and come to us for information on a wide range of topics.
c) Safe Kids ? is very busy; we are back out into the elementary schools
educating children on the importance of using a booster seat. We have
partnered with Hollywood Connection as the distribution center for the parents
to come in; get educated as well and purchase a booster seat for $5.00.
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Mr. Arrington expressed appreciation to the Health Department for their
assistance.
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VI. New Business
Dr. Wise called on Ed Saidla to present to the Board. Mr. Saidla presented the
following;
1. The last vehicle replaced by CHD was in 2008. We have a 1998 truck
utilized by the Vector Control program that needs to be replaced. We would
like to request the purchase of a 2014 Ford F150 which will be utilized by the
Vector Control Program. Price $17,516 - purchased through Allen Vigil Ford
Dr. Wise asked for a motion to approve the purchase of the 2014 Ford F150. A
motion was made by Dr. Chhokar seconded by Dr. DeNamur and approved by all
members present.
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VII. Adjourned
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