HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-29-1989 Board of Health MinutesBOARD OF HEALTH.
June 29, 1989
The monthly meeting of the Plainview -Hale County Health District
`Board of Directors was called to order by Board Chairman Lanny
Voss at 12:30 P.M. at the Goldern Corral Steakhouse, June 29,
1989.
Those attending were: Chairman Lanny Voss, Vice Chairman Dorothy
Tilson, Director Anthony A. Lyons, M.D., Administrator Mary Lou
Truesdale, R.N., H.P.S.I, City Manager Jim Jeffers, Lewellen
Hooper, Nina Morris, Kit Linton, M.D.,, Mary Bublis, M.D. and
Dr. Gary Abercrombie. Also present were Attorney Ben Linton,
special guest Bill Mitchell, M.S.II and Secretary Billie Stande-
fer.
Chairman Voss asked the Board to review the minutes of the last
meeting, and after corrections were made, the minutes were approv-
ed.
Attention was called to the Expenditure Report for approval and a
decision to pay current bills. After a brief discussion, and a
motion by Dorothy Tilson and second to that motion by Dr. Linton,
the Board, members voted to pay current bills.
Following the agenda, the Chairman called for Dr. Lyons' report.
Dr. Lyons stated that the Department was "running smoothly" des-
pite a Staff shortage of one Registered Nurse and one Nurse Aide.
He declared the state of health in the County was in good shape,
with sore throat and gastro enteritis as background illnesses.
Chairman Voss then asked for Mrs. Triiesdale'sc report. Mrs. Trues -
dale shared with the Board Members the fact that the Department
had received a refund check in the amount of $ 702.00 from the
Mouser Insurance Agency for overpayment of 1988 insurances. She
stated the check has already been sent to the City Offices. She
mentioned that she was still searching for a Registered Nurse and
Nurse Aide. In relating the experience of the Jury Trial in Court,
(Justice of the Peace), concerning the "grey water" on 34th Street,
she stated that this was a different experience to any she'd had in
twenty years in the Department. She felt that, at this time, the
Jury understood that the situation was one in which the Department
was acting for the good of the Community as a whole and the outcome of
the trial was a positive one for the Department. It was established
that the persons involved in the charge were in violation of State
Ordinance.
Mrs. Truesdale stated, in referring to Budget matters, that in the
proposed budget there was a "Capital Outlay" allotment of $ 5,000.00;
however, it was not clear what the Capital Outlay figure was for.
She said she would ask for clarification on this. She stated there
was also an opportunity to request equivilent funds from Community
and Rural Health Division of Texas Department of Health. She shared
that she had asked, under this request, for a Computer for the Depart-
ment. Her understanding was that this request had been received by
the Program Director, and that the Program Director was pleased with
this request.
When Board Members were given an opportunity by Chairman Voss
to present questions to either Dr. Lyons or Mrs.Truesdale, Jim
Jeffers asked if the "grey water problems" would be reported
to the City or the Health Department. It was established that
the problems would be reported to Michelle Cammann, R.S.,
Sanitarian. The plan is for the Meter Readers to notify the
household of the problem_, giving them a chance to correct the
problem, then notify the Health Department so that they might
see to it that the problem is corrected.
A brief discussion of the Water System in Seth Ward followed
Mrs. Truesdale's report.
There was a motion made for an excused absence for Donna Womble,
R.N. and Dr. C.L. Busby;- with the motion by Dr.- Mary Bublis
and a second to this motion b.y Dr. Abercrombie, an excused
absence for these Board Members was granted.
The Chairman then adjourned the meeting.
Billie Standefer
Secretary