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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-27-1991 Board of Health MinutesBOARD MEETING JUNE 27, 1991 The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Plainview - Hale County Health District was called to order at approximately 12:30 P.M., Thursday, June 27, 1991, at the Golden Corral Steak- house, by Board Chairman Lanny Voss. Those attending were: Lanny Voss, Dorothy Tilson, Mary Lou True- sdale, Dr. Mary Bublis, Nina Morris, Lewellen Hooper, Donna Wom- ble, Earl Brown, Dr. C.L. Busby, Dr. Kit Linton, Dr. Gary Aber- crombie, Don Dickson, and City Manager Jim Jeffers. Also present were Med student Ronnie Ford and Secretary Billie Standefer. After the minutes of the April meeting were approved, the Chair- man called for review and approval of the April and May Expendi- tures. With a motion by Dorothy Tilson and a second to this mo- tion by Donna Womble, the Board voted to approve payment of the April/May Expenditures. The Board Chairman requested a discussion of and action on the revisions of the Personnel Manual Policies, and asked Mrs Trues - dale to explain major points of this Policy revision to the Bo- ard. After a summary of the Policy revisions, Mrs. Truesdale stated working together with the City and moving forward with the Policy plans were the Department's goals. Chairman Voss asked City Manager Jim Jeffers what specific action the Board should take in regard to the Personnel Policy. Mr. Je- ffers stated " a simple motion to adopt the policy" would be adequate, and added that he recommended July 1, 1991, as the date for the policy to go into effect. Stating that all Board Members understood further points of the policy would be worked out in the near future, the Chairman ask- ed for a motion regarding accepting the policy and its effective date. Dorothy Tilson made the motion to adopt the policy; Dr. Kit Lin- ton seconded the motion. A vote by the Board carried the motion. After the vote, Mrs Truesdale requested an orientation of the policy for Department Staff and asked that Mr. Jeffers be present at the orientation to make clear any aspects of the policy that were questioned by Department Staff members. Chairman Voss moved to the next item of business on the Agenda, and asked Mrs. Truesdale to explain revisions in the Texas Depart- ment of Health Contact. Mrs. Truesdale stated the revisions would: (1) Allow the local Department to employ an additional R.N.[ Nurse III ]. (2) Allow the local Department to employ two [ 2 ] add- itional Community Service Aides. [ Aide III ]. (3) Allow the purchase of needed additional equipment for the Department. She stated that all of the revisions to the current Contact would allow the Department to better serve Plainview and all of Hale County, and asked the Board to take action to present the revis- ions of the Contract to the City Council and the Commissioners' Court for consideration. After a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the Contract revisions, the Chairman asked for a vote by the Boa- rd. Dr. Kit Linton made the motion to approve the revisions; Dr. Gary Abercrombie seconded the motion. A vote by the Board carried the motion. Dr. Mary Bublis reported cases of Strep, Sore Throat, Gastro Enteritis and Chicken Pox as Communicable Diseases currently being reported to the Department. Mrs. Truesdale reported at present no Sanitarian had joined the Staff, but explained that the new Clerk, Isabel Rodriguez, was a welcomed asset to the Department. She stated that all Clinics were being well attended. Chairman Voss extended an excused absence to Dr. Tony Loggins, introduced Med student Ronnie Ford, a guest, then adjourned the meeting. Billie Standefer Secretary