HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-11-2008 Board of Health MinutesBoard of Heath Minutes
December 11th, 2008
Board Members Present: Nancy Cox, Belinda Pena, Neal Burnett,
Dr. Ruth Rector -Wright, Cinde Ebeling, Stacie Hardage, and Gaye
Lynn Balzer.
Others Present: Benny Cantwell and Katy Seals from the City of
Plainview.
Staff Members Present:
Kelli Shurbet, R.N. (Nursing Supervisor),
and Sheila Carter Secretary.
Neal Burnett called the regular scheduled meeting of the Plainview -
Hale County Board of Health meeting to order at the Unger
Memorial Library on Decemberllth, 2008 at 12:30 P.M.
First Item on Agenda: Invocation, The invocation was given by
Benny Cantwell
Second Item on Agenda: Administer Oath of Office, Neal Burnett
Administered oath of office to Gaye Lynn Balzer.
Third Item on Agenda: Approval of the August 14th, 2008 minutes.
Neal Burnett asked if there were any additions or corrections to the
minutes. Dr. Ruth -Rector Wright made a motion to approve the
minutes and Cinde Ebeling second the motion. The minutes were
approved as written with no objections.
Fourth Item on Agenda: Review of Expenditures. Neal Burnett
asked if there were any questions on the expenditures for July,
August, September, and October 2008. Cinde Ebeling ask if
employee insurance was on a January 2008 to January 2009
schedule and if the rates might go up. There were no other
questions. Neal Burnett entertained a motion to approve the
expenditures. Dr. Ruth -Rector Wright made a motion and Cinde
Ebeling second it to approve expenditures as given.
FIFTH item on Agenda: Update and discuss communicable disease
reports. Kelli Shurbet reported that there had only been 2 cases of
flu reported to date. Kelli Shurbet also reported that the STD's had
dropped off.
SIXTH Item on Agenda:
Health Department news:
Kelli Shurbet
reported that we
have
given all our flu vaccine.
The car seat
program is going
good.
Cinde Ebeling ask if all the
school's knew
about the program
that
we had car seats to give
out and Kelli
Shurbet said that
we had let all the school nurses
in the upper
grades know.
SEVENTH Item on Agenda: Discuss quality scale survey: The
quality scale survey went well we did not have any negative reports
given. Some of the surveys given out were never returned. We will
have copies of the surveys for all board members at the January
meeting.
EIGHT Item on Agenda: Other Health concerns the Board would like
to address: Neal Burnett said we had a good board and he wants all
the board members to know he would like to have there input on
things they would like to discuss.
Neal Burnett said that we would have a board meeting in January
rather than in February and proceed with meetings every other
month. This decision was made to resolve the conflict in scheduling
a December meeting.
Cinde Ebeling ask about the HK 2020 program and how that was
going.
Neal Burnett, ask if anyone knew how the lunches were at school
now. Nancy Cox said that it looks like they are serving better
lunches. Nancy Cox said that they are serving salads and more
healthy foods.
NINTH item on Agenda: Next proposed meeting: Will be January
15th, 2009.
TENTH Item on Agenda: Adjourn: Neal Burnett adjourned the
meeting after asking if there was any further business to discuss.
Sheila Carter
Secretary, Plainview -Hale County Health Department