HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-16-1999 Board of Health MinutesBOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
SEPTEMBER 16, 1999
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Plainview -Hale County Health Department was called
to order at approximately 12:30 P.M., at Plainview Country
Club, by Board Chairman Dr. Kit Linton on September 16,
1999.
Those attending were: Dr. Kit Linton, John Castro, Cinde
Ebeling, Earl Brown, Margaret Kay, John Peck, Dr. Michael
Hinze, Rey Rosas, Dr. Ron Miller, Benny Cantwell, Earle
Mc Donough, Mike Hutcherson, Environmental Health Inspec-
tor Jack Mc Casland, City Attorney Wally Hatch, City
Manager Jim Jeffers and the secretary, Billie Standefer.
Also present were Helen Fields, Director of the Hale
County Senior Citizens' Center and Richard Porter, a
Plainview Daily Herald reporter.
After the Invocation by Dr. Michael Hinze, Chairman Linton
called for review and corrections of the minutes of the
last meeting. The minutes were approved as presented.
The Chairman then asked for approval of payment of the
expenditures for June and July, 1999. A motion by Mr.
Brown and a second to his motion allowed a vote by the
Board, which gave its approval.
Since Dr. Turner was not in attendance, Mr Castro gave
his report.
He introduced Helen Fields, a guest representing the
Senior Citizens' Center and Richard Porter from the
Daily Herald and explained to Board members that Kathy
Curry, R.N., had resigned as Nursing Administrator of
the Department.
He stated a new Nursing Administrator, Ericka Jathan,
R.N., had been named to replace Mrs. Curry, but was
not in attendance because of a previous commitment.
Mr. Castro said he had attended a meeting in Austin
studying House Resolution # 44, for the defining of
Public Health and to discuss House Bill #1676 about
the funding of childrens' health services. He stated
the funding allowed was so small .it was hardly of any
benefit. He explained the "per capita" funding, that
had been discussed earlier, had been "tabled" for now.
In discussing the letters of response to the proposal
of posting scores for Food Service Establishments, Mr.
Castro stated about 70% of the responses were against
the proposal and 30% were for it. (Copies of 'the letters
were included in each Board member's packet.)
In speaking for the Hale County Senior Citizens' Center,
Helen Fields said she felt it was a "very good idea" to
post the scores, and said she was proud of the Center's
scores, always. She explained her employees worked, every
day, to keep the services at the Center in good shape,
saying there was no way to know when the Inspector would
come by.
In the discussion that followed, Mr. Castro stated he felt
Mr Mc Casland was very fair with the scoring when he did
inspections, and Mr: Mc Donough suggested,again, that
giving a Merit Certificate to the ones with high scores
was a good idea.
Benny Cantwell said he thought Mr. Mc Casland did a good
job in inspecting the Food Services Establishments.
John Peck made a motion to make it possible to make the
public aware that Food Establishment scores could be
given to them if they called the Department. There was
no second to this motion.
After further discussion on whether or not to post scores,
City Manager Jim Jeffers stated it was the City's respons-
ibility to make the information available to the public.
He stated Mr. Peck's motion was "to educate the public as
to how they can get this information." He stated further,
if an eating establishment makes only a score of 70, a
passing score, it's still not be a threat to the public.
He commented that Channel 11 in Lubbock started the
controversy over the scores of eating establishments, and
part of it, he said, was for ratings for the Channel.
Mr. Peck was asked to make his motion again.
Margaret Kay gave a second to this motion, and the
Board voted approval.
Mr, Castro stated he had worked on the Ordinance for
Tattoo Parlors, but would have to prefect it. He stated
Tattoo Parlors are classified as beauty saloons and
both were licensed by the state. He mentioned there would
be a need to have a zoning process for them, as well.
It was established that Mr. Mc Casland would have the
responsibility of inspecting the Tattoo Parlors.
Chairman Linton extended an excused absence for Dr.
Turjrand adjourned the meeting.
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ie Stan
Secretary