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MINUTES OF BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING - April 5, 1978
Present
Mr. George Chadwick, Chairman, Dr. James Furr, Mr. R. E. Carter,
Mr. Deother Melvin, Mrs. Vivian Wright, Mrs. Roma Lee Hall,
Mr. J. R. Reaves, Dr. Murray Seidel and Attorney James Fox
Absent:
Dr. William Eakins
Minutes of the March 15 and March 28 meetings were approved as presented.
WIC Program. The WIC Program was discussed and voted on at the March 28
meeting and the vote ended in a tie vote of four to four. Mr. Chadwick had
asked the board to be allowed to seek legal advice before voting. Mr. Fox,
County Attorney, was asked if a new vote should be taken at this meeting or
if only the Chairman should vote to break the tie. Mr. Fox suggested that
in view of the previous motion and the absence of one board member who
voted on the original motion that the Chairman break the tie. The Chairman
stated that after much thought he had decided to vote in favor of the WIC
Program on a one year trial basis. This makes the final vote five to four
in favor of the WIC Program.
Dr. Furr made the motion that the Board of Health operate
its entirity and not in connection with Family Resources.
seconded by Mrs. Hall and carried unanimously.
this program in
Motion was
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Charges for Yellow Fever Vaccine: Since the time charges were set by the
Board, the cost of the vaccine has increased from $3.75 per five dose vial
to $7.50 per vial. Once a vial is opened it must be used immediately,
therefore if only one person comes in for the vaccine then the rest of the
vial is wasted. Dr. Furr made the motion that we charge $7.50 per vacci-
nation. Motion was seconded by Dr. Seidel and carried unanimously.
Programs of Department The Board of Health had asked that various programs
be presented to the board to help the members know what is being done in the
department. These programs are to be brief (around 15 to 20 minutes) each
month as part of the regular meeting. It was suggested that the first
presentation be on the Maternal and Child Health Program.
Vote of Chairman: Mr. Fox explained to the Board that since the Board of
Health had not adopted Roberts Rules of Order that the Chairman could vote
along with the other board members and did not need to be put into a position
of having to break a tie.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Approved: June 7, 1978
Respectfully submitted,
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