06/06/1979
MINUTES OF BOARD OF HEALTH
00768
June 6. 1979
Present: Mr. J. R. Reaves. Vice Chairman. Dr. Murray Seidel. Mr. R. F.. Carter.
Mr. Deother Melvin. Mrs. Roms Lee Hall, Mrs. Vivian Wright. Mr. Richard
Reeder and Dr. Larry Neal. Joe Taylor. Attorney. was also present.
Absent: Dr. J. William Eakins
Minutes of the May 2 and May 29 meetings were approved as presented.
Hr. Reaves welcomed Dr. Finger back to the Department after his recent illness.
WIC Review: A year has passed since the beginning of the WIC program in the
Health Department. It was decided by the Board a~ the time the program was
accepted that it would be reviewed at the end of one year to see if it should
be continued. Dr. Finger. Mr. Melvin and Kathy Huson. nutritionist for the
program. all spoke in favor of keeping the program and gave statistics and
charts showing the progress of the program. After questions by various mem-
bers of the Board. Dr. Seidel made a motion that the WIC Program be approved
for a two year period and at the end of that time if its value cannot be proven
in a statistically significant fashion. the program be dropped. Hrs. Wright
suggested taking a look at it in six months. Hr. Carter made a substitute to
the motion, that instead of a two year period, the review date be in one year.
Dr. Seidel accepted the substitute by Hr. Carter. Motion was seconded and
carried. Hr. Melvin voted No.
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Ant.al Control Progr8JII: Hr. Charles Newkirk reported that the Committee had
met and worked on the ordinance. Also, Hr. Joe Taylor, Attorney, had examined
the legal aspects. Copies of the revised ordinance were given to the Bosrd.
Mr. Melvin made a motion that until members of the Board have had a chance to
study no more co_nts be made about the ordinance and that Hr. Newkirk be
asked to look at the ordinance that haa already been adopted by the County
::o.-1ssionera and see what he needs added to it to make it workable. Motion
was seconded by Dr. Seidel and carried. Mr. Taylor stated that any ordinance
or animal control would have to be adopted by the County Co_issioners.
Executive Session: Hrs. Wright made a motion that the Board go into Executive
Session. Motion was seconded and carried. After this session Hr. Reeder made
a motion that the Board move ahead with selection of a Local Health Administrator
based on the preliminary review and acceptance of the job description and to
start a review of the registry. Motion seconded by Mr. Melvin and carried.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
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