Champaign County Board of Health met March 21.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
Call to Order
8The Champaign County Board of Health held a meeting on March 21, 2017 at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District office, 201 W. Kenyon Road, Champaign.
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM by President, Krista Jones.
Roll Call
Upon roll call, the following Board members were found to be present:
Krista Jones, President, Dr. Michael Ruffatto, Vice President, David King, David Thies, Dr. Dorothy Vura-Weis, and Bradley Clemmons. Dr. John Peterson, Secretary/Treasurer, and Julie Kumar were absent.
Also present were: Julie Pryde, CUPHD Administrator, Jim Roberts, Director of Environmental Health, and Michael Flanagan, Program Coordinator.
Approval of Agenda/Addendum
Dr. Ruffatto made a motion to approve the March 21, 2017 agenda.
Dr. Vura-Weis seconded the motion. With all in favor, the motion carried.
Approval of Minutes
David King made a motion to approve meeting minutes from November 15, 2016and December 6, 2016. Dr. Ruffatto seconded the motion. Dr. Vura-Weis suggested the meeting minutes from November 15, 2016 specify Danville where the VA Hospital was referenced on page 3. With all in favor, the motion carried.
Public Participation on Agenda Items Only
None
Correspondence and Communications
Dr. Vura-Weis addressed the Board regarding opiate deaths. Julie Pryde presented and discussed statistics related to five years of data in relation to Champaign County death records. There have been 137 saves with the naloxone program. CUPHD will be receiving a portion of a $225,000 grant to provide training on Narcan to other 44 counties. The majority of the grant will go to hospitals.
Smile Healthy
Dr. Ruffatto made a motion to receive and place on file the October, November and December 2016 SmileHealthy monthly reports. Dr. Vura-Weis seconded the motion.
With all in favor, the motion carried.
CUPHD
Dr. Vura-Weis made a motion to approve the CUPHD invoices for October, November, and December 2016 and January 2017 services. David King seconded the motion. With all in favor, the motion carried.
CUPHD Monthly Reports for November 2016 to February 2017 are available on-line. David Thies made a motion to approve and place on file the monthly reports for CUPHD. Dr. Ruffatto seconded the motion. David King noted that he did not see the reports for MCH or planning and research. With all in favor, the motion carried.
Jim Roberts presented information regarding the new Illinois Food Code. The 71 CUPHD ordinance will need to be updated and the County’s food section of their ordinance will need to be reviewed. Illinois will adopt the national model and compliance and enforcement will be at a local level. Open houses for input from food operators will be conducted during April or May with proposed ordinance changes by the end of the year. Final updates are to be in place by July 1, 2018.
Old Business
Jim Roberts reported to the Board that the Ordinance Amending Fees Under the Health Ordinance of Champaign County was deferred to the April Committee of the Whole meeting. CUPHD will be responding to questions proposed by the Board and present additional detailed information.
The State’s Attorney has been to court several times in regards to the case of raw sewage discharging on the ground in Ludlow. This has occurred at a single family residence and the tenant has been removed from the property. The property will need a new septic system prior to any future residence.
Other Business
None
Public Participation on Non-Agenda Items Only
Pattsi Petrie addressed the Board regarding the information presented on opiate 96 deaths and noted that she would like to see cross tabbing of the information. In addition, she commented on the new Illinois Food Code and has concerns over the scoring methods and the lack of policies regarding sick employees going to work.
Next Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for June 20, 2017 at 5:30 PM.
Adjournment
http://www.co.champaign.il.us/boardofhealth/Meetings/2017/170321_Meeting/170321minutes.pdf
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