Galion Board of Health Meeting

1. Call to Order
Mr. Tom O'Leary, Mayor, City of Galion, President
1 minutes

Minutes

7:41 a.m.


2. Approval of Agenda
Mr. Tom O'Leary, Mayor, City of Galion, President
1 minutes

Minutes

Dr. Novack announced the need to adjust the process of the agenda. In today’s meeting and future meetings, the commissioner’s report will follow the regular business. In today’s meeting, the new business item of executive session and consideration of a license holder’s status will follow the approval of the previous month’s minutes. Following the license holder consideration, the board will hear guest Pam Kalb R.N., representing Help Me Grow from Crawford County General Health District (CCGHD).

Result: Approved

Motioned: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president

Seconded: Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro temX  
Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-presidentX  
Ms. Wendy Kerr, CNP, Board MemberX  
Ms. Katelyn Strickler, Board of Health Member   

3. Approval of Minutes
Mr. Tom O'Leary, Mayor, City of Galion, President
5 minutes

Minutes

Result: Approved

Motioned: Ms. Wendy Kerr, CNP, Board Member

Seconded: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro temX  
Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-presidentX  
Ms. Wendy Kerr, CNP, Board MemberX  
Ms. Katelyn Strickler, Board of Health Member   

4. New Business
Mr. Tom O'Leary, Mayor, City of Galion, President
20 minutes

4.1 Executive Session for License Holder
Steve Novack, DO, Health Commissioner
30 minutes

Minutes

The board entered executive session at 7:43 a.m

The board exited executive session at 8:46 a.m.

 

Result: Approved

Motioned: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president

Seconded: Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro temX  
Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-presidentX  
Ms. Wendy Kerr, CNP, Board MemberX  
Ms. Katelyn Strickler, Board of Health Member   

4.2 Board License Action
Mr. Tom O'Leary, Mayor, City of Galion, President
10 minutes

Minutes

Mr. Kenneth Dye and Ms. Lisa Dye, representatives of license holder Varsity Grill, LLC were heard by the board on the question of license status. Ms. Zmuda, Director of Environmental Health presented to the board a summary of inspections at the Varsity Grill from Dec, 17, 2008 to Dec 19, 2013. She also stated that the Varsity Grill representatives had attended an administrative hearing March 5, 2012. She stated that the restaurant has recurrent critical violations, all of which have corrected. Mr. Schilling and Mr. O’Leary asked the restaurant representatives if they were willing to develop an action plan to address recurrent critical violations. Mr. Long stated he wanted the representatives have a plan that will ensure that no food-borne illness outbreak risk exists. Mr. O’Leary asked if the representatives were aware of the risk of possible loss of license. Mr. Dye stated that the inability of attaining an inspection with no critical violations was one of “execution.”

Mr. Schilling made a motion requiring Varsity Grill, LLC to present an action plan in writing that is dated and measurable by the date of the board’s special meeting, being held at Galion Community Hospital, December 20, 2013, 2-5pm. Mr. Long seconded the motion. The motion passed with yes votes from Ms. Kerr, Mr. Schilling and Mr. Long.

Result: Approved

Motioned: Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem

Seconded: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro temX  
Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-presidentX  
Ms. Wendy Kerr, CNP, Board MemberX  
Ms. Katelyn Strickler, Board of Health Member   

4.3 Help Me Grow (HMG)
Ms. Sandy Crossland, RN, Director of Nursing
15 minutes

Ms. Pam Kalb from CCGHD will present HMG

Minutes

Ms. Pam Kalb, R.N. addressed the board for an informational purpose. She said that HMG is aimed at first time mothers in poverty. The program emphasizes parents as teachers and screening for developmental milestones. HMG utilizes individualized family service plans and individualized educational plans designed to assist children in attaining educational goals earlier than they otherwise would. Additional services may be provided through the Healthy Families program.


4.4 MOU renewal with Ohio Manufactured Homes Commission
Ms. Stephanie Zmuda, RS, Director of Environmental Health
5 minutes

Minutes

Result: Approved

Motioned: Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem

Seconded: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president


4.5 Application for OPHP Grant
Ms. Sandy Crossland, RN, Director of Nursing

Minutes

Result: Approved

Motioned: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president

Seconded: Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem


4.6 Renewal of MOU with Ohio Department of Health for Hepatitis C Screening-
Ms. Sandy Crossland, RN, Director of Nursing

Minutes

Result: Approved

Motioned: Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem

Seconded: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president


5. Old Business
Mr. Tom O'Leary, Mayor, City of Galion, President
20 minutes

5.1 Second Reading and Public Hearing: Resolution #2013-132. A Resolution to Establish Fees for Food Service Operations and Retail Food Establishments for the License Year 2014 and Repeal Resolution # 2013-130
Ms. Stephanie Zmuda, RS, Director of Environmental Health
5 minutes

Minutes

Result: Approved


5.2 2014 Budget Planning
Steve Novack, DO, Health Commissioner
5 minutes

update from city council: approved salaries $295,000; benefits $157,000


5.3 Administrative Hearing Process
Ms. Stephanie Zmuda, RS, Director of Environmental Health

Minutes

Result: Tabled


6. Commissioner
Steve Novack, DO, Health Commissioner
20 minutes

Minutes

Dr. Novack stated that the mission of the Galion City Health Department is To Promote and Protect the Health and Well-Being of those we Serve. He delivered a summary of the year’s progress toward the 2013 goals.

Vision Statement:

Inspire and Engage out Citizens and Community to be Optimally Healthy

Mission Statement:

To Promote and Protect the Health and Well-Being of those we Serve

Goals:

1.     Accreditation of the Galion City Health Department-

a.     Significant steps that have occurred in 2013:

                                          i.    Adopted Avita HS CHA

                                        ii.    Worked with Avita HS on what will be our Community Health Improvement Plan

                                       iii.    Rudimentary steps toward intra-office document sharing

2.     Get Galion City’s fair share of PHEP funding restored- not accomplished

 

3.     Rationalize Nursing Functions

a.     School Nursing- Hired 2 part-time nurses

b.    Immunizations-  began flu shot project analysis (to be completed Jan 2014)

c.     Access to care- Using Medicaid Administrative Claiming (ODH project) as spring-board to linking patients to care, developing funded care programs

d.    Outbreak Reporting-

                                          i.    Norovirus outbreak Feb 2013

                                        ii.    Coxsackie investigation (not an outbreak)

e.     Workforce Development and maintenance of skills-

                                          i.    BLS training

                                        ii.    Nursing CEU’s up to date

 

4.     Implement grade level food health inspections on Galion City Health Department website- substituted window inspection sticker

 

5.     Implement electronic board document system- BlueSky

 

6.     Establish secure internet section to website for posting of internal documents, forms, manuals, policies, procedures- SharePoint nor feasible this year

 

7.     Implement use of credit card for payment of services- pending

 

8.     Review, revise and convert into an editable electronic document the department personnel manual- not done

 

9.     Develop set key metrics that the department will measure and track its performance –

 

a.     Birth/death certificates

b.    Numbers of immunizations

c.     Numbers of restaurant inspections, administrative hearings, BOH license actions

d.    Numbers of nuisance requests

e.     Customer satisfaction

f.     Financial performance

g.    Vital measures:

                                          i.    Births 2013 through November

1.     Total – 347

2.     Low-weight- 17 (3 in Galion)

3.     <37 weeks – 24 (7 in Galion)

4.     Teen Births- 41 (14 in Galion)

5.     Fetal Deaths- 6 (1 in Galion)

                                         ii.    Deaths 2013 through November

1.     Total- 184

2.     Average age of Death- 78.75

3.     Top 3 Causes of death- Circulatory, Respiratory, Neoplasms

                                        iii.    1 confirmed drug overdose death in Galion for 2013, No other suspicious

                                        iv.    Reportable Diseases  November-

1.     Chlamydia- 2; YTD 29

2.     Hepatitis C, Chronic- 0; YTD 23….

3.     Gonorrhea-  1

4.     Atypical mycobacterium (non-TB)- 1

5.     Cryptosporidium- 1

 

 

10.  Develop and execute strategic goals with community organizations to deal with areas of  concern shown in Community Health Assessment Survey - done

 

11.  Communicate other major operational issues to assist the Board in understanding the organization’s business dynamics

 

a.     Server installation this weekend

b.    I will address Galion City Council Fire, Police and Health committee Wed 121813, 7 pm- open discussion…thoughts?

c.     BOH get together and 2014 planning Fri 122013, 1-4pm, Galion Hospital

d.    Sandy applied for $15k grant for accreditation 

Result: Approved


7. Monthly Bills
Mr. Tom O'Leary, Mayor, City of Galion, President
5 minutes

Minutes

Result: Approved

Motioned: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president

Seconded: Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem


8. Adjournment
Mr. Tom O'Leary, Mayor, City of Galion, President
1 minutes

Minutes

10:03 a.m.


9. Next Meeting
Mr. Tom O'Leary, Mayor, City of Galion, President
1 minutes

Jan 14, 2014

No action required