Galion Board of Health Meeting

Galion City Health Department
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 - 5:00pm - 6:30pm

    1. Call to Order

    Time meeting called to order:__________.


    2. Approval of Consent Agenda

    Motion to approve the consent agenda for December 13, 2022, as presented by: _______________ Second by: _______________ Abstentions: _______________
    Roll Call Vote Needed
    Burgin_____  Moran_____  Sterling_____  Wildenthaler_____  Yocum_____   
    Passed          Failed
    *Note any consent agenda items to be removed, if necessary.


    2.1 Health Commissioner Report

    See attached Health Commissioner Report.


    2.2 Environmental Health Team Report

    See attached Environmental Health Team report.


    2.3 Nursing Team Report

    2.4 Reproductive Health & Wellness Team Report

    See attached Reproductive Health & Wellness Team report.


    2.5 Contracts

    See attached contract that was entered into by the Health Commissioner.


    2.6 Board of Health Continuing Education (ORC 3701.342)

    Reminder to BOH members that two (2) hours of continuing education are required to be completed each calendar year, per ORC 3701.342.
    Verification sheets (attached), and copies of certificates (if applicable) need to be submitted to Health Commissioner.  There is an applicable training on Sunshine Laws (very good for new members) available virtually at the following link: 
    https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Legal/Sunshine-Laws/Sunshine-Law-Training
    Kent State College of Public Health has created additional learning modules to assist local boards of health meet their two-hour annual continuing education requirements. Access all of the learning modules here: https://www.kent.edu/publichealth/local-boards-health-continuing-education-lectures


    3. Approval of the Agenda

    Motion to approve the agenda for December 13, 2022, as presented by: _______________ Second by: _______________ Abstentions: _______________
    Roll Call Vote Needed
    Burgin_____  Moran_____  Sterling_____  Wildenthaler_____  Yocum_____             
    Passed          Failed
    *Note any items removed from the consent agenda to be added, if necessary.


    4. Approval of Board of Health Meeting Minutes

    Motion to approve the November 15, 2022, GCHD Board of Health meeting minutes as presented by________________________ Second by___________________________
    Roll Call Vote Needed
    Burgin_____  Moran_____  Sterling_____  Wildenthaler_____  Yocum_____             
    Passed          Failed


    5. Approval of Fiscal Reports

    Motion to approve the November 2022 Fiscal Reports as presented by: _______________ Second by: _______________ Abstentions: _______________
    Roll Call Vote Needed
    Burgin_____  Moran_____  Sterling_____  Wildenthaler_____  Yocum_____                
    Passed          Failed
    *If the Auditors Office has not closed out the month in time for finance reports to be completed, they will be provided at the next BOH meeting.


    6. Reports

    6.1 PHAB Accreditation

    Jason and Lisa are meeting bi-weekly to continue working on accreditation requirements. Jason also spoke with Sara for more than two hours about remaining requirements. She said most of the requirements are relatively superficial fixes that won't take too long.

    After the November 2022 BOH meeting, Jason continued to work on the survey and significantly improved it. Andy also provided valuable feedback and guidance on that, too. It was sent out successfully in the utility bills, Galion Inquirer (print and digital) Chamber of Commerce, GCHD social media and website, and patrons are also invited to complete the survey during the month of December.
     


    6.2 New free clinic and/or health fair proposed for April 2023

    A nurse practitioner from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center spoke with Jason about coming to Galion to establish a free health clinic and/or put together a free health fair day in Galion in April 2023. She said, "I feel that the community would highly benefit from the services that we could provide and improve patients' quality of life...I can rally some medical staff including nurses, students and practitioners that would be able to volunteer their time. Some things we could provide: basic health screenings, cancer surveillance, smoking cessation, simple wound care, diabetic education, an exercise class as well as nutrition education, etc. We could also utilize this time to establish relationships and connect patients to appropriate resources and referrals for your Health Department. I have also reached out to several grocery stores to ask for a partnership to offer free vegetables/groceries to patrons that decide to come to the proposed health fair..."

    Jason responded to express interest and to schedule a time to discuss this further.


    6.3 Grant funding updates

    In November 2022, the BOH approved a request for staff to apply for $6,200 of grant funding to help with lead poisoning prevention activities. We applied but were not awarded that grant.

    During the weekly ODH call on 12/7/22, it was announced that grant funding was officially approved by CDC for the Workforce Development grant through June 2027. More details are expected in January.


    6.4 School Contracts

    As discussed at the June 2022 BOH meeting, this item will remain on the agenda and revisited monthly to discuss updates and what can be done so GCHD can be in a place where we are ready for the Galion City School District contract again.
    Since the last BOH meeting, we continued working with the Galion Primary School and St. Joe's for the Come Home to Galion coloring page contest. A boy and girl from grades pre-K to 2nd grade from both schools were chosen as winners to ride in the carriage during the Come Home to Galion parade. Staff members chose winners during the November staff meeting.


    7. Old Business

    8. New Business

    9. Executive Session (as needed)

    Motion to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of _____________________________ by: _______________ Second by: _______________ Abstentions: _______________
    Time: __________
    Roll Call Vote Needed
    Burgin_____  Moran_____  Sterling_____  Wildenthaler_____  Yocum_____        
    Passed          Failed
    An executive session may be requested for one or more of the following matters to:
    a. consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of
    a public employee or official, or to consider the investigations of charges or complaints against a public employee, official, licensee or "regulated individual"; unless the person being investigated of charges or complaints requests a public hearing;
    b. consider the purchase or sale of public property if the public interest would be hurt by the premature disclosure of the information;
    c. confer with the public body's attorney for the purpose of considering disputes if a court action concerning the dispute is either pending or imminent;
    d. prepare for, conduct, or review negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees;
    e. consider matters required by federal laws, or rules, or state statutes to be kept confidential;
    f. consider specialized details of security arrangements if the information could be used for criminal
    Motion to return from Executive Session by: _______________ Second by: _______________ Abstentions: _______________
    Time: __________
    Roll Call Vote Needed
    Burgin_____  Moran_____  Sterling_____  Wildenthaler_____  Yocum_____            
    Passed          Failed


    10. Next Scheduled Board of Health Meeting & City Council Meetings

    Next Scheduled Board of Health Meeting:
    -December 13, 2022, at 5:00pm Galion City Health Department Board Room 
     
    Next Scheduled Galion City Council & Subcommittee Meetings:
    -(City Council) December 13, 2022, at 7:00pm in Council Chambers
    -(Police, Fire, Health) December 15, 2022, at 7:00pm in Council Chambers
    -(Finance) December 21, 2022, at 7:00pm in Council Chambers
    -(City Council) December 27, 2022, at 7:00pm in Council Chambers


    11. Adjournment

    Motion to Adjourn by: _______________ Second by: _______________ Abstentions: _______________
    Voice Vote Needed
    Passed          Failed
    Time meeting adjourned: __________.


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