Galion Board of Health Meeting

See attached Health Commissioner Report.

See attached Environmental Health Team Report.

See attached Nursing Team Report.

Contracts that were entered into by the Health Commissioner:

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

Motion to approve the May 2023 Fiscal Reports.
Roll Call Vote Needed
Burgin_____  Flick_____ Matney_____Moran_____ 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.

The Auditor's Office is working on closing out the month of June. If this is completed before the BOH meeting, we will send out the June 2023 Fiscal report as soon as it is available. If it is not ready for this month's BOH meeting, it will be on the agenda for the next BOH meeting and will be distributed as soon as it is available.

The tires on the city car have been deflating faster than normal. When Donley Ford reviewed the tires, they said the tires were defective. A mechanic said air is leaking from the sidewalls, and he hadn't seen this kind of issue in tires in his nearly 50 years of work. They have been working with the tire manufacturer to get four replacement tires. 

Motion to adopt Resolution #2023-168 to set an environmental health fee for proctoring a food protection manager certification exam, as per attachment.
Roll Call Vote Needed
Burgin_____  Flick_____ Matney_____Moran_____ Yocum_____    
Passed          Failed

Motion to approve the attached contract for school nursing services for the 2023-2024 school year between Galion City Health Department and Galion City School District, pending approval from legal counsel.
Roll Call Vote Needed
Burgin_____  Flick_____ Matney_____Moran_____ Yocum_____    
Passed          Failed

Will send this out on Monday.

Discussion on possibly changing the time and/or day of the BOH meeting. For example, would 4:30 work better than 5:00?

Roll Call Vote Needed
Burgin_____  Flick_____ Matney_____Moran_____ Yocum_____    
Passed          Failed

Motion to approve the 2023 VFC Fee Schedule policy, per attachment. This policy needs to be updated every year.

Roll Call Vote Needed
Burgin_____  Flick_____ Matney_____Moran_____ Yocum_____    
Passed          Failed

Motion to approve the 2023 Time of Service Fee Schedule policy, per attachment. This policy needs to be updated every year.

Roll Call Vote Needed
Burgin_____  Flick_____ Matney_____Moran_____ Yocum_____    
Passed          Failed

Motion to approve the 2023 Fee Schedule for vaccines policy, per attachment. This policy needs to be updated every year.

Roll Call Vote Needed
Burgin_____  Flick_____ Matney_____Moran_____ Yocum_____    
Passed          Failed

Motion to approve the 2023 Fee Schedule for updated prices on vaccines, effective immediately. There is a $15 upcharge on the cost of the vaccines (as shown in the 2023 Fee Analysis), and then the price is rounded up to the nearest dollar. An attachment called 'Old Fee Schedule' shows the current prices and the comparison to the proposed prices in the 2023 Fee Schedule. The prices of some vaccines increased while others decreased.

Roll Call Vote Needed
Burgin_____  Flick_____ Matney_____Moran_____ Yocum_____    
Passed          Failed

Motion to approve the triage policy, per attachment. This policy reflects the changes from Medisoft to CureMD, which is our Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system.

Roll Call Vote Needed
Burgin_____  Flick_____ Matney_____Moran_____ Yocum_____    
Passed          Failed