Members Present: Commissioners: Mike Shelton, William J. Byrd and Mac McDowell; Barbara Saugen, WGH Commissioner; Patricia Cohen, Mayor of Oak Harbor, Captain Susan B. Herrold, Commanding Officer of Naval Hospital Oak Harbor, Ex Officio Member; Roger S. Case, MD, Executive Secretary to the Board.

Absent: No members were absent.

Call to Order: Commissioner Mike Shelton called this regularly scheduled session of the Island County Board of Health to order at 1:15 p.m.

Agenda: Bryan Lacy, representing Ms. Annie Raftis and Jerry Stonebridge asked that the Raftis appeal

be moved to the September 19, 2005 Board of Health meeting.

Minutes: Mayor Patty Cohen moved that the minutes for the July 18, 2005 meeting be approved as written. Commissioner Byrd seconded and the motion passed for the Chair to sign on behalf of the Board.

Advisory Board Reports:

CHAB (Community Health Advisory Board) – David Macys reported that CHAB has had only one organized meeting with the full body since June but have had many individual committee meetings continuing project work.

IC-SC (Community Health & Safety Network) – Patti Carroll reported that the IC-SC has awarded $18,400 to 5 Island County based organizations. She announced a review of the IC-SC services and programs in lieu of budgeting with funding cuts.

EHAT (Environmental Health Advisory Team) – Laurie Mosolino advised the Board that the next EHAT meeting was September 8 and the Board is always welcome to attend. The EHAT work is in the action phase concentrating on economics, education and enforcement. Work is continuing on both the "Litter Will Hurt" campaign, with an ongoing litter assessment survey, and the focus of making Island County more walkable.

1. Christopher Spitters, MD – Medical Service Consultation

Contract No. HD-13-02, Amendment No. 4

Contract Amount: $ 15,000

Amendment Amount: $ -0-

Commissioner Bill Byrd moved that Contract No. HD-13-02, Amendment 4 in the amount of $ 15,000 (Amendment Amount $ -0-) be approved. Mayor Cohen seconded. The motion passed for the Chair to sign on behalf of the Board.

 

 

 

 

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2. DSHS – Family Planning

Contract No. 0563-74327

Contract Amount: $ 86,973

Commissioner Bill Byrd moved that Contract No. 0563-74327 in the amount of $ 86,973 be approved. Barbara Saugen seconded. The motion passed for the Chair to sign on behalf of the Board.

3. Department of Ecology – Liquid Waste Revolving Loan Fund

Mayor Patty Cohen moved that Contract No. L0300008, Amendment No. 1 in the amount of $390,000 (Amendment amount $90,000) be approved. Barbara Saugen seconded. The motion passed for the Chair to sign on behalf of the Board.

Health Department Report: Tim McDonald, Health Services Director, distributed the Washington WIC 2004 Annual Report to the Board which references 15,968 WIC referrals in Island County in 2004. He also related a success story in communicable disease, the core of public health. The rabies program is the responsibility of the Environmental Health staff and they had recently successfully managed a case of human contact with a bat which tested positive for rabies.

Public Input or Comments: There were no public comments.

Adjourn: There being no further business, Commissioner Shelton adjourned the meeting at 2:10 p.m. The next regularly scheduled Board of Health will be on September 19, 2005.

Submitted:_______________________________________________

Roger S. Case, MD, Executive Secretary to the Board

Minutes approved this 19^th day of September 2005

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Mike Shelton, Board Chair