Health District Task Force Findings and Recommendations

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Minutes for the meeting of 13 January 2005:

The meeting was called to order at 5:10 PM in the Norwalk Health Department meeting room.

Members Present:

Ms. Betty Karkut Ms. Cheryl Jones Mr. Ken Lalime
Mr. James Cole Dr. Edward Tracey, MD Mr. John Laird
Mr. Richard McQuaid Mr. Tim Callahan, MPH Ms. Jeanette Olmstead-Sawyer
Dr. David Reed, MD, MPH

Thomas G. Berstene, Facilitator

Missing was, Ms. Carol McDonald

The minutes from the 2 December and 16 December meetings were reviewed.
The motion to accept the minutes of the 2 December meeting was made by Mr. Ken Lalime and seconded by Ms. Cheryl Jones. Motion approved
The motion to accept the minutes of the 16 December meeting was made by Mr. Ken Lalime and seconded by Ms. Cheryl Jones. Motion approved.

The first order of business was to review the proposed services to be provided by the Health District. Tim Callahan pointed out that all non-public health services will stay within the City of Norwalk’s government with the exception of the Family Care Grant, which will be maintained by the Health District for the remaining two years of the grant. Dr. David Reed reported that the Nursing Visit program in New Canaan will be placed under their Social Services Department.

In the discussion on the services, a block on the diagram was added to reflect the need for Salon/Barbershop inspections.

A motion was made to accept the proposed services was made by Ms. Karkut and seconded by Mr. Richard McQuaid. The motion carried.

Following the discussion on services, the proposed budget was presented by Tim Callahan. A discussion followed and Mr. Callahan and Dr. Reed answered several questions. The decision on the budget was placed on the agenda for the 27 January meeting. The details on the budget are contained in the attached slide presentation handout.

Dr. Reed then presented the proposed marketing plan requested by the team. Dr. Reed stated that there were several meeting in both communities that would require the support of the Team and that they should be prepared to answer questions by community leaders, citizens and the press. The plan was discussed and Mr. Ken Lalime moved to accept the plan and was seconded by Mr. Richard McQuaid. The motion carried.

Action Steps:
· All members were requested to review the budget proposal for the next meeting.
· A report of findings and recommendations is being prepared for the team to consider at the next meeting.
· Draft By-Laws and sample resolutions are being prepared for the meeting to give the group an idea of the structure of the Health District.

Next Meeting is on 27 January 2005 and will be facilitated by Ms. Chris Parliman and Mr. Tom Berstene. The meeting will be held in the New Canaan Town Hall Board Room.