HomeMy WebLinkAboutHealth Board - Minutes - 2/13/2024Bayfield County Health Department
117 East Sixth Street - P.O. Box 403 - Washburn, WI 54891 Phone: 715/373-6109
Fax: 715/373-6307
Sara Wartman, BSN, RN, CLS
Director / Health Officer
BAYFIELD COUNTY
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
Tuesday February 13, 2024 – 5:00 PM
Present: Jeremy Oswald, Madelaine Rekemeyer, Jeffrey Silbert, Fred Strand, Mary Dougherty, Dr.
Deborah Dryer (online at 5:11 pm), Kathleen Carlson, Dr. Kathryn Stolp (5:08 pm)
Staff: Anne-Marie Coy, Amy Jarecki, Michelle Crowell
1.Call the Meeting to Order : The meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. by Chairman
Oswald.
2.Approval of December 12 , 2023, Board of Health Meeting Minutes : A motion to
approve the December 12, 2023 meeting minutes was made by Strand; motion
seconded by Rekemeyer. Motion carried.
3.Public Comment : No Public Comment.
4.Review and Possible Action Regarding the Resolution to Accept the 2023
Health Department Budget Amendments : The discussion highlighted the need
to revise the 2023 budget for the Health Department due to unanticipated grants
and costs. The speaker mentioned the specific coverage of these amendments,
including the beach monitoring and the blood drive grant adjustments.
A motion was proposed to move the Health Department budget amendments to
the full county board for the 2023 budget amendments with a recommendation for
approval.
Motion to recommend the new fee structure to the county board was made by
Dougherty and seconded by Rekemeyer. Motion carried.
5.Discussion Regarding the Upcoming 140 Review: An explanation was provided
regarding the Chapter 140 review process and its implications for the Health
Department's alignment with state statutes and programming needs. The board
discussed the upcoming full review and the importance of meeting diversity and
quarterly meeting requirements for board composition.
6.Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Environmental Health Fee
Schedule: The board reviewed proposed changes to the Environmental Health
Fee Schedule aimed at aligning charges with the cost of provided services.
Concerns about the impact of fee increases on businesses were addressed,
emphasizing the necessity for these adjustments to cover operational costs.
Bayfield County Health Department
117 East Sixth Street - P.O. Box 403 - Washburn, WI 54891 Phone: 715/373-6109
Fax: 715/373-6307
Sara Wartman, BSN, RN, CLS
Director / Health Officer
Motion to recommend the new fee structure to the county board was made by
Stolp and seconded by Dougherty; Motion carried.
7.Update on Health Department Staffing: Updates were given on new hires within
the Health Department, including the hiring of Margaret LaMothe as an
Environmental Health Specialist and Desi Niewinski as a Short Term Rental
Specialist. Their backgrounds and the expected impact of their roles were
discussed.
8.Update on Health Department Programs and Services : Extensive updates on
various health programs and services were provided, ranging from mobile health
services and vaccination efforts to opioid settlement programs and efforts to
address STI (sexually transmitted infection) rates. Challenges, such as COVID
cases reporting and vaccination hesitancy, were also discussed.
9.Discussion and Possible Action regarding 202 4 Board of Health Schedule: It
was recommended to postpone the discussion on the 2024 meeting schedule
until after the new committee is seated.
10.Committee Input : None.
11.Next Meeting Date :
Next scheduled Health Board meeting for Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 5:00 pm, in-
person in the EOC Room of the Annex Building and/or remotely via Teams or
phone-in option.
12.Adjourn : The meeting adjourned at 6:06 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Amy Jarecki
Amy Jarecki, Office Manager