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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHealth Board - Minutes - 6/18/2024Bayfield County Health Department 117 East Sixth Street - P.O. Box 403 - Washburn, WI 54891 Phone: 715/373-6109 Fax: 715/373-6307 Anne-Marie Coy, REHS/RS, MPHc Director of Public Health/Health Officer Healthy people, communities and environment for a superior Bayfield County. BAYFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING Tuesday June 18, 2024 – 5:00 PM Present: Jan Lee, Madelaine Rekemeyer, Jeff Olsen, Fred Strand, Mary Dougherty, Kathleen Carlson, Dr. Kathryn Stolp Staff: Anne-Marie Coy, Amy Jarecki, Pete Morrissette 1.Call the Meeting to Order : The meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. by Rekemeyer. 2.Approval of May 14, 2024, Board of Health Meeting Minutes: A motion to approve the May 14, 2024 meeting minutes with the spelling correction was made by Strand; motion seconded by Dougherty. Motion carried. 3.Discussion and Possible Action to Accept the Resignation of Dr Deborah Dryer as the curre nt Medical Advisor: Anne-Marie Coy, Health Department Director shared that Dr Deborah Dryer had been the voluntary medical director of the Health Department for twelve (12) years and all through the Covid pandemic. Motion to accept the resignation of Dr. Deborah Dryer as Medical Advisor was made by Stolp; seconded by Lee. Motion carried. 4.Discussion and Possible Action to Appoint Dr. K athryn Stolp as the new Medical Advisor : Dr. Kathryn Stolp has a very strong Public Health background and is employed part time at the Red Cliff Clinic. She has experience with people with disabilities and the LGBTQ community. Motion to forward to the County Board Chair with the recommendation to appoint Dr. Kathryn Stolp for the Medical Advisor to the Health Board was made by Strand; seconded by Dougherty. Motion carried. 5.Discussi on and Possible Ac tion to A pprove Board of Health Committee Reassignments and New Assignm ents: Coy stated Kathleen Carlson, Board of Health member, has indicated that she would be willing to serve on the Board of Health as a committee member for another one (1) year term. There have not been any applicants from Red Cliff to fill the other vacant committee member position. Motion to reappoint Kathleen Carlson as committee member for a one (1) year term was made by Olsen; seconded by Lee. Motion carried. 6.Discussion and Possible Action to ac cept the Res olution in Recognition of Dr. Deborah Dryer ’s years of ser vice as Medical Director: Coy shared the Bayfield County Health Department 117 East Sixth Street - P.O. Box 403 - Washburn, WI 54891 Phone: 715/373-6109 Fax: 715/373-6307 Anne-Marie Coy, REHS/RS, MPHc Director of Public Health/Health Officer Healthy people, communities and environment for a superior Bayfield County. resolution in recognition of Dr. Dryer. Motion to accept the Resolution in Recognition of Dr. Dryer and forward onto the County Board was made by Lee; seconded by Olsen. Motion carried. 7.Discussion and Pos sible Action to Approve up dates to the “Appointed Board of Health Citizen Member ” Policy to D esignate a Permanent Position for a Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Na tion Representative : Coy shared the draft update on this policy showing the addition of reserving one of the appointments for a tribal representative of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa sovereign nation. Also added is when the tribal representative’s term expires and/or they do not wish to be reappointed or they resign, the notice of vacancy will be sent to the County Tribal Relations committee and the Tribal Chairperson will nominate an applicant for this position. The nomination will still be voted on by the Board of Health committee and forwarded onto the County Board Chair for approval. Motion was made to accept the changes to the policy was made by Dougherty; seconded by Lee. Motion carried. 8.Review and Possible Discussion Regarding Artesian Well Ordinance: The ordinance is the result of the artesian well study that was completed last fall. The ordinance does not regulate flowing wells, but does protect the aquifers and artesian wells. The ordinance was a joint effort by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Bayfield County. This is a best practice ordinance rather than a punitive ordinance. Coy discussed the next step of well regulation that would include the Health Department becoming certified in the DNR’s County well delegation program. The Health Department is already the County well delegation program for the public water supply program but not the private water supply program. Dougherty would like to look further into this program for the private water supply program. Coy shared that Pete Morrissette, Drinking Water Specialist, already has one of the necessary certifications and would be able to obtain the other certification needed. Other board members voiced their support. Motion to accept the ordinance and forward on to the County Board was made by Strand; seconded by Olsen. Motion carried 9.Next Meeting Date : Next scheduled Health Board meeting for Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 5:00 pm, in- person in the County Board room due to the EOC being occupied and/or remotely via Teams or phone-in option. 10.Adjourn : The meeting adjourned at 5:32 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Bayfield County Health Department 117 East Sixth Street - P.O. Box 403 - Washburn, WI 54891 Phone: 715/373-6109 Fax: 715/373-6307 Anne-Marie Coy, REHS/RS, MPHc Director of Public Health/Health Officer Healthy people, communities and environment for a superior Bayfield County. Amy Jarecki Amy Jarecki, Office Manager