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Board of Health Meeting

Monday, April 24, 2023, 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm
Town Hall Office Meeting Space
A meeting of the Board of Health

Meeting of Board of Health

Members: (Quorum)

  • Present: Kathy Llamas, Chair, at 5:00 PM
  • Present: Jackie Choate, Member, at 5:00 PM
  • Present: Devon Whitney-Deal, Member, at 5:00 PM
  • Present: Emily Sweet, Member, at 5:00 PM
  • Present: Tilda Hunting, Member, at 5:00 PM

Also Present:

  • Laurie Lucier
  • Carl Nelke

See original Agenda Final Minutes

Meeting opened: 5:00 PM

Meeting closed: 6:00 PM

  1. Meeting Preliminaries

  2. Title V Agent Report

    • General Discussion...
      4/12 - 95 Main Street - Title V
      4/16 - 1733 Roaring Brook Road - plan approval
      4/18 - 434 South Shirkshire Road - Title V
      4/20 - 102 Delabarre Avenue - compliance inspection
      4/24 - 46 Schoolhouse Road - Title V

  3. Meetings / Trainings attended by board members

    • Kat

      General Discussion...
      Completed the Body Art education course through B.U.
      Completed the Beaver Trapping training
      Research on body art regulations

    • Jackie

      General Discussion...
      Completed new B.U. educational course(s)
      Meeting to discuss opinions of the pros/cons of MAPHCO
      Round Table meeting

    • Emily

      General Discussion...
      Attended the Be S.M.A.R.T training

  4. Health and Wellness report

    • COVID Updates

      General Discussion...
      New Variant - Arcturus: this is a subvariant of Omicron. It is not more virulent but is more contagious. In some cases it has presented itself as conjunctivitis in the younger population

      May 11th the public health emergency will be over as far as COVID. As of this date insurance companies will no longer be required to pay for tests. Vaccines for under 18 y.o. will still be free. Medicare and Medicaid will still pay but there may be a co-pay.

  5. Food Services and Inspections

    • - Applications pending approval for the Town Hall Kitchen and the Conway Swimming Pool

  6. Neighbors Helping Neighbors

    • - We have had some volunteers offer services - total of four to date

  7. MAPHCO discussion and vote

    • MOTION, moved by Kathy Llamas, seconded by Devon Whitney-Deal: that Conway Board of Health vote to support the proposed changes to the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coalition now known as MAPHCO, to commit Conway Board of Health member or designee to attend the MAPHCO annual meeting, and to authorize any Conway Board of Health member or designee that attends the MAPHCO annual meeting to vote in favor of this change at said meeting.

      Pass: Aye: Devon Whitney-Deal, Tilda Hunting, Jackie Choate, Emily Sweet, Kathy Llamas.

  8. Unanticipated items of concern that arises after posting

  9. Public comments

  10. Meeting Wrap-up

The listing of matters is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

Minutes approved on Wednesday, May 10, 2023

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