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Board of Health Meeting

Monday, December 18, 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: Emily Sweet, Member, at 5:00 PM

Also Present:

  • Laurie Lucier
  • Carl Nelke

See original Agenda Final Minutes

Meeting opened: 5:00 PM

Meeting closed: 5:45 PM

  1. Meeting Preliminaries

  2. Title V Agent report

    • - Nothing to report

  3. Meetings / Trainings attended by board members

    • General Discussion...
      Kathy and Jackie - prepped for Narcan training to be presented by the BOH / homebound flu and COVID vaccines.

  4. Health and wellness report

    • General Discussion...
      Wastewater survey report from the four Franklin County communities that test (Greenfield, Deerfield, Montague, Sunderland) - COPIES per liter has increased 4-fold compared to last four samples taken. All four are now in the red zone

      Increase in cluster events / increase in positivity rates / daily average hospitalizations down

      New COVID variant - JN.1 / Omnicron sub-variant / new 23-24 vaccine gives some protection

      Less than 16% of people able to get the vaccine have

  5. Food services and inspections

    • General Discussion...
      Three pending food inspections applications with FRCOG

  6. Opioid task force and Narcan training

    • General Discussion...
      Opioid Task Force Narcan Training - scheduled for January 24th 5:30-7:30

  7. Unanticipated items of concern that arises after posting

    • General Discussion...
      Kathy Llamas approved as a common educator for the Alzheimers Organization

      MOTION, moved by Emily Sweet, seconded by Kathy Llamas: to put Laurie back on for 15 hours a week beginning FY25.

      Pass: Aye: Jackie Choate, Emily Sweet, Kathy Llamas.

  8. Public comments

    • - None

  9. 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 prepared by Laurie Lucier

Minutes approved on Thursday, Jan 11, 2024

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