HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOH Minutes 06-30-10OSHKOSH BOARD OF HEALTH
MEETING MINUTES
June 30, 2010
Members Present: Steve Herman, Stan Kline, Christine Kniep, Susan Panek, and
Mardell Sowers
Members Absent: Jamie Bonell; Eileen Scalise
Staff Present: Mark Ziemer, Interim Health Director; Mark Rohloff, City Manager;
and Mary Capen, Recording Secretary
The Oshkosh Board of Health Meeting was called to order at 7:35 a.m. on Wednesday,
June 30, 2010, in Room 404 of City Hall by Chairperson Stan Kline.
Motion
Chairperson Kline called for approval of the May 5, 2010 Meeting Minutes. :
Second Vote
Kniep; : Herman; : Unanimous.
Future meeting dates were reviewed.
Presentation on possible consolidation of City and County health departments
Doug Gieryn, Winnebago County Health Director and Dennis Hibray, N.E. Region Health
Director were invited to come to the table. Gieryn provided his DRAFT 6/30/2010a City
of Oshkosh and Winnebago County Health Departments Consolidation Analysis and
Recommendations and City of Oshkosh and Winnebago County Health Departments
Consolidation Analysis and Recommendations Summary Information. Eight areas of
services were identified: Administration, General Public Health, Nursing, Environmental
Health, Preparedness, WIC, Weights and Measures, and Lab Services Comparisons
were made between the City and County on what is being offered, staffing levels, and
funding for the service. Gieryn sees this as an opportunity to increase the level of
services to residents for a fairly reasonable amount of expense.
Panek asked what differentiates a level III health department from a level II health
department. Hibray responded a level II must show proof of 7 programs or services that
reflect at least 5 of the Health Priorities found in the State’s Health Plan whereas a level
III must show proof of 14 programs or services that reflect at least 7 of the Health
Priorities found in the State’s Health Plan. A level III must be an agent of the state for
tattoo and body piercing (county is) and an agent of the state for hotel and restaurants,
pools, and campgrounds (both city and county are agents). The health officer for a level
III must have 3 years administrative experience and have at least 16 graduate credits
towards a master’s degree in public administration, public health, or have a master’s
degree in public health. There are health departments that do level III work but the health
officer does not have the credentials so they remain classified as level II. Kline
mentioned when the 140 review was done by the state 5 years ago, the City Manager
decided, and the Board of Health concurred, that it was most cost effective for the City
Health Department to remain a level II health department.
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Weights & Measures and Lab Services positions are not transferrable to the county as
those are not traditional health department functions.
Panek asked Rohloff if he knew if the Fisk Gallup Trust Fund would be transferrable and
he stated that they had not gotten that far in the process.
WIC and Drug Free Communities are programs fully funded with federal dollars (no levy
funding) and Tobacco is funded with state funding (no levy funding). WIC is an area of
opportunity as 75-80% of the clients are city residents and the county board hasn’t been
interested in spending levy dollars serving city residents. By consolidating, the county
could offer immunizations at WIC rather than referring the clients on to the city for this
service.
With the proposed consolidation the City would receive level III services, with residents
paying an additional $0.0530 per $1000 of property value (about $5.30 per $100,000 of
property value.)
The simplest way for the consolidation to happen is for the City to say they will stop
providing health services and then the County would be required by State to provide
these services to residents.
There was concern expressed regarding inspection of temporary food vendors on
weekends as county currently works very few weekends and the City does a great deal of
food inspections on the weekend. Gieryn stated it is very expensive to do these and
education is more important than the actual inspection and education can be done in
advance.
There was discussion regarding the decrease in grant dollars over the next three years
should there be a consolidation.
Director’s update
The Director’s update and Board member comments and concerns were tabled due to
time constraints.
Chairperson Kline called for a motion to adjourn. Motion: Kniep; Second: Herman.
Meeting adjourned at 9:34 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mark Ziemer, Interim Health Director
Mary Capen, Recorder