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OSHKOSH BOARD OF HEALTH
MEETING MINUTES
October 26, 2011
Members Present: Jamie Bonell, Steve Herman, Stan Kline, Susan Panek, and
Mardell Sowers
Members Absent: Christine Kniep
Staff Present: Mark Ziemer, Administrative Supervisor; Denise Krueger, Interim
Health Officer; and Mary Capen, Recording Secretary
The Oshkosh Board of Health Meeting was called to order at 7:34 a.m. on Wednesday,
October 26, 2011, in Room 404 of City Hall by Chairperson Stan Kline.
Motion
Chairperson Kline called for approval of the August 31, 2011 Meeting Minutes. :
SecondVote
Herman; : Bonell; : Unanimous.
The Baker Tilly Feasibility Assessment Project Summary was presented to the
Winnebago County Board and accepted unanimously. The Summary was presented to
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the Oshkosh Common Council October 25 and will be presented to Neenah next week.
James Godlewski, City Attorney for Neenah, has been assigned the task of drafting the
intergovernmental agreement and should have a draft completed this week.
Winnebago County Executive, Mark Harris, fielded questions on the composition of the
Winnebago County Board and how City residents are/will be represented. By State
Statute there will need to be 9 members and Mr. Harris is looking at recommending
allocating 4 to Oshkosh, 3 to the current County area and 2 to Neenah. Currently there
are two on the County Board from Neenah and approximately 40% of the current County
Board represents Oshkosh jurisdictions.
City Manager, Mark Rohloff stated now is the time to forward concerns regarding the
consolidation so that he can take them into consideration with regards to the
intergovernmental agreement. Concerns mentioned:
Inspections of Food Vendors on the week-end
Modifications of local ordinances
Testing of swimming pools, Oshkosh currently tests monthly
Staffing – everyone should have fairness and opportunity to apply for supervisory
positions
Health Officer’s Update:
Influenza is now in the state of Wisconsin
STD’s increased after high school homecomings
Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System (WEDSS) – report on
Oshkosh jurisdiction Disease Incident counts year-to-date
Brown County and the southeast portion of the state have been seeing cases of
pertussis, it has now moved into our area
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Education done regarding LTBI and TB and the concerns with regards to
exposure of children
An increase in TB is expected over the next 15 years
National Food day was yesterday, tour of Oshkosh West food service, taste
testing at Tippler Middle School, Beckets offered a healthy sustainable meal to
raise money for ReThink!
MotionSecond
Chairperson Kline called for a motion to adjourn. : Panek; : Herman;
Vote
: Unanimous. Meeting adjourned at 8:42 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Capen, Recorder