MINUTES
OF THE
BOARD
OF HEALTH MEETING
February
3, 2005
Time and Place of
Meeting: The February monthly meeting, held at the
In Attendance: William Hart, Board Chair; Cheryl Coyle, Board Member; John Jackson, Board
Member; David E. Orron, Esq., Board Attorney; John Obryk, Registered Environmental Health Specialist,
Middlesex County Public Health Department; Jessica Smit;
Registered Environmental Health Specialist, Middlesex County Public Health
Department; Mike Donnelly, Middlesex County Public Health Department; and
Kathleen Wasson, Board Secretary. Two
concerned residents attended the meeting.
Call to Order: With
a quorum present, Chairman Hart called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and
stated that adequate notice of the meeting’s date, time and place had been
provided to the public pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A.
10:4-6 et seq.) by mailing to the media, posting on the Township
bulletin board and filing with the Town Clerk.
The Board proceeded with new business.
First order of business: January
Meeting Minutes
The January minutes
were unanimously approved; motion by John Jackson, second by Bernice Shapiro.
Second order of business: Public
Health Report
The Board members received the monthly report for January,
2005. John Obryk
reviewed the substance of the report for the Board. John discussed the first complaint,
concerning illness at the Elms. Bernice
suggested that an airborne test be conducted, as it may be related to the HVAC
system. John also discussed the second
and third complaints with the Board members.
John also reported to the Board concerning changing the
rabies clinic hours. The Board members
discussed the issue and unanimously decided to allow the time change to 12:00
to 2:00 p.m.
John reported that Hatch Mott McDonald, the Township
engineering firm, is overseeing the demolition at the Carter-Wallace site. There are no asbestos issues there, pursuant
to testing which has been done.
John distributed booklets from the County Health Education
Department. He can follow up on setting
up any lecture dates which the Board wishes to sponsor. The Chairman asked the Board members to
review the booklet for the next meeting.
CEI corporation is expanding its
food services. John is monitoring this
expansion.
There will be one more flu shot
clinic tomorrow from 1-3 p.m. John has
not been notified of any others beyond this date.
John discussed the issue of charging the Presbyterian
Church Nursery School for a food license.
The Board members agreed that, if the organization is tax-exempt and
does not have to pay pursuant to Township policy, then the Nursery School’s
payment should be waived.
Third order of business: Environmental
Report
The Board members received the monthly report for
January. Mike Donnelly reviewed the
substance of the report for the Board.
Mike presented a set of plans for the Board members to review on three
new homes located on
Fourth order of
business: Old Business
None.
Fifth order of
business: New Business
Committeman Tom Panconi asked the Board to consider his proposal to have a
soil testing ordinance passed for the Township.
He brought a copy of a
Adjournment: There
being no further business before the Board, Chairman Hart stated that he would
entertain a motion to adjourn. The
motion was made by John Jackson and seconded by Cheryl Coyle. The vote was unanimous in favor of
adjournment and the meeting was concluded at 7:50 p.m.
Certification: I,
the undersigned, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed Secretary of
the Cranbury Township Board of Health and that this document, consisting of 3
pages, constitutes a true and correct copy of the minutes of the monthly
meeting held on February 3, 2005.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto subscribed my name this 4th day of March, 2005.
Kathleen S. Wasson
Board Secretary