MINUTES
OF THE
BOARD
OF HEALTH MEETING
November
3, 2005
Time and Place of
Meeting: The November monthly meeting, held at the
In Attendance: William Hart, Board Chair; Bernice Shapiro, Board Vice-Chair; Cheryl Coyle, Board
Member; Jessica Smit, and Sharon Martens, David E. Orron, Esq., Board Attorney;
and Kathleen Wasson, Board Secretary.
Call to Order: With
a quorum present, Chairman Hart called the meeting to order at 7:05 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: October
Meeting Minutes
The October minutes
were unanimously approved; motion by Bernice Shapiro, second by Cheryl
Coyle.
Second order of
business: Public Health Report
The Board members received the monthly report for October,
2005. Jessica Smit reviewed the
substance of the report for the Board.
The
Third order of business: Environmental
Report
The Board members received the reports for the month of
October, 2005. Sharon Martens reviewed
the substance of the report for the Board.
The address for the item under Plan review is
Fourth order of business: Old Business
Bernice spoke with Acting Township
Administrator Thomas Witt at the Rabies Clinic, concerning setting up an
emergency telephone chain for disseminating health information. He thought that it was a good idea, and
suggested that the BOH speak with the Police Department about doing this.
Fifth order of business: New
Business
Cheryl attended the MAPP meeting and
provided a summary of the substance of the meeting for the Board.
Cheryl provided a draft press release for publication concerning the
National Smokeout Day Initiative.
Bernice suggested having kids at
Cheryl followed up with the School and
Library to see whether they had any health needs that the BOH could assist them
in fulfilling. The School nurse would
like two additional blood pressure cuffs for their office. Bernice Shapiro moved to provide funds to the
The meeting dates were approved for
2006.
Public Forum: The Chairman opened the public forum at 8:00
p.m. No one from the public chose to
speak.
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 Bernice Shapiro and seconded by Cheryl Coyle. The vote was unanimous in favor of
adjournment and the meeting was concluded at 8:05 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 2
pages, constitutes a true and correct copy of the minutes of the monthly
meeting held on November 3, 2005.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto subscribed my name this 2nd day of February, 2006.
Kathleen S. Wasson
Board Secretary