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MARCH 19, 1981 ADVISORY BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING The Advisory Board of Health met at the City Hall in the Council Room on Thursday, March 19, 1981, at 7:30 P.M., with the following members present; Mr. James Deatherage, Chairman, Mrs. Ann Norment, Mrs. Frances Ellis, Dr. William Hayden, and Dr. Charles McMillan. Invited guests also present were: Robert Sokoll, City Manager; Mr. Harold Greene, City Finance Director; Brady Fisher, County Judge; Gene Anderson, County Auditor; and Mayor, Mike Malone. Others present were membersof the City Council, County Commissioners, Dr. Joe F. Hillhouse, Acting Director, W.C. "Sonny" Pursifull, Sanitarian and other employees of the Health Department. James Deatherage, Chairman of the Board, opened the meeting at approximately 7:37 P.M. He introduced the members of the Ad- visory Board; then turned the meeting over to Dr. Hillhouse. Dr. Hillhouse went over the budget to be presented to the City and County for the coming year. He explained the fact that the State had dropped one clerk from their payroll and had notified the Department that a Sanitation Inspector would be dropped in. June, 1981. He explained that he was at a loss as to what was to be done, as he was short of personnel already and this would present a hardship on the Health Department, since we would not have enough money to complete the year, with Mosquito Control to begin shortly. Dr. Hayden suggested, maybe, cutting the budget somewhere in order to stay within our income. He then called on Mr. Pursifull to give the most essential phases of the Health Dept. and their priority. A discussion followed and the members of the Board seemed in agreement that all services were vital to the well being of the City and County, and that since it was already a thread -bare operation, there was very little that could be cut from the Department's estimated budget. Mayor, Mike Malone suggested, for consideration, the Health Dept. doing EPSDT, a screening program of the Texas Department of Human Resources, which would pay $15.00 administrative fee and would mean $30.00 per head to the Health Dept. and $18,000.00 per year,with the employees we already had.