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Minutes of Regular Meeting Paris -Lamar County Board of Health The Paris -Lamar County Board of Health held its regular meeting on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 at Christus St. Joseph North. Board members in attendance included Ms. Vickie Bonham, Mrs. Ann Norment, Dr. Edward Clark, and Dr. Robert Moseley. Others in attendance included Judge Chuck Superville, Mr. Anthony Bethel, Mrs, LaDonna Koehn, Mr. Paul Swasko and Mrs. Carla Rhodes. The meeting was called to order at 7:15. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved. Mr. Bethel reported that the Bioterrorism Grant started on June 1, 2002, but a R.N. has not been hired, so none of the Grant money has been spent in case the Regional Health Department takes the Bioterrorism Grant back. Mr. Bethel reported that a truck and equipment is needing to be purchased in FY03 for spraying mosquitos, but there is no money in the budget for this purchase, he would need to do line item budget. He explained that one of the spraying trucks and equipment was stolen and was found in Dallas striped. Mr. Bethel stated we need to either get another truck and equipment or get out of the spraying program. He stated spraying the adult mosquitos isn't what kills out mosquitos, it's killing the larva in ditches. Health Department does not have a grant for spraying. Mr. Bethel stated that he has sent off many dead birds but the first one was found to have West Nile Virus on Sept. 24, 2002, and he was told not to send any more off since West Nile is in Lamar County. Board members and others in attendance gave the following suggestions, use County inmates to spray ditches, check on grant for West Nile Virus, County Commissioners might have a truck to purchase. Also contact Rojuan at the RSVP program at PJC for free service to do spraying, hire personnel to do spraying and check on insurance on stolen truck and equipment. Mr. Bethel states the law suit that the Health Department is in goes to court, Tuesday, October 1, 2002. Billing clerk is still in the budget. Mr. Bethel states program auditors will be in the Health Department October 7 -9, 2002, and next week financial auditors will be auditing. Mr. Bethel passed out monthly reports to the board and went over the reports with board members. Mr. Bethel states he is working on a grant for teleconference, used for teaching personnel and patients. Nurses could get CEU's. There will be a match of 10% ($4000.00), quired by the Health Department for the teleconference grant. Also the Health Department is now responsible for testing and medications for HIV positive inmates in the county jail. Mr. Swasko announced about the Stake Holders Meeting.