03-C Health Board (9/25/02) 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 Heakh 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, k'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 olTsince 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 Vires, County Commissioners might have a truck to
purchase. Also contact Rojuan at the RSVP program at PJC for flee 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), required 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.
Next Board Meeting scheduled for October 30, 2002.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15.
Respect f~lly submitted
By Carla Rhodes