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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOH Minutes 12/3/1980ff MINUTES December 3, 1980 3 Ogt Present: Chairman Tartufo, Dr. Sohn, L. Diamond. Meeting called to order at 7:40 Pii. Motion: In the absence of the clerk to appoint Dr. Sohn clerk. (L. Diamond -E. Tartufo, all in favor.) 1. Minutes of November 19, 1980. Motion: To accept the minutes as written. (Dr. Sohn -L. Diamond, all in favor.) 2. Clerk Sohn read the following correspondence: Phone message was received from the Mansfield Health Center requesting vaccines needed by them. Secretary contacted Community Health and they provided the vaccines. Copy of letter was received from the DEQE regarding the Public Water Supply approval of land acquisition. Bill was received for secretarial services November 12-26 32 hours in the amount of $128.00. Motion: To pay. (Dr. Sohn -L. Diamond, all in favor.) Application was received for on -site sewage testing for 469 Stearns Avenue Patrick & Virginia Newport. Copy of letter was received from the Department of Public Health, Nancy Roneetti, District Sanitarian regarding the Cheng Du Restaurant. Copy of letter was received from the DEQE regarding Plan review application for Owens�lllinois. Copy of letter was received from the DEQE regarding the Public Water Supply Emergency Water Use Restrictions. The date for the water emergency has been extended to December 31, 1980- Letter was received from Lycott Environmental Research Inc. regarding environmental analysis and water testing. Received copy of Children's Activist for December 1980. Received copy of Massachusetts Pesticide News. Received copy of Update 128 WRRC. Received copy of Fundamental of Finance and Accounting for the Non - Financial Executive. Board of Health Page four December 4, 1980 Town Manager asked what else the Sanitarian would be doing. Chairman Tartufo advised he would do perc tests, water quality, inspections at the Sanitary Landfill, animal inspections and could also work closely with the Planning Director and the Building Inspector. Town Manager asked why the Building Inspector could not-do this. Chairman Tartufo advised he did not feel the Building Inspector should be responsible for holding two permits as he has his own responsibilities. Discussion was held on increasing fees which is allowed under PD6position 24. Chairman Tartufo advised they had increased the fees for pero tests from $65. to $100. Discussion was held on the Sanitary Landfill and increasing the cost of a permit to use the landfill. Also on possibly selling books of tickets to residents to use the landfill. Town Manager felt the Board might want, to consider adopting the new fees before July 1. Chairman Tartufo advised he would like to have someone go over the regulations with the Board to make sure the Board has good regulations. Town Manager asked that the Board work out a fee abhedule as to how the fee should be charged and will recommend that as part of the budget. Town Manager will be given the log books from the Landfill. The Town Manager advised the Board that as of right now the Town does not have a Town Engineer and it would be necessary to come up with a solution to handle review of the Board's work and perc tests. He advised that the Board could go back to having an outside engineer on an hourly basis or go back to having the Building Inspector handling the work on a temporary basis, until the Town Manager gets someone on a permanent basis. Chairman Tartufo asked what the Town Manager considered short term. The Town Manager advised he was not able to comment at this time. Chairman Tartufo advised he would not vote for someone temporary until he knew what the permanent solution would be. He felt it would be more worthwhile to pay for a sanitarian than to have an engineer. The Town.Manager advised he offered the Building Inspector as a short term solution sb.that things could run smoothly until he reaches a decision.. The Board did not accept this decision. Chairman Tartufo advised that anyone with a problem could leave a message at the Town Hall or come before the Board next week at their meeting. If there was an emergency they would try to handle it. 6. Adjournment Motion: To adjourn. Clerk (Dr. Sohn -L. Diamond, all in favor.) Date Meeting adjourned at 9:15 PM.