Minutes of Meeting
June 1, 2009
A meeting of the Sharon Board of Health was held on June 1, 2009, beginning at 7:30 P.M. at the Sharon Town Office Building, with the following members in attendance: Chair Stan Rosen, Vice-Chair Andrew Stead, Jay Schwab and Ed Welch. Also present was Jim Andrews, Health Agent for Engineering.
Animal Regulations
Ed Little, Animal Inspector, was present to discuss draft revised animal regulations. He again expressed concern regarding the proposed $50 fee for initial review of permit applications. Jay Schwab noted that the current permit fees do not cover the salary of the Animal Inspector.
Following further discussion,
VOTED: (Welch/Rosen) ...unanimously.....to remove the $50 fee for initial review of permit applications.
Additional discussion took place regarding various suggested amendments made by Andrew Stead.
VOTED: (Rosen/Stead) unanimously to remove the last sentence in 13.10, i.e., “none of these distances shall apply to the applicant’s own property lines”.
Discussion took place regarding the proposed distance of 25 feet in 13.10A (which is half the distance in the existing regulations)(distance of enclosures and fenced in areas from property lines); Ed Welch was not in favor of 25'.
VOTED: (Welch/Stead); Welch and Stead voted to change the 25' distance in 13.10A to 10' ; Rosen and Schwab voted against. The motion did not move forward.
VOTED: (Stead/Schwab) Rosen, Schwab, and Stead voted to change 100' to 50' in 13.11E (storage of manure); Welch voted against.
VOTED: (Rosen/Schwab) Rosen/Schwab, and Stead voted in favor; Welch voted against....
to approve the animal regulations as amended this evening. The regulations will become law 30 days after published in a local newspaper.
Regionalization
The Board reviewed a letter received from DPH Southeast/MetroWest Regional Director, Ron O’Conor and agreed to ask Linda Rosen to invite him to a BOH meeting in July.
Minutes
VOTED: (Schwab/Stead) Schwab, Stead, and Rosen voted to accept the minutes of the meeting of May 13; Welch abstained.
Appointment
VOTED: (Schwab/Stead) voted unanimously to appoint Linda Callan as a health agent for the purpose of drawing lake samples this season.
Health Agent for Sanitary Inspections and Enforcement
The Board reviewed the applications and bids received for this position. Ed Welch suggested interviewing only the few top applicants. It was agreed to give Jack Lapuck the option of interviewing with the Board, and to interview William Iannucci and Timothy Meyers...at the next meeting of the Board on June 22.
Other items
Andy Stead reported on his discussion with Dave Masciarelli re the use of salt at the train station. Dave M. stated the town doesn’t use much rock salt....just on the ramps and stairs at the train station (uses calcium chloride otherwise)...but he will discuss with Eric Hooper. It was agreed to send a reminder to AMTRAK (and/or the T) that Sharon’s town wells are located near the train station....and to ask them to please find another alternative to the salt used on the station platforms.
Stan Rosen reported on a discussion he had with Ben Puritz re administrative items. Most departments have two signatures authorizing payroll; in the case of an elected or appointed board, generally there is a signature of a department head and board member. It was asked...and members agreed....that two board members (in lieu of one) would sign the BOH payroll.
Andy Stead reported on his concerns following a review of reports on the Shaws Plaza septic system....Linda Callan had raised questions on the reports. Andy Stead noted that inspectors are not recording things that clearly....they now use Clearwater Recovery. It was agreed that Andy Stead would draft a letter for the chair to sign — to the property manager, Irv Frankel, and Clearwater Recovery...asking them to come before the BOH on July 13th. It was also agreed that Andy Stead and Jim Andrews would meet with them prior to July 13th on this issue. Andy Stead will notify Suzi Peck that there will be a meeting in the event she would like to attend.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM.
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