MINUTES OF MEETINGS

Town of North Attleboro
Board of Health

MINUTES OF MEETINGS

YEAR & MONTH	DATES
January 2006	1/9/06
	1/23/06
	1/26/06
February 2006	2/2/06
	2/6/06
	2/27/06
March 2006	3/6/06
	3/13/06
	3/27/06
April 2006	4/4/06
	4/11/06
	4/25/06

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NORTH ATTLEBORO BOARD OF HEALTH
Meeting minutes of
April 25, 2006 7:00 pm

IN ATTENDANCE: DON BATES, CHAIRMAN; DIANE BATTISTELLO, MEMBER; SUSAN SHAW, MEMBER; KARL DROWN, HEALTH AGENT AND THE SECRETARY

VISITORS: NO VISITORS

DON BATES OPENED THE MEETING AT 7:00 PM.

MINUTES
MARCH 27, 2006

Motion made by Susan Shaw to accept the minutes with the following changes to #10 by adding that Fred Bottomley granted the Board an extension for Chauncey Village until April 17^th; and separating from #11 the Mill River Contract Agreement and making it #12.
Seconded by Diane Battistello
Vote 3-0

MINUTES
FEBRUARY 27, 2006
MARCH 6, 2006
MARCH 13, 2006
APRIL 11, 2006

Motion made by Diane Battistello to table all of the above minutes
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

MINUTES
APRIL 4, 2006

Motion made by Diane Battistello to accept the minutes
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

CHAUNCEY VILLAGE

Mr. Bates wants the office to call the engineer, John Lavin and ask if he forwarded his comments to Fred Bottomley, the developer for Chauncey Village.

The office needs to verify with the Board of Health’s engineer if his comments were forwarded to the developer, if not the office will mail a copy.

Karl will write a cover letter and attach John Lavin’s letter to be sent to the Planning Board informing them that the Board has rejected the Chauncey Village plans and the reasons being:

assuming that the developer hasn’t reviewed the engineers comments
the Board questions the ownership of the retension ponds
further perc testing is needed because there were changes to the plans

COBBLESTONE
The Board’s engineer, Dan Ottenheimer released his comments to DiPrete Engineering after April 4, 2006. The office hasn’t had a response from DiPrete. Karl will call Dan Ottenheimer to see if he is available for a meeting in May.

EMAILS
Any emails to or from the Planning Board in regards to subdivisions will be copied to the Board members.

TRACKING SUBDIVISIONS
A quick summary with dates of each subdivision will be listed on every agenda. Karl will get a twelve month calendar to post when all subdivision plans come in, when the 45 days are and all the hearing dates.
Diane Battistello will write the policy procedure for developments.

PERMITS AND LICENSES

a. A Massage Establishment license application for Kathryn Scholtes of 27 Ash Street.
Motion made by Diane Battistello to grant the license pending zoning approval and the inspection by the Health Agent
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

b. A Disposal Works Installer license application for Charles Valenza Jr. of
126 Milton Street, Dedham, MA
Motion made by Susan Shaw to table until a future meeting
Karl will write a letter to the applicant with the reasons of the denial of a license.
Seconded by Diane Battistello
Vote 3-0

c. A Temporary Trailer license application for Paul & Janine Newman at 343 Paine
Road
Motion made by Diane Battistello to grant the license
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

LETTER TO ACCOUNTANT FOR APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS

The members signed a letter addressed to the interium Town Accountant for any one of the members to approve vouchers or bill schedules for payment for the Board of Health.
Motion made by Diane Battistello to approve and sign the letter
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

The members reviewed and signed a voucher for the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Environmental Health Association.

LIAISON LIST FOR 2006

Don Bates—Selectmen—RTM Coordinating Committee—Planning Board
Diane Battistello—School Committee—Dept. of Public Works—FINCOM
Susan Shaw—Conservation—Planning Board—WWII Pool Committee

Motion made by Don Bates to maintain the same list as 2005
Seconded by Diane Battistello
Vote 3-0

BUDGET
The members attended a meeting with FINCOM on April 24 to discuss the budget.

COMPUTER TRAINING
A letter from Karl was presented to the members requesting an extension of the time limit set by the Board for computer training due to the possible funding by the Emergency Management Coalition.

Motion made by Diane Battistello to start a Reserve Fund Transfer for word processing training for the secretary at a cost of $157.00.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

LAPTOP
Karl will ask Keith if he has a license to use the software for the laptop and if there is a cost.

TRUCK
Karl called the Dept. of Public Works and the power steering pump has not come in.
Diane Battistello wants the town truck to stay at the Town Hall parking lot overnight and for Karl to use the truck only during the day.

COYOTE PRESENTATION
It would cost each of the three towns $70.00 each for the presentation.
Susan Shaw will report at the next meeting whether the Board should proceed with the coyote presentation.

TOBACCO CONTROL GRANT
Karl will call the state to find out if North Attleboro is one of the ten towns chosen for the grant and how we can get the grant.

MINUTES
Don Bates stated that the minutes need to reflect the major points of a particular discussion and to stick to the agenda. Don Bates will write a policy for the minutes.

SHARPLES/DR. BERLANDI
In a letter from Dr. Berlandi, he had written that when Sharples Company is operating properly it does not exceed the DEP acceptable emission concentration.

BOH ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS
The Board agreed to send a letter to Dan Sharples stating that there was an incident of odor a month ago from his plant and as sensitive as this issue has been in the past, he needs to understand that the Board of Health has enforcement options in which can be pursued. Dan Sharples could be subject to remittal action.

Diane Battistello will draft a letter to Town Counsel asking the procedure for handling noncompliance such as fines.

SCHEDULE OF LICENSE FEES
Karl presented the members with a spread sheet listing the license fees of the surrounding towns. The Board will review and amend the license fees the first meeting in June.

CHRISTINA ESTATES
Ms. Battistello drafted a letter to Mr. Bliss asking what options the Board of Health has to comment on the Christina Estates project now that the 45 day window to submit has passed.

Diane Battistello will email everyone with a revised draft of the letter.

MEETING DATES FOR THE BOARD
May 1^st or 2^nd May 22^nd or 23^rd

211
Anne Marie has been attending meetings to find a Human Services person to assist in giving fuel vouchers for people in need and to find working location for that person.
She informed the Board that it was suggested to run the program out of the Board of Health office, but Anne Marie said that wasn’t a possibility. The Board would have to make that decision. The members agreed that the Board of Health office could not accommodate the program.

FLUORIDE
Diane Battistello informed the members that the Department of Public Works was served with the Board of Health’s lawsuit to stop fluoridation of the town’s public water supply.

ADJOURN
Motion made by Susan Shaw to adjourn the meeting at 9:45PM
Seconded by Diane Battistello
Vote 3-0

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NORTH ATTLEBORO BOARD OF HEALTH
Meeting minutes of
April 11, 2006 6:30 pm

IN ATTENDANCE: DIANE BATTISTELLO, CHAIRMAN; DON BATES, MEMBER; SUSAN SHAW, MEMBER; KARL DROWN, HEALTH AGENT AND THE SECRETARY

VISITORS: LARRY TILTON, ENGINEER; GLENN OFCARCIK, PROJECT MANAGER, DALE MACKINNON, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING; ATTORNEY, BOB SHARMADINE AND ATTORNEY, DAVID MANOOGIAN

MS. BATTISTELLO OPENED THE MEETING AT 7:01 PM.

REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD
Motion made by Diane Battistello to nominate Don Bates as the chairman of the Board.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Don Bates accepted the nomination
Vote: unanimous

PLANNING BOARD MEETING
The Town Planner had called Karl earlier in the day to invite the members to their meeting at 8PM to review the proposal for an apartment complex on Park Street. The members will be recessing to attend the meeting.

MINUTES

FEBRUARY 2, 2006
Motion made by Diane Battistello to accept Draft B of the minutes after adding to #8 the listing of exhibits and add to #10 the list the members names for the roll call vote.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 2-0

MINUTES

FEBRUARY 27, 2006
MARCH 6, 2006
MARCH 13, 2006
MARCH 27, 2006
APRIL 4, 2006

Motion made by Susan Shaw to table all of the above minutes.
Seconded by Diane Battistello
Vote 2-0

SWEARING IN
The secretary asked Don Bates if he had gotten sworn in at the clerk’s office since the election took place on April 4, 2006. Don Bates said he had not been in the Town Hall to be sworn in.
Don Bates will not be voting on any items.

KARL’S GOALS
Ms. Battistello mentioned that under Karl’s goals and objectives that a date needed to be filled in regards to computer training. (The training needs to be completed no later than 60 days following “what date” for the administrative secretary.)
Karl stated that the office had put in for computer training under the Region 5 Emergency Management Grant money but the office hasn’t received approval yet. Karl will have Anne Marie check with Diane Couture-Brown on Wednesday to see if the grant money has been approved for computer training. Don Bates and Karl Drown initialed the date of March 27, 2006 as the start of the 60 day starting period for computer training.
Ms. Battistello will deliver the paperwork for Karl’s goals and objectives for the ninety day probationary period to the Human Resource Department on Wednesday.

HEALTH NURSE’S REPORT

Anne Marie had provided a list of meetings that she attended in the month of March 2006.
Motion made by Diane Battistello to accept the report for March 2006.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 2-0

HEALTH AGENT’S REPORT

Karl presented the members with copies of perc tests that he had witnessed in February and March.
Motion made by Susan Shaw to accept the report for March 2006.
Seconded by Diane Battistello
Vote 2-0

CHRISTINA ESTATES

Engineer, Larry Tilton gave a presentation on Christina Estates using site maps showing the existing conditions and wetlands of the property.
Mr. Tilton is working with Attleboro and North Attleboro to get public sewer for the project.
Ms. Battistello told Mr. Tilton that under state code the soil evaluations need to be signed.
Ms. Battistello will request that the Board make every developer know that 60 days after perc tests are witnessed that the office must receive copies of signed soil evaluations.

RECESS

Motion made by Ms. Battistello to recess at 8:01 PM for the purpose of meeting with the Planning Board to attend a public hearing on a proposed apartment complex on Park Street. The board will return in an open session.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 2-0
Mr. Bates brought the Board back into session at 8:44 PM.

CHRISTINA ESTATES

Mr. Tilton continued his presentation on Christina Estates with a discussion on detention ponds and water quality. Ms. Battistello explained to Mr. Tilton that the Planning Board had gone forward with their public hearings on Christina Estates before this Board gave their approval. Ms. Battistello asked if this Board could have an extension on their review of the project. Mr. Manoogian advised Mr. Tilton not to grant an extension to the Board of Health.
Mr. Drown stated that the Board still has the opportunity to give their input on the project when the Conservation Commission has their hearing.

PERMITS AND LICENSES

a. A. Food Service, Milk & Cream, Frozen Dessert license application for Dunkin
Donuts at Walmart.
Motion made by Ms. Battistello to grant the license, pending the inspection by the
Health Agent
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 2-0

b. A. Frozen Dessert license application for Borders Books & Music at 1212 South
Washington Street
Motion made by Ms. Battistello to grant the license, pending the inspection by the
Health Agent
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 2-0

c. A. Food Service license application for Jaec’s at Briggs Nursery at 295 Kelley
Boulevard.
Motion made by Ms. Battistello to grant the license, pending the inspection by the Health Agent
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 2-0

SIGNATURE APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS
The Board agreed to take this up at the next meeting.

CUSHMAN ROAD SUBDIVISION
A preliminary plan for Cushman Road came into the office today.

COBBLESTONE ESTATES
Ms. Battistello brought to the Board the plan review from Dan Ottenheimer, engineer for Mill River Consulting for the Board to review.

BUDGET FY07
Karl and Anne Marie will get some written material together on the budget and deliver to the Board on Friday.
The Board meets with the FINCOM on April 24^th.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Ms. Battistello submitted to the office a procedure for agendas and date stamping incoming mail.
Motion made by Ms. Battistello to approve a policy for setting and distributing agendas and date stamping incoming mail.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 2-0

EMAILS

Ms. Battistello received a letter from William Galvin, Secretary for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Public Records Division regarding emails.
Mr. Bates will call the Massachusetts Public Records Division.
Mr. Bates will write a letter to John Leite charging him with four hours of time at $18.50 an hour for the requested emails.
Karl explained to the Board that the secretary’s computer is now set up to receive the members emails separately.

SHARPLES

Ms. Battistello found exhaust fumes coming out of the large round fan at the bottom of the unit at Sharples Company today.
Karl called Dan Sharples and found out that the man that starts the shift probably didn’t turn on the fans as he was suppose to. Dan will check and call Karl back on Wednesday.
Motion made by Ms. Battistello that the Board fine Mr. Sharples if the smoke and odor happens again.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 2-0

LIAISON
The Board will review the liaison list for Board’s and Committees at the next meeting.

ADJOURN
Motion made by Ms. Battistello to adjourn at 10:02PM
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 2-0

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NORTH ATTLEBORO BOARD OF HEALTH
Meeting Minutes of
April 4, 2006 7:00 PM

IN ATTENDANCE: DIANE BATTISTELLO, CHAIRMAN; DON BATES, MEMBER AND KARL DROWN, HEALTH AGENT (SUSAN SHAW WAS ABSENT)

VISITORS: ANNE MARIE FLEMING, PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE

MS. BATTISTELLO OPENED THE MEETING AT 7:15 PM.

REVIEW AND SIGN VOUCHERS
The members signed vouchers for payment after review.
1.         septic betterments for 27 Woodcrest Rd. & 55 Norborough Rd.        $19,823.00
2.          MHOA-sanitation seminar   $35.00 Anne Marie’s mileage   $149.04
3.         Anne Marie’s petty cash    $250.00 for Walmart gift certificates

MEETING DATES
Tuesday, April 11, 2006—7 PM at the Board of Health office
Monday, April 24, 2006- FINCOM meeting—7:30 PM
Tuesday, April 25, 2006—7PM at the Board of Health office

REQUEST OF SUPPLIES
Motion made by Diane Battistello to authorize the purchase of a laminated top and a storage cabinet and cross rails for the Nurse’s office at a cost of $326.46.
Seconded by Don Bates
Vote 2-0
Motion made by Don Bates to purchase syringes at a cost of $232.00.
Seconded by Diane Battistello
Vote 2-0

BUDGET
The Board reviewed the budget for FY 2007.
Anne Marie will document the reasons for more funds needed for training, mileage, medical supplies and dues.
Karl will document the reasons for more funds needed for lab testing, training, seminars and dues.
The Board will have more discussion on the budget at an upcoming meeting.

ADJOURN
Motion made by Don Bates to adjourn at 8:01 PM.
Seconded by Diane Battistello
Vote 2-0

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NORTH ATTLEBORO BOARD OF HEALTH
Meeting minutes of
February 6, 2006 6:30 pm

IN ATTENDANCE: DIANE BATTISTELLO, CHAIRMAN; DON BATES, MEMBER; SUSAN SHAW, MEMBER AND THE SECRETARY

VISITORS: PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, ANNE MARIE FLEMING AND JOHN LEITE

MS. BATTISTELLO OPENED THE MEETING AT 6:36 PM.

PERMITS AND LICENSES

1. Disposal Works Installer license application for Domonic Rucco of Rehoboth, MA
Motion made by Don Bates to grant the license pending a license number, a list of all equipment and verification of good standing with the state
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

2. Massage Therapist license application for Christin O’Leary of 30 Lawn Street, South Attleboro, MA
Motion made by Don Bates to grant the license
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

2. Massage Therapist license application for Colleen Alvarado of 26 West Lawn Ave., Pawtucket, RI
Motion made by Don Bates to grant the license
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

3. Massage Therapist license application for Maria Perreault of 9 Myrtle St. Taunton, MA
Motion made by Don Bates to grant the license
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

TOWN MEETING ARTICLE
Anne Marie provided the members with a Town Meeting article authorizing the Baord of Health to enter an intermunicipal agreement. Under Mass. General Law Chapter 40, section 4A it provides for mutual aid and assistance between municipalities.

Motion made by Don Bates to submit a Town Meeting article for a Intermunicipal Mutual Aid Agreement
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

Ms. Battistello signed the petition for the article.

TOWNE STREET LETTERS
The members signed letters to Towne Street residents explaining the actions taken by the Board to address the odor complaints by Towne Street residents raised by the cutting of acrylic at Sharples Company.

BROOKSIDE WAY
Ms. Battistello collected an unusual algae/slime sample from a stream behind Mr. Pickard’s house on Brookside Way after receiving an odor complaint.

Motion made by Don Bates to take $59.00 out of the miscellaneous line item in general expenses to pay for the cost of testing the sample.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

Motion made by Don Bates to have Diane Battistello bring the sample to Analytical Balance lab for testing
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

COBBLESTONE PLAN
Motion made by Don bates to have an engineer from Mill River Consulting review the septic and drainage on the Cobblestone Definitive Subdivision plan.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

DEVELOPERS
Don Bates will draft a letter to be given to the developers that would be submitting subdivision plans informing them of the Board’s policy to have the septic and drainage reviewed by an engineer at a reasonable fee that would be charged to the developers.
A letter would be written to the developers that recently submitted subdivision plans stating that plans came into the office before an actual letter was written regarding the Board’s policy.

COBBLESTONE ESTATES
Ms. Battistello would like to review the perc tests and soil evaluations that have been completed to date for Cobblestone Estates.
Ms. Battistello request that the developer for Cobblestone Estates attend a Board meeting with the Board’s engineer after he has completed his report so that comments can be made in the presents of both parties. The engineer that the Board hires will be asked to give a couple of possible dates for a presentation.

BUDGET
Anne Marie presented the revised Board of health’s budget figures to the Board. Anne Marie had suggested that two of the Nextel wireless phones that aren’t in use to be deactivated which would be a savings of $86.98 a month. Some money could be taken from the part time nurses and $100.00 added to advertising for the Board of Health’s and $100.00 added to advertising for the Nurse’s general expenses. The $200.00 in savings for the phones will be placed back into the part time nurse’s line item.

Motion made by Don Bates to vote on the revised amount of $187,253.00 as the Board of Health’s revision to the budget.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

Motion made by Don Bates to deactivate the Nextel phones
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

GOAL SETTINGS
Ms. Battistello wants the board to come up with some ideas of where the Board should go in the next few months.
Don Bates would like to see the following:
1.                  To define the departments involvement with developments in the town to include drainage, drinking    water, septic systems etc.
2.                  Standard record keeping requirements (septic reports, inspections)
3.                  Define monthly reporting needs
4.                  Develop training needs
5.                  Develop inspection needs and schedules
6.                  Periodically reviewing of current regulations

Ms. Battistello suggested that the Board vote to approve any expenditures and to sign septic permits.
These are some of the items that the Board had brought forward for discussion.

The meeting adjourned at 9:15 PM.
The next regular meeting is Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at 6:30 PM.

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NORTH ATTLEBORO BOARD OF HEALTH
Meeting minutes of
February 27, 2006 6:30 pm

IN ATTENDANCE: DIANE BATTISTELLO, CHAIRMAN; DON BATES, MEMBER; SUSAN SHAW, MEMBER; KARL DROWN, HEALTH AGENT AND THE SECRETARY

VISITORS: DAVID MANOOGIAN, ATTORNEY FOR SPINNAKER GROUP, LEN BRADLEY, ENGINEER FOR DIPRETE ENGINEERING; DAN OTTENHEIMER, ENGINEER FOR MILL RIVER CONSULTING

MS. BATTISTELLO OPENED THE MEETING AT 6:32 PM.

MINUTES

NOVEMBER 28, 2005
DECEMBER 12, 2005
JANUARY 9, 2006
JANUARY 23, 2006
JANUARY 26, 2006 OPEN SESSION
JANUARY 26, 2006 EXECUTIVE SESSION
FEBRUARY 2, 2006
FEBRUARY 6, 2006
FEBRUARY 9, 2006

Motion made by Don Bates to table all of the above minutes
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

MINUTES

FEBRUARY 21, 2006

Motion made by Don Bates to accept the minutes with the changes to #16, 25, 29, 31 & 32
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

CHAUNCEY VILLAGE
Ms. Battistello read a letter from the Board address to the Planning Board requesting an extension for the review of the Chauncey Village subdivision plans.
Ms. Shaw spoke with John Lavin and had hoped to ask him questions at tonights meeting, but Mr. Lavin didn’t attend.

COBBLESTONE ESTATES

PROPONENTS— ATTORNEY, DAVID MANOOGIAN REPRESENTING SPINNAKER GROUP AND LEN BRADLEY FROM DIPRETE ENGINEERING

Dan Ottenheimer, engineer for Mill River Consulting did a presentation on the Cobblestone subdivision plans. His concerns were:
1    soil evaluations
2    stormwater maintenance
3    soil erosion during construction
4    zoning/water supply

Mr. Manoogian wrote a letter giving the Board an extension to May 15, 2006 for their review.

Motion made by Don Bates to accept Mr. Manoogian’s letter for an extension regarding the review of Cobblestone subdivision.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

TITLE V PRESENTATION
Mr. Drown gave a Title V presentation explaining to the Board the use of local upgrade and a review of variances.

BROOKSIDE WAY
Ms. Battistello and Mr. Drown will visit Brookside Way together when the temperature outside warms up to 30 degrees.

FINCOM MEETING
Mr. Drown informed the members that on March 6^th at 7PM the Board has a scheduled meeting with the FINCOM to review the budget.

MINUTES
The members agreed that the minutes should be reduced to include only the who, what, where, when and why.

EMAIL POLICY
The Board asked that Mr. Drown check to see if the town has a policy for emails. Mr. Bates mentioned sending an email to Keith Mueller to have him take the email’s from the secretary’s computer folder and put them on a DVR.

SEPTIC FORMS AND FEES
Mr. Bates suggested that Mr. Drown have a three ring binder in the office with the policies and procedures of steps for putting in a septic system.
It was suggested that we should check fee schedules of other towns.

NEW ENGLAND GAS COMPANY-HAZARDOUS WASTE
Mr. Drown presented the Board with a site summary and project status from Town Counsel regarding New England Gas Company’s 21 E report on hazardous waste at 439 Mt. Hope Street.

CHRISTINA ESTATES
A letter was sent to the Planning Board on November 8, 2005, stating that this Board would like the Department of Public Works to comment on the scope of public sewer in the area of Christina Estates. Mr. Bates asked Mr. Drown to find out where the Planning Board and the Conservation Commission are with Christina Estates.

Because this board is new at working with subdivisions Ms. Battistello would like the opportunity to take back the project. Mr. Drown stated that the Board could give their input on the project when the Conservation Commission has their hearing.

FUTURE MEETINGS
The Board will meet on March 6, 2006 for goal setting, on March 13, 2006 for an organizational workshop, and on March 27, 2006 for a regular meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 9:22 PM.

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NORTH ATTLEBORO BOARD OF HEALTH
MEETING MINUTES OF
MARCH 6, 2006

IN ATTENDANCE: DIANE BATTISTELLO, CHAIRMAN; DON BATES, MEMBER; SUSAN SHAW, MEMBER; KARL DROWN, HEALTH AGENT AND THE SECRETARY

VISITORS: ATTORNEY, STEVEN TORRES AND LABOR COUNSEL, PAUL MULKERN

MS. BATTISTELLO OPENED THE MEETING AT 7:03 PM

MILL RIVER CONSULTING

Ms. Battistello spoke with Dan Ottenheimer regarding his letter of agreement between Mill River Consulting and the Board. Mr. Ottenheimer would make changes to the agreement. The office will fax Town Counsel comments to Mill River Consulting in the morning.

GOALS FOR HEALTH AGENT

Ms. Battistello wondered if the performance appraisal would be the same for the Health Agent as it was in the past, now that the union contract is established. Ms. Battistello wants to write goals that would fit into the same categories as in the past. Mr. Mulkern wasn’t aware of any changes unless they had been negotiated.

COMPLAINTS

The office will utilize an electronic system for recording citizen complaints to the Board of Health including the information on the current complaint form. The Board will have the complaints emailed to them when they come in. At every Board meeting, the Health Agent will be expected to communicate to the Board with an update of any open complaints.

PERC TESTS/SOIL EVALUATORS

A letter will go out to engineers and soil evaluators requesting that perc test results and soil logs be submitted to the office within 60 days of the completion of the perc tests.

To ensure that soil evaluations are filed with the Board of Health within 60 days of a perc test, before each application for a septic permit is considered.

To ensure each septic project has the necessary Title V forms before the project is signed off as being complete including: perc test, soil suitability assessment, application for constructing a septic system, certification of compliance, installation checklist.

ADDRESS DEPARTMENT TRAINING NEEDS

To assist the Board in obtaining funding from a reserve fund transfer for Microsoft excel and word computer training for the administrative secretary and to make sure training is attended within a three month period.

The members will provide backup in the office so that training can be attended.

MONTHLY REPORTS

Convert the Health Agent and the Health Nurse’s monthly reports to excel within 30 days of completion of administrative secretary’s computer training. This will provide the ability to review data for 12 months utilizing the form that the Board of Health will develop.

INSPECTIONS

Develop retail inspections and reporting schedule with the intention that all required inspections be performed in a timely manner. The Board wants the inspection list on a spread sheet emailed to them.

SUBDIVISIONS

The Board will need information to be able to provide a commend to the Planning Board within the 45 days, and to make sure appropriate things have been looked at such as drainage and the effects of drinking water.

Notify the Board by email when a preliminary plan comes into the office. The Board would review the preliminary plan at their next Board meeting. Notify the Board by email when a definitive plan is filed and place on the agenda for the next Board meeting. The Board would be provided with relevant information that would allow the Board to respond with any comments within 45 days of filing date to the Planning Board.

ANALYZE TIME SPENT WITH PERCS AND SEPTICS

The Health Agent will analyze his time in witnessing a perc test and septic installation inspections. Karl will compare with other towns their permit review fees. The Board will review the fee schedule before July.

NAIL SALON

To design nail salon regulations that meets Town Counsel’s approval.

REVIEW THE BUDGET MONTHLY

To keep the Board advised on the status of the department’s budget with a monthly expense report that is updated at the first meeting of the month.

PURCHASING PRACTICES

To improve purchasing practices by planning in advance all non emergency purchasing in access of $50.00. Prepare vouchers for all proposed non emergency purchasing in access of $50.00. At a Board meeting, vouchers will be considered for approval by the Board of Health members.

HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS

Daily logs and field notes that will be part of an official file will be typed or hand written legibly.

HEALTH AGENT’S ACTIVITIES

To keep the Board informed on the Health Agent’s activities by maintaining a “Daily Work Log” and providing copies at monthly meetings.

OFFICE HOURS

To adhere to a schedule of office hours by being in the office 8-9:30 AM and 12-1:30PM as scheduled and to notify the Board via email if the schedule cannot be met on a particular day, unless there is an emergency.

SICK AND VACATION TIME OF THE STAFF

To keep the Board informed on the staff’s sick and vacation time by submitting to the Board at the second meeting of the month copies of the prior months “Monthly Report of Sick/Vacation/Personal Leave Usage.”

CHAUNCEY ESTATES

Ms. Battistello had asked Mr. Drown to be responsible for communicating to Fred Bottomley, for the Board, their request for an extension and that Mr. Drown may have to follow up with a letter. Mr. Drown will call Mr. Bottomley tomorrow.

Mr. Mulkern will put the goals together and fax them to Mr. Torres by Thursday. The 90 day probation will start once the finalized agreement is agreed to.

The meeting adjourned at 9:41 PM.

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NORTH ATTLEBORO BOARD OF HEALTH
Meeting Minutes of
March 13, 2006 6:30 pm

IN ATTENDANCE: DIANE BATTISTELLO, CHAIRMAN; DON BATES, MEMBER; SUSAN SHAW, MEMBER; KARL DROWN, HEALTH AGENT AND THE SECRETARY

VISITORS: JOHN LEITE

MS. BATTISTELLO OPENED THE MEETING AT 6:40 PM.

MINUTES

DECEMBER 12, 2005
JANUARY 9, 2006
JANUARY 23, 2006
JANUARY 26, 2006 OPEN SESSION
JANUARY 26, 2006 EXECUTIVE SESSION
FEBRUARY 2, 2006

FEBRUARY 27, 2006
Motion made by Don Bates to table all of the above minutes.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

MINUTES

NOVEMBER 28, 2005
Motion made by Susan Shaw to accept the minutes
Seconded by Don Bates
Vote 3-0

MINUTES

FEBRUARY 6, 2006
Motion made by Don Bates to accept the minutes with the change to #7, should read Mr. Pickard’s, not Mr. Hart’s.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

MINUTES

FEBRUARY 9, 2006
Motion made by Don Bates to accept the minutes
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

FORMAT FOR MINUTES
Mr. Bates stated that the minutes are easier to read now that they are in a summary format. His concern is with the accuracy of the minutes.
Ms. Battistello suggested that a laptop be used at meetings to take notes.

PERMITS AND LICENSES

1. A Tanning Salon license application for Expressions Tanning at 585 E. Washington Street, N.A.

Motion made by Don Bates to grant the license pending the inspection by the Health Agent
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

2. A Massage Therapist license application for Nichole Renee Ciotola of 3 Barbara Road, N.A.

Motion made by Don Bates to grant the license
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

3. A Disposal Works Installer license application for Dennis Gildea of 1718 South Street, Bridgewater, MA

Motion made by Don Bates to table this license for the list of equipment was not included with the application.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

VOUCHERS
The members reviewed the vouchers for payment before signing them.

MEETING
On March 15^th, Karl will be attending a MEHA education seminar on carbon monoxide and smoke detector regulations. Ms. Battistello suggested that the Board inform the public of the carbon monoxide regulations by using the cable access channel.

EMAILS Mr. Bates emailed Keith Mueller for assistance retrieving the members’ emails from the secretary’s computer and putting them onto a CD.

WORK HOURS
The Health Agent works a 40 hour workweek without taking a lunch break to cover the office while the staff takes their lunch breaks.

OFFICE COVERAGE
If office coverage is needed the Board wants to be notified so they can assist.

COMPLAINTS
If Mr. Bates receives a complaint he would email the complaint to the office and would want to be updated.
Ms. Battistello would want to get involved with a complaint.
Ms. Battistello has the template form for a complaint and will email it to the members.

BROOKSIDE WAY
Ms. Battistello spoke with Bill from the Massachusetts Highway Department who will investigate the odor problem at Brookside Way along with a water quality inspector and a animal inspector within the next two weeks. They will walk Mr. Blais’s property until they find the source.

The farmer, Mr. Blais grows pumpkins on his property. If the pumpkins should rot, that could be drawing geese to that location or other wild animals.

EMAILS/ OPEN RECORDS LAW
Mr. Drown informed the members that the open records law has a section on emails and electronic mail. Emails between members should be filed in the office or down loaded onto a hard drive so that it would be stored on a disk.

PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING SEPTIC PAPERWORK
The office will proceed with a file folder for recording perc tests and septic paperwork.

CONTRACT
Mr. Drown received a contract from Steven Torres that was given to him by Paul Mulkern. Mr. Drown’s union representative, Andrew Slipp will review the contract before Mr. Drown signs it. Ms. Battistello had concerns with the language used in the clause for Title V record keeping. All paperwork on each individual address that has a septic system should be kept together in the files.

Motion made by Don Bates to approve the goals and objectives for Mr. Drown for the 90 day probationary period as revision two, noting the nine steps under 1B, record requirements on septic systems.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

DATE STAMPED MATERIAL
When a staff person date stamps any paperwork that comes into the office, Ms. Battistello wants that staff person to also place their initials on the paperwork.

PERC TESTS SCHEDULING
Mr. Drown schedules perc tests for the middle of the week most of the time.

SUBDIVISION AND SITE PLANS CHECKLIST
Ms. Battistello suggested a guideline for what information the Board of Health needs before making recommendations to the Planning Board for subdivisions and site plans.
Mr. Bates stated that at the next Board meeting the members come up with a list of items used as a checklist for the board to use subdivision and site plans.

HEALTH AGENT’S REPORT

A. Karl is gathering list of fees from other towns for comparison.

B. The members were given a final update on revised state Title V regulations.

CHRISTINA ESTATES

A. Conservation Commission is “on hold” waiting for the applicant to give additional funding to carry out the additional engineering review.

B. The next Planning Board review is April 17, 2006 and they will end Public hearings by May 1, 2006

C. Ms. Battistello and Susan Shaw will go on a site walk of Christina Estates with the health agent on March 20^th for educational purposes.

D. The Board will ask Larry Tilton for an extension and for a presentation

CHAUNCEY VILLAGE AND COBBLESTONE
The Board will have presentations on March 27^th on both subdivisions.

SEPTIC BETTERMENT

27 WOODCREST ROAD
The Board members signed the betterment agreement for 27 Woodcrest Road.

SEPTIC BETTERMENT

55 NORBOROUGH DRIVE The members reviewed the contractor bids for repairing of a septic system at 55 Norborough Drive under the betterment program. Bids were received from Dana Ralph, Lewicki & Sons Excavating, Fisk Contracting Company and Warchal Excavation.

Motion made by Don Bates to grant Dana Ralph as the lowest bid at $11,500.00 for repair of the septic system
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

The meeting adjourned at 9:24 PM.

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NORTH ATTLEBORO BOARD OF HEALTH
Meeting minutes of
March 27, 2006 6:30 pm

IN ATTENDANCE: DIANE BATTISTELLO, CHAIRMAN; DON BATES, MEMBER; SUSAN SHAW, MEMBER; KARL DROWN, HEALTH AGENT AND THE SECRETARY

VISITORS: ANNE MARIE FLEMING, PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE; ANDY KUSHNER OF SPINNAKER GROUP AND THEIR ATTORNEY, DAVID MANOOGIAN; LEN BRADLEY FROM DIPRETE ENGINEERING; DAN OTTENHEIMER FROM MILL RIVER CONSULTING, JOHN LAVIN OF EARTHWORKS ENGINEERING; MARY LOU DROWN

MS. BATTISTELLO OPENED THE MEETING AT 6:35 PM.

MINUTES

DECEMBER 12, 2005
Motion made by Don Bates to accept the minutes with the following changes: Add 3A:Mr. Bates announced that the reviews will be done in January. Add 13A: There was a discussion on the mini grant compliance checks and Karl will have that information for the members at the next meeting. Add 14A: There was a discussion on a tape recorder. Karl had been looking through the W.B. Mason catalog and visiting Circuit City in search of a recorder. Ms. Battistello and Mr. Bates made recommendations on the type of model they would like to have for the office.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

MINUTES

JANUARY 9, 2006
Motion made by Don Bates to accept the minutes
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

MINUTES

JANUARY 23, 2006
Motion made by Don Bates to accept the minutes
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

MINUTES

JANUARY 26, 2006 –OPEN MEETING
Motion made by Don Bates to accept the minutes with a change to the opening of the meeting to read 7:03 PM and to add; motion made by Don Bates to adjourn the meeting at 9:16 PM and Susan Shaw seconded, vote 3-0
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

MINUTES

JANUARY 26, 2006—EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion made by Don Bates to accept the minutes
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

MINUTES

FEBRUARY 2, 2006
FEBRUARY 27, 2006
MARCH 6, 2006
MARCH 13, 2006
Motion made by Don Bates to table all of the above minutes
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

CHAUNCEY VILLAGE
John Lavin, engineer for Earthworks Engineering did a presentation on the Chauncey Village subdivision plan.

Diane Battistello received a call from Fred Bottomley in which he granted the Board an extension for reviewing and commenting on the Chauncey Village plans until April 17, 2006.

COBBLESTONE ESTATES
Len Bradley, engineer for Diprete Engineering did a presentation on Cobblestone Estates subdivision plans addressing Mill River Consulting engineer, Dan Ottenheimer concerns.
Dan Ottenheimer will report his findings/assessment of Cobblestone Estates subdivision plan on April 11, 2006.

MILL RIVER CONSULTANTS/CONTRACT AGREEMENT
Motion made by Diane Battistello to approve and accept by signing a contract agreement to have a workable relationship with Mill River Consultants.
Seconded by Don Bates
Vote 3-0

The Board members and Dan Ottenheimer signed the accepted contract agreement.

CHRISTINA ESTATES
The Board had voted not to approve the subdivision plans for Christina Estates until they received comments from the Department of Public Works.

Motion made by Don Bates that the Board request an opinion from Town Counsel, Robert Bliss, presenting him with the appropriate meeting documentation of minutes regarding Christina Estates and ask whether at this point the Board could proceed to take additional action to have the authority to speak and make comments.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

HEALTH NURSE’S MONTHLY REPORT
Anne Marie presented a list of meetings that she attended in the month of February 2006.
Anne Marie gave the members information on pandemic preparedness.
Anne Marie spoke with the Board about Region 5’s Emergency Preparedness Coalition which gets funded by federal money. Towns in the region can make request for equipment and training but not all requests are granted. Our department has requested computer training for the staff, a wireless printer and a pocket PC for the assistant health agent.

Motion made by Don Bates to accept the monthly report for February 2006.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

HEALTH AGENT’S MONTHLY REPORT
Karl attended a CTY meeting on the emergency broadcast system that the schools use when they have emergencies and the town wants to adopt the system for all other emergencies. It is a computerized web page system for calls that would go to all houses in the town. The Selectmen are looking to fund it through their budget or through a grant.

Motion made by Don Bates to accept the monthly report for February 2006
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

HEALTH AGENT’S PROBATION DOCUMENT
Mr. Bates presented the 90 day probation document to Karl Drown for him to sign. Karl did not have the opportunity to read the document ahead of time and asked for some time to review the document before signing it.

Motion made by Don Bates to take a five minute recess so that Diane Battistello could contact Attorney, Paul Mulkern for advice.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

The meeting was brought back to order at 8:45 PM

The Board signed the probation document.
Ms. Battistello asked Karl to call or email her tomorrow after he has signed the probation document so that she could pick it up at the office.

PERC TEST FEES
Ms. Battistello had a question about the perc test fees for subdivision. Karl explained that the residential perc tests fee would be the rate paid for house lots in a subdivision.

PERMITS AND LICENSES

a. License application for a Disposal Works Installer license for Dennis Gildea of 1718 South Street, Bridgewater, MA
Motion made by Don Bates to grant the license
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

LICENSES AND PERMITS

b.      License application for a Massage Therapist license for Wei Jiang of 946 70^thStreet, Brooklyn, NY doing business at the Mall
           Motion made by Don Bates to grant the license
           Seconded by Susan Shaw
           Vote 3-0

c. License application for a Hairdressing Establishment for REZ Enterprises Limited dba/Snip-its at 429 S. Washington St. N.A.
Motion made by Don Bates to grant the license pending the inspection by the Health Agent
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

d. License application for a Title V System Inspector for Steven Magnuson dba/ The Septic Guys of Westboro, MA
Motion made by Don Bates to grant the license
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

License application for a Massage Therapist for Cheryl Laliberte of 960 Mt. Hope Street, N.A.
Motion made by Don Bates to grant the license
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

REVIEW AND SIGN VOUCHERS
The members reviewed the vouchers for payment before signing them.

SEPTIC BETTERMENT

55 NORBOROUGH DRIVE
The members signed the betterment agreement for 55 Norborough Drive.

MASSACHUSETTS REQUIREMENTS FOR CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS
Karl gave the members a pamphlet on CO alarms which will fall under the fire departments regulations. These regulations shall apply to every family home, multi-family buildings, apartments, condominiums and townhouses that contains fossil burning fuel equipment. If you put in a plug-in or battery powered CO alarm, you must install it by March 31, 2006. If you are going to have an electrician install the CO alarm using the hard wiring method you have until January 1, 2007.

BRISTOL ELDERS SERVICES
Karl will provide the members with a list of resources from Bristol Elders Services.

METH LABS
Karl presented the members with a flyer on meth lab chemicals and the endangerment to children that have been exposed to methamphetamine.

211
The 211 service is used throughout the country to provide needy citizens with food and fuel assistance. The United Way will no longer provide assistances in Attleboro or North Attleboro. Because the two towns do not have a human service person, people in need will have to dial 211 to get help as of July 1^st.

COOP PLAN The Continuity of Operations Plan provides policy and guidance in the event that the North Attleboro Board of Health operations are threatened by a major emergency such as an influenza pandemic, outbreak of food-borne illness or terrorist attack. Every Board member and staff of the Board of Health would have responsibilities during an emergency.

LETTER TO CONTRACTORS/SUBDEVELOPERS
The members reviewed the letter that will be given to developers of subdivision. It is the policy of the Board of Health to send definitive plans to an engineer for review of septic and drainage at a cost to the developers.

MEETINGS
The Board will meet on April 4^th to discuss the 2007 budget.
The next regular Board of Health meeting will be on April 11^th.

ADJOURN
Motion made by Don Bates to adjourn at 9:45 PM
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

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NORTH ATTLEBORO BOARD OF HEALTH
Meeting minutes of
February 2, 2006 6:30 pm

IN ATTENDANCE: DIANE BATTISTELLO, CHAIRMAN; DON BATES, MEMBER; SUSAN SHAW, MEMBER; KARL DROWN, HEALTH AGENT AND THE SECRETARY

VISITORS: PAULA BATES, PAUL BELHAM, ELIOT BRAIS, DOUG CASH, CHRIS CHARETTE, BOB COLE, STEPHEN DAILEY, REPORTER, AMY DEMELIA, PAUL DICHIARA, CHRIS DION, MARY LOU DROWN, ANNE MARIE FLEMING, AL HURDER, SUSANNE JORDAN, SHAWN JORDE, KEVIN JOYCE, JEROME KENNEDY, RAY LOUGHLIN, REPORTER, GLORIA LABOUNTY, WALTER LANDRY, DICK LANGILLE, JOHN & RUTH LEITE, JOHN LEWICKI, LABOR COUNSEL, PAUL MULKERN, CURT NELSON, DANA RALPH, SELECTMAN, JOHN RHYNO, MICHAEL ROBERTS, ANDREW SLIPP, WALTER ST. LAWRENCE, ATTORNEY, STEVEN TORRES, DOMINIC TEDINO, JAMES WAGNER, BILL & BOB WARD

MR. BATES OPENED THE MEETING AT 6:37 PM.

EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion made by Don Bates to go into executive session for the purpose of discussing potential litigation
Seconded by Susan Shaw

Roll call vote for an executive session
Susan Shaw-yes
Diane Battistello-yes
Don Bates-yes
Mr. Bates stated the Board would return in an open session.

Motion made by Susan Shaw to reopen the public session at 7:04 PM.
Seconded by Diane Battistello
Vote 3-0

Mr. Bates stated there would be no public participation allowed at the meeting. The only people allowed to speak will be the Board members, counsel and Mr. Drown. Anyone speaking without authorization will be asked to leave.

Mr. Bates asked Mr. Drown if he wanted an executive session or an open session. Mr. Drown stated he wanted an open session.
Exhibit one is the Board’s January 27^th letter rescheduling this meeting with the list of charges.
Exhibit two is Mr. Drown’s evaluation of May 2005, consisting of 93 pages.
Exhibit three is a document from the Board listing the Health Agent’s short term goals dated June 27, 2005.
Exhibit four is the January 2006 evaluation of Mr. Drown composite by Ms. Battistello, Ms. Shaw and Mr. Bates.

a. Attorney Steven Torres opening remarks suggested:

That not being able to work the situation out in a satisfactory manner the matter would most likely culminate in a jury trial;
That evaluations of the past 14 years show Mr. Drown does his job well and he is a very good employee;
That the Board has a fiduciary responsibility to the Town to work out the difficulties in a mediated forum;
That the Board is retaliating against Mr. Drown because he favors fluoridation while this Board opposes it, and because he is a Whistleblower by reporting the Board for Open Meeting Law violations;
That the questionable work issues don’t rise to the level of terminable offenses;
And that he would present to a jury this Board had previously had an unsuccessful termination attempt that was unwanted, illegal, and that violates Mr. Drown’s rights.

b. Mr. Bates read the January 27, 2006 letter the Board had written to Mr. Drown inviting Mr. Drown to a meeting, to consider his termination based upon a 6-month review of goal achievement and job performance. The letter highlighted:

That the composite score was 1.3 out of a possible 4;
That written analysis showed major areas of concern are: deficiencies, attitude, and goals not achieved;
That Mr. Drown’s performance deficiencies and attitudinal problems involve his resistance to the Board’s efforts to improve the department’s performance;
And, that Mr. Drown repeatedly refused to follow the Board’s directives and failed to accomplish tasks in a timely manner.
Specific examples of problems were also provided in the letter

c. Attorney Torres called Mr. Drown as his first witness. Mr. Bates administered the Oath of Truth to Mr. Drown. Mr. Drown was questioned about discipline, evaluations, fluoridation, open meeting law procedures, and deterioring relations with the Board, delivery of the letter to attend the meeting, daily log, repair of the truck, tape recorder purchase, subdivision drainage, probation, working relations with prior Boards, the appointment process and prior evaluations.

d. Attorney Mulkern questioned Mr. Drown about written warnings, open meeting law complaints, delivery of letter to attend the meeting, responsibilities in regards to drainage, expense account records.

e. Mr. Bates questioned Mr. Drown on fluoridation, delivery of invitation letter, subdivision drainage and perc tests on Christina Estates, advise for future subdivision.

f. Ms. Battistello questioned Mr. Drown on policies for subdivisions, reports on Christina Estates, Chauncey Estates timetables, work logs, budget, communication and goal setting.

g. Mr. Bates and Mr. Drown discussed drainage and Board of Health regulations, responsibilities, and reporting.

h. Ms. Battistello questioned Mr. Drown on soil evaluations and Christina Estates files.

i. Attorney Torres questioned Mr. Drown on drainage responsibilities in subdivisions.

Mr. Bates added clarification.

j. Ms. Battistello commented on computer skills training in the office.

k. Attorney Torres concluded testimony with Mr. Drown and asked former Board members Suzanne Jordan, John Leite, and Jerome Kennedy to testify.

l.    Attorney Torres closing argument suggested:
            There needs to be an opportunity for the Board to continue to work with Mr.
            Drown to create an office that reflects the direction of the decisions that our Board makes,
            That job counseling involving Human Resources is in order,
            That there was not enough evidence for “Just Cause” termination
            That a legal suit would evolve if Mr. Drown was terminated.

EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion made by Don Bates to go into executive session at 9:15PM for the purpose of discussing potential litigation.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Roll call vote for executive session
Susan Shaw-yes
Diane Battistello-yes
Don Bates-yes

Mr. Bates stated that the Board would return in an open session.

Motion made by Don Bates to come out of executive session
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Roll can vote at 11:13 PM
Susan Shaw-yes
Don Bates-yes
Diane Battistello-yes

The Board had reached an agreement and will continue to work together.

The Board members all agreed that Health Agent, Karl Drown will be suspended for five days without pay and be placed on a 90 day probation. The goals and objectives will be defined and worked on in that 90 day period. The Board will meet again on February 6, 2006.

Motion made by Diane Battistello to adjourn the meeting at 11:20 PM
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

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NORTH ATTLEBORO BOARD OF HEALTH
Meeting minutes of
January 26, 2006 6:30 pm

IN ATTENDANCE: DIANE BATTISTELLO, CHAIRMAN; DON BATES, MEMBER; SUSAN SHAW, MEMBER AND THE SECRETARY (HEALTH AGENT, KARL DROWN WAS ABSENT)

VISITORS: WALTER ST. LAWRENCE, MARY LOU & MEGAN DROWN, JOHN LEITE, DOUG GARIEPY, SHAWN JORDE, LARRY TILTON AND LABOR COUNSEL, PAUL MULKERN

MS. BATTISTELLO OPENED THE MEETING AT 7:03 PM.

TOWNE STREET LETTER (AIR QUALITY)
Motion made by Don Bates to send the letter
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote: 3-0

CHAUNCEY ESTATES DEFINITIVE SUBDIVISION PLAN
Motion made by Don Bates to hold on the approval until Dept. of Public Works reviews the plans
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote: 3-0

Motion made by Susan Shaw to have engineer, John Lavin review the drainage on Chauncey Estates plans
Seconded by Don Bates
Vote: 3-0

CAMERON WOODS
Motion made by Don Bates for a letter to be sent to Planning Board that the Board of Health is waiting for comments from the Dept. of Public Works before approval
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote: 3-0

The letter will be emailed to the members before it goes to the Planning Board.

John Leite presented the Board with a memo requesting to review all emails between the members of the Board of Health and the Board of Health office and all emails between the members of the Board of Health.

Mary Lou Drown read a letter from Health Agent, Karl Drown to the Board stating that he wasn’t attending tonight’s meeting because there wasn’t enough notice to get his attorney to represent him. Mr. Drown asked for a rescheduling of the meeting. Mr. Drown also requested the minutes and emails of any meetings of the Board members and a list of all charges that would be brought against him.

Walter St. Lawrence asked the Board to give Karl some more time and to address the matter with Karl in an open session as he had requested.

MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion made by Susan Shaw to go into Executive Session
Seconded by Don Bates
No vote was taken

Motion made by Susan Shaw to take a five minute break
Seconded by Don Bates
Vote: 3-0

Ms. Shaw moved to with draw the motion to take a break

The Board took a roll call vote to go into Executive Session for the purpose of charges involving an employee
Susan Shaw-yes
Don Bates-yes
Diane Battistello-yes
Vote: 3-0

MS. BATTISTELLO REOPENED THE REGULAR MEETING AT 9:08 PM.

TOWNE STREET Ms. Battistello requested that each individual letter for the Towne Street residents be signed by the Board at the Monday night Board meeting.

MILL RIVER CONSULTING Mr. Bates reviewed the folder from Mill River Consulting that Daniel Ottenheimer had brought to his interview that took place last Monday. Mr. Bates wasn’t present when Daniel Ottenheimer was interviewed by the Board.

CHAUNCEY ESTATES Ms. Battistello reviewed the Chauncey Estates subdivision plan.

Motion made by Don Bates to adjourn the meeting at 9:16 PM
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 3-0

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NORTH ATTLEBORO BOARD OF HEALTH
Meeting minutes of
January 23, 2006 6:30 pm

IN ATTENDANCE: DIANE BATTISTELLO, CHAIRMAN; DON BATES, MEMBER; SUSAN SHAW, MEMBER; KARL DROWN, HEALTH AGENT AND THE SECRETARY

VISITORS: JOHN LAVIN, ENGINEER FOR EARTHWORKS ENGINEERING, INC.;

DANIEL OTTENHEIMER, ENGINEER FOR MILL RIVER CONSULTING; ANNE MARIE FLEMING, PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE

MS. BATTISTELLO OPENED THE MEETING AT 6:30 PM.

Susan Shaw presented a letter she wrote to the Town Clerk disclosing the possibility of conflict of interest, although she is not a direct abutter, her property is near Christina Estates subdivision and the Board of Health reviews the plans.

Don Bates and Susan Shaw attended the Planning Board’s public hearing on Christina Estates. Mr. Bates wants a strong letter send to Planning Board voicing the Board’s concerns about the drainage evaluation in Christina Estates for their hearing in March. Ms. Battistello will draft a letter regarding the Board’s concerns to the Conservation Commission, Department of Public Works and Town Counsel. She will enclose a copy of the Board’s September 9^th letter to the Department of Public Works, stating that the Board will not approve the project until they get the DPW’s input.

MS. SHAW MOTIONED THAT ALL SUBDIVISION PLANS MAYBE REVIEWED BY AN OUTSIDE ENGINEER AND A HANDOUT WILL BE GIVEN TO NOTIFY THE DEVELOPERS, MS. BATTISTELLO SECONDED, UNANIMOUS VOTE 3-0

Ms. Shaw will draft a handout for the developers.

The Board wants to be notified when definitive plans come into the Board of Health office.

MR. BATES MOTIONED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON JANUARY 26^TH AT 7 PM FOR THE PURPOSE TO CONSIDER CHARGES AND HE WILL DEVELOP WITH THE HELP OF TOWN COUNSEL A LIST OF CONCERNS, MS. SHAW SECONDED, UNANIMOUS VOTE 3-0

MR. BATES MOTIONED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON MONDAY, JANUARY 30^TH AT 6:3O PM FOR THE PURPOSE TO CONSIDER POSSIBLE DISMISSAL, MS. BATTISTELLO SECONDED, UNANIMOUS VOTE 3-0

Ms. Battistello stated that the minutes of November 1^st and November 21^st were tabled and should have been on the agenda.

The Board requested that Karl speak with Mr. Sharples to get a time table on the twenty foot section of pipe to be added to the exhaust stack. The letter to the Towne Street residents explaining the Board’s decision on the air quality problem in their neighborhood will be signed by the Board on Monday evening.

Mr. Bates excused himself from the meeting due to back problems.

John Lavin of Earthworks Engineering of Norfolk, MA was interviewed by the Board to review site and subdivision plans.

HEALTH AGENT

ENGINEERS
Karl presented paperwork on the procedure the Department of Public Works Director uses for engineers.

SEATBELT LAW
Karl gave the members a copy of a Sun Chronicle article on the seatbelt law that was in the newspaper recently.

USGS MAP
The USGS map of the town is now in the Board of Health office. Ms. Battistello would like the office to purchase a stand to display the USGS map if there is money in the budget.

Karl excused himself from the meeting due to a family health problem.
Daniel Ottenheimer of Mill River Consulting of Gloucester, MA was interviewed by the Board to review site and subdivision plans.

MINUTES

NOVEMBER 28, 2005
Motion made by Diane Battistello to table the minutes
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 2-0

MINUTES

DECEMBER 12, 2005
Motion made by Diane Battistello to table the minutes
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 2-0

MINUTES

JANUARY 9, 2006
Motion made by Diane Battistello to table the minutes
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 2-0

PERMITS AND LICENSES

1. License application for a Massage Therapist license for Nicole Romano of Juniper Road, North Attleboro
Motion made by Susan Shaw to grant the massage therapist license
Seconded by Diane Battistello
Vote 2-0

PERMITS AND LICENSES

2. License application for a Disposal Works Installer license for Domonic Rucco Of Rehoboth, MA
Motion made by Diane Battistello to table the license
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 2-0

3. License application for a Massage Therapist license for Mireille Yasmine of Walpole, MA
Motion made by Diane Battistello to grant the license pending the TB test results
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote 2-0

NEW BUSINESS
Ms. Battistello will call Frank Wojciechowski on a lot that is off of High Street. Frank is looking for a septic variance on the fifty foot setback requirement from the lot line. Mr. Wojciechowski did not attend tonight’s meeting.

OLD BUSINESS

JONATHAN WAY
Ms. Battistello has the towns of Norton and Rehoboth signed on for Jonathan Way’s presentation on coyotes and is waiting to hear from the towns of Seekonk and Attleboro.

MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
Robert Bliss reviewed the draft article for the Mutual Aid Agreement. Anne Marie sent a email to Marcia Benes asking if Town Counsel’s recommended changes be made or if the agreement needs to be submitted unchanged. Marcia stated that minor changes in language shouldn’t make any difference. Another memo was sent to Town Counsel asking if his comments would change the spirit of the agreement. This article needs the Boards vote before it can be submitted for the spring town meeting.

CAMERON WOODS PLANS
Ms. Shaw motioned to send the Cameron Woods subdivision plans to the Department of Public Works on Tuesday, January 24^th.
Ms. Battistello seconded
Vote 2-0

Ms. Battistello will deliver the plans to the Department of Public Works and ask them for comments by Friday, January 27^th.

The meeting adjourned at 9:05 PM

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NORTH ATTLEBORO BOARD OF HEALTH
Meeting minutes of
January 9, 2006 6:30 pm

IN ATTENDANCE: DIANE BATTISTELLO, CHAIRMAN; DON BATES, MEMBER; SUSAN SHAW, MEMBER; KARL DROWN, HEALTH AGENT AND THE SECRETARY

VISITORS: GARY BERKLEY, DAVID AND DOUG CASH, STEVEN CARVALHO, CHRIS CHARETTE, DANA CLOW, RICK DEPPISCH, PAUL DICHIARA, CHRIS DION, MARY LOU DROWN, JONI FARIBANKS, ANNE MARIE FLEMING, RICK HERGT, SHAWN JORDE, KEVIN JOYCE, SUSANNE JORDAN, KYLE KUMMER, CURT NELSON, PAUL PARISEAU, DANA RALPH, JOE REZZA, JOHN RISSER, WALTER ST.LAWRENCE, LARRY TILTON, JAMES WAGNER AND BOB WARD

MS. BATTISTELLO OPENED THE MEETING AT 6:30 PM.

MINUTES
NOVEMBER 28, 2005
Motion made by Don Bates to table the minutes
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote: 3-0

MINUTES
DECEMBER 12, 2005
Motion made by Don Bates to table the minutes
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote: 3-0

HEALTH NURSE’S MONTHLY REPORT
DECEMBER 2005
Motion made by Don Bates to accept the monthly report
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote: 3-0

HEALTH AGENT’S MONTHLY REPORT
DECEMBER 2005
Motion made by Don Bates to accept the monthly report
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote: 3-0

PERMITS AND LICENSES

1. License to perform engineering for Tom Principe of Providence, RI

Motion made by Don Bates to grant the license to perform engineering
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote: 3-0

PERMITS AND LICENSES

2. License to perform engineering for George Collins of West Bridgewater,MA

Motion made by Don Bates to grant the license to perform engineering
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote: 3-0

LETTERS AND CORRESPONDENCE

1. The Board reviewed letters to the Human Resource Department Director, Cathy Calicchia and to Town Counsel, Robert Bliss requesting them to review an Intermunicipal Mutual Aid Agreement that the state of Massachusetts wants Health Departments to adopt as part of the Emergency Management Coalition.

2. After review of a drafted copy of Nail Regulations Town Counsel, Robert Bliss made many comments that implied that the regulations need to be rewritten.

3. The letter to the residents of Towne Street will be tabled until Karl speaks to Dan Sharples.

4. The Board received a preliminary draft of complaint from attorney, David Gay. He intends to file this complaint in Bristol County Superior Court against the North Attleboro Board of Public Works for not obeying this Board’s authority to issue the cease and desist order of July 29, 2005 to stop fluoridating the town’s public water supply.

5. The Board received a letter and a professional profile from John Lavin of Earthworks Engineering to be a reviewer of septic plans for subdivision review.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Mr. Larry Tilton addressed the Board asking for clarification of the subdivision control law.

HEALTH AGENT

1. BUDGET
The Board discussed revisions. A section on the budget was added for lab testing and the office is waiting for word from the accounting office. The Board reviewed December’s budget statement. Mr. Bates noted there is enough money left for about one ad. That ad money will be used for the Rabies Clinic.

2. TRUCK UPDATE
Karl is waiting for the purchase of a new power steering pump for the town truck.

3. COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Mr. Drown advised the Board that our department can order the new software for the
webpage without I.T.S. approval.

4. MINIGRANT COMPLIANCE

Mr. Drown will follow up on the grant and have an answer for the next Meeting.

5. MINUTES

Motion made by Don Bates to adopt the Selectmen’s format for minutes
Beginning the 1^st meeting in February.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote: 3-0

6. TAPE RECORDER
The office has a new $70.00 tape recorder.

7. USGS MAP
Karl has ordered a USGS map of the town for the office.

8. PERC TESTS
Karl presented the members with perc test results for December as they requested.
Ms. Battistello has signed up for classes to be a Soil Evaluator and a Title V System Inspector.

OLD BUSINESS

1. JONATHAN WAY
Rehoboth and Norton are interested. Plainville and Mansfield are not interested. Ms. Battistello is waiting for word from Norfolk, Attleboro, Seekonk and Foxboro.

2. SEAT BELT CAMPAIGN
Consideration of a Seat Belt Campaign was postponed indefinitely.

3. CAMERON WOODS
The members reviewed the drainage on a subdivision plan for Cameron Woods. The health agent informed the members that he didn’t have a problem with the drainage layout on the plan. The 45-day window for comments ends January 12^th. The Board needs to provide comments tonight. The drainage for this project is in Attleboro. Mr. Tilton addressed the Board with a concern that the Board’s responsibility under subdivision control law regarding drainage was limited to drinking water outflow and did not include street drainage.

4. SUBDIVISION PLANS
Ms. Battistello would like a presentation on subdivision control law at the next meeting.

5. CHRISTINA ESTATES
The Board tried to determine the number of perc test and suitable lots. Mr. Tilton agreed to do a presentation for the Board.
On January 19^th the Planning Board will be holding a meeting on Christina Estates.

6. COBBLESTONE & CHRISTINA ESTATES

At a February meeting the Board would like to schedule the developer of Cobblestone and the Christina Estates to explain the subdivision plans to the Board.

NEW BUSINESS

1. SEPTIC REPAIRS

At the meeting of January 23th the members want a review of a local upgrade approval and variance on septic repairs the Board wants Karl to inform them of the septic variances that he approves.

2. KEYS
Ms. Battistello needs a key to the secretary’s office for safety reasons. The chairman will get a written opinion from Town Counsel, Robert Bliss.
Motion made by Don Bates that the Board get a key to the secretary’s office.
Seconded by Susan Shaw
Vote: 3-0

3. KARL DROWN’S REVIEW
Don Bates informed Karl at the Board of Health meeting tonight, that on Thursday, January 12^th at 3 PM that he would meet with Karl at the Human Resource Department to do Karl’s review in private.
Don Bates also stated that the members gave Karl a score of 1.2 on his review.

The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM

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