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ADDITIONAL TOPICS <br /> 1. septic Inspection Variance: 40 Ashumet Avenue. <br /> Kalliope Egloff made a motion that the Board of Health add 40 A hur et Avenue to the Board of Health <br /> Agenda. Burton Caplan seconded.the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. <br /> Glen Harrington commented that the owner of 40 A humet Avenue is adding a bedroom for ar total of 3 <br /> bedrooms. The septic system was originally designed for 3 bedrooms. The code requires a septic inspection <br /> and a letter from an engineer starting that the septic system can accommodate the increase. <br /> There is access to the septic tank and distribution box; however, since the -built was peer the leaching could <br /> .net be located. Doug Brown performed the septic inspection and used a camera to locate the leaching. He <br /> probed down and discovered there were no risers. The owner has had rare species of flowers for many years <br /> and does not wart the leaching risers to be added. The Board of Health regulation states that risers are to be <br /> added. The variance requested is to not add the risers to the leaching facility because of the flowers and <br /> vegetation that the owner wishes not to disturb. The septic inspection was for an addition and not for the sale <br /> of the property. <br /> Kalliope Egloff rade ar motion that the Board of Health approve the variance for 40 Ashurnet Avenue to not <br /> add risers to the leaching system with the condition that at the sale of the property risers are to be added. <br /> Burton Kaplan seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. <br /> OLD BUSINESS <br /> 1. Amended Refuse Regulation. <br /> Lucy Burton continued discussion on the amended Refuse Regulation to the August 7, 2014, Board of Health <br /> meeting. <br /> DISCUSSION qr <br /> 1. Electronic Death Registry. T <br /> The Board discussed the two options of the Electronic Death Registry: opt-In or Opt-out. <br /> Glen Harrington commented that the first part of the process is that the medical staff or funeral staff is notified <br /> of a death and begins recording the information. The Certifier is the medical person that announces the cause <br /> of dearth. After the Certifier reviews the information on the computer, it is then sent to the funeral director to <br /> complete the form with the personal information. ` <br /> If the Board of Health opts-in, the funeral director is allowed to print and sign off on the permit. The Board of <br /> Health then reviews the permit and signs off through the computer before it is forwarded to the Town Clerk. <br /> If the Board of Health opts-out, the funeral director enters the information, and then the Buri l,Agent has to <br /> review and approve the burial permit, which becomes an extra step. Deborah Dame, Veronica Warden, and <br /> Glen Harrington are all Burial Agents for the Town of Mashpee. The Board of Health has the ability to approve <br /> funeral directors to be Burial Agents. The Town Clerk is the last step because they issue the certified copies of <br /> the burial permit and death certificates. <br /> Presently, there is a disposition tag on the written book, which is completed and returned to the Town stating <br /> the final resting place of the deceased. With the electronic process the disposition tag will be part of the permit <br /> when it is printed. The disposition tag is important because it indicates the final disposition. <br /> Kalliope Egloff made a motion that the Board of Health opt-in to the Electronic Death Registry try process a <br /> presented by the Registry of Vital Records ords and statistics Massachusetts Department of Public Health with the <br /> two focal funeral homes also as Burial Agents for the Town of Mashpee. Burton Kaplan seconded the motion. <br /> The motion was unanimously approved. <br />