10/26/1995 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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MINUTES October 26, 1995 2 BOARD OF HEALTH growing to large." "At one point there were over twenty people in this committee." "I recommended that certain appointees be actually appointed and others be invited." "We narrowed it down where the committee will be approximately twelve people however, there will be another approximately 18 individuals or representatives or organizations invited to attend." "They will all be open meetings." "They already decided that once the committee is formed they will also need to establish an executive board." "My opinion again was, why should this be a predrawn conclusion when in fact the committee itself should be the one to decide whether or not an executive board is necessary." "There feeling is in order to get the committee going and getting the wheels turning and keeping them turning there should be an executive board of five members." "I was totally out voted on that." "The proposition is to form an executive board which will consist of the director of leisure services, one of the town health agents, one selectmen, the director of the council on aging and one member at large drawn from the population." "In addition to a health agent being on a committee and the coalition so is the chairman of the Board of Health or designee." "The next meeting is scheduled for November 14, 1995." Mr. Doherty commented, "I think the opinion of this Board is fairly clear." "We definitely support a committee however, we feel that the committee should work through the Board of Health." "The Board will maintain all financial control as well as contracts and administration." Mr. McQuaid relayed, "This coalition has been in place for over a year." "The idea was to work together as a coalition and work on a town meeting article." "I would recommend at least one Board member attend a coalition meeting." Mr. Doherty stated, "The one thing that has never been clearly demonstrated here is that there is a lack of service or unmet needs." "If that were the case then perhaps a separate department should be created." 4.) Correspondence from Falmouth re: Bourne entering UCRTS - Mr. McQuaid relayed, "At the most recent meeting of the Board of Managers meeting for the Upper j Cape Regional Transfer Station Selectmen Roland Dupont from Bourne came in and indicated a strong interest in looking into Bourne joining the Upper Cape facility." "We have asked Bill Owen to provide the town of Bourne with the intermunicipal agreement and the stipulations that show how Bourne could enter." "They would be required to pay in their portion of the share for the construction of the facility and any modifications and improvements to it since it opened up." "Their first years tonnage is an estimate." "If the town of Bourne comes in they would be required to pay $290,000.00 just in capital expenses for their share of what it would have cost had they joined from the beginning."