STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the February 27 meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Health Department Board of Trustees meeting were released to the public Wednesday morning.
Ste Genevieve County Health Department
Public Meeting of Board of Trustees
Minutes of February 27, 2024
- Call to order for regular session: A regular session of the Sainte Genevieve County Health Department was called to order by Robert Bach on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at 4:11 PM at the Sainte Genevieve County Health Department located at 115 Basler Drive, Sainte Genevieve, MO 63670.
- Roll call: Board members answering the roll call were Robert Bach, Dr. Matthew Bosner, and Carl Kinsky, constituting a quorum. Jennifer Mueller, health department administrator, was also present.
- Approval of agenda: Dr. Bosner moved to approve the agenda, with the motion seconded by Mr. Kinsky. The motion passed unanimously by vote of all members present.
- Consent agenda: Dr. Bosner moved to approve the consent agenda, consisting of the minutes of the previous meeting, financial statements, and transactions by account. The motion was seconded by Mr. Kinsky and passed unanimously by vote of all members present.
- Director’s report: The Director’s report was presented by Ms. Mueller and included the following:
Letter from County Assessor: The Director provided board members with a copy of letter from County Assessor Linda Wagner regarding property tax appeals and the Health Departments share of expenses and legal fees. After discussion, no member had any objection to payment of the share.
Covid and flu cases: There were 52 confirmed covid cases, (including one death in January), 52 Flu A cases, and 39 Flu B cases to date for February.
Breastfeeding Peer Counselor. The Health Department is again looking for someone to serve as a breastfeeding peer counselor and will put up a notice on Facebook shortly.
- Old Business:
Certificate of Deposit “bump up”: After discussion, no decision was made regarding exercising the one time “bump up’ provision to increase CD interest rates. The matter will be placed on next month’s agenda, along with renewal or other options for certain CDs expiring in April.
Update on remodel: Ms. Mueller discussed the invoice from Cochran for the remodeling project as well as estimates for labor and equipment relating to installation of computers and configuring Wifi.
- New Business:
Flood Insurance Renewal: Jennifer Mueller provided board members with the new flood insurance quotes. After discussion and in view of inflation and the relatively minor increase in premiums, Dr. Bosner moved to accept the increased coverage option (increasing the contents coverage from $420,00 to $441,000 and increasing the premium for building and contents from $6,375 to $6,438. The motion was seconded by Mr. Kinsky and passed unanimously by vote of all members present.
- Public Forum: No member of the public being present, no public forum was held.
- Next scheduled meeting: The next scheduled regular board meeting is Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 4:30 PM (not the usual 4:00 PM.) Dr. Bosner noted that April 30, 2024, the last Tuesday in April, is during Passover and suggested the Board may not want to schedule the meeting that day.
- Adjournment: Dr. Bosner made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Mr. Kinsky, which passed by unanimous vote of all members present. Chairman Bach adjourned the meeting at 4:38 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Carl Kinsky, Secretary