Ste. Genevieve Co. Health Board of Trustees meeting minutes

STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the Feb. 28, 2022 meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Health Department Board of Trustees have been released:

 

Ste. Genevieve County Health Department

Regular Meeting of Board of Trustees

Minutes of February 28, 2022

 

  1. Call to order for regular session: A regular session of the Sainte Genevieve County Health Department was called to order by Robert Bach on Monday, February 28, 2022, at 4:04 PM at the Sainte Genevieve County Health Department located at 115 Basler Drive, Sainte Genevieve, MO 63670.

 

  1. Roll call Board members answering the roll call were James Brochtrup, Carl Kinsky, and David Woods,  Dr. Matthew Bosner arrived shortly after roll call.  Jennifer Mueller, health department administrator, was also present.

 

  1. Approval of agenda: David Woods moved to approve the agenda, with the motion seconded by James Brochtrup and passed unanimously.

 

4,         Consent agenda: James Brochtrup moved to approve the consent agenda, consisting of minutes of the previous meeting, financial statements, and transactions by account.  The motion was seconded by David Woods, and passed unanimously.

 

  1. Old business: Board members discussed whether to continue with Covid testing of employees who have not received full vaccinations from Covid and decided to place this matter on the agenda for the next board meeting. Board members also discussed policies regarding accrual and carrying over sick leave, vacation time, and other forms of leave, and decided to place this matter on the agenda for the next board meeting.

 

  1. Director’s report: The Director’s report included the following:

 

            Covid vaccination rate: The over 5 year-old vaccination rate for the county is 52.6% initiated, 49.4 completed. 

 

            Covid cases: There were 255 covid cases for December, 743 for January, and 190 for February

 

            Flu cases:         There were 44 flu cases for January and 4 for February.      

                                   

  1. New business: Board member discussed revisions to the Personnel Policy manual and proposed changes.

 

  1. Next scheduled meeting: The next scheduled regular board meeting is March 29, 2022, at 4:00 PM at the Sainte Genevieve County Health Department located at 115 Basler Drive, Sainte Genevieve, MO 63670.

 

  1. Adjournment: David Woods moved to adjourn the meeting, which motion was seconded by James Brochtrup. The motion to adjourn passed unaninimously and the meeting was adjourned at 5:26 PM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

/s/ Carl Kinsky