07/13/2006 Minutes
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
MINUTES OF JOINT CITY/COUNTY SPECIAL MEETING
July 13, 2006
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Special Joint Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Grand Island, Nebraska, the Hall County Board of Supervisors, the Hamilton County Board of
Commissioners, the Merrick County Board of Commissioners, and the Central District Health
Department was conducted in the Community Meeting Room of City Hall, 100 East First Street,
on July 13, 2006. Notice of the meeting was given in The Grand Island Independent on July 6,
2006.
Teresa Anderson, Executive Director of the Central District Health Department called the
meeting to order at 8: 10 p.m. The following people were present: Health Board member Anne
Buettner; County Representative Jim Eriksen; City Representative Mitch Nickerson; Hall County
Supervisor Jim Eriksen; Councilmember's Margaret Hornady, Mitch Nickerson, Jackie Pielstick,
Joyce Haase, Carole Cornelius, Peg Gilbert, Mayor Jay Vavricek, City Clerk RaNae Edwards,
and Finance Director David Springer.
PRESENTATION BY TERESA ANDERSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Ms. Anderson
presented a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the core functions of the Health Department.
Mentioned were the 2005/2006 accomplishments, strategic planning, mission statement,
community assessment, ongoing programs, financial considerations, staffing changes, and
special projects. Board and staff strategic plans were presented.
The following goals of the Central District Health Department were presented:
. Improve the quality of life of our community
. Promote visibility and viability
. Support professional and organizational growth
The following ongoing programs were presented: WIC, Immunization, Child Care Solution, Kids
ConnectionIPHN Program, School Nursing, Safe Kids, Environmental, Water Testing, and West
Nile Virus Surveillance.
Reviewed were the financial considerations, revenue sources, and expenses. Additional staff had
been added including: an Environmental Health Specialist and Community Health Educator
funded by LB 1060 funds; Administrative Secretaries (1.5) funded by Pandemic and/or Existing
Funds; and Peer Counselors for Breast Feeding Program fund by WIC Grant.
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The following Special Projects were presented:
. Automated External Defibrillators
. Promotora Program
. Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program
. Mom (Mission of Mercy)
. Epidemiology and Surveillance NEDSS (National Electronic Disease Surveillance
System)
. Pandemic Flu Preparation - PPCC (pandemic Preparedness Coordinating Committee)
DISCUSSION: David Springer, Finance Director stated it was recommended that the Health
Department would do better ifthey had their own health insurance and not go through the city.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9: 15 p.m.
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RaNae Edwards
City Clerk
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