07/31/2023 Minutes Joint Health,
CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
MINUTES OF JOINT HEALTH SPECIAL MEETING
July 31, 2023
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 Commissioners, the Hamilton County Board
of Commissioners, the Merrick County Board of Commissioners, and the Central District Health
Department was conducted at the Grand Island Police Department, 111 Public Safety Drive,
Grand Island, Nebraska on July 31, 2022. Notice of the meeting was given in the Grand Island
Independent on July 24, 2023.
Central District Health Department (CDHD) Board President Ron Peterson called the meeting to
order at 6:00 p.m. Present for the meeting were: Mayor Roger G. Steele, City Councilmembers
Chuck Haase, Mitch Nickerson, Mark Stelk, Jack Sheard and Mike Paulick. City Administrator
Laura McAloon, and Assistant City Administrator Patrick Brown. Health Department
employees: Teresa Anderson, Cindy Valdez, Cody Rush, Karly Simonson, Jonna Mangeot,
Jeremy Collinson, Bridget Miller, Rachel Sazama, Dick Phillips, and Traci Dieckmann.
CDHD Chairman Ron Peterson welcomed those attending.
Executive Director Teresa Anderson & Staff presented highlights of the past year. Mentioned
were the Community Health and Assessment Plan of 3 Priorities:
• Access to Care
• Mental Health Services
• Accessibility of Quality Childcare
Mentioned was the End of Pandemic information:
• 44,600 COVID Vaccines given
• New boosters will be available in September
• Focus on family outreach, awareness and treatment
Mentioned was ARPA Funds were used on Capital Improvements including ADA Accessible
restrooms.
Ms. Anderson introduced new programs:
• She stated there were 536 new refugees primarily from Cuba in May and June.
• Tick Bite Data Tracker started and plan to give citizens notices.
• WWTP Viral Load testing since July 2020 and allows them to see spikes coming where
they can notify residents of what precautions to take. Soon they will be testing for RSV
and Influenza.
• Lead Paint Risk Monitoring Program
Budget Overview:
• Revenue growth is due to COVID Funding
• 50 New Staff
Page 2, City Council Joint Health Meeting, July 25, 2022
• Balanced Budget presented was majority of funding was from federal government,
passed through the State
• Approximately, 5% of CDHD funding is from the City and County combined. Same
amount requested as last year
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 6:59 p.m.
Laur cAloon
City Administrator