BOARD OF HEALTH

Agenda

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2. Call to Order
3. Roll Call
4. Approval of September 7, 2023 Board meeting minutes
5. Communication from Commissioner, Dr. Mike Totoraitis
6. Presentation from Deputy Commissioner Bailey Murph, regarding Policy, Innovation and Engagement (PIE) Division initiatives update
7. Standing Agenda Items:
8. Home Environmental Health (Lead Program)
9. Office of Violence Prevention (OVP)
10. MHD Board Member and Branch Collaboration updates
11. Future agenda items [Next board meeting, Thursday, January 4, 2024 @ 5:30 pm]
12. Adjournment
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19. Commissioner Totoraitis presented an update regarding the transition of the Office of Violence Prevention from the Health Department to the Department of Administration.
20. Board member Dr. Ian Martin met with Director of Medical Services Dr. Heather Paradis regarding the Medical Services branch.
21. 221532 Communication relating to those documents submitted to the Board of Health for its meetings in 2023.
    Communication
22. Commissioner Totoraitis presented a health department update regarding measles (cases, exposure and secondary cases).
23. Chair Caroline Gomez-Tom called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
24. Board member Bria Grant motioned to adjourn, Vice-Chair Ruthie Burich-Weatherly seconded the motion passed with all in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 pm.
25. Commissioner Totoraitis presented the Policy, Innovation and Engagement Division update for Deputy Commissioner Murph which included racial equity initiatives such as the City’s Office of Equity & Inclusion, REaL (Race, Ethnicity, and Language) Data Policy, MHD’s Equity Committee upcoming activities, and MKE Elevate [vision and mission statements, timeline, executive summary, priorities and goals, implementation partners and next steps].
26. Present: Caroline Gomez-Tom, Ruthie Burich-Weatherly, Bria Grant, Dr. Ian Martin, Ericka Sinclair, and Wujie Zhang Absent: Excused: Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa
27. Environmental Health Deputy Commissioner Tyler Weber and Director of Home Environmental Health, Michael Mannan presented a Lead Program update regarding the enforcement process [changes, tools of enforcement, objectives, partnerships, landlord education and outreach, tenant education, Lead Safe Registry, Land Management System (LMS), operations improvement, collaborations, inspection fees, and challenges].
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29. Vice-Chair Ruthie Burich-Weatherly motioned to approve, Board member Bria Grant seconded, the motion passed with all in favor and none opposed.
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