Galveston County United Board of Health meeting agenda for March 27th 2019

AGENDA Wednesday, March 27, 2019 – 6:00 PM
CONSENT AGENDA: ALL ITEMS MARKED WITH A SINGLE ASTERISK (*) ARE PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND REQUIRE NO DELIBERATION BY THE UNITED BOARD OF HEALTH. ANY BOARD MEMBER MAY REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THIS AGENDA TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
PROCEED TO BOTTOM OF THIS DOCUMENT FOR APPEARANCE & EXECUTIVE SESSION GUIDELINES
In accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), persons in need of a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding shall, within three (3) days prior to any proceeding contact the Executive Office at 9850-A.108 Texas City, Texas 77591 (409) 938-2401.
ANY MEMBERS NEEDING TO BE REACHED DURING THE MEETING MAY BE CONTACTED AT 409-938-2288
Regular Scheduled Meeting Meeting Called to Order Pledge of Allegiance
*Item #1 ACTION................................................ Agenda
*Item #2 ACTION................................................ Excused Absence(s)
*Item #3 ACTION................................................Consider for Approval Minutes from January 30, 2019 UBOH
Meeting
*Item #4 ACTION................................................Consider for Approval Minutes from March 1, 2019 UBOH
Meeting
*Item #5 ACTION................................................ Consider for Approval Annual Policy Review
a) Computer and Digital Communications Usage b) Hours Worked and Compensatory Overtime c) Employee Ethics, Standards of Conduct, and Conflict
of Interest
*Item #6...............................................................Informational Reports
a) Morbidity Report b) CHW January 2018 Financial Report c) Letter of Support for the Clinical and Translational
Science Awards
Item #7 EXECUTIVE SESSION...............................Texas Government Code Section 551.071, Consultation with
Attorney: the Galveston County Health District United Board of Health will enter into an executive session as permitted under the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Government Code: to seek the advice of its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation or on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the Galveston County Health District under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly
GALVESTON COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT
UNITED BOARD OF HEALTH 9850-A.106 Boardroom Emmett F. Lowry Expressway, Texas City conflicts with the Open Meetings Act relating to 17-CV- 00109, United States of America, ex rel. Tammy Lynn Babcock and Malek Bohsali v. Coastal Health & Wellness, and Galveston County Health District
Item #8...............................................................Reconvene into Regularly Scheduled Meeting
Item #9 ACTION......................................................Possible Action from Executive Session
Item #10..................................................................Executive Report
Item #11 ACTION ............................................... Consider for Approval January 2019 Financial Report
Item #12 ACTION ............................................... Annual Progress Report on the 2017-2022 Strategic Health
Plan
Item #13 ACTION ............................................... Annual Update on Animal Services Strategic Plan
Item #14 ACTION ............................................... Introduction of Proposed Change to Animal Services Policy as
Recommended by the Animal Services Advisory Committee (Step 1 of 3)
Item #15 ............................................................. Survey of Board Members Whose Terms Expire
April 30, 2019, and Their Willingness to Serve Another 2 Years
Adjournment
Next Meeting: April 24, 2019
Appearances before United Board of Health
A citizen desiring to make comment to the Board shall submit a written request to the Chief Executive Officer by noon on the Wednesday preceding the Wednesday Board meeting. A statement of the nature of the matter to be considered shall accompany the request. The Chief Executive Officer shall include the requested appearance on the agenda, and the person shall be heard if he or she appears.
Executive Sessions
The United Board of Health may recess into closed meeting (Executive Session) on any item listed on this agenda if the Executive Session is authorized under the Open Meetings Act pursuant to one or more the following exceptions: Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 551.071 (consultation with attorney), 551.072 (deliberation regarding real property), 551.073 (deliberation regarding a prospective gift or donation), 551.074 (personnel matters), 551.0745 (personnel matters affecting County advisory body), 551.076 (deliberation regarding security devices or security audits), and/or 551.087 (deliberations regarding economic development negotiations). The Presiding Officer of the United Board of Health shall announce the basis for the Executive Session prior to recessing into Executive Session. However, the United Board of Health may only enter into the Executive Session on any agenda item for which a separate Executive Session has not been separately posted if, prior to conducting the Executive Session, a majority of the Board votes to go into Executive Session. This motion requirement does not apply to any agenda item that has been previously noticed to constitute or include an Executive Session.
The steps for enacting this procedure shall be as follows:
1. A Board member recommends that the discussion, so long as it pertains to one of the
permissible exceptions noted above, be moved to a closed forum;
2. Additional detail about the subject matter and why it should be discussed by the Board in private be provided to citizens in attendance, and citizens be offered the opportunity to ask questions about the matter which are to be answered at the discretion of the Board; and
3. An action or vote to commence for moving into Executive Session be passed by a majority
Board member.

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