Officers in Attendance:

• Robert Blake, Chair, Director, Division of Environmental Health, Dekalb County Board of Health, Decatur, GA
• Keith Krinn, Secretary, Administrator, Environmental Health, Columbus Health Department, Columbus, OH
• Charles D. Treser, Treasurer, Senior Lecturer, Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• George Morris, Trustee, Manager, Waukesha County Environmental Health, Waukesha, WI
• Elwin Coll, Trustee, Director, Environmental Health Services, Macomb County Health Department, Mt. Clemens, MI

Also Present:
• Mel Knight, Director, Environmental Management Department, Sacramento County, Sacramento, CA
• Steve Tackitt, Chair, Director, Division of Environmental Health, Wayne County Health Department, Wayne, MI
• David Riggs, Environmental Health Specialist, Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services, Cathlamet, WA
• Thomas Wittkopf, Program Manager, Marathon County Health Department, Wausau, WI
• Peter Thornton, Environmental Administrator, Volusia County Health Department, Deland, FL
• Charles Lichon, Director, Environmental Health Services, Midland County Department of Public Health, Midland, MI
• Bruce Chelikowsky, Deputy Director, Division of Facilities and Environmental Engineering, Indian Health Services, Rockville, MD
• Art Banks, College Park, Maryland
• Laura Studevant, Past NEHA President
• Holly Coleman, Environmental Health Director, Apex, North Carolina

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Blake called meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.

AGENDA

Two additions to the agenda were made, Archiving and Regional NEHA VP Elections.
A motion was made by Tackitt, supported by Wittkopf, to adopt the agenda. The Motion Carried.

MINUTES

Minutes of the June 8, 2003 annual business meeting were distributed. Chelikowsky had a correction for the minutes, in that his term as Region 10 Vice President was over and that he had not resigned. A motion was made by Treser, supported by Krinn, to approve the minutes. The Motion Carried.

CHAIR’S REPORT

Blake thanked all for support in his successful bid for NEHA Second Vice-President.
Blake thanked Coll for the Banner brochures.
Blake thanked Coll and Tackitt for the NECLEHA Silent Auction item.
Blake passed out bulleted listings of accomplishments and Chair involvements in meetings throughout this last year

TREASURER’S REPORT

Treser presented the annual report and indicated that there is presently $5,511.84 in the treasury. Coll moved, Riggs seconded to accept the report. The Motion Carried.

OLD BUSINESS

Knight brought up the plaque for the outgoing chair and said the plaque should be an operational item. Tackitt said he would go back through the minutes for references concerning the plaque. Tackitt moved, Treser seconded that Knight be authorized to arrange for the plaque to the outgoing chair. Discussion followed. The Motion Carried.

Treser gave an overview of Listserv. He indicated that the system should be joined with a general web site upgrade, which is to be discussed under New Business.

Coll presented a banner that has been created to be displayed at events that NCLEHA sponsor. The banner was reformatted with the new logo, which includes Alaska and Hawaii.

Blake brought up the last item under Old Business, the Internship/New Manager Sponsor. The concept is to pay the NEHA AEC registration fee for a new manager or an environmental health student. The discussion that followed revolved primarily around the cost of such a sponsorship. Morris brought up the issue of what the selection process would be. Treser said he thought that was a separate issue after we decided if we were going to fund the initiative in the first place. Knight moved to appropriate $500.00 to support a new environmental health leader attending the next NEHA AEC in Providence. The motion was seconded. The Motion Carried.

Discussion then revolved around how the selection of the new E.H. leader would be made. Generally, members thought the selection should be made by conference call in the Fall. Tackitt moved that a small ad hoc committee for determining the process and criteria for the award by July 31 be formed. The motion was seconded by Wittkopf. The Motion Carried.

Discussion then centered on sponsoring a student as well. Treser wondered why we just didn’t tie into AAS-NEHA Scholarship. Knight said they do a similar thing for an outstanding student in California. Wittkopf pointed out that if a substantial award in the neighborhood of $1000.00 were given out for a number of years the treasury would soon be depleted. Knight moved that a similar project as approved for new managers be looked at for E.H. students for the following year. Morris seconded. The Motion Carried.

NEW BUSINESS

Blake introduced under new business, the first item – Website Upgrade. He then passed out a table with the projected costs associated with a number of different website designers who were contacted. Much discussion followed on the issue. Whether to link up to the NEHA website and pay them to maintain our site was thoroughly discussed. Advertising, first impressions on web sites in general, being overcharged on web site providers contingencies were all discussed. Knight moved to empower the Executive Board of NCLEHA to move forward with a commercial website (perhaps NEHA) within 90 days. The motion was seconded by Studevant. More discussion followed. Treser wondered how extensive our website should be. Tackitt did not feel the decision should be put on the Executive Board. The Question was called for. The Motion Failed.

Tackitt moved the proposal by Garrison Industries be accepted. The motion was seconded by Coll. Discussion followed and the question was call for. The Motion Failed.

Tackitt moved the website proposal by Tim Snellings be accepted. Knight seconded the motion. Discussion followed. Knight indicated the California EH Directors were very satisfied with Tim’s work and that he had a long track record. The Question was called for. The Motion Carried.

Blake then brought up the item of Environmental Health Workforce Development Consortium because he had represented NCLEHA at a recent ATSDR meeting in Atlanta. The meeting was coordinated by Kristin Benn of the NEHA Office and brought together representatives of various organizations.. Coleman indicated there was a leadership development session at 1:30 p.m. today. She also said the CDC is going through a major reorganization. Treser said we need to support NCEH as much as we can.


ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Chairman Blake announced that because he had been elected to the position of NEHA Second Vice-President, and that under the NEHA Bylaws an individual cannot hold office in a NEHA affiliate concurrently, he is tendering his resignation as Chair of NCLEHA.

• Mel Knight was nominated for Chair. There was a motion to close nominations and the Motion Carried. A motion was made and seconded to elect Knight by acclamation. The Motion Carried - Knight elected.

• Tom Wittkopf was nominated for Chair-Elect. Wittkopt declined the nomination. Keith Krinn was nominated for Chair-Elect. There was a motion to close nominations and the Motion Carried. A motion was made and seconded to elect Krinn by acclamation. The Motion Carried - Krinn elected.

• David Riggs was nominated for Secretary. There was a motion to close nominations and the Motion Carried. A motion was made and seconded to elect Riggs by acclamation. The Motion Carried - Riggs elected.

• Chuck Treser was nominated for re-election to Treasurer. There was a motion to close nominations and the Motion Carried. A motion was made and seconded to elect Treser by acclamation. The Motion Carried - Treser elected.

• Tom Wittkopf and Laura Studevant were nominated for Trustee positions. There was a motion to close nominations and the Motion Carried. A motion was made and seconded to elect Wittkopf and Studevant by acclamation. The Motion Carried – Wittkopf and Studevant elected.

ITEMS FROM BOARD

Council of Delegates and Affiliate Presidents Meetings – A general discussion determined that Knight should represent NCLEHA at both the Council of Delegates and Affiliate Presidents Meeting at this NEHA Conference.

ITEMS FROM MEMBERS

Chelikowsky mentioned the RVP Election for Region 10. We should be looking for candidates.

ITEMS FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORGANIZATION

Studevant moved that a resolution be adapted that recognizes Chelikowsky’s service as Region 10 VP. The motion was seconded by Krinn. The Motion Carried.

Tackitt discussed the Silent Auction for next year.

The Archiving of NCLEHA material was discussed. Treser indicated he has the storage room and would be happy to maintain an archive. He asked members to send him old newsletters and other material they may have.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

None


Chairman Blake announced meeting adjournment at 12:04 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,


Keith L. Krinn, Secretary
National Conference of Local Environmental Health Administrators