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CITIZENS ADVISORY HEALTH BOARD I Jo,
November 16,2005 JUL ,
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Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District
1702 Home Road, Administration Conference Room RECEIVED
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OFFICE
Members Present: Karen Beard, Chair, Dr. Melissa Wilson,Tony C. Diaz, Ed.D, Rose Caballero and Leo Barrera
Members Absent: Amanda Stukenberg, Vice-Chair, Melinda Gonzales, and Michelle Thomas
Health District: Annette Rodriguez, Elizabeth Hundley,Margie Rose, and Kent Brown
Timeline'
Meeting Outline Minutes Action Taken Responsible Party ,a
Call to Order Karen Beard,Chair,called the meeting to order at
12:40pm.
Almost 17, Ms.Beard asked everyone to review the minutes. A motion was made and -
2005 Minutes seconded for the minutes to
be approved as written. All
were in favor;motion -.
carried. '
Public None
Comment
Board Rose Caballero would like the letter to City/County All agreed.
Comments officials to state that it is written on behalf of the
Citizen's Advisory Health Board and list all
members as opposed to only the name of the Chair.
Karen Beard added a paragraph in the letter
requesting that a City and a County appointee of the
CAHB sit on the panel in selecting a new director for
the Public Health District.
Leo Barrera thought to include the names of the
members the board wished to recommend in the
letter. Dr.Diaz thought it would be better to say that Rose Caballero agreed.
the board would be happy to recommend
representatives upon request. -_
It was suggested to delete the word"all"in the 3t1 Dr. Diaz made a motion to
bullet of page 1 of the letter. It was also suggested to accept the letter with the
omit the word"other"in the 4d'bullet of page 1. The corrections,Dr. Wilson
3'd bullet appears to have a line running through it seconded the motion.
which should be deleted.
Discussion: The"s"in the word towards should be All members were in favor
removed in the last sentence of the letter on page 2. of mailing the letter to each
entity,then to get on the -'
agenda to make a formal
presentation before the City
Council and
Commissioner's Court,
Ms.Beard asked Margie Rose for her opinion on Ms. Rose suggested Ms. Caballero would
which method of presenting would be most effective. meeting with the City like Karen Beard
SCANNED
Manag d the Mayor, and Amanda
and meeting with the Judge Stukenberg to be the 4
before presenting to the representatives of
Council and the Court. the board during the
meetings;Dr.
Wilson and Leo
Barren would be the
alternates.
Discussion of The bylaws dated 2001 are the effective bylaws.
Bylaws There is no record neither at the City Secretary's
Office nor at the County of the bylaws as amended at
the retreat; therefore,those bylaws are void.
If the retreat was not posted as an open meeting, it
took place against City policy which operates under
the Open Meetings Act.
Ms. Caballero noted for the record that the bylaws
were amended and approved post retreat.
In addition,Kent Brown,Assistant County Attorney,
noted that the Health Director cannot be excluded as
an ex-officio member. Elizabeth Hundley,Assistant
City Attorney,agreed. Kent Brown also mentioned
that number three in the effective bylaws was not
worded correctly.
Karen Beard proposed having a meeting to discuss All agreed. Next meeting.
the bylaws at length.
It was determined that the election of officers should All agreed.
be defined in the bylaws as rules of procedure.
Discussion of Discussion of bylaws.
Next Agenda
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Director's Annette Rodriguez informed members that the
Report Health District participated in a full scale Weapons
of Mass Destruction exercise. The District closed for
the fust day of the exercise to allow all staff to
participate.
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A motion was made and seconded to adjourn All were in favor.
meeting.
Next Meeting January 18, 2006
Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 1:17pm.
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