BRAT Consortium #6 Public Health Commission

Date of Meeting: October 25, 2006

Recorder: Jessica Nall

Facilitator: Bev Muhlenbeck

Guest: NONE

Present: Sue McCartney, Bev Muhlenbeck, Linda McFarlin, Susan Lorenz, Judy Bass, Walter Clark, Melissa Delmore, and Jessica Nall

Absent: Barb Theis

Meeting called to order by Muhlenbeck verification of Open Meeting Law noted.

Approval of the Agenda . Motion by Lorenz seconded by McCartney to approve the agenda.
Motion carried.

Approval of the September 20 th, 2006 minutes with correction of the date of meeting. Motion by McCartney seconded by Lorenz.
Motion carried.

Topic Major Points Discussed Resolutions and Actions Required Assigned to Due Date
Topic Major Points Discussed Resolutions and Actions Required Assigned to Due Date
EPI Report
  • Working on EPI info and data analysis
  • WEDDS-encourage use but not mandatory
  • Saloun led process on EPI info
  • Questioning where to go from here. Asking for direction from Health Officers for next year’s objectives
Budget Most recent budget faxed prior to meeting. No questions at this time.
Discussion regarding inventory list and estimated expenses for remainder of the year This will be tabled until next meeting due to Theis’ absence. Add to November meeting Agenda Delmore
Old Business Delmore has Command Caller Training set for each county in the month of November.
Coordinator’s Report
  • Community Disease Teleconference Oct 25 at 1pm-Muhlenbeck will listen in on this conference
  • Nov 16 th- Coordinator’s Meeting in Stevens Point- Clark unable to attend
  • SNS Assessment Teleconference to take place sometime in November
  • Delmore to make request for Chempak info from Cordova
Chempak information requested Delmore

Fiscal Agent report

 No report
HRSA report No report
IPS Update No report
County Sharing
  • Columbia County will be doing a Flu Clinic on Nov 3 rd to test their clinic flow.
  • Sauk County had a Functional Exercise testing Just-In-Time Training and off site triage. Sauk has also brought Sysco into their planning for SNS storage. Sysco is working with their Corp Counsel to make sure they are doing things correctly so they can offer this services to other areas. Also, they have a White Hat Society (Retired Nurses) Meetings going in the county. They have about 50 names so far.
  • Marquette County is having a Functional Exercise testing communications during a Mass Vaccination on November 8 th.
  • Adams County was pleased with the good turn out from their Human Services Dept for the BRAT Meeting last week.
  • Juneau County is doing a Flu Clinic for the Sheriff Department and testing their 1 st Responders Communications. They have been continuing with business presentations on Pandemic Planning. Also they have been talking with police chiefs about Pandemic Planning.
Training Update Training records are being gathered as well as a list of partners’ addresses/email for each county. Delmore will work on composing a formal letter to send to the BRAT Consortium members.
New Business None
Next Meeting November 22 nd 8:30am
Last Meeting December 20 th 10am

Motion by McFarlin to adjourn seconded by McCartney.
Motion carried.