[Music] Uh meeting come to order September 9th 2025. Dave Devigden present. Wanda present.
Joe career present. Tom Fton absent. Uh we'll be in video and tape tonight. And we got a guest tonight, Sophia. >> Hi. >> Um, we can go from there. Where do you guys want to staff? From the community nurses
or you want to jump around a walk? >> Want to take this lady first? >> Why not? >> That way she can get out of here and go home early. >> Appreciate that. >> Anytime. Okay. A uh this is a SEMA shared
services deputized Sophia Dosta public health excellence excellence inspector. >> Yeah. So I'll start off quick. Sophia um uh came to us as part of our public health excellent grant. It was uh the communications from the very beginning
with the three communities for Haven, New Bedford and Kushnet on what we thought that we needed to sh for shared services for people that we needed. It uh was nurses and one uh public health
inspector. Um, so we've gotten a couple of nurses um that are now working throughout the two communities and just recently Sophia was hired as the public health shared service inspector in uh
New Bedford Haven in a Cushing. Um, so wanted to get her here to say hello to you guys, hello to the community, and and deputize her so that she can actually perform some inspections throughout the course of her
time with the public health shared service uh, grant that we have. >> Question. >> Sure. >> Uh, can you just describe to us what public health inspection specifically? >> Oh, yeah. I mean, honestly, she can do
anything that you really what you guys want her to do. She can do food inspections. She can do um housing inspections. She can do title five inspections. She is a soil evaluator. Um she can do >> she is an she is a soil evaluator. >> Yep. Yep. So,
>> are you a licensed title 5 inspector? >> Yes. And I am also a registered sanitary sanitarian. >> Okay. When did you get your uh license for soils? >> Last year. >> Oh, that's why I didn't know because I I used to do all the work for them.
>> I like to have her speak upon what she can do or can't do. >> Most definitely. Most definitely. >> If you don't mind. >> Not not at all. So, I um have been working for New Beckford Health Department for the past 13 years. Um I recently within the past year have obtained my uh soil evaluator um septic
inspector. have been for about um three years now. And uh this past um October I was um I passed my registered sanitarian exam. So I'm an RS. Um pretty much I've checked all the boxes. I've been doing food inspections for 12 plus years. I
started as a code enforcement with Beford. Um >> are you strict? >> I am uh I I'm common sense. Um so I I use a lot of common sense when I do all my inspections. Um I do follow the book, you know, I'm I'm very by the book, but
there are times where common sense plays a lot in um you know, inspections. >> I like that common sense. >> Um so >> that's not defined today, you know. >> So that's where I pretty much um you know, there's the rules and then there's also common sense involved. So because it it's there's always gray area within
um when you when doing inspections. So >> before we had health agents and sanitarians, I had to go out and do them all. I wonder >> and that was a task. >> Well, we appreciate your service, sir. >> So, go ahead. Don't let me interrupt
you. I I I get to break in because I'll forget every so often what you >> um So, I've done anything from tanning, septic, um we do a lot of abandonments in Befford. Um but I um pretty much food and housing is primary our focus and then um throughout the other times of
the year we do um temporary food events. Um I've done a couple of emergency overnight stuff. Um anything that pretty much comes along I get the phone call usually. So >> yeah comes to us very well verssed you know and and again
>> we we have to share >> one more thing. Do you do you go on perk test too? >> Yes I've perked. Yes. >> You hung out all day with me today? >> I did. >> Well I don't know what you're doing. >> Yeah. So I >> I don't micromanage nobody. you do your job and do it right.
>> I've been I've been involved in the planning, the submission, the signoffs um from soup to nuts, from the um you know, from when uh from title five. So, I'm well well verssed on um that kind of stuff, plan reviews and um from foods um
housing. >> I'm still from the old school yet. Not the modern school. I'm still from the old school. >> Oh, I I >> John can even tell you that I'm from the old school yet. >> I operate very old old school. So I understand. I can appreciate. >> The best thing about you I like is your common sense.
You can't find that today. Not in young people. I hate to say that, but on camera, but it's the truth. You know, you ask a question to somebody younger than myself and they can't really give you an answer. And I like answers. If I
have a question, I'm going to approach you and question you. That's my what I do. And I'm sure David is the same way because he's a registered engineer also. Well, yeah. Registered engineer, right, Dave? >> Mhm. >> So, he he's pretty smart guy, too.
But, um, Jerry uh Joe, he's been doing that for God only knows how along. So, when he says something, it's basically on the right ballpark, you know. And Wanda, she's our right-hand person in the office here. I
mean, if you have a question, you ask her, you can come up with the answer, right, Wanda? >> Yeah, I'll make it up if I don't know. >> Good girl. >> I'll use my common sense. >> That's right. Well, other than that, I have no problem with this young lady. >> Motion to appoint.
>> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Can we appoint it without Tom? I mean, this is kind of >> Yep. >> Okay. I I usually we make an a major thing like this hiring you or getting you.
>> I'm sure Tom's on a >> I'm sure that Tom would say yes also. >> But I just wanted to cover bases. Okay. >> Thank you. >> Well, you're welcome. >> Welcome aboard. >> Very fine. >> Nice meeting you both. >> Just make sure you wear your life jacket. >> We'll do.
>> Is there something we have to sign for that? >> Yes, it'll be in there. Okay. >> All right. >> Yeah. This way. She'll have >> a nice night. Nice meeting you. Don't forget to thank you for today. Good night. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Did you have any other question? >> No, I'm good. I like all the
qualifications are there. >> Very much better than that. >> No, it's impressive. Yep. Okay. Uh letter from community nurses home healthcare statistics on May, June, July, and August 25. Review matters
presented. voted be taken. It looks pretty good here myself. >> Yeah, I looked them over. I'll make a motion to place all four on file. >> Uh, >> which would be I'll make a motion to place the reports for May, June, July, and
August of 2025 on file. >> Uh, all in favor? >> Did you second it? >> Yeah. >> Okay. I >> Motion passes. I passed the motion. It's got to be a second, right?
>> Yes. >> Okay, listen. I haven't been chairman for a long time. >> We can let you be chair for a long time if you want. >> Thanks a lot, David. I really thought this guy was like me a little bit.
Okay. Approve septic uh design plan subdivision plan review. Um I looked at them through Wanda sent me some through the mail. There's a couple of things that you guys corrected on it, >> names and stuff like that, but other
than that, I thought it was all right. >> Can we have a motion to accept? >> Well, I don't think there's anything on the agenda for >> a plan. There's none. >> No. >> So, there's nothing here then. >> No, you guys basically have approved them. >> All right. >> Yeah.
>> Okay. I resend that motion. Okay. The uh what else we got here? Approve of the minutes. April 8th, 25. Dave and Bomb review matters presented. Votes may be taken.
And May 13 25 all present review of matters present. Vote may be taken. >> I'll make a motion to approve the April 8th, 2025 minutes. on a mo second motion. Go ahead and then
I'll approve it all. >> And then the May 13th say all in favor. >> All in favor? >> I >> I motion passes. >> Uh motion to approve the May 13, 2025 minutes.
>> Uh motion second a motion. Motion passes. >> Then you have to say all in favor. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Motion passes. out of practice. >> Hey Christ, I told you when I had my operation, David, that anesthesia they
gave me homework for the next one. >> Hey, is he giving me the dogs tonight? Huh, John? >> I'll make a motion to sign the vouchers. >> Wow. All in favor? >> You got to say second to me.
>> Second. Now you're going to say all in favor after you sign the vouchers. All in favor? >> I >> Well, with signing vouchers, uh you guys thought of a next meeting date.
>> Uh I haven't July up there. >> I wish it was July. >> I agree. September. That's almost gone. >> Mhm. >> So, Columbus Day is the 13th, so maybe the
7th. >> Yeah, >> October 7th. >> Yeah, >> the 7th. Okay, sounds good to me. >> Work works with the ninth here. Motion to adjourn. >> Second. All in favor? I
>> I motion [Music]