Is Tammy zooming in or not? >> I don't think so. >> Yeah. >> No, she's 5 hour. >> Oh, difference. >> Yeah. I don't even [snorts] know what time it is there. [snorts] >> Who's Mitchell?
>> Rebecca Mitchell. Oh, yes. Back up. [laughter] >> All right. This is the Tyler Dyon Board of Health regular meeting. Uh it's Tuesday, February 17th, 205.
Uh I'd like to call this meeting to order. Uh first item is the pledge of allegiance. ledge allegiance to the flag United States of America. >> You call me out. >> I know. [laughter]
>> Only been doing that since kindergarten. >> Okay. Okay. So, next item, board member introductions. >> Uh Christopher is a board member. Uh Vincent Hubert, clerk uh Tammy Melo is
not present. She is away. She is the chairperson. [snorts] Okay. So, we're going to start with um reports and announcements. Item A, health agent. Liz It's been fairly quiet with the cold
weather and the snow. So, we've, you know, not too many parts going um or installs happening. So, I've had time to catch up on a lot of my certificates that I need to get. Um up to I want to say 19 of them.
>> Wow, that's good. I have a few more courses in the food tier one and then I can sign up for the tier two. Uh so I'm hopefully getting that done this week
and I can be ready for tier two once it starts. Um I think Becca's on so she might announce it but they're going to do a mamogram band. she might have full details for us, but other than that, I mean, we've
caught up on um certificates. A lot of the vendors who have hold certificates have renewed for the year. So, it's been good. [laughter] A little quiet. So, we >> Okay. >> Get away the things that we've been
putting on hold. >> Want to skip to item C and go uh while you're up there. Liz, office manager. We'll get to you, Becca. Don't you worry. >> Which one are we doing? >> Let's go to um office manager. That's you. >> Oh, yeah. [laughter]
Um Ashley's been coming five hours a week, so she's been helping out a lot. Uh she's doing all of the invoices, billing, um turnins, she did all the certificates. So, it it's been good for her to be um
absorbing some of that backlog that I able to catch up on. >> Good. >> So, but it's been quiet all around. Yeah. >> The snow did us did me a favor. [laughter] >> Thank you. >> Okay. All right. Thank you, Liz. >> All right. We're gonna go back to item
B, which is uh town nurse. >> Hi, everyone. Can you hear me? >> Hi. Yes. >> Hi. Um so um just to go a little bit over from January um so we did have um 26 cases of corona, 13 of lime, 74 of
influenza, neurovirus, campy, heepsi and babiosa. Um all one case and then we still have one open case of anoplasmosis um right now for >> Okay. Do you mind getting close to the mic? I can hardly hear you. I'm so sorry. >> Can you hear me better now? >> A little bit. Maybe I I get closer. I'm
listening. Go ahead. Um did you need me to repeat those cases? >> If you don't mind. >> Okay. Um uh so we had for the following um diseases through Maven. We've had one case of each. Um Babiosa, hepatitis C,
anoplasmosis, campiloacteriosis, and neuro virus. All one. We have one currently open and pending that I'm still trying to get um in contact with either the provider or the patient themselves. For influenza, we had 74
documented cases. Lyme disease is 13 and corona virus was 26 for the month of January. That spans from the 1st to the 31st. Um, some upcoming events that I've put together for us in the town of Dyon is we have an upcoming mammogram van which
will be parked um on March 11th from 7:00 a.m. to 3:15 where they'll do um breast cancer screenings in a state-of-the-art van that will be on the COA parking lot. They are able to take 15 patients. So, the flyer will go out
today. Um then we have a blood drive scheduled for April 11th at the COA. um that myself and Melissa has been working on. And I know I uh mentioned to Liz, which we're going to discuss further, possibly doing a baby townwide baby
shower for the town of Dyon. Um right now I also work for Middbor and that's something that we're doing for Middbor. So um if that's something that works for Dyon, I'd love to do that as well. Okay. >> And that's what I have to report. Thank you. >> Oh, very good.
>> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you, Becca. >> Thank you. Does anyone have any questions for me? >> So, looks like you've been fairly busy. >> Thank you. >> Question for you. The mamogram bands, right? You said the duration is when?
What day is it offered? >> It's March 11th from 7:00 a.m. to 3:15 and they have room for 15 patients. >> And this will be uh put on the board of health website. >> Yeah, we'll post it on the website. Okay.
>> Probably asking me and put it on Facebook as well because it's a lot more traffic on Facebook. >> Great work. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Of course. And if anyone has any other um programming that they'd like me to work on or can think of, I'd love to
hear their input as well. >> Okay. All right. >> Thank you. >> All right. Item D, animal control. Stacy's not here, so we have no animal control. Uh, permit approvals.
Uh, this is for items A through H. And on H, there's sub items A through C. Uh, item H is storm water permits, and these are needed for uh these are all on Horton Street, 2682, 2614, and 2642
Horton Street. Um, could I get a motion to approve the permits under item E? >> I make a motion to approve the permits under item E. Uh, >> it's step down and second. Could I get a vote? >> I
>> I motion passes. Uh, old business item F, review and discuss dumpster regulations sign off. Uh, that's item A. So, I have to read this, Liz. Right. All right. >> Last time. >> Last time. Last time.
>> Can I do it again? Okay. Town of this. This is a dumpster policy. I have to read this out loud because of state law. Uh item one, definitions, board of health. Titan board of health or its agents or design. Item B, BOS, DTON
board of health or uh board of selectman. Diton board of selectman or its agent or designate. Item C, dumpster. any container other than a conventional trash can or two wheel cart with lid used for storage outside of garbage for storage of garbage, rubbish or refues of any sort. Item D, dumpster
company/corporation any individual partnership corporation association or other legal entity that contracts are request for the installation, maintenance or servicing of a dumpster. Item E, town way, the entirety of the layout of any way,
street, road under the control of the town of Dyon. Item F, traveled way, the portion of the way, generally paved or gravel which would normally be used for vehicular or pedestrian travel. Item two, licensing
of dumpster companies, contractors, waste haulers in accordance with and under the authority granted by the general laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, chapter 111, section 31A and 31B. No company contractor shall
supply dumpster or rubbish removal service in the town for the purpose of storage removal or transportation of rubbish garbage and other materials and substances without first obtaining a rubbish haulers permit from the board of health.
Item three, dumpster location per the board of selectmen under the authority to enforce the general bylaws of the town of Dyon. No dumpster shall be located upon any town way. This does not apply to two wheel trash or recycling carts with lids being of no more than
100 gallon capacity. Such carts may be placed no closer than one foot to the edge of the pavement, traveled away, and may be placed no sooner than 24 hours before scheduled pickup and must be removed no later than 24 hours after pickup.
Item four, dumpster use for AU dumpsters within the town of Dyon. Um, for A, the company contractor supplying the dumpster shall have company name and business telephone number conspiciously displayed on the dumpster. Item B,
dumpster company contractor shall always provide dumpsters in good working order. Item C, the dumpster shall be rodent proof. Item D, the contractor shall have dumpster deodorized, washed, and or sanitized as necessary at the time of emptying or at the direction of the
board of health. Item E, the emptying of the contents of the dumpster by the contract shall not commence before 7 a.m. and cannot continue after 7 p.m. The board of health may modify these hours if in reasonable judgment the board of health is convinced that the
public health and safety of or public welfare will would be better served and a nuisance would not be created. The board of health shall be guided in the in the regard by the location, proximity to residential property, frequency of emptying, resulting noise, receipt of
complaint, and or other factors deemed appropriate. Each dumpster shall be located at a board of health and border selectment approved distance from the lot line and street line so as not to air interfere with safety, convenience, or health of an abutter or safe use of any town roadway. Dumpster locations may be
subject to Dyon Conservation Commission regulations. Item H. It shall be the responsibility of the person whose property is being serviced to maintain the dumpster area free from odors, scattered or windblow, debris, overflow, and other all other nuisances included but not permitted to
rodents. Item I, it shall be the responsibility of the person whose property is being serviced by the dumpster to always maintain the lids in a closed condition except when in the process of placing in or removing refues from the dumpster. Item J, no dumpster
shall be used to dispose of hazardous or bio materials as defined by local, state, and or federal regulations. Item five, policy application, modification, suspension, penalties, and revocation. Uh item A. If corrective action is as
ordered by the board of health or agent is not taken by the person whose property is being serviced or by the dumpster company within the time set forth by such order, the board of health may order the dumpster company to remove the dumpster from the site and or may suspend or revoke the dump dumpster
company permit or take such legal action as necessary to correct the violation. Item six, sever severability. If any provision of this policy is held to be unconstitutional or in violation of state law, it shall not affect any other
provision of the administration thereof. Item 70. Item seven. This policy was adopted by the Dyton Board of Health on November 18th, 2025. Okay. Uh item B under old business is portable
bathroom facility regulations and sign off. >> You want me to read it? Chris, you want to read? >> Uh per um permits. A permit is required from the local board of health from placement applications of require property owner and contractor
information, duration of use, a sketch of the proposed location and placement. Facilities must be at least 100 feet from any food preparation or serving areas. They must be located where maintenance trucks can easily access them.
Considerations for events including ensuring enough space for lines and safe access for all attendees. For events lasting more than four consecutive days, a wooden enclosure on three sides may be required to screen the facility from neighboring residential properties. Maintenance.
Regular cleaning and deodorizing are necessary to prevent order issues. Quantity. The number of units needed depends on the event length and expected attendance. For example, for events longer than 4 hours, one unit may be needed for every 100 people.
Construction site regulations. Permit. As with other users, a permit from the local board of health is mandatory. Accessibility. Units must be easily and safely accessible to all workers located away from construction hazards. Quantity. The number of units
depends on the number of employees. One toilet pay per per 10 workers is a common guideline uh for stand work week. So you should check with local board for specifics. The maintenance units should be serviced on a weekly basis. Privacy.
Units must have a functioning lock to ensure privacy, accessibility, and safety. Um, ADA compliance. At least one ADA compliant unit must be available for construction sites and events if there are disabled workers or attendees. Handwashing.
Handwashing facilities must be provided. Lighting. If the work or event extends into dark hours, adequate lighting is needed around the portable toilet area. Right. Okay. New business. This item
G under G. Um item A is review, discuss, and act and budget revisions. Um through the budget revisions with us. Um I don't have an issue with it, Chris. I don't know.
>> No, I have no concerns either. >> Okay. Uh, this was worked out with the town administrator. So, um, what we're going to be going with, there's two options here. One with the debt exclusion and one if the debt exclusion does not pass.
So, that is fine. Do we need to approve this, Liz? >> Yeah, I made a motion. >> Okay. So, could I get a motion to approve um the budget revisions? I make a motion to approve the budget revisions. >> Step down and second. Can I get a vote? >> I
>> I motion passes. Uh item B under GB. Um P A T bag bids. Uh what was that about? >> Uh pay as you grow bag bids. So we don't
have a contract with our current vendor waste zero. So during our budget meeting, the town accountant said that we should definitely have a contract. So because it's over 10,000, then we have to technically go out and get at least
three bids. So with your approval, I'll send out some emails to some companies we've used in the past, >> see if we can get a better rate. Right now, the waste arrow is pretty reasonable. Yeah, I did see the emails
going back and forth. >> Yeah. So, they're going to get me a bid and then I'm going to go maybe our old vendor. I think we used Mansfield before that. >> Yeah. >> So, I'll see what they have right now. >> But didn't they um we already placed an order with them, right? >> We do. This is for next year. >> Oh, okay.
>> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. Could I get a motion for the PYT bag bids? I make a motion for the PAYT bag. >> Okay, I'll step down step down and
second. Could I get a vote? >> I >> I motion passes. This will go out for three. >> Yeah. And I'll have them at the next meeting so you guys can decide which vendor to use. >> Yeah. Three quotes. Okay, that sounds
good. Uh item C is mammogram van. >> Yeah, >> was discussing that. Okay. For people who couldn't really hear her, we have a van coming. Currently, right now, we can only get 15 residents um to sign up for
it. She said if they can find an additional tech, they might be able to take more residents. Uh but the van will come here and set up an appointment, you can get a mamogram. Uh we're going to park it right in front of Council on Aging, so it'll be easily accessible. Um
[clears throat] that is May I want to say May 17th you said but I will post it on Facebook and on the website. >> Okay. >> Is there a cost to the resident? >> No, it's just whatever your insurance >> that's amazing. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Is we don't need a motion on this,
do we? >> No. >> No, it's already been it's already done. >> Yep. No, just review and discuss. >> Okay. >> Just to get it out there. >> All right. Uh, next item is items not reasonably anticipated within 48 hours.
None that I am aware of. Chris public input. Anyone in the public? No. Uh, no one here. Uh, >> chat. I don't know if you want to review the chat. And who's that from? >> I think someone made a comment there somewhere.
>> Oh, can you hear me? Okay, that's from Doc. Okay. >> Yeah, >> no worries. >> Becca's the only one there. So, nope. Okay, >> we have no >> to worry about that. Uh then we just need to approve the meeting minutes uh for January 20th,
2026 and for February 5th, 2026. That was the special meeting that we had. So could I get a motion to approve uh meeting minutes? Those meeting minutes. I make a motion to approve uh meeting minutes meetings
for 120 20226 as well as 252026 by regular meeting and special meeting. >> All right, it's step down and second. Could I get a vote? >> I I motion passes. Um then we have the last item. Well,
schedule the next meeting March 17th 2 o'clock. Please feel the same. >> Good for you, Chris. >> Sounds great. Okay. I'm sure Tammy won't have an issue with that. [laughter] >> Um, do we need a motion for that, too? >> No. >> Okay.
>> So, that's fine. And do we have anything else? Are we We're good. >> I think we are. >> All right. Could I get a motion to adjourn? >> I make a motion to adjourn this meeting today, February 12th, 2026, and it is 2:26 p.m.
>> All right. Step down and second. Can I get a vote? >> I. >> I. Motion passes. We are journ. Perfect. >> Hi, Becca. Thank you. >> Thank you, Vinnie. >> Thank you, everyone.