THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, CITY OF OAKWOOD, STATE OF OHIO

The meeting was conducted on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, in the conference room at the Oakwood City Building, 30 Park Avenue, and was accessible via Zoom.

Dr. David Denka, DO, Chair

Dr. Bill Coyne, DDS, Vice Chair

Dr. Elizabeth Maimon, DVM, MPH

Dr. Elizabeth Hardy, PhD

Dr. Steve Enseleit, M.D., Health Commissioner

Mayor William Duncan, President

Katie Smiddy, Administrator/City Manager

Matthew Tyler, REHS, Environmental Health Director

Robert Jacques, Law Director

Excused absent was Mrs. Diane Scott, R.N.

The following visitors registered:

Lauren Hopkins

Braxton Padgett

Taylor Reier

Dr. Denka called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and led a discussion on the following agenda items:

Annual Organization Meeting: Dr. Denka noted that this was the annual organization meeting and the Board needed to elect a chair and vice chair for 2025. Motion by Dr. Denka to nominate himself as chair and Dr. Coyne as vice chair; second by Dr. Hardy. Upon viva voce vote, motion passed.

Minutes of Previous Meeting: Dr. Denka asked that the minutes of the November 26, 2024 meeting be reviewed. There being no requested edits, motion to approve by Dr. Coyne; second by Dr. Hardy. Upon viva voce vote, motion passed and the minutes were approved.

Report from Chair: No report.

Report from Environmental Health Director: Matt Tyler, REHS, Environmental Health Director, commented on the following items:

  • Resolution 25-1 Fees for Food Establishment and Service Operations
  • Resolution 25-2 Approving an Action Plan in response to ODA survey
  • Resolution 25-3 Authorizing the Health Commissioner to discontinue vital statistics

The Board conducted readings of these resolutions. A combined motion to approve by Dr. Coyne; second by Dr. Hardy. Upon viva voce vote, resolutions passed.

Oakwood Jurisdiction Communicable Disease Report: Mr. Tyler briefly reviewed the Communicable Disease report for Oakwood from 2020-2024. Oakwood saw the highest number of Class B diseases in 2024 (mainly COVID-19 and pertussis), and COVID-19 is down from its peak in 2022.