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Dr. Heiger-Bernays inquired about why the town manager is included to approve the authorization of making emergency appointments of Health Agents. Ms. Sbarra stated that it is probably required as part of the strong town manager charter in Lexington. Ms. Sbarra stated she will be happy to work with Ms. Belanger to rewrite that section. Dr. Geller and Dr. Perlmutter stated they had no questions on it. Ms. Wolf-Fordham stated she was not comfortable yet with the language of the emergency authorization, but certainly comfortable with the delegation part. She stated she preferred the idea of keeping them as two separate votes on two separate issues. It's really important to make sure that the director and her staff have the authority. Dr. Perlmutter made a motion to that the Board of Health to approve the delegation portion of this letter and defer the remainder until it's reworked. Ms. Wolf-Fordham seconded. Roll call vote: Mr. Flynn—Yes,Dr. Geller—Yes, Dr. Perlmutter—Yes,Ms. Wolf-Fordham—Yes, Dr. Heiger-Bernays-Yes. Motion carried 5 to 0. All in favor. Unanimously moved. "Appointment of Staff*as Agents of*the Board of Health -Delegation Delegation: The Board ofHealth hereby delegates its legal authority to enforce state statutes and state and local regulations to the Board's agents as listed below in Section A. This delegation is for the fiscal period ofJuly 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, and beyond, as the Board deems necessary. Said appointment is for regulatory legal authority only and does not guarantee any salary or fee. Section A. Joanne Belanger:Director ofPublic Health Alicia McCartin:Assistant Director ofPublic Health Ian Worstell.Agent(Wilmington, Lexington, Bedford, Concord-Tobacco Control Program) Michael Leskouski:Agent(Animal Control Officer)" Zero Waste Resolution. Warrant Article 27 Janet Kern and Hien Nguyen made a presentation to ask the Board of Health to vote to support Article 27 - Zero Waste resolution for Lexington. The resolution asked for two things: one is for the town to adopt model Zero Waste principles and the other is to develop a Zero Waste plan by 2023. Mr. Flynn stated he supports it. The principles of trying to reduce waste especially solid waste are critically important to our future. His concern was how to phrase it, so the Board can adopt the principles. He was not sure what kind of statement from the board should make. Ms. Kern stated this is a nonbinding resolution for town meeting. They are not committing the town or the Board to any action. Ms. Nguyen reiterated that it's a nonbinding resolution to develop a plan, and whether the plan gets implemented would go through the usual processes that the town goes through to decide those issues. Dr. Perlmutter stated he is in favor of any resolution that reduces waste. Dr. Geller stated he supports the initiative. 3