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The regular October 31, 1963 Office Building. man, Dr. William Officer, James F The minutes as read. BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING OCTOBER 31, 1963 meeting of the Board of Health was held Thursday at 7:30 P.M. in the Selectmen's Room of the Town Members present were: Mr. R.L. McQuillan, Chair - Cosgrove, Mr. James West and Executive Health . Finneran. of the September 20, 1963 meeting were approved The Committee from the Town Meeting Members Association, who STUDY are making a survey and study on the "historical functional and comparative studies" of the administrative structure of Town Government met with the Board. Mr. Hagedorn, Mrs. Ba•ttin and Mr. Alan Adams represented this committee. The Committee had a prepared list of questions for the Board to answer on the various duties of the Health Department and the Board -of Health; how a Health Department is operated under various forms of gov- ernment; such as Commissioner, Director, etc.; how rules and regulations are made; the enforcement of such rules and regula- tions; the relationship and working ability between various Town Departments; the advantages and disadvantages of Board of Health appointments, comrared to elected Board members. Various other questions were asked by this Committee. The Committee retired at 9:10 P.M. The Budget for 1964 was discussed by the Board. It was BUDGET voted and passed that the letters recommending the step raises 1964 for the Executive Health Officer and the Clerk would be written and turned in to the Selectmen, also, a.. review of the duties of the Health Officer would be submitted as requested by the Select- men last year. Mr. West reported that he had been to a Board of Directors Meeting of the Mystic Valley Mental Health Association and he had a report of work also a financial statement of income and expenditures for that Association and a request that the Board of Health include in this years Budget a sum of $2500. for the Mystic Valley Mental Health Association. This monies will be treated as the Lexington Visiting Nurse Fund is now treated. The Board voted and dully passed that the sum of $2500. would be included in the 1964 Budget of the Health Department. The Expense Budget of the Health Department was discussed and the following items changed: 1. INNOCULATIONS Because of the number and size of the clinics now being conducted and the addition of the Flu Clinic for Town and School Personnel the innoculation account was increased to $600. 2. L.V.N.A. The request made by Mr. Charles Whittemore President of the Lexington Visiting Nurse Association for an increase of $700. was discussed by the Board. Mr.