City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Board of Health  
Department of Public  
Health and Human  
Services, Training  
Room 1, 1005 W.  
Worley St.  
Thursday, June 8, 2023  
5:30 PM  
Regular  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
9 -  
Present:  
Harry Feirman, Mahree Skala, Michael Szewczyk, Leona Rubin, Kathleen  
McKinney, Lynelle Phillips, Laura Kingsley, R. Wade Schuette and Sonita Simelus  
3 - Elizabeth Hussey, Mary Gadbois and Rosann Geiser  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - Jonathan Heidt  
a. Skala called the meeting to order at 5:34 pm.  
II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
a. Szewczyk moved to approve the agenda, seconded by McKinney.  
Motion passed unanimously.  
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
a. Szewczyk moved to approve the minutes, seconded by Schuette. Motion  
passed unanimously.  
Draft Minutes April 13, 2023  
Attachments: Board of Health Agenda 4-13-23  
IV. OLD BUSINESS  
a. Final Review of Recommendations on use of Opioid Settlement Funds  
The Board of Health discussed the wording of the Recommendation.  
Members suggested that certain wording used in the recommendation  
have negative connotations. There were discussions about data collection  
and how that information would be collected or used. Feirman said that he  
wanted current data to be built upon and wanted that included in the  
recommendation. Skala indicated she would add that language. The Board  
agreed that there needed to be more resources dedicated to helping  
people receive treatment after naloxone use.  
V. NEW BUSINESS  
VI. REPORTS  
a. Tour of Bioreactor Landfill, 5700 Peabody Road, Columbia MO 65202  
a. Director's Report  
The city is about to close out the budget for FY2024. Lunch in the Park  
started earlier in the week of June 8, 2023. The program is for minors  
under the age of 18 to get lunch during the summer months. There has  
been an uptick among kids seeking out this program. The Armory has  
been hosting a location and another at Again Park. A training contract  
recently went to council and if approved by the City Council would be  
beneficial to Columbia Public Health and Human Services.  
VII. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND STAFF  
VIII. NEXT MEETING DATE  
August 10, 2023  
IV. ADJOURNMENT  
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disability, please call 573-874-CITY (573-874-2489) or email CITY@CoMo.gov. In order to assist staff in  
making the appropriate arrangements for your accommodation, please make your request as far in  
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2023)