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Shared-services self‑assessment shows gains but flags training and compliance items for follow-up
Summary
Staff summarized self‑assessment results across the four towns: the collaborative averaged 91.5% on minimum-standard items reported to staff (up from 85% in 2022), with most remaining gaps tied to training or awareness rather than funding; staff will validate 'not applicable' responses and prioritize unmet standards.
Staff presented results of the collaborative self assessment of public-health minimum standards and described next steps to validate responses, reclassify some 'not applicable' answers and tackle unmet items through the environmental-health working group.
Key findings
Amy and other staff reported the collaborative average rose from 85% (reported to the state in 2022) to about 91.5% in a recent internal self assessment. There were 27 standards identified as unmet across the four towns; 36 percent of those unmet standards related to permitting and regulation and 64 percent related to operational activities (staff work and procedures).
Why this matters
Staff said the primary cause of unmet standards was training needs and lack of awareness rather than lack of funding. That distinction will shape follow-up: many gaps can be addressed with templates, standard operating procedures and targeted training rather than new recurring funding.
Next steps
Staff will first reexamine items marked "not applicable" to confirm whether they truly never apply or should be recategorized as unmet standards (for example, a question posed about whether a hearing had occurred in the past five years may have been answered NA even though the capability to hold such a hearing is required). The environmental-health working group will then prioritize and tackle the resulting unmet standards, and staff will return to the advisory board with recommended steps and timelines.
Ending
Staff will share the detailed spreadsheet of standards and town-level responses and invite advisory-board members to identify priorities for attention during upcoming working-group sessions.
