Health department updates: staffing, fee changes, beach testing and harm-reduction plans
Health director reported staffing gaps and two upcoming hires (board secretary, Title 5 sanitarian contractor), proposed permit fee increases to cover contractor time, flagged uncertainty about the public beach opening and testing capacity, and outlined a phased harm-reduction approach including sharps-disposal boxes funded from opioid-abatement money.
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At the June 6 meeting the Southwick Health Department reported multiple operational items: two job postings to fill a board secretary and a Title 5 sanitarian (contractor), proposed adjustments to permitting fees to better cover contractor time, concern about beach-testing staffing, and a stepped harm-reduction plan including distribution sites for sharps-disposal boxes.
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