Board of Health — Burlington, VT
Date: 2025-11-18
Time: 17:30

Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 5:30 PM, Burlington Board Of Health
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1. Agenda
 1.1. Motion to amend/adopt agenda

2. October meeting draft minutes approval

3. Public Forum
 Subject 3.1. Verbal Comments
 Meeting November 18, 2025 - Board of Health - Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 5:30 PM,
 Burlington Board Of Health
 645 Pine Street Mapping Conference Room OR REMOTELY via ZOOM
 Category 3. Public Forum
 Department Council and Board


 Type

4. Health Equity

5. Substance Abuse and Safe Syringe Disposal

6. Chair Report

7. Emerging Issues

8. Adjournment
 Subject 8.1. Motion to adjourn

November 2025 BOH draft minutes
-Board members participating: Chair Celia Bird, Jenny Tomczak, Jane Seymour and Health
Officer Bill Ward

Board Chair Celia Bird called the meeting to order at 5:44 pm.

Agenda
Jenny made a motion to amend the agenda to add September meeting minutes approval along
with October minutes. 2nd by Jane. Unanimous in favor.
Jane made a motion to swap items 6 and 4 on the agenda. Jenny 2nd. Unanimous in favor.
Jane made a motion to approve the amended agenda. 2nd by Jenny.
Vote was unanimous in favor.

Draft minutes

September minutes - Jenny made a motion to approve the draft minutes. 2nd by Jane. Vote
was unanimous in favor.
October minutes – Jane made a motion to approve the draft minutes. 2nd by Jenny. Vote was
unanimous in favor.

Public Forum
There were no members of the public present.

Chair Report
The board discussed the process for selecting a new member of the Board of Health. Celia
reported that she had reached out to President Travers to explain their role as a resource for
information about the position and to request time to review applications before making
recommendations to City Council. Celia noted the Council is set to review applications in a Mid-
December meeting. Applications may be submitted to the Clerk/Treasurer’s Office, 149 Church
Street, Burlington, VT 05401 Attn: Lori NO later than Wednesday, December 10, 2025, by 4:30
pm.

Jane will send an updated Front Porch Forum post that the Board reviewed during this meeting.

Celia noted that the water fluoridation information from the last meeting was circulated. Bill
will circulate the past BOH minutes on the issue for members to review prior to the next
meeting. The board will discuss this at an upcoming meeting as an agenda item.

Health Equity

Celia and Bill will connect about supplying a syringe drop box for the Universal Unitarian
Church.
Jenny gave an update about webinar on overdose prevention which she recommended and will
send a link for other Board Members to review.

Bill noted the recent City Council item on UVM student dorm complaints as a health equity
item. He gave the board an overview of the council resolution.

Celia added that equity is expected to be considered in the current BOH member vacancy.

Substance Abuts and Safe Syringe Disposal
 Issues were already noted in earlier items during the Chair report.

Emerging Issues
No new emerging issues.

Adjournment
The board discussed possible meeting dates in December may be the 9th or the 10ths pending
member availably. Jenny/Jane made a motion to adjourn the meeting. 2nd by Jenny/Jane.
Unanimous in favor. Celia noted the meeting was adjourned at 6:39 p.m.