On the motion and order, referred on May 4, 2022 Docket #0578, for the confirmation of the appointment of Sandro Galea as a member of the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of Health, for a term expiring January 6, 2024, the committee submitted a report recommending that the appointment ought to be confirmed. The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed.
expiring January 15, 2025, submits a report that the appointment ought to be confirmed and Dr. Numbers 0578 The Committee on Public Health, Homelessness and Recovery, to which was referred on May four, 2020 to docket number 0578 message in order for the confirmation of the appointment of Sandro Iliya as a member of the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of Health for a term expiring January six, 2024, submits a report that the appointment ought to be confirmed. Thank you, Mr. Clarke. The Chair now recognizes Councilor Murphy. Councilor Murphy is Chair of Public Health, Homelessness and Recovery. Councilor Murphy, you have the floor. Thank you and thank you for reading all of those. So I do. For docket 035 for I motion to substitute the language in the original docket. By adding Philomene, Baptiste will be appointed as an at large member of the Boston Public Health Commission based on an order from the mayor's office. The original docket listed did not listed as an at large member, so I did want to change the language there. Motion to substitute that these matters are sponsored by the Mayor and the Committee on Public Health, Homelessness and Recovery. Should I? Take a look. All those in favor, say. Oh, okay. And just. Mr. Clarke. You don't have to do a motion for it to be seconded. All those in favor of the motion to substitute. Please say. Thank you. Thank you. So these matters are sponsored by the mayor and the Committee on Public Health, Homelessness and Recovery. And we held a public hearing here in the chamber on May 20th, 2022 to take testimony and consider these appointments. In attendance was myself as the chair of the committee, and I was joined by President Flynn and Councilor Baker. Dr. Ojukwu to Executive Director of the Boston Health Commission, and PJ McCann, deputy director for policy and planning at the Boston Public Health Commission, attended the hearing, presented testimony and responded to questions from the chair and councilors. The presentation included an overview of the mission, jurisdiction and composition of the board and the duties and responsibility of the appointed members of the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of Health. In testimony in full support of these appointments, in re appointments to the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of Health under the Enabling Act, the Board of the Boston Public Health Commission serves as the Board of Health for the City of Boston. This act creates one seat on the board for the Chief Executive Officer of the Boston Medical Center. Two for representatives of community health centers affiliated with the BMC. In one to represent organized labor. Aside from the BMC, ex-officio seat members serve three year terms in. The Chairperson of the board is selected by the Mayor. The Enabling Act grants the Board the powers and duties of boards of health under Massachusetts law, except certain powers and duties previously assumed by other agencies. The powers of the Commission are exercised by or under supervision of a board of seven members appointed by the Mayor and may adopt, amend and repeal reasonable health regulations. The board's meetings are public meetings subject to open meeting law, and their records are subject to public health record law. The committee reviewed the resumes and credentials of the appointees. The appointees responded to questions from the chair and other councilors regarding their qualifications, relevant experience, background and areas of expertize. Based on these testimonies and information presented at the hearing and having considered the same, I respectfully report that these appointments in re appointments ought to be confirmed. Thank you. Thank you. Councilor Murphy will not take a vote on each of these docket separately. Councilor Murphy, the chair of the Committee on Public Health, Homelessness and Recovery, seeks acceptance of the committee report and confirmation of Docket 353. All those in favor say I. I would say the ayes have it. The appointment has been confirmed. Councilor Murphy, the Chair and Committee of Public Health, Homelessness and Recovery, seeks acceptance of the consent of the Committee report as amended and confirmation of docket number 354. All those in favor say I. I are those opposed. They may. The ayes have it. The appointment has been confirmed. Councilor Murphy, the chair on Committee on the Committee of Public Health and Public Health Homelessness Recovery seeks acceptance of the Committee Report and confirmation of docket number 377. All those in favor say I am opposed. Nay, the ayes have it. Five, seven, seven. Sorry, guys have it. The appointment has been confirmed. We have to do it again. Are we good? Are we good with just that? Perfect. Uh, and, Mr. Clarke, would you please amend the attendance report to indicate Mr. Will, by counsel, will present his. Councilor Murphy, the chair of the Committee on Public Health, Homelessness and Recovery, seeks acceptance of the committee report and confirmation of Docket five, seven, eight. All those in favor say I. All those opposing this have it. The appointment has been confirmed. So see, we're going to move to motions already and resolutions. Thank you. Counsel filed for divorce. Thank you, Mr. Chair, I. You did see my light. I just had a question through the chair to the maker or to the chair. And I do get in conflict. It precluded me from attending the hearing. But when we strengthen the residence requirements, several years ago, we did get a commitment from the advice of Public Health Commission that they would adhere to that. And I just notice that we've got an address of Framingham and we've got an address of Brookline. And I know we've got some of the brightest minds right here in Boston, and I don't see Framingham or Brookline stepping up to the plate to help us siting detox facilities and halfway houses and recovery homes. So I just threw the chair to the maker. Want to know whether or not they had any response to that? Unless it's a specific seat designed to go to a specific person, say an executive director of a community health center. But I'd just like to sort of get that on the record and let the Boston Public Health Commission know that they committed to this body several years ago during during the period. So when we strengthen the residence requirement that they would be sending us, their representative would be from from the neighborhoods of Boston. Thank you. Thank you. Councilor Flaherty. Councilor Murphy, the floor is yours. So I did check with that and we asked them both because they weren't hiding that they live in Brookline. In Framingham. And I was told that the enabling act says lives or works in and they both work closely in the city of Boston. But as you recall, we can check to see if. The cast of. So at this point, I want us to finish and remind them that they made a commitment to this body, that they would obviously make best efforts to when they're doing boards and commissions, that they be residents of the city of Boston. So I know they know that they have folks that work for the Boston Public Health Commission that are from the neighborhoods of Boston that would be most suitable, obviously, to serve in that capacity. So willing to, I guess, withdraw the inquiry to not block this. But they need to know loud and clear that the Boston City Council expects them to honor their word as it pertains to the residency requirement in the city of Boston. Thank you, Councilor. She removed two motions, orders and resolutions. Mr. Clarke, can you please read docket number six eight to. So we still have time to solve. We still have. Without speaking. Perfect. So before we do that, we're going to stay on matters of most recently heard. If we can please read Mr. Clarke Docket 04802482 Dockets 483. Docket 4842486. Dockets 4932496 in docket 499 together.