HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-01-04 Government Operations Committee Minutes Government Operations Committee Minutes
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Councilors in Attendance:Tremble (Chair), Leonard, Sprague, Pelletier, Hawes
Non-Committee Member Councilors: Fournier
Staff in Attendance: C. O'Donnell, D. Laurie, P. Hamilton,J. Comstock, R. Carr
The meeting was called to order by Acting Committee Chair Tremble at 5:15 pm.
1. Public Health Grant Overview
Public Health Director Patty Hamilton provided a high-level review of grants received and
administered by Public Health not related to health promotions. She spoke to how some
programs don't appear related to the continuum of care for substance use disorder but
supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) is an example of preventative service.
Public health is one of two public health agencies in the state and have held many of the
grants for programs for the greater Bangor area (extending in to multiple other counties)
for a long time. Public Health Promotions Manager Jamie Comstock and Robin Carr
explained other grants related to substance use disorder and the opioid crisis and passed
out a handout. They described how gaps are identified and the work that goes into helping
to filling them and plug resources where they are needed, as well as shared information
about how when a person starts using, it tends to be a 10-year cycle.
Public Health works closely with many other agencies and always seek to collaborate in
ways that make sense. There was a lot of discussion and some questions answered.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:40pm.