HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-09-24 12-316 ORDINANCECOUNCIL ACTION
Item No..� 12 _ 316
Date: September 24, 2012
Item/Subject: ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 28, City Departments, of the Code of the
City of Bangor, By Including Opioid Treatment as a Topic for the Public Health
Advisory Board
Responsible Department: Legal
Commentary:
For many years, the Community Advisory Group has served as a forum where those interested in
Bangor's methadone clinics could come together, air grievances, gain knowledge, and otherwise
discuss an issue of importance to Bangor and its residents. The group has met with varying
frequency, sometimes meeting several times throughout the year, sometimes going over a year
without a meeting. As the years have passed, the CAG has tended to meet less often.
At its most recent meeting, the CAG recommended that its function be taken over by the Public
Health Advisory Board (PHAB). The PHAB will provide a more consistent meeting schedule, and
will bring discussion of methadone and clinics into a group with a broader perspective.
This Council Ordinance adds methadone -related issues to the PHAB's areas of responsibility.
Both the CAG and the PHAB recommend this change. The Government Operations Committee
also recommended this change at their September 17, 2012 meeting by a vote of 3-1.
Manager's Comments:
Associated Information:
Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
Introduced for
Passage
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(TITLE.) Ordinance, Amending Chapter 28, City Departments, of the Code of the City of Bangor, By
Including Opioid Treatment as a Topic for the Public Health Advisory Board
WHEREAS, the City Council created an advisory group to assist the Council in matters related to
methadone clinics and methadone maintenance therapy more than a decade ago;
WHEREAS, in the intervening years, the group has met with varying frequency, and as little as once a
year or less in recent years;
WHEREAS, methadone maintenance therapy, methadone clinics, and other aspects of opioid
treatment remain an important public issue for the City; and
WHEREAS, the Public Health Advisory Board provides a dedicated forum for public health issues with
regular meetings and a membership of individuals with expertise throughout the pubic health sector;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR AS FOLLOWS,
Chapter 28 of the Code of the City of Bangor be amended as follows:
§ 28-58. Bangor Region Public Health and Wellness Division; Health Officer; Children's
Dental Clinic Trust; Public Health Advisory Board.
D. Public Health Advisory Board established. There is hereby established a Public Health Advisory
Board to be composed of no fewer than 15 and no more than 24 representatives of communities
that comprise the Bangor -Area Comprehensive Community Health Coalition to include individuals
with expertise in such areas as health care, behavioral health, business, government, education,
social service, youth, elders, and other special populations.
(1) The duties and responsibilities of the Board shall include:
(a) Developing, recommending, and updating a coordinated, collaborative plan for
addressing public health assessment and implementation and promotion of efforts
related to public health in the Bangor region.
(b) Advising and assisting in pooling resources and collaborations on public -health-related
matters of interest in the Greater Bangor area, including advising on policies, strategies,
and resource allocation decisions.
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(c) Assisting in the development of plans to respond to public health emergencies.
(d) Reviewing assessment data and prioritizing programming, including regional programs
funded by the State of Maine.
(e) Advising and assisting in matters related to methadone maintenance therapy,
buprenorphine, and chemical dependencytreatment reatment facilities.
M(e)Providing such other advice and guidance to public and private health and public
policymakers as the Board sees fit in the furtherance of efforts to improve regional
health status and service delivery.
(2) Appointment; term in office.
(a) Members shall be appointed by the Director of Health and Community Services after
seeking advice from the City Council, the Comprehensive Community Health Coalition
Board, and, once established, the Public Health Advisory Board.
(b) Appointments shall be for three-year terms, with approximately one-third of the
members' terms expiring each year.
(c) The Chair of the City Council shall annually designate one member of the Council to
serve as a full member of the Board.
(d) The Director of Health and Community Services shall serve as an ex officio member of
the Board and is authorized to provide such staff support as is necessary for its efficient
operation.
Additions are underlined, deletions staelcthteuO.
IN CITY COUNCIL
September 24, 2012
Motion made and seconded for Passage
Motion Doubted
Motion made and seconded to call the question
Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci,
Blanchette, Durgin, Gallant, Gratwick,
Longo, Hawes, Sprague, Weston
Councilors Voting No: None
Passed
Main Motion 8-1
(TITLE,)
Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci, Blanchette,
Durgin, Gallant, Gratwick, Hawes, Sprague,
Weston
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CITY CLERK
Assigned to Councilor
IN CITY COUNCIL
October 10, 2012
Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 8-1
Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci, Blanchette,
Durgin, Gallant, Gratwick, Hawes, Sprague,
Weston
C u lors V i:: Longo
P sed
CITY CLERK