Reading Board of Health approves May 12 minutes, reviews protocol for communicating regulations

Donna Reading called the Board of Health meeting to order on June 11, 2026, and led a roll call of members. During review of draft minutes, Joan Wetzel identified a punctuation and clarity issue in the protocol paragraph; she recommended the sentence read submission to the state within 60 to 90 days.

Chair Donna Reading moved to approve the May 12, 2026 minutes with that change; the motion was seconded and approved by roll call (Joan Wetzel, Kevin Ston and Rick Lopez recorded votes of yes). The meeting recorded no public comment (no members of the public on-screen).

The board discussed an internal protocol for how it will communicate new or amended regulations. The document lists required legal communication steps (marked with an asterisk) and recommends, where feasible, moving toward public hearings for future regulations even when not legally required (except for Title V regulations, for which hearings are required). The protocol is intended as an operational checklist to be included in pre-board packets after regulation adoption, with a completion column for outreach actions.

At the meeting's close the chair moved to adjourn; the motion was seconded and passed by roll call (recorded 'yes' votes from Kevin Ston, Joan Wetzel and Rick Lopez). The board noted an executive meeting scheduled for the coming week on another topic.