COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Board of Health for the Community Health Agency voted during their October 3 meeting to give Health Officer Rebecca Burns $5,000 in merit pay per her contract, as she has received a better than satisfactory evaluation.
The action came after the board met in a closed session that lasted about 20 minutes.
Board Vice Chair Jared Hoffmaster and Branch County Commissioner Tom Matthew gave Burns a thumbs up.
Before the closed session, the board also approved a 1-year contract with Medical Director Doctor Karen Luparello. She was hired in 2021 and Luparello was due to receive a three year contract renewal.
Burns said after the last meeting, Luparello indicated she wanted a one year deal.
Luparello said she enjoys her job and had all intentions of signing a three year contract.
It was also announced during the meeting that Joe Frazier is the new Environmental Health Director at the Community Health Agency. He takes over for Paul Andriacchi who recently retired.
Frazier is a Registered Environmental Health Specialist, a Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Standardized Trainer and Plan Review Specialist. He has been the Agency’s Environmental Health Supervisor for the Food Program since 2016.
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