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Radnor Township Board of Health Meeting – February 17, 2026: Chair Election and Health Updates

Board of Commissioners & Boards — Tuesday, February 17, 2026
BodyRadnor Township, Pennsylvania
SessionBoard of Commissioners & Boards
DateTuesday, February 17, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:13

I'm just gonna open the agenda real quick here.

0:33

So you can know it's start with the so we're gonna start with the election of chair and vice chair.

0:41

Um so do you mean nominations for chair?

0:45

Uh Chloe, I'll nominate you to be chair.

0:48

I uh saw you in action as an intern.

0:50

I think you did a great job, and I know you'll do a great job as the chair.

0:53

I second that.

0:57

Any other nominations or oppositions?

1:02

Okay.

1:02

Do I have to use that?

1:03

Do you have to call for a vote now?

1:05

Oh.

1:06

Are we ready to vote for for me for chair?

1:10

Yes.

1:12

Is it all in favor?

1:14

All in favor, say aye.

1:15

I great.

1:19

Uh Chloe is now the new chair.

1:22

Congratulations.

1:24

Thank you.

1:25

Um, any nominations for vice chair?

1:29

I nominate Alex.

1:32

I second that.

1:33

Okay.

1:34

Uh are we ready to vote?

1:36

Everyone in favor of Alex say aye.

1:38

Aye.

1:39

Hi.

1:40

Hi.

1:41

Okay.

1:41

Alex is the new vice chair.

1:43

Congratulations.

1:44

Congratulations, Alex.

1:46

Um that that's out of the way.

1:50

Um, we're gonna review an approval of minutes.

1:53

Does anybody have any like edits?

1:55

We actually didn't receive.

1:56

Oh, yeah.

1:58

So then we'll just uh skip that and then next time we'll vote on two sets of minutes.

2:05

Okay, sounds good.

2:07

And then organizational issues and then important health dates.

2:12

Does anybody have any important health dates that they'd like to mention?

2:18

Um I don't have any important health dates.

2:20

I think we might need to come back to organizational issues once Maggie gets here, because I think we just need to clarify whether the uh commissioners filled any of the other vacancies that we're not aware of, just so we have an accurate head count of who all is on the board.

2:36

Sounds good.

2:37

And it sounds like maybe we'll be able to put an ad or uh they'll market that position through the township for and the vacancies here on the board.

2:46

Okay.

2:49

And then communicable disease update.

2:53

I don't have anything.

2:54

Does anybody have anything?

2:56

And we can also like talk about who would want to like take that on from now, because I know Dr.

3:00

Simmons handled m communicable disease mostly before, but he's no longer on the board.

3:11

Yeah, I mean, it would be great to have somebody who's willing to do that, especially if we you know focus our recruiting around that.

3:18

Um I'm you know, not a clinician.

3:20

I'm certainly comfortable discussing certain topics around uh vaccines and things like that, but I'm you know not familiar with all the communicable diseases that are going around some of the I think it's basically just um going into the county websites to look at what's going on the state.

3:38

I mean Dr.

3:38

Simmons wasn't a clinical clinical either, and I feel like um just giving a summary of that is good.

3:45

Like I know um for instance in Pennsylvania right now and in the counties right now, uh the ER visits are down for influenza A, influenza B is increasing right now.

3:58

We're seeing it also in schools in the area.

4:01

Um not too harsh, though, a more mild influenza B season so far, but starting to wrap up more GI stuff with that.

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Summary of Proceedings

Radnor Township Board of Health Meeting – February 17, 2026

The Radnor Township Board of Health met on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 5:30 PM in the Radnorshire Room. The meeting included the election of officers for 2026, updates on communicable diseases, student intern projects, and county food inspection findings. No public comments were received.

Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman for 2026

  • Chloe was nominated and unanimously elected as Chair for 2026. Board members praised her previous work as an intern.
  • Alex was nominated and unanimously elected as Vice Chair for 2026.
  • The board recognized Chloe as likely the youngest person and first Asian American to chair any township board.

Review and Approval of Minutes

  • The minutes from previous meetings were not available, so approval was deferred to the next meeting, where two sets of minutes will be voted on.

Organizational Issues / Important Health Dates

  • The board discussed the number of vacancies. With five members present plus Melissa (absent) and Bob (absent), the total is seven, but the board should have nine members. One vacancy remains; a candidate missed an interview four months ago and has not re-engaged.
  • The board agreed to clarify the headcount and potentially advertise the vacancy through the township.

Communicable Disease Update

  • Babby provided an update: ER visits in Pennsylvania are down for Influenza A, while Influenza B is increasing (a mild season so far). GI illnesses are also rising. COVID cases remain low nationally, and pertussis is less than last year. RSV continues to affect infants in winter/early spring.
  • Babby offered to share the county website resources via email for future updates.

Student Intern Program Update

  • Two interns presented:
    • Intern 1 (Haley? – mentor Bob absent): Researching the connection between sleep and academic performance in high school students, focusing on memory consolidation and realistic sleep strategies.
    • Intern 2 (Alex? – mentor Bob absent): Researching health history awareness across socioeconomic groups, with a focus on genetic cancer testing. The intern has consulted health professionals at Nemours and Villanova.
  • Both projects are in the research and material-gathering phase.

Old Business: Carpet Installation

  • Maggie reported that recarpeting of the Radnorshire Room, stairway, and landing is on the back burner. Input from the board has been passed to township staff, but no bidding or further action has occurred.

New Business: RTSD Update

  • A representative from the Radnor Township School District was not present; the board noted a lot of norovirus and influenza in schools.

New Business: Board of Commissioners Update

  • Maggie reported that the Board of Commissioners has held several meetings since December. No public health‑specific items were discussed, but a new roof with solar panels for the municipal building and solar panels at the public works garage were approved.

New Business: County Update

  • Babby reviewed recent food inspections from the county. Notable findings:
    • Honey Grow, Radnor Elementary, and Radnor High School received perfect inspections, which is difficult for large institutions.
    • Common issues: restaurants lacking thermometers in refrigerators, and several restaurants performing specialized food prep (e.g., reduced oxygen packaging) without first submitting a HACCP plan to the county, resulting in inspection violations.

Key Outcomes

  • Chloe and Alex were elected Chair and Vice Chair for 2026, respectively.
  • Minutes from previous meetings will be approved at the next meeting.
  • The board will clarify the membership count and advertise the vacancy.
  • Interns will continue their projects; mentors are assigned.
  • No further action was taken on the carpet installation.
  • The meeting was adjourned by motion and second.

Meeting Transcript

I'm just gonna open the agenda real quick here. So you can know it's start with the so we're gonna start with the election of chair and vice chair. Um so do you mean nominations for chair? Uh Chloe, I'll nominate you to be chair. I uh saw you in action as an intern. I think you did a great job, and I know you'll do a great job as the chair. I second that. Any other nominations or oppositions? Okay. Do I have to use that? Do you have to call for a vote now? Oh. Are we ready to vote for for me for chair? Yes. Is it all in favor? All in favor, say aye. I great. Uh Chloe is now the new chair. Congratulations. Thank you. Um, any nominations for vice chair? I nominate Alex. I second that. Okay. Uh are we ready to vote? Everyone in favor of Alex say aye. Aye. Hi. Hi. Okay. Alex is the new vice chair. Congratulations. Congratulations, Alex. Um that that's out of the way. Um, we're gonna review an approval of minutes. Does anybody have any like edits? We actually didn't receive. Oh, yeah. So then we'll just uh skip that and then next time we'll vote on two sets of minutes. Okay, sounds good. And then organizational issues and then important health dates. Does anybody have any important health dates that they'd like to mention? Um I don't have any important health dates. I think we might need to come back to organizational issues once Maggie gets here, because I think we just need to clarify whether the uh commissioners filled any of the other vacancies that we're not aware of, just so we have an accurate head count of who all is on the board. Sounds good. And it sounds like maybe we'll be able to put an ad or uh they'll market that position through the township for and the vacancies here on the board. Okay. And then communicable disease update. I don't have anything. Does anybody have anything?

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