Board of Health
Handles public health rules — food safety inspections, septic system permits, and local health regulations.
54 items across 4 meetings.
June 11, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine meeting opening.
📍 Town Hall Meeting Room 3 A/B
📋 Proposed
Board reviews incoming correspondence.
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Re-inspection found unresolved food code violations at West Mansfield Variety; board will consider next steps.
📍 West Mansfield Variety
📋 Proposed
Discussion of pre-operation food service inspections at Xfinity Center and Legends Music venues.
📍 Xfinity Center; Legends Music
📋 Proposed
Legends Music requests a variance from town food protection rules, Article 5, Section 5.
📍 Legends Music
📋 Proposed
Board may vote on updated body art (tattoo/piercing) regulations.
📋 Proposed
Monthly nursing and infectious disease update, including free health screenings at COA and Town Hall.
📍 255 Hope Street (COA); 6 Park Row (Town Hall)
📋 Proposed
Staff briefings cover PFAS (drinking water contaminants) monitoring, grant funding, housing inspections, permitting, and FOG (fats/oils/grease) program.
📋 Proposed
Open public comment period.
📋 Proposed
Meeting closes.
May 14, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Meeting called to order.
• Status unclear
Board reviews incoming correspondence.
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Board will discuss a tobacco sales violation at Town News.
📍 Town News
📋 Proposed
Board will address an unresolved food code violation found on re-inspection at Town News.
📍 Town News
💬 Discussed
Board will discuss regulations governing body art establishments (tattoo/piercing shops).
💬 Discussed
Review of monthly public health nursing activity and local infectious disease data.
💬 Discussed
DEI topic on the agenda; no details provided.
💬 Discussed
Upcoming free screenings (blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, CPR) at the COA, 255 Hope Street, and Town Hall, 6 Park Row.
📍 255 Hope Street; 6 Park Row
💬 Discussed
Staff update on health permitting activity.
💬 Discussed
Update on grant funding through the regional public health coalition.
💬 Discussed
Update on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a class of contaminants) monitoring or remediation efforts.
💬 Discussed
Update on health department's online communications.
💬 Discussed
Update on housing inspection activity.
💬 Discussed
Update on FOG (fats, oils, and grease) program, which regulates commercial kitchen waste disposal.
💬 Discussed
General grants update from health department staff.
• Status unclear
Open public comment period.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourned.
April 2, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Emily Beura appointed acting chairwoman; meeting opened at 7:01pm.
✅ Approved
Consent agenda and March minutes approved unanimously.
💬 Discussed
Board flagged fire, toxic-fume, and environmental risks of lithium battery storage systems and plans to study regulating them further.
💬 Discussed
Board continued revising tattoo and piercing apprenticeship standards, drawing on industry and out-of-state reference materials.
💬 Discussed
Noted Mansfield bylaws lack sidewalk snow-removal rules for private apartment complexes; a group will present on accessibility.
💬 Discussed
Public Health Week April 6-12; free blood pressure, sugar, cholesterol and CPR screenings offered monthly at COA and Town Hall.
💬 Discussed
Routine updates on septic perc tests, seasonal pools, camps, PFAS, permitting, housing inspections, and grants.
✅ Approved
Adjourned at 8:06pm.
April 2, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Meeting called to order.
📍 Town Hall Meeting Room 3 A/B, 6 Park Row
📋 Proposed
Board reviews incoming correspondence.
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Presentation from the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards conference, details not specified.
📋 Proposed
Board will discuss regulations governing tattooing, piercing, and similar body art establishments.
📋 Proposed
Monthly report on local public health nursing activity and current infectious disease trends.
📋 Proposed
Board addresses DEI matters; specifics not detailed in agenda.
📋 Proposed
Free community health screenings (blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, hands-only CPR) and a Medication Safety Talk on April 7 at 3:30 PM at the Mansfield Library.
📍 Mansfield Library Community Room, 255 Hope Street
📋 Proposed
Staff update on health-related permitting activity.
📋 Proposed
Update on grant funding through the regional public health coalition.
📋 Proposed
Update on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a class of water contaminants) issues in Mansfield.
📋 Proposed
Update on Board of Health's public communications platforms.
📋 Proposed
Staff update on housing inspection activity and findings.
📋 Proposed
Update on FOG (fats, oils, and grease) program, which regulates discharge from food service establishments into the sewer system.
📋 Proposed
General grants update from the health department.
📋 Proposed
Open public comment and any late-breaking agenda items.
📋 Proposed
Meeting adjourned.