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For updated information on COVID and Flu Vaccines, including a list of public clinics and registration links, please visit: https://getvaccinatedberkshires.org/

Introduction:

Berkshire County Boards of Health Association (BCBOHA) is an educational organization supporting the 32 local boards of health (BOH) in Berkshire County, MA for more than 80 years. BCBOHA is also the Berkshire County Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Coalition. All Berkshire BOH members and staff are voting members who annually elect a seven-member Executive Committee that meets on the third Wednesday at 12:45 PM.  Meeting notices, cancellations and the agenda are posted here at least 24 hours in advance. We are working on getting meeting minutes posted as well.

Executive Committee:

The 7-member Executive Committee is elected by the BCBOHA Membership.

Meeting notices, cancellations and the agenda are posted here at least 48 hours in advance.

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Executive Committee will be on November 15, 2023 at 12:45 PM. The Agenda can be found BCBOHA Exec Comm Agenda November 15, 2023.

We are working on an updated BCBOHA website which will include minutes.

BCBOHA Latest News

BCBOHA Public Health Emergency Preparedness After Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP)

BCBOHA staff completed an AAR/IP from approximately December 2021-May 2022 that covers the initial phase of the Berkshire public health response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. For the full report, click BCBOHA Pandemic AAR-IP.

Please note the new contact for information about the septic installer certification program: bcboha@berkshireplanning.org,  | 413-442-1521, x60. Note that BCBOHA is currently located in the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission offices (BRPC), so do not be concerned that this is a BRPC number when you call.

BCBOHA’s in person Septic Installer recertification classes and new certification are available both in person and virtually.  Please contact us to be added to our mailing list, or if your contact information has changed. The fall/winter training list will be posted here.

For a list of currently certified installers, click here: Certified Septic Installer List. If someone is not listed, please email lshulman@berkshireplanning.org to confirm certification status. This list is up to date for the 2023 year which ends on March 31, 2024.

Emergency Preparedness
For information related to the Emergency Preparedness Coalition, click here:

For other emergency preparedness information, click here: Emergency Preparedness

Open Meeting Law Guidance: Open Meeting Law Guidance

Remote and Hybrid Public Meeting Provisions Extended to March 31, 2025

Governor Healey has signed the supplemental, combined spending and borrowing bill into law. With its passing, municipal governments and other public entities are able to continue holding meetings remotely and in hybrid formats until March 31, 2025.

This authorizes the continuation of remote meetings and public access under the Open Meeting Law and other remote meeting provisions (including for Massachusetts nonprofit corporations and Massachusetts public companies) until March 31, 2025. This temporary extension allows the Legislature to consider a permanent extension of these measures.

For additional related information and resources, please see the DLS COVID-19 Resources and Guidance for Municipal Officials page. 

Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPI) Information: 

 

Board of Health (BOH) Guides – BOH Job Aids

BOH Job Aids – Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (berkshireplanning.org)

For more information bcboha@berkshireplanning.org

CONTACT US:

BCBOHA, 1 Fenn Street, Suite #201 Pittsfield, MA 01201, 413-442-1521 ext. 60; Fax: 413-442-1523 bcboha@berkshireplanning.org

Last updated: May 10, 2023