08-22-66 Council Meeting Minutes

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i7 -- REGULAR MEETTNC; AUGUST 22 , 1966 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in the Council Chambers of City Hall in Regular Session on Monday; August 22, 1966 at 8:00 P.M., with all members present, except Councilman Wise. The meeting was called to order by President John L. Hunter, Jr., who presided. President Hunter introduced Reverend Marian L. Hopkins, South Side Christian Church, who gave the invocation. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmen Hunter, Allen, Palmer, Geib,_ Szymkowiak, Laven, Smith and Muszynski ABSENT: Councilman Wise REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MINUTES To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your Committee on the inspection and supervision of the minutes, would respectfully report that they have examined the minutes of the previous meeting of the Council and found them correct. They therefore recommend that the same be approved. /s/ John L. Hunter, Jr. /s/ Janet S. Allen /s� Albert E. Palmer Meeting of August 8, 1966 There being no objections, the report was accepted as read and placed on file. RESOLUTION Opposing the present plan for flouridation of the city water supply and urging consideration of the Clifton, New Jersey plan. WHEREAS, There is opposition to the present plan for fluoridation of the city water supply, and WHEREAS, There is, in operation, in Clifton, .N.J., a plan endorsed by the Board of Health of that City, and approved by the Council on Therapeutics of the American Dental Association, and WHEREAS, This program is considered by the Board of Health of Clifton, N.J. as a safer, surer, less expensive and better controlled method of supplying fluorides to citizens than total fluroidation of the entire water supply, and WHEREAS, The cost of equipment and the annual cost of providing fluoridated water through the City Water Works would bring an added burden to the paying citizens: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: That the Common Council of the City of South Bend study and consider the Clifton, N.J. plan, a copy of which is attached to this resolution and made a part hereof, and request the Board of Health to cooperate in such study to the end that an approved, controlled, economical fluoride program for the City of South Bend, be accomplished without the necessity of fluoridating the entire city water supply and that the Board of Water Commissioners be requested to postpone any fluoridation program until such study can be completed. /s/ Janet S. Allen Member of the Common Council The following communications and proposed plan, were read to the Council by Councilman Allen. Board of Health Clifton, New Jersey April 5, 1966 Mrs. LeRoy Curtis Allen 125 W. Marion South Bend, Indiana Dear Mrs. Allen: The Board of Health is pleased with the fluoride tablet program in operation in this community. We feel it is most successful and is accepted by the medical and dental practitioners in the area. We purchase our 2.2 mgm sodium fluoride tablets in 500,000 quantities. We purchase them for fifty cents per thousand. Breaking this down it comes to 9 cents per year for children through age 2, and 18 cents per year from age 3 through 8 as well as for pregnant women. The cost of the program was paid for by the City of Clifton. Over two million tablets have been dispensed by practically every dentist, the Board of Health dental clinic and many physicians. In addition to this we have been advised that many residents are using the fluoride fortified vitamins and prenatal compounds. We are enclosing a copy of our news release and letter to the dentists and physicans. The information con- tained in these enclosures should help answer your questions on our type of tablet program. Very truly yours, /s/ Reuben Feltman, D.D.S. Health Commissioner