SIMON FRASER UNION BOARD OF HEALTH

3937 Carnarvon Street
New Westminster, B.C,
V3L 1C2

Telephone: 525-3661
Fax: 525-0878

August 24, 1990

Simon Fraser Union Board of Health Members
Dear Member,

A review of 1989 statistics demonstrates a shortage of six Public Health
Inspectors.

Te respond effectively and on short notice to complaints, new development
Proposals, and routine inspections, we need ten field inspectors plus the
Chief Inspector.

One PHI full time equivalent (FTE) was removed from the health unit in
1984, that FTE was restored in February 1990. Since then one other FTE has
been added - hopefully that staff person will commence September 17, 1990.
Nevertheless the health unit is still understaffed in the PHI progran.

The health unit has established a priority list (copy attached), of which
only the first five or six items will be achievable. The balance will be
left undone and result in complaints about lack of service.

The assistance of you and your council or school board to help the Simon
Fraser Health Unit acquire the five other PHI staff will be appreciated,

Yours truly

LEC hig rp

Alderman A.W. Wilkinson
Chairman
Simon Fraser Union Board of Health

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