Of those, Sandra McGrath is a veteran in the healthcare field.
“I think it’s an honor. I’ve had a lot of experience in public health, said McGrath.
Chelcee Schleuger told Local 5 her biggest goal being appointed to the board is, To be a representative for rural Iowa.”
When asked about the board, Gov. Reynolds said, “We have to be politically balanced, geographically balanced, gender-balanced in doing that. So, there’s a lot of time and effort that goes into that.”
Her office said in a statement that four members terms were up on June 30, 2021.
To hold a meeting, Schleuger said you need 6 members. That s why the July meeting was canceled.
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The state board of health will be able to again meet and advise on public health matters after needing to cancel a meeting due to a lack of members.
Reynolds announced seven new appointees to as many vacant seats Friday afternoon. The 11-member advisory board is tasked with providing a forum for developing public health policy in the state. In November, it voted 7-2 in favor of a statewide mask mandate. It was a measure Reynolds had long resisted before COVID-19 cases threatened to overwhelm Iowa s hospitals that month.
Five members left the board on June 30, four of which coincided with the end of their terms. Another seat had been vacant since November 2020. That left the board with too few members to meet in mid-July, as state law requires a majority.
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