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•.M1ls •/ <br />t e, <br />17lttL i21 <br />i p <br />Cv <br />rangt (gountg Rzalt4 Department °," h <br />Rosemary L. Summers, MPH, DrPH =��^41 <br />Timothy J. Ives. chair Health Director Brenda Crowder Gaines, VLce Chair <br />Orange County Board of Health Orange County Board of Health <br />Management Division <br />Joyce Lee, Administrative Officer Southern Human Service Center 44 <br />2501 Homestead Road <br />Chapel Hill. N.C. 27516 <br />Telephones (919) 968.2022 Fam (919) 968• <br />Richard E. Whitted Human Services Center <br />300 W. Tryon Street, P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 <br />Telephones (919) 732$181 Faa (919) 644.3007 <br />To: Margaret Brown, Chair County Commissioners <br />Through John Link, County Manager <br />From: Orange County Board of Health <br />Through Rosemary Summers, Health DirectorA,� <br />Re: Recommendations from 9/24/98 Meeting <br />Date: September 29, 1998 <br />The Board of Health at its regular meeting had several comments they wished to share with the <br />Commissioners as the new Environment and Resource Conservation Department (ERCD) is <br />developed. Recommendations fell into two substantive categories: <br />• A need for clear articulation of collaboration requirements between the new department and <br />already existing departments with overlapping responsibilities, <br />• A need for clear authority and accountability indicators for the new department. <br />You invited draft language to be submitted that would reflect these two areas. <br />The following are suggested changes to the draft of 8/26 based on the Board of Health <br />discussions. <br />I. - Mission of the ERCD <br />To promote and coordinate the conservation of natural and cultural resources in Orange <br />County. <br />Ii. Scope of Responsibility (new added section) <br />The ERCD will have primary responsibility for developing a plan and program for the <br />acquisition of land for resource conservation and developing and maintaining an integrated <br />database for natural and cultural resources. In addition, it will collaborate with other relevant <br />county agencies in areas of overlapping responsibility to provide support for Commissioner <br />adopted goals in the natural and cultural resource area The ERCD will have no regulatory or <br />rulemaking authority. <br />III. Major Activities (this replaces much of the section labeled "Mission" under the current <br />draft) <br />1. Coordinate with other relevant county departments, Commissioner goals for natural and <br />cultural resource conservation. These will include Natural Resource Preservation, <br />Historic Preservation, Farmland Preservation, Water Resources and Watershed <br />Protection. <br />Chapel Hill Durham Mebane <br />(919) 9684501 (919) 688.7333 (336) 227.2031 <br />