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WHEREAS, Environmental Health services at the local level include on-site wastewater (i.e., septic <br />systems) food, lodging and institutional sanitation (restaurants, nursing homes, food borne disease <br />investigation) child care sanitation, child lead program, swimming pools, rabies control, safe drinking water; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, Having two different proposed State environmental health authorities for local health <br />departments is inefficient and will cause regulatory confusion for the public and severely impact centralized <br />training, authorization, regulatory direction and uniformity; and <br />WHEREAS, the NC Association of County Commissioners, the NC Association of Local Health Directors, <br />the Association of North Carolina Boards of Health, the NC Environmental Health Supervisors Association, <br />and the NC Public Health Association have endorsed the position to keep environmental health programs <br />together under the State Health Director. <br />THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners strongly supports <br />the need to ensure all aspects of environmental health be under the organizational structure of the <br />Department of Health and Human Services in order to continue to provide the most effective regulatory <br />program for the citizens of North Carolina for the protection of the public health and preservation of the <br />environment. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br />approve this resolution as stated above. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br />b. Cooperative Extension 4-H Volunteer Leaders' Resolution of Appreciation <br />The Board considered a resolution recognizing Orange County Cooperative Extension <br />Service 4-H Volunteer leaders during national Volunteer Week, April 18-24, 1999. Extension Service <br />Director Fletcher Barber read the resolution to recognize volunteers who have donated their time and/or <br />services. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to <br />approve the resolution as presented. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br />C. Proclamation for Red Cross Month <br />The Board considered proclaiming March as American Red Cross Month and recognizing the <br />Orange County Red Cross chapter. Bob Lockwood and Chair of the Red Cross Board, Pete Hollinbeck, <br />read the proclamation. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to <br />approve the proclamation as stated below: <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS A PROCLAMATION ON THE OBSERVANCE OF <br />AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH, MARCH, 1999 <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County American Red Cross has provided humanitarian relief for all those in need <br />in an impartial and neutral manner; and <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County American Red Cross has deserved recognition for increasing the <br />participation of volunteers throughout the community; and <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County American Red Cross is commended for