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(1) Tax Collector's Report of 2001 Unpaid Taxes on Real Property <br /> (2) Tax Collector's Report of 2001 Unpaid Taxes on Personal Property (Insolvent List) <br /> (3) Tax Collector's Report of 2001 Unpaid Taxes on Motor Vehicles <br /> (4) Tax Collector's Report of Minimal Property Tax Bills <br /> (5) Report of Collections of Non-Tax Revenue and Miscellaneous Taxes <br /> (6) Settlement of 2001 Tax Accounts <br /> (7) Settlement of Prior Years (1992-2000) Tax Accounts <br /> Adopted this, the 20`h day of August 2002. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> C. Health Center Week <br /> The Board considered proclaiming August 18-24 as Health Center Week. <br /> Commissioner Carey spoke on the new Carrboro Health Center and its functions and its <br /> valuable contribution to the community. This health center makes health care affordable to people who <br /> have difficulty getting it otherwise. <br /> Commissioner Brown asked Commissioner Carey to give a brief history about these <br /> community health centers and Commissioner Carey said that there are 1000 in the nation right now and <br /> 21 in North Carolina. It started in the 1960's with the war on poverty where communities decided to <br /> invest in community health centers. The health centers are private, not-for-profit corporations and there <br /> is a federal requirement that 51% of the Board of Directors be represented from among the people who <br /> are served by the center. Community health centers are basically one-stop health care centers. It was <br /> designed in this way because people had difficulty with transportation and that issue is addressed by <br /> having different services under one roof. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Brown to approve <br /> and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation as stated below, which proclaims August 18-24 as <br /> Health Center Week. <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> "HEALTH CENTER WEEK" IN ORANGE COUNTY <br /> August 18 - 24, 2002 <br /> WHEREAS, There are a significant number of residents and citizens in Orange County who are currently <br /> medically under-served for a number of reasons, the most prominent of which include geographical <br /> isolation, financial or language, and insufficient access to affordable health care; and <br /> WHEREAS, Piedmont Health Services, Inc. is a private, non-profit corporation that operates six health <br /> centers and a birthing center in four counties including Orange, Alamance, Chatham and Caswell and <br /> provide high quality comprehensive primary health care to medically under-served people; and <br /> WHEREAS, Piedmont Health Services has made great strides in this multi-county region by maintaining <br /> a high standard of accountability, demonstrating cost effectiveness, empowering the community to <br /> develop programs to meet its specific needs, and providing health care services in accessible low-cost <br /> environments; and <br /> WHEREAS, Piedmont Health Services has also made a significant difference in the county health care <br /> system by improving access to quality health care provided by trained professionals in areas that had <br /> been under-served, promoting individual responsibility and health awareness in the community, and <br /> offering primary preventive health care of the highest quality to reduce preventable deaths, costly <br /> disabilities, and communicable diseases; and <br />