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144 E. Margaret Dane <br /> 732- 181, Extension N C. 27278 <br /> ral �ge county 732-6181, Extension 215 <br /> (From Chapel Bill 967.9251) <br /> KEEAL , H DEPARTMENT 19 Eastgate Shopping Center <br /> Chapel hull, N C 27514 <br /> 942-4186 <br /> Jerry Robinson, MA PA <br /> Health Director <br /> MEMO <br /> TO: Richard Whitted, Chairman <br /> Orange County Commissioners <br /> FROM: William S. Mayes, Jr_, D. D. S_ <br /> - Chairma , Orange Co. board of Health <br /> DATE: 1--17-7 9 <br /> RE: Terms of office for board of Health Members <br /> At its 1-11--79 meeting the Board of Health adopted the following resolution: <br /> Resolved that the Orange County Board. of Health favors staggering the tuns <br /> of office of Board members beginning July 1, 1980; that the term of office on <br /> the Board of Health of the Commissioner member remain concurrent with elected <br /> office term; that no more than one of the three memberships required to be <br /> filled by a professional expire in any one year. <br /> The Board took this action because the present situation whereby 8 of <br /> the 9 appointmeIts will expire simultaneously (the Commissioner's term is <br /> concurrent withlelective office term). This holds the potential of disrupting_. <br /> the continuity nd services of the department and the functioning of the Board. <br /> In our deliberations we felt it unwise to recommend any change in the <br /> present law pertaining to the Commissioner member. Our recommendation regards <br /> the three legally required professional members (one dentist, one physician <br /> and one pharmacist) may seem unequal. However, the present law is unequal <br /> by requiring th se seats be filled as such. Secondly, the wisdom of requiring <br /> professional persons on the Board is riot questioned, statewide. The problem, <br /> statewide, is to keep the professional seats filled. We strongly advise <br /> against arcy staggering a plan which might result in all professional members' <br /> terms expiring t the same time. <br />