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MINUTES-Final <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />February 24, 2016 <br />S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2016 Agenda & Abstracts/ February Page 5 <br />Board of Health voted to enact Phase I of a three year phased Environmental Health fee <br />increase in order to reach full cost recovery for on-site and well services during the FY 15-16 <br />budget process. <br /> <br />Motion to approve all fee changes for FY 2016-2017 as presented and forward to the <br />Board of County Commissioners for action without edits was made by Susan Elmore, <br />seconded by Reena Mehta and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />The BOH members had questions that were addressed by Dr. Bridger. <br /> <br />VII. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action <br /> <br />A. Health Director Report <br /> <br />Dr. Bridger’s report acknowledged that NC has one confirmed case of the Zika virus which was <br />contracted when the individual traveled to one of the affected countries. Dr. Bridger stated that <br />the state will continue to increase monitoring/surveillance. She also added that the Zika virus <br />can be spread by a man through unprotected sex. <br /> <br />In other news, Dr. Michael Day announced that Dr. Ashley Mann has offered to donate a <br />panoramic dental x-ray machine to the Orange County Health Department. This donation is <br />valued at approximately $30,000. <br /> <br />The BOH members had questions that were addressed by Dr. Bridger. <br /> <br />B. Media Items <br /> <br />Media items were in the packet which focused on Orange County’s events and our <br />involvement in various efforts. <br /> <br />VIII. Board Comments <br /> <br />No additional comments given. <br /> <br />IX. Adjournment <br /> <br />A motion was made by Nick Galvez to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 p.m., was seconded by <br />Susan Elmore and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />The next Board of Health Meeting will be held March 23, 2016 at the Orange County <br />Health Department, 300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br />Colleen Bridger, MPH, PhD <br />Orange County Health Director <br />Secretary to the Board