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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />August 22, 2012 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Lisa Smith August 22, 2012 <br /> Page 1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality <br />of life, promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County <br />community. <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON August 22, 2012, at the Whitted <br />Human Services Center, Hillsborough, NC. <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Tony Whitaker, Chair; Liska Lackey; Steve <br />Yuhasz, Commissioner Representative; Corey Davis; Paul Chelminski; Susan Elmore; Carol <br />Haggerty; Michael Wood; Mike Carstens <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Matthew Kelm, Vice Chair <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Colleen Bridger, Health Director; Pam McCall Nursing Director; Christy <br />Bradsher, Finance and Administrative Services Director, Tom Konsler, Environmental Health <br />Director; Donna King, Health Promotions and Education Director; Lisa Smith, Administrative <br />Assistant; Sue Young, Nursing Supervisor; Stacy Shelp, Communications Manager; Mike Fliss, <br />Health Informatics Manager; Nidhi Sachdeva, Senior Public Health Educator <br /> <br />GUESTS PRESENT: None <br /> <br />Welcome and Introductions <br />Tony Whitaker, Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. and welcomed new Health <br />Department staff member Mike Fliss. <br /> <br />I. Approval of August 22, 2012 Agenda <br /> <br />Motion to approve the Agenda of August 22, 2012 was made by Steve Yuhasz, seconded <br />by Liska Lackey, and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />II. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda: none <br /> <br />III. Action Items (Consent) <br /> <br />A. Minutes approval of June 27, 2012 meeting <br />B. Rule Adoption-Orange County Groundwater Protection and Well Construction Rules <br /> <br />The Board is required to review and approve minutes of all official meetings of the Board. The <br />latest minutes are from the meeting on June 27, 2012 <br /> <br />Motion to approve the Consent Action Items was made by Steve Yuhasz, seconded by <br />Carol Haggerty, and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />IV. New Mental Health Structure Presentation-Judy Truitt OPC Director <br />Judy gave a presentation on the new Mental Health Structure and services that they provide to <br />Orange, Person, and Chatham Residents currently. By 2013 that will change to 15 counties <br />being served with PBH being the lead agency and providing oversight and management of the <br />Medicaid waiver. Alamance/Caswell, Five County and OPC will each operate a community <br />center that will be the primary resource for local stakeholders. <br />PBH will also establish a community center for their five counties which will separate waiver <br />management from local functions.