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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH January 26, 2011 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Lisa Smith January 26, 2011 5 entire salary, benefits, and travel expenses for a Public Health Nurse II and all of the supply costs for the program. Dental Preschool Screening Project that provides dental screening and referral services for children in child care centers and registered family care homes. This project utilizes contract and temporary personnel and School of Dentistry hygiene students to accomplish the screenings. The temporary personnel conduct the follow up activities ensuring that children with dental needs are referred to a provider. The grant pays for all contract and temporary personnel and the costs of all supplies. Dr. Summers reported that while we do not have any budgetary guidance from the state on specific cuts, it is likely that the state may not fund Smart Start at a level that will allow projects to be funded at the same level as previously provided. There are state funding requirements that require a certain level of funding to be placed in child care subsidies but there is no provision requiring health or family support projects. If funding is not at a level sufficient to maintain the salary and benefits of the staff members assigned to the projects, then those staff members may be subject to being reassigned or separated. The Department does not have sufficient flexibility in funding to be able to supplement these grant projects. Each of these staff members will receive a letter alerting them to the possibilities when the grants are submitted. No action required for this item. E. Review Process for Outside Agency Funding Applications Rosemary Summers reported that each year a number of non-profit agencies outside of Orange County government apply to the county for funding. In years past, the review of these applications was handled by the Human Services Advisory Commission with recommendations being provided to the County Manager and to the Board of Commissioners for funding. Last year in one streamlining effort, the Human Services Advisory Commission was eliminated and the Commissioners passed the review for these agencies to departments and their advisory boards that had the most knowledge of the non-profit agency. That charge came very late in the year and the health director chose to have the review be conducted by staff rather than delay the review process. Three staff members reviewed and rated each application and feedback was provided to the County Manager who included recommendations to Commissioners as part of the County Manager’s Recommended Budget. This year, there has been ample time and notification of the receipt of the applications by the county and the desire to continue the process of review by related Boards and departments. The applications from agencies are due to the county January 19, 2011. A review along with a completed scoring sheet needs to be available to the Health Director for presentation to the County Manager when the departmental budget is presented for his review. Generally, this happens sometime mid to late March. Usually the Health Department receives 5-8 applications. The applications will be available in late January with the task being accomplished by the February Board of Health meeting. Dr. Summers presented three approaches that are possible for the Board to consider in accomplishing this task.