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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />March 23, 2011 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Lisa Smith March 23, 2011 <br /> <br />Modify Public Swimming Pool Requirements an Act to modify the applicability of certain fencing <br />requirements for public swimming pools. A Bill will be introduced that will amend 153 A-77 <br />Exemption of a population cap for a consolidated Human Service Agency. <br /> <br />As a Board, you should decide what your board positions are on these bills and advocate your <br />positions if you have any. <br /> <br />Chair Vines asked if the board needed to decide on the recommended user tobacco user tax <br />and the food and lodging fees. Rosemary Summers indicated that both could wait until next <br />month to discuss further and decide upon. Chair Vines did indicate that both are a good source <br />of revenue. <br /> <br />Motion was made to adopt the resolution entitled Resolution Supporting Public Health <br />Funding through State Local Aid to County as was made by Christopher Cooke, <br />seconded by Chris Harlan and carried without dissent <br /> <br />Motion was made to forward to the BOCC for consideration of adoption and direct the <br />clerk of the board to send the resolution to the Orange County legislators was made by <br />Chris Harlan, seconded by Carol Haggerty and carried without dissent <br /> <br />E. Recruitment of Health Director <br /> <br />The Board had a special meeting on March 16 to discuss recruitment of new health director and <br />a possible process for an interim health director. Chair Vines indicated she had received some <br />feedback on the characteristics for the Health Director. Chair Vines would like to consolidate all <br />the feedback she has received for Rosemary Summers to incorporate into the job posting and <br />job description and have it sent out to Board members to review. Rosemary Summers sent out <br />the draft posting of the job posting. Chair Vines also had sent around a link to board members to <br />look at what other areas are posting and to be able to see the variation of postings. Chair Vines <br />asked if anyone had not sent her their feedback to please do so. Chair Vines would like the <br />board to spend some time talking about the interview process of the health director at the next <br />meeting and finalize the posting and job description. <br /> <br />F. Informational Items <br /> <br /> Informational items are provided to the Board to cover topics that Board members should be <br />aware of or for general interest. Items are not discussed during the meeting unless Board <br />members ask for discussion. No informational items presented were selected for discussion <br />or questions at this meeting. A synopsis of the items follows. <br /> <br />a. Renovation Update: Demolition in the “A” building has been completed and work has <br />begun on construction. <br />b. PAN Branch Annual Report: The Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch (PAN) recently <br />published an annual report that features an Orange County Health Department project. <br />We are proud to be selected as a success example for the state. <br />c. Committee Reports: Both Committees met this month. Meeting reports are attached. <br />d. SHAC Clinic: The Dental Student Health Action Coalition that has been holding clinics at <br />our Carrboro space two nights a week is moving their location to the UNC Dental School <br />on a trial basis. We donated their mobile supply carts and a filing cabinet to them for use <br />at their new location. There may be additional supplies or small equipment that we will <br />be able to donate as we begin the transition to the Hillsborough location.