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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />August 24, 2011 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Lisa Smith August 24, 2011 4 <br /> <br />■ Is it realistic that the HCOC partnership could effectively address the issue; <br />■ There are resources in community to help address issue; <br />■ There is expertise in community to help address issue; <br />■ There is an interest by the community to work on the issue; and, <br />■ Issue itself is amenable to intervention (i.e. changeable). <br /> <br />Annual Meeting participants will then engage in a brief discussion around the issues. Afterwards, <br />each participant will be asked to vote on his/her top three priorities. Based on the results of the <br />voting process, the top three to five priority issues will be selected. <br /> <br />Work groups or sub-committees will be formed to address each priority area, and sub-committee <br />members will create actions steps to tackle each issue in the Spring of 2012. <br /> <br />Motion to approve the consent agenda items was made by Steve Yuhasz, seconded by <br />Paul Chelminski, and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />V. Action Items <br /> <br />A. Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina Contract <br /> <br />The Orange County Health Department will provide to Planned Parenthood of Central North <br />Carolina (PPCNC) $2,500 to provide low income clients access to long acting contraceptives. <br /> <br />Planned Parenthood of Central NC will provide women this service at its facility in Orange <br />County. PPCNC will follow the Title X guidelines, including the current sliding fee schedule <br />when billing for services and assure that all staff receives training required by Title X no later <br />than October 1, 2011. PPCNC will also submit quarterly reports to the Orange County Health <br />Director. These funds will allow PPCNC to provide service for approximately 8-10 women. <br /> <br />This Memorandum of Understanding will be effective September 1, 2011-June 30, 2012. Funds <br />are available through an appropriation from the Board of County Commissioners to PPCNC. <br /> <br /> A 20 % Admin fee will be added. <br /> <br />Motion to approve contract with Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina and <br />forward to the Board of County Commissioner was made by Paul Chelminski, seconded <br />by Susan Elmore, and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />VI. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action <br /> <br />A. Health Director Recruitment Update <br /> <br />Four candidates were interviewed on August 17, 2011 by three panels of BOH members, Orange <br />County Department Head Employees, and other community organizations. The BOH members <br />discussed bringing back the two finalists for BOH members that were not able to be at the panel <br />interviews to meet and ask questions. Jewel Wray HR manager is in the process of conducting the <br />background checks on the two finalists. Tony Whitaker and Anissa Vines will conduct the employer <br />reference checks. The BOH agreed to bring each finalist in next week individually to meet with <br />each division and staff, each finalist will tour Whitted and SHSC. The finalist will then meet with