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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH November 17, 2010 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Lisa Smith 4 November 17, 2010 The basis for the Manager’s recommendation for the fund is a 1999 multi-governmental agreement to provide for community improvements within the areas neighboring the existing landfill. The policy is not an attempt to address or to imply a cause-and-effect relationship between the landfill operation and well failures in the area. A draft copy of procedures that have been adapted from the NFWRF were presented to the Board of Health for approval in October. The Board raised a question about whether the appeal hearing is rightly in the purview of the Board of Health or whether it should be with the Board of Commissioners or with another body such as the Landfill Enterprise Advisory Board as they would be responsible for any fiduciary commitments made as a result of recommended actions. The county attorney has revised the appeal language as follows: “Appeals concerning the testing of wells and determination of well failures will be heard by an appeals committee consisting of the Orange County Manager or a designee of the County Manager, the Health Director, and the Solid Waste Manager. All decisions of the appeals committee shall be made by majority rule and are final decisions.”the Orange County Board of Health in a manner consistent with Board of Health policies and procedures. Motion to approve Landfill Area Assistance Fund was made by Matthew Kelm, seconded by Paul Chelminski, and carried without dissent. D. Community Assessment Plan Board of Health Policy, Section I, Policy G (Community Assessment Policy), delegates the development and implementation of procedures for the Community Health Assessment (CHA) and State of the County’s Health (SOTCH) reports to the Division of Health Promotion and Education Division through the Health Director. The policy also provides guidelines for the development of the CHA and SOTCH reports and to ensure that these reports are collaborative efforts that include input from community members, county agencies and organizations, the Board of Health and other county stakeholders. The Draft 2011 Community Health Assessment Plan provides the Board with an initial overview of the proposed CHA process and aligns with the guidelines provided in Policy G. A steering committee is being identified and members representing over 20 community agencies will be invited to advise and assist with CHA plans and tasks. Christopher Cooke asked about the specific data that will be included and whether the new census data would be able to be integrated. Donna King responded that the data used will be the latest available and that the 2020 Health Objectives for North Carolina will be integrated as well. E. Board of Commissioners’ Work Plan Request The Board of Commissioners has spent the last year studying the roles of various advisory boards and commissions and has made procedure recommendations that will ensure that the Commissioners have better communication with advisory boards and commissions. This will