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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />April 23, 2009 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 4 April 23, 2009 <br />account and will be available for the larger projects scheduled for future years. <br /> <br />By consensus the Board agreed to table the motion to approve receipt of these <br />funds until the May meeting and a firm amount is known. <br /> <br /> B. Review of BOH Policy Manual <br /> <br />Anissa Vines reported that the annual review of the BOH Policy Manual was <br />conducted by the Committee as required in the policy. In March the Board <br />approved changes to Section 1., Policy E. Fee and Eligibility Policy. There are <br />minor proposed changes to Section III.B.b. Orientation and Education for New <br />BOH Members; and B.d. Annual Performance Review Process for Health Director. <br /> Committee Members or Board members reviewed suggested changes. <br /> <br />Rosemary Summers stated that at a recent legal conference she attended, the <br />opinion given by the attorney at the Institute of Government was that some of <br />the Board’s hearing processes should to be amended because appeals should <br />be heard by the entire Board. Previously appeals were heard by hearing officers <br />of the Board. <br /> <br />The Recruiting Process went into more detail than the previous policy and <br />incorporated the informal process of retiring member recommendations for their <br />position into formal policy. <br /> <br />Chris Harlan suggested clarification of wording to the policy. <br /> <br />Motion to approve changes to the Board of Health Policy Manual as proposed by <br />Committee was made by Anissa Vines, seconded by DeWana Anderson, and approved <br />without dissent. <br /> <br />C. Review of Terms of Office for Board Members <br /> <br />Anissa Vines, Matt Vizithum, Ernie Dodson, and Sharon Freeland all have terms <br />that expire on June 30, 2009. Matt Vizithum has served two terms and is not <br />eligible for reappointment under Board of Commissioner policy. Ernie Dodson <br />and Sharon Freeland have both indicated that they prefer not to serve a second <br />term. Dr. Tim Carey, second term ending June 30, 2010, has submitted a letter of <br />resignation from the Board as well. Generally members serve until a <br />replacement is acted upon by the Board of Commissioners. <br /> <br />Steve Yuhasz asked who the engineers are that have served on the Board. The <br />two most recently serving were Alan Rimer (6 years) and Rick Marinshaw (9 <br />years). Tom Konsler stated that he has a data base of the Professional Engineers <br />if needed for recruitment. <br /> <br />The vacant slots as of June 30, 2009 will be: <br /> Optometrist <br /> Engineer (must be a Professional Engineer) <br /> Physician