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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH May 27, 2009 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 5 May 27,, 2009 way to be compliant. He stated that he has not received any refusals or negative feedback from pool owners. Rosemary Summers noted that when a Board of Health passes a local rule that is more stringent than State regulations it takes the County out of the umbrella of protection from state Torte claims and Orange County would be liable for any outcomes. Anissa Vines stated she felt it was important to have a Resolution or Rule in place. Steve Yuhasz asked what was involved in creating a Rule. Tom Konsler replied that advertising costs and required time (10 day advertisement) prior to adoption would have to be followed. He also stated that the state is preparing a draft of regulatory procedures of the VGB that will be ready in the fall. In the meantime, all of the Orange County pools should be in compliance within the next three weeks. Board members felt a Resolution in support Environmental Health policy was preferable because it would be able to be passed and put into immediate use, whereas a Rule would need time for public advertising before it could be ruled on by the Board. Motion to adopt a Resolution Requiring Compliance with the VGB Act and not to pursue passage of a Rule was made by Michael Wood, seconded by Matt Vizithum and carried without dissent. C. Healthy Food and Physical Activity Policy Donna King reported that our contract agreement with the State of North Carolina on health promotion calls for the adoption of healthy food and physical activity policies. The department has been targeting county wide policies that would help employees stay fit, however have been unable to move the county staff who are responsible for implementing changes to make them. The department has worked with purchasing staff to improve vending machine options for the public and staff and have been unable to get the vendors to comply with even those options that public schools currently have. Various options or considerations for improving catered food offerings were also proposed. In addition, Human Resources has not been supportive of proposing altered policies to enable employees to engage in physical activity outside of the normal one hour lunch policy. She stated that walking meetings have been held at the Department’s Chapel Hill location as a healthy alternative. Anissa Vines commented that she liked the idea of walking meetings and encouraged staff to continue to try to motivate purchasing and human resources to encourage and enable healthy food choices and exercise policies within the county. Steve Yuhasz stated that Commissioner Jacobs strongly encourages selection of local food sources as a priority when exploring healthy food choices. In order to fulfill state agreement requirements and to provide a model for the remainder of the county, the department is proposing a Health Department Administrative Policy that begins to put in place options for improving food, beverage, and physical activity choices.