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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />August 27, 2009 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 1 August 27, <br />2009 <br />ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality of life, <br />promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County <br />community. <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON August 27, 2009 at the Southern Human <br />Services Center, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Chris Harlan, Chair; Anissa Vines, Vice-Chair; Jim <br />Stefanadis; Michael Wood, Jessica Lee; Mike Carstens; Paul Chelminski; Christopher Cooke; <br />Tony Whitaker; Steve Yuhasz <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: DeWana Anderson; <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Wayne Sherman, Personal Health Services Division Director; Tom Konsler, <br />Environmental Health Services Division Director; Donna King, Health Promotion and Education <br />Services Division Director; Angela Cooke, Dental Health Services Division Director; Carla Julian, <br />Risk Management/Quality Assurance Director; Letitia Burns, Business Officer; Anne Miles <br />Cassell, Administrative Assistant; <br /> <br />GUESTS PRESENT: None <br /> <br />I. Welcome and Introduction of New Board Members <br /> <br />Chris Harlan, Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Anne Miles Cassell <br />administered the oath of office to the four new Board of Health members. Ms. Harlan <br />welcomed all newly sworn in Board members and requested all Board members <br />introduce themselves and give a brief background synopsis for everyone’s benefit. <br /> <br />II. Approval of August 27, 2009 Agenda <br /> <br />Steve Yuhasz requested that item IV.B. Approval of Write-off of Uncollectable Accounts <br />be moved to Section V. for discussion. <br /> <br />The motion to approve the Agenda of August 27, 2009 as amended was made by Steve <br />Yuhasz, seconded by Jessica Lee, and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />III. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />IV. Action Items on CONSENT Agenda <br /> <br />A. Approve New Fees <br /> <br />There were several unanticipated changes to the fee schedule adopted during <br />the budget process. Because of the grant awards from the State of North <br />Carolina and Kate B. Reynolds Foundation for Diabetes Self Management, the <br />Health Department will be providing several new services related to the Diabetes <br />program. Establishing these fees will enable the Department to recover costs for <br />these services. There is a new lab fee for a test that is sent to UNC McLendon