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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />March 27, 2008 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 1 March 27, 2008 <br />ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality of life, promote <br />the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County community. <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON March 27, 2008 at the Southern Human Services <br />Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Chris Harlan, Chair; Tim Carey; Ernie Dodson; DeWana <br />Anderson; Matt Vizithum <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Anissa Vines, Vice-Chair, due to illness; Jim Stefanadis; Sharon <br />Van Horn; Sharon Freeland, meeting conflict; Jessica Lee; Moses Carey, Jr.; <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Rosemary Summers, Health Director; Wayne Sherman, Personal Health Services <br />Division Director; Tom Konsler, Environmental Health Services Division Director; Donna King, Health <br />Promotion and Education Services Division Director; Angela Cooke, Dental Health Services Division <br />Director; Anne Miles Cassell, Administrative Assistant; Heidi Scarcella, Nutritionist <br /> <br />GUESTS PRESENT: None <br /> <br />I. Welcome and Introductions <br /> <br />Chris Harlan, Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:10 P.M. There were no guests present to <br />be introduced. Due to a lack of quorum all agenda items acted on will be presented at the <br />April meeting for a confirmation of action. The Board decided to continue with discussion of <br />items on the agenda. <br /> <br />I. Approval of March 27, 2008 Agenda <br /> <br />The motion to approve the Agenda of March 27, 2008 was made by Ernie Dodson, seconded <br />by Matt Vizithum, and carried without dissent pending confirmation at the April BOH meeting. <br /> <br />II. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />III. Action Items on CONSENT Agenda <br /> <br />A. Minutes approval of February 28, 2008 meeting. <br /> <br />B. Accept Additional Family Planning Funds <br /> <br />The Health Department received confirmation of additional allocation of Family <br />Planning (Title X) funds. These funds are calculated on a minimum basis per county and <br />additional funds based on performance. OCHD has been allocated $9,772 in Family <br />Planning funds to be used by May 30, 2008. It is expected that the Department will use <br />these funds to purchase additional tablet PC’s that will be needed as the new Health <br />Information System (HIS) is deployed late this fall. <br /> <br />C. Consolidated Agreement with NC Division of Public Health