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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH November 13, 2007 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 2 November 13, 2007 and records that cover all health department programs such as child, maternal, environmental, and vital records. The Department produces or acquires many types of records that are included in this schedule and will seek to incorporate the most recent guidance into the daily practices of the Health Department. The Board of Health agrees to delegate responsibility for compliance of this schedule to the Health Director and her designees. C. Additional Funds The State Legislature approved one-time funding to certified Healthy Carolinians coalitions during last year’s legislative session. The Department applied for and received notice of award for $12,048, the maximum allowed. The funds will be used to prepare an executive summary of the community health assessment and provide funds for each implementation committee in the selected priority areas to implement a portion of their plan. The State Family Planning and Reproductive Health Unit is making available additional Title X funding to local health departments for family planning services. The distribution includes a base amount for all counties of $833 and an additional amount to be determined by performance. The budgeted allocation for the Health Department is $3,473. The Department requested the Board’s approval of acceptance of these funds to be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners for their action. Motion to approve the minutes of October 24, 2007 and all items on the Consent Agenda was made by Jim Stefanadis, seconded by Chris Harlan, and carried without dissent. V. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action A. On-Site Wastewater Rules Adoptions Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes 130A-335, the Orange County Board of Health has adopted by reference, 15A NCAC 18A.1900 et seq., rules governing sewage treatment and disposal systems (or, the “state rules”). The Board has also adopted rules that are more stringent in certain areas of wastewater system evaluation, design, installation, monitoring, and operation. Tom Konsler reported that since the last adoption of the state rules, the North Carolina Commission for Health Services has amended those rules. These are basically editorial changes in response to changes in state law. The purpose of this proposed adoption of the state rules by the Orange County Board of Health is to incorporate those recent changes in the state rules and to retain all of the former local rules that are more stringent than the state rules. The amendments to the state rules include: o the addition of several terms in the definition section, o an additional method of determining soil wetness by water table monitoring