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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />December 20, 2007 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 1 December 20, 2007 <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 December 20, 2007 at the Southern Human Services <br />Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Chris Harlan, Vice-Chair; Jim Stefanadis; Tim Carey; Ernie <br />Dobson; Moses Carey, Jr.; Anissa Vines; <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Matt Vizithum, Chair, illness; Sharon Freeland, conflict; Sharon <br />Van Horn; Jessica Lee, out of town; DeWana Anderson, out of town; <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; Anne Miles Cassell, Administrative Assistant; <br /> <br />GUESTS PRESENT: None <br /> <br />I. Welcome and Introductions <br /> <br />Chris Harlan, Vice-Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:15 P.M. in the absence of the Chair. <br /> <br />II. Approval of December 20, 2007 Agenda <br /> <br />The motion to approve the Agenda of December 20, 2007 was made by Moses Carey, <br />seconded by Jim Stefanadis, 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. Minutes approval of November 13, 2007 meeting. <br /> <br />B. Smart Start Preschool Project Coordinator Contract Renewal <br /> <br />The Smart Start Preschool Screening Project has utilized a dental hygienist on part time <br />contract to coordinate the scheduling of childcare providers and “screeners” for the <br />project. In addition, this contract position handles all of the data entry as a result of the <br />screenings and prepares a summary report of findings. <br /> <br />The contract contains no new provisions from previous years. <br /> <br />C. Smart Start Grant Application Renewals (4 projects) <br /> <br />The Health Department has traditionally applied for and received four grants from the <br />Orange County Partnership for Young Children (OCPYC). For the past three years, the <br />OCPYC has allowed multi-year approvals for grants if performance has been