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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />February 22, 2007 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 6 February 22, 2007 <br />Senate Bill 249: This bill would appropriate funds for FY 07-08 and 08-09 for General Aid <br />to County funds to improve the delivery of the 10 essential public health services in all <br />counties. These funds would be used to supplement and not supplant county funds <br />appropriated as allocated for this purpose. <br /> <br />Senate Bill 124/House Bill 259: Prohibition of smoking in public places and places of <br />employment. The House Bill would take effect July 1, 2008, while the Senate Bill would <br />be effective upon signature by the Governor. <br /> <br />3. Possible Grants: <br /> <br />Tom Konsler reported that the Clean Water Trust Fund Grant would potentially provide <br />funding for mapping abandonment of old wells and septic inspections that potentially could <br />be a source of contamination of ground water and would promote public education in <br />critical watersheds. Alan Rimer, Tom Konsler, and Rosie Summers decided to delay this <br />grant application work until this summer with a potential submission date of next spring. <br /> <br />The grant to study effects of water softeners on septic tank “health” would involve working <br />with the state in a study of the problem with discharge of water softeners into septic systems <br />possibly clogging the filter and causing early failures of the system. <br /> <br />H. Tracking Form Review <br /> <br />The Tracking Form provided the Board with a picture of upcoming agenda items and projects <br />enabling the Board to plan its agendas. There were no changes or additions to the form. <br /> <br />VI. Board Comments/Announcements <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />VII. Adjournment <br /> <br />Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Anissa Vines, seconded by Tim Carey, and carried without <br />dissent. <br /> <br />The next Board of Health meeting will be held on March 22, 2007 at the Government Services Center, <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina at 7:00 PM. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Rosemary L. Summers, MPH, DrPH <br />Health Director <br />Secretary to the Board