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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />May 24, 2007 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne MilesCassell 3 May 24, 2007 <br />location. <br /> <br />It was proposed that the staff work on pulling this together over the summer for review <br />by the Board at the September Board meeting. A draft outline of the manual was <br />provided for the Board’s review. There may be additional policies that would need to be <br />considered for Board adoption as well. <br /> <br />Tim Carey and Matt Vizithum suggested that staff keep the manual in outline form and <br />as brief as possible. <br /> <br />C. Joint BOCC/BOH Meeting Request <br /> <br />Each year the Board of Health has had a joint meeting with the Board of Commissioners <br />to discuss areas of mutual interest. The last meeting the Board had with Commissioners <br />was to discuss the Health Department’s Strategic Plan for 2006-2011. Board members <br />discussed requesting a meeting in October. This joint meeting is a good tool to open <br />dialogue on important issues. <br /> <br />A request will be made to schedule a joint meeting in the late fall to enable the Board of <br />Commissioners to consider items of mutual importance at their annual retreat. <br /> <br />Anissa Vines suggested adding Child Abuse and Prevention to the list of topics to be <br />discussed. Other topics include: <br />• Facility limitations for clinical services <br />• Update on strategic plan progress <br />• Upcoming accreditation briefing (spring 2008) <br />• Community assessment priorities <br />• Emerging technology needs <br /> <br /> The Board will discuss this further at a future meeting. <br /> <br />D. Summer Meeting Schedule <br /> <br />Board members were polled as to availability during the summer to determine whether a <br />quorum would be present at the June or July meetings and discussed whether to hold <br />meetings as scheduled, to alter the scheduled meeting dates, or to cancel one or more <br />meetings. The operating procedures and state law specifies that the Board must meet at <br />least quarterly. <br /> <br />A significant number of Board members indicated they would be out of town and would <br />miss the July meeting. Therefore, a quorum could not be assured for the July meeting. <br /> <br />Motion to cancel the July 26, 2007 Board of Health meeting was made by Ernie Dodson, <br />seconded by Jim Stefanadis, and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />E. Dental Fee Adjustment <br />