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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />February 23, 2006 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 2 February 23, 2006 <br />The motion to approve the Agenda of February 23, 2006 was made by Alan Rimer, <br />seconded by Chris Harlan, and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />III. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />IV. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action <br /> <br />A. Minutes approval of January 26, 2006 meeting. <br /> <br />Motion to approve the minutes of January 26, 2006 was made by Chris Harlan, <br />seconded by Tim Carey, and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />B. Community Health Assessment 2007 <br /> <br />The Health Department is required by the State to do a Community Assessment <br />every four years. Staff is beginning the process to develop the Community <br />Health Assessment (CHA) due from the Department in December 2007. An <br />integral component of that process is formulating the basic outline or “road map” <br />for composing the document. The current 2003 Community Assessment is <br />available on the Health Department website. <br /> <br />This proposed Community Health Assessment will refresh the assessment <br />completed in 2007 and offer community initiated strategies on solving problems <br />identified in the 2003 assessment. It will also provide a special focus on <br />environmental health issues in the community. Staff will engage other partners in <br />the community and coordinate with the Commission on the Environment on this <br />part of the assessment. <br /> <br />The Board endorsed the outline of the proposal timeline. <br /> <br />C. 2006-2007 Positions and Capital Requests <br /> <br />Board members were provided a report giving them an early view of several <br />major items that will be part of the department’s budget request for the next <br />fiscal year. The department will be requesting 4 new positions and 1.25 position <br />be transferred from grant funding to county funding. 1.25 positions are due to <br />grant funding ending and 2 are staff workload related based on not being able to <br />meet state mandates. <br /> <br />Capital requests are primarily to replace current aging equipment and vehicles as <br />well as the new capital associated with new positions. <br /> <br />D. Discussion on Board Committee Structure <br /> <br />Last year the Board decided on a committee structure that provided for meetings