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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />February 24, 2005 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 3 February 24, 2006 <br />Community Awards Program TF Sharon Freeland <br /> Chris Harlan <br /> <br />Liaison Roles: <br />Kate Wilder Animal Services Advisory <br />Board <br /> Dangerous Dog Appeals <br />Committee <br /> <br />Chris Harlan Human Services Advisory <br />Commission Forum <br /> <br />Matt Vizithum Healthy Carolinians <br /> <br />Alan Rimer North Carolina Association of <br />Jessica Lee Boards of Health <br /> <br />Alan Rimer Commission for the <br />Environment <br /> <br />Motion to adopt the committee/task force structure as presented was made by Alice White, <br />seconded by Kate Wilder, and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />V. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action <br /> <br />A. Capital Improvement Budget Requests <br /> <br />Each year departments are asked to submit capital improvement requests to the budget <br />staff in preparation for countywide development of a capital improvement plan. The <br />health department management staff is currently in the process of developing the items <br />to be requested. The request will include vehicles, information technology items, major <br />equipment and building projects. <br /> <br />In the past two years, there have been very few capital request items approved by the <br />commissioners. The department is beginning to experience a backlog of needed items. <br /> <br />The Board received a summary spreadsheet of these requests for informational purposes. <br /> <br />B. Personnel Budget Requests <br /> <br />Traditionally new staff requests have been due in December for budget consideration. <br />This year, the County Manager has indicated that he will not be considering new <br />positions as a rule. The Department is not submitting any new positions, but is <br />submitting increases in time and duty changes for a few positions that are already in <br />existence. The Department would like to renew a “placeholder” for an environmental