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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />May 27, 2004 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 2 May 27, 2004 <br />Motion to approve the minutes of April 22, 2004 and items on the Consent Agenda was made by <br />Kate Wilder, seconded by Matt Vizithum, and carried with Tim Carey abstaining from item IV.C <br />and no dissent. <br /> <br />V. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action <br /> <br />A. Reappointment of Board Members <br /> <br />Two Board members have terms that expire on June 30, 2004. They are Tim Carey, physician <br />representative, and Jessica Lee, dentist representative. Both individuals are eligible for two full <br />terms of service since they currently are serving a partial term. Their new appointment dates <br />would be July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2007. <br /> <br />In addition, Lee Werley has indicated his resignation effective June 30 and the Nominating <br />Committee will be starting recruitment efforts for that vacancy soon. <br /> <br />Recommendations for reappointment must be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners who <br />are authorized by NCGS 130A to make appointments to the Board of Health. <br /> <br />Motion to recommend reappointment for Dr. Carey and Dr. Lee and forward to the Board of <br />County Commissioners for appointment was made by Kate Wilder, seconded by Lee Werley, and <br />carried without dissent. <br /> <br />B. Summer Meeting Schedule <br /> <br />In some past years, the Board has chosen not to meet during one of the summer months. The <br />Executive Committee discussed the summer schedule and suggested that the July Board <br />meeting be cancelled for this year. There does not appear to be any pending actions that could <br />not be held until the August meeting. <br /> <br />Motion to cancel the regularly scheduled Board of Health meeting on July 22, was made by Kate <br />Wilder, seconded by Matt Vizithum, and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />C. Healthy Carolinians Re-certification Application <br /> <br />Orange County Healthy Carolinians was originally formed in 1996 and certified by the <br />Governor’s Task Force for Healthy Carolinians in 1998 and re-certified in 2000. Since then, much <br />progress has been made in stabilizing staff support. As a result of stable staff support, <br />significant progress has been made in engaging community agencies and residents in the work <br />of Healthy Carolinians. Recently, a very successful breakfast was held with over 60 community <br />members in attendance to review the top community issues selected in the 2003 community <br />assessment and begin developing new action plans around the top identified priorities. All <br />community action plans require the commitment of multiple community partners; the health <br />department is only one of the partners involved and in fact may not be the lead agency for a <br />given priority.