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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH October 24, 2002 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by V. Anne Miles 3 September 19, 2002 When the final plan is adopted it will go to Emergency Management and become part of the county multi-hazard plan. The Board acknowledged the hard work of the committee members that pulled this information together and prepared the draft, especially Dr. Sherry Nutter and Karen McAdams. 2. External Review Proposals for APS The Committee met and discussed each of the proposal summaries, from the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), and the American Human Society (AHS), and ideas for a public input process in preparation for making recommendations to the Board of Commissioners. The Committee asked staff to contin ue seeking more information on each of the organizations proposals through recommendations/references from previous clients. John Sauls presented the results of his conversations with clients of both organizations and Board members agreed that HSUS would provide more value for funds spent. The Board of Commissioners has scheduled a work session on October 28, 2002 to hear the recommendations of this Board and to consider the next steps. Motion to recommend to the Board of County Commissioners that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) conduct the external APS review was made by Alan Rimer, seconded by Alice White, and carried without dissent. C. New Food and Lodging Plan Review Fees The North Carolina General Assembly recently enacted legislation to allow local health departments to charge fees for plan reviews of any food service establishments such as restaurants, food stands, meat markets, etc. This act became effective on September 30, 2002 and details of implementing the fees are left to local boards of health. Staff prepared a draft fee schedule along with a fee policy for the ACEH Committee’s consideration and it was reviewed at their meeting on October 10th. The policy excludes elderly nutrition sites and school lunchrooms from the fees. The schedule is adjusted for size of facility due to reduced staff work for smaller facilities. Motion to approve the policy and fee schedule and forward these to the Board of Commissioners for review was made by Martha Stucker, seconded by Alice White, and carried without dissent. VI. Board Comments/Announcements Rosemary Summers distributed pink ribbon pins to Board members from the Breast Cancer Awareness project. The Health Department was a recipient of approximately $5000 from Carolina Dancers for Breast Cancer Awareness. Carolina Dancers held a benefit dance and turned over the proceeds to agencies for breast cancer projects. The department will use this