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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH February 24, 2000 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Donna Cates 3 February 24, 2000 A motion was made by Mel Hurston and seconded by Martha Stucker to approve the guidelines with the understanding that the bullets are not in any particular order, but are recommendations for committee chairs to follow in conducting meetings with an additional provision for written comments to be sent by the public to the Board of Health or the Health Director. The motion carried without dissent. A friendly amendment was approved that specified that staff would be allowed to ask questions during the meeting. 2. April Board of Health Work Session Dr. Klein asked for the Board to select a date and the topics for the spring work session. Typically there are two sessions a year, one in the spring and one in the fall. The Board uses this as an opportunity to discuss “hot” topics in detail. No final decisions are made during these sessions since they are "advertised" as work sessions rather than regular meetings. There was some confusion regarding whether the work sessions were considered open meetings and Rosemary Summers clarified that they are considered open meetings. She said that there was no specific prohibition from making decisions at work sessions, rather the Board had adopted that procedure by custom. Dr. Klein reminded the Board that the last work session discussed three separate issues. The first was intensive livestock, the second was defining safety net services, and the last was Dental Health expansion. Three issues filled the time frame of the session. Several years ago the Board used the work sessions to define the Board of Health goals. Dr. Klein's suggestion is that perhaps in the fall the Board should consider redefining Board goals since at least half of the Board will be new members. The staff is suggesting three items for the spring work session agenda. Members discussed at length whether to use the work session for orientation of new board members versus discussion of specific issues. It was generally decided that orientation of new board members would occur prior to the April work session and that the April session would begin to focus on the Board's development of new directions or new goals. To that end, it was recommended that the work session consist of: 1) a brief presentation on community diagnosis with an eye to the integration efforts of all the various parties that are conducting or have conducted various community assessments. Short data summaries but not an involved data presentation is desired. 2) A list of "hot topic" or "top ten statewide concerns" would be presented by staff. 3) A list of local "hot topics" or "issues of concern" that the Board should consider (examples by Board members included well testing in landfill area, Shearon Harris evacuation plans, air quality issues). The discussion are intended to be general in nature in developing and refining these lists, not necessarily inclusive or exclusive for the work session. The Board members' preferences were to hold the work session on Friday afternoon beginning with lunch at 12:30 with the business portion of the agenda to begin at 1:00 p.m. Members expressed a preference for the session to be held at Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill. B. Animal Control and Environmental Health Committee 1. Report on Adult Care Homes Dr. Klein asked Rick Marinshaw to report for the Animal Control and Environmental Health Committee. Rick Marinshaw called attention to the meeting summary for the committee meeting that was held regarding Adult Care Homes, as a report of what had taken place at the meeting. This was a joint meeting with the Dental and Personal Health Service Committee. The Adult Care Home issue was brought to the committee by Sherry Rosemond who is the Chair of the Orange County Adult Care Home Advisory Committee (ACHAC), that functions in relationship to the Department of Aging in the county. The ACHAC has two