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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH January 29, 1998 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Patsy L. Bateman 3 January 29, 1998 Albert Kittrell, Assistant County Manager; Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director; and Donna Dean, Budget Director have been invited to attend lunch and to present an overview of what the county is expecting in the future. There will also be a short presentation on the State perspective of the future of public health and where it’s going. The staff has been working on compiling a current service inventory list. Services provided by the Health Department are listed in a “current service inventory table.” Services have been sorted by mandated services, services that are not mandated but should continue to be provided, and services that are not mandated and could be discontinued. Another column for new services was also included. The Core Functions and Essential Services list that CDC and NACHO have adopted will form the working base for the retreat. Bill Herzog will be the facilitator of the retreat. The motion to approve the proposal for Strategic Planning Process was made by Barbara Chavious, seconded by Brenda Crowder-Gaines and carried without dissent. RECEIVE: INFORMATION ON SOUTHERN HUMAN SERVICES MOVE, PRESENTED BY ROSEMARY SUMMERS The Southern Human Services Center will be open for business on March 16, 1998. The furniture will be ordered after the Commissioner’s approve that package, which is on their agenda for Tuesday, February 3, 1998. There will be other county departments located in the Southern Human Service Center. An orientation to building security has been completed. Eileen Kugler and her staff have worked very hard to develop a plan for moving where service interruption is minimized. There will be minimal furniture moved from Carr Mill to the new building. The renovations to Carr Mill for Dental Health will not be started until after the move is completed to Southern Human Services Center. In regard to bus service to Southern Human Services Center, the Board would like to send a letter to the Chapel Hill Transit Authority requesting extended service to the front door of the building. This would accommodate clients who are disabled, pregnant, sick, elderly, etc., who are unable to walk the long distance from Homestead Road to the front door. RECEIVE: INFORMATION ON BUDGETING PROCESS, PRESENTED BY ROSEMARY SUMMERS The Board will receive a draft of the budget at the February meeting. A department head meeting was held today on outcomes/measures and objectives. Division head meetings have been held to review their six-month budgets from this year in anticipation of projections for next year. New position descriptions have been submitted. The Commissioners are slated to adopt the budget at their June meeting. APPROVE: CONTRACT REVISIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, PRESENTED BY ROSEMARY SUMMERS This is a receipt of funds to Environmental Health for restaurant inspections. The Division achieved a 99% rate of inspection, which qualified them for the funds. These funds will be added to the operating budget in Environmental Health. Addendum: Please pass on Board thanks to the Environmental Health staff for a job well done. The motion to approve the contract revisions for Environmental Health was made by Jonathan Klein, seconded by Beverly Foster and carried without dissent. WORK ACTIVITIES PRESENTED BY ROSEMARY SUMMERS Rosemary has visited individual departments and divisions learning what she needs to do, as Interim Health Director. The County Manager’s Office has been warm in their welcome and willing to help in any way. She would like to spend more time outside the walls of the health department, with field trips in Environmental Health and Animal Control. Individual meetings have been held with the outposted professional contracted individuals, Dr. Sandler, the Dental Health Director and Dr. Angle. Meetings have also been conducted with Joy Reed and Leah Devlin at the State office to get their input in regard to the direction we need to be going. She has also attended a two-day conference for local health directors. A lot of attention has been focused on the final details of the Southern Human Services Center.