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Page 3 of 13 committees or task forces must limit their work to the specific charge outlined by Board motion and may include members that are not serving on the Board of Health. 7. Open Records8 All written, printed or recorded materials received or made by the Board (with the exception of closed sessions, matters considered in closed session, and confidential patient files) may be examined by the public. Members of the public may receive certified copies upon request. The Board may set reasonable times for and supervise the examination and inspection of records. The Board may establish reasonable fees for both certified and uncertified copies of records so as to recover clerical and copying costs. The Health Director shall handle requests for information from personnel records and work with the Director of Personnel to determine whether information can be released according to statutes in effect as the time of request. 8. Contract Negotiations9 The Health Director is authorized to enter into a contract with any governmental or private agency or with any person, for the provision or receipt of public health services. The Board of Commissioners or its designee must approve contracts requiring payment for services rendered to the Health Department. The Health Director will discuss with the Board contracts that represent significant deviation from current Board of Health policy prior to authorizing that contract. 9. Establishment of Fees10 The Board of Health “...may impose a fee for services to be rendered by a local health department, except where the imposition of a fee is prohibited by statute or where an employee of the local health department is performing the services as an agent of the State. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, (the) Board may impose a fee for services performed pursuant to …wastewater systems, public swimming pools, and tattooing. Fees shall be based upon a plan recommended by the local health director and approved by the local Board of Health and the appropriate county Board of Commissioners.” 10. Appointment of Health Director11 “The …Board of Health, after consulting with the …County Board of Commissioners, shall appoint a local Health Director. A local Health Director shall possess the qualifications established for the position in G.S. 130A – 40(a) and qualifications established for the position by the State Personnel Commission in accordance with Chapter 126 of the General Statutes.” If the Board of Health fails to appoint a local Health Director within 60 days of the creations of the vacancy, “the State Health Director may appoint a local Health Director to serve until the local Board of Health appoints a local Health Director in accordance with this section.”