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ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />Board of Health Policy and Procedures Manual <br />Section III: Board Processes <br />Process B: Supplemental Processes c. Recruitment and Reappointment Procedures for Members <br />Reviewed by: Board of Health <br />Approved by: Board of Health, Health Director <br />Review Annually: (July) Page 2 of 3 <br />Original Effective Date: January 2000 <br />Revision Dates: 4/23/09, 11/2013, 11/2014, 8/2015 <br /> <br />\\kingcharles\Depts_AH\HEALTH\MANAGERS WORKING FILES\BOH\Policies and Procedures\BOH Policy Manual\Annual <br />Review\Track Changes\III.B.c. Recruitment and Reappointment BOH_DRAFT Aug 2015 .doc <br />1. Recommendations for replacements may be solicited from the “retiring” Board <br />member. Applicants must apply through the County Commissioner’s Clerk’s <br />Office. <br />2. If there are no suitable candidates in the current database, the Committee meets <br />with all three at-large representatives and the Health Director to determine <br />community groups from which to recruit and mailing labels/list are obtained from <br />those community groups. <br />3. If a list is used to solicit suitable applicants, a recruitment letter is prepared by the <br />Health Director for Committee approval. The letter is signed by the current board <br />chair and current at-large representative occupying the slot or by nominating <br />committee chair. <br />4. Applicants send applications to Clerk's Office or apply on-line through the county <br />website. Application period open until filled. Committee will look at applicants <br />no sooner than 15 working days after letters were mailed. <br />5. Nominating Committee reviews applications, applies criteria, and may choose to <br />interview top two or three applicants. At a minimum, committee interviews top <br />candidate to solicit interest, commitment, and understanding of expectations of <br />service on the Board. Committee makes recommendation to Board of Health. <br />6. Board of Health receives roster of all applicants and applications from top <br />selections. Board makes recommendation to Board of Commissioners. <br /> <br />b. Criteria for Board of Health applicant review. The following criteria are meant to be <br />guidelines for assessing applicants and are not meant to be exclusive. <br /> <br />1. Full-time resident of Orange County, with commitment to stay in the county for at <br />least six nine years (32 terms) <br />2. Must hold required degree for service if in a professional slot: RN, MD/DO, <br />DVM, OD, BS Pharm, PE, DDS <br />3. Public health training or experience preferred for professional slots <br />4. For professional slots, actively employed in their profession (e.g., as a pharmacist <br />or in a pharmacy administrative role). Priority given to practicing professionals <br />(non-researchers). <br />5. Prior experience with community work (e.g., Red Cross, mission work, school <br />health) <br />6. Willingness to engage as an active member of the Board, serve in a leadership <br />position, and/or serve as an active member on a committee <br />7. Currently serving on not more than one other Board or committee that requires <br />significant amounts of time <br />8. Geographic representation of the county (balance on the current board) <br />9. Gender and culturally diverse representation on the current board <br />10. No former employees of the health department <br />11. No employees of other county departments