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ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />Board of Health Policy and Procedures Manual <br />Section III: Board Processes <br />Process A: Operating Procedures <br />Reviewed by: Health Director <br />Approved by: Health Director, Board of Health <br />Review Annually (July) Page 1 of 6 <br />Original Effective Date: February 8, 1979 <br />Revision Dates: 12/18/1980, 4/16/1981; 4/26/1984; 11/16/2000; 2/23/2007; 10/24/2007; 4/23/2009, 7/24/12, <br />11/5/13, 11/14, 8/15 <br /> <br />S:\MANAGERS WORKING FILES\BOH\Policies and Procedures\BOH Policy Manual\Current Policy Manual\III A Operating <br />Procedures_FINAL Oct 2015.doc <br /> <br />Purpose <br />To outline operating procedures for the Board of Health in accordance with pertinent state, <br />local and federal requirements for the operation of the Board. <br /> <br />I. Name and Office <br />The name of this organization is the Orange County Board of Health (hereinafter <br />“Board”). The principal office of the Board is located at 300 West Tryon Street, <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278. <br /> <br />II. Charge to the Board <br />The Board is the primary policy-making and adjudicatory body (NCGS 135A-25(a)) <br />for the health department and is charged to protect and promote the public health of <br />Orange County (NCGS 130A-39). <br /> <br />III. Composition <br />A. The composition of the Board of Health is governed by NCGS 130A-35(b)- <br />(d) <br /> <br />IV. Terms of Office <br />A. By NCGS 130A-35 (c), members shall serve three year terms and no member <br />may serve more than three consecutive three-year terms unless the member is <br />the only person residing in the county who represents one of the professions <br />designated in subsection (b) of NCGS 130A-35. <br />B. It is the policy of the Orange County Board of Health that members may serve <br />three, three-year consecutive terms. Members appointed to fill unexpired <br />terms are eligible to subsequently be appointed to three additional terms. <br /> <br />V. Officers and Committees <br />A. Chair and Vice-Chair <br />The Board members shall select a Chair and Vice-Chair by majority vote each <br />year at the last meeting of the calendar year. <br /> <br />B. Secretary <br />The Orange County Health Director shall serve as Secretary to the Board, but <br />the Director is not a member of the Board. The Health Director may delegate <br />the duties of the secretary that are set forth in these operating procedures to an <br />appropriate local health department employee. <br />