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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 6 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 />a. No contact outside the hearing with parties involved or <br />between board members. <br />b. Board members with any bias must not participate. <br />c. Board must allow the appellant’s attorney to attend and <br />advise his/her client. <br />d. Board must take sworn and relevant testimony. <br />e. Board must provide for cross-examination of witnesses. <br />f. Board must keep detailed or verbatim minutes. <br />4. The proceedings shall be recorded and a transcript of the hearing shall <br />be prepared and be available to the appellant and/or the Board upon <br />request. <br />5. At the next regularly scheduled Board meeting following the hearing, <br />the Board must issue a written decision based on the evidence presented <br />at the hearing. The decision shall contain a concise statement of the <br />reasons for the decision and the Secretary will transmit the final written <br />decision of the Board to the person appealing via certified US mail. <br />6. A person who wishes to contest a decision of the Board of Health shall <br />have a right of appeal to the district court having jurisdiction within 30 <br />days after the date of the decision. <br /> <br />XII. Annual Review of the Health Director <br />The Board will annually review the performance of the Orange County Health <br />Director using the process detailed in the Board of Health Policy and Procedure <br />Manual, Section III, B.d. Annual Performance Review Process for Health Director. <br /> <br />XIII. Compliance with North Carolina Law <br />In conducting its business, the Board shall comply with all applicable North Carolina <br />laws, including but not limited to open meetings laws, public records laws, and the <br />laws setting forth the responsibilities and duties of local boards of health. To assist <br />the Board in compliance, the local health director shall maintain a current copy of <br />relevant North Carolina General Statutes and make them available to Board members <br />on request. <br /> <br />