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MINUTES-Draft ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH June 27, 2018 S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2018 Agenda & Abstracts/ June Page 4 Motion to adopt the 2018-2020 Strategic Plan was made by Jessica Frega, seconded by Jennifer Deyo and carried without dissent. VII. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action A. Health Director Report Ms. Stewart began by revealing that it’s been a great six months, that she’s getting into a routine and more familiar with the OCHD’s partners. In addition to her report, Ms. Stewart gave the following highlights: • The clinic staff went live with Epic on Tuesday. She’d visited both clinics and found that administrative staff were very helpful to patients. • Ms. Stewart also mentioned that the DSS and Health Management Teams had a joint meeting hosted by DSS which was part of the county manager’s office initiative. It was a great meeting in which information sharing about programs occurred and everyone was able to put a face with a name. A lot of positive feedback was received. • Ms. Stewart was accepted into the NC Public Health Leadership Institute. The one year commitment will include face to face trainings, webinars, etc. • On June 19th, the BOCC passed the budget. There is a change to the Performance Pay System. In place of the one time payment that it received, the monetary amount will be added to the employee’s base salary. A new performance evaluation tool is expected to roll out in January 2019. • It is now legal to sell raw milk as the legislature passed a bill stating so. B. Media Items Kristin Prelipp, Communications Manager, briefly mentioned the article topic of the case of chicken pox that was included in the Media Items packet. Media items were in the packet which focused on Orange County’s events and our involvement in various efforts. VIII. Board Comments It was announced that Bruce Baldwin, Barbara Chavious and Timothy Smith were reappointed by the BOCC. Johanna Birchmayer was not reappointed. The BOCC wanted to increase diversity on the Board; therefore, Keith Bagby was appointed in Ms. Birchmayer’s place. The BOH has always been aware that our recommendations for reappointments are simply that, with the BOCC having the option to consider the recommendation and make their own decision on the Board’s appointments. Mr. Bagby will attend the next BOH meeting. Ms. Birchmayer was informed that she was a very important contributor, thanked for her service and encouraged to keep her application on file. Ms. Birchmayer said a few words of gratitude. She also mentioned that she learned that it takes such intentionality to obtain diversity and be mindful of diversity in all decisions. Discussion was had regarding ensuring diversity and getting the word out to recruit diverse applicants.