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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 2 of 7 <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\AGENDAS & ABSTRACTS \2018 Agenda & Abstracts\September 2018\VI. A. BOH 2018 <br />Review of Operating Procedures.docx <br />gender, age, race, ethnicity, geography, and other qualities of the individual <br />members as a whole. <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 /> <br />C. Committees <br />The Board shall review the existing committee structure annually and make <br />decisions regarding the number and types of standing committees. Board <br />members are appointed to committees in January of each year. Only Board <br />members may serve as committee members of standing Board committees and <br />the number of Board members on any single committee must be at least two <br />members and may not exceed five members. <br /> <br />The Board shall have the following standing committees: <br />1. Executive Committee <br />To provide the structure for the work of the Board of Health and act as an <br />advisor to the health director and senior management staff as needed. <br />Chair and Vice-Chair are committee members. <br />2. Nominating and Bylaws Committee <br />To develop and present an annual slate of officers for Board consideration, <br />to oversee the board recruitment process, and to recommend operating <br />procedure changes as needed. Members are appointed by the Chair on an <br />ad hoc basis.