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MINUTES- Draft <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> May 22 , 2019 <br /> • Lastly , Ms . Richard stressed that this is a county initiative not just a health department <br /> initiative . <br /> The BOH members had questions that were addressed by Ms. Richard. <br /> VI . Action Items ( Non Consent) <br /> A . Board Reappointments <br /> Due to the absence of a quorum at April ' s board meeting , the BOH voted on member <br /> reappointments . <br /> Motion to reappoint Jennifer Deyo was made by Susan: Elmore, seconded by Jessica <br /> Frega, and carried without dissent. Jennifer Deyo abstained. <br /> Motion to reappoint Sam Lasris was made by Paul Chelminksi, seconded by Jennifer <br /> Deyo, and carried without dissent. Sam Lasris abstained. <br /> Mr . Smith thanked both members for their continued service . He then announced that BOH <br /> member , Barbara Chavious , has notified him that , due to caring for her ill husband , she will , <br /> regretfully , issue a letter of resignation <br /> , = <br /> :�;«: :;err <br /> 1t._ <br /> Susan Elmore announced that , as of tonight' s meeting , she will be stepping down from both the <br /> OCHD BOH and Animal Services Boards: She has held her position on the Animal Services <br /> Board for 13 years , 9 years on the OCHD BOH and still serves on 2 other state boards . She <br /> stated that it has been a pleasure working with everyone . Everyone thanked her for her service . <br /> After serving 11 years (3 full three-year terms and having finished the term of the person before <br /> him ) BOH member Paul Chelminski ' s last meeting will be next month , June . The BOH <br /> members stated that they' ll miss him and thanked him for his service . <br /> Timothy Smith and Jessica Frega (Chair and Vice-Chair , respectively) will form a subcommittee <br /> that will review applications for the physician seat held by Paul Chelminski and conduct phone <br /> interviews : They asked for volunteers to which Jennifer Deyo and Sam Lasris offered to do so . <br /> As time is of the essence , Vice-Chair Jessica Frega suggested that the board informed any <br /> interested applicants to complete their application for the physician seat by Friday , May 31st to <br /> allow for interviews to be scheduled and a recommendation turned into the clerk' s office by June <br /> 7th for the BOCC ' s agenda review. The BOH can send their comments on the physician seat <br /> candidates via email to the 4 subcommittee members . <br /> Quintana Stewart stated that she ' ll speak with Bob Marotto , Animal Services Director , regarding <br /> a Veterinary liaison . <br /> B . Fluoride Update <br /> BOH member, Bruce Baldwin , substituted for BOH Liska Lackey and provided a brief update on <br /> the progress of the Fluoride Ad Hoc Committee . He began by stating that many documents <br /> dating back to November 2017 have been reviewed . He also read a summary of what ' s <br /> occurred since November 2017 to the present . Baldwin commented that OWASA not being <br /> S : \ Managers Working Files \ BOH \Agenda & Abstracts \ 2019 Agenda & Abstracts / <br /> May Page 5 <br />