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MINUTES - Draft ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH March 25, 2020 VI. Action Items (Non Consent) A. Environmental Health Rules Approval At the last Board of Health meeting, Victoria Hudson, Environmental Health Director, thoroughly reviewed the proposed rules. Since her presentation, the Orange County Attorney's Office has conducted a legal sufficiency review of the Rules which included 133 points. All points have been cleared. There was one change in the rules; the section on variances was removed. Motion to approve and adopt the revised Orange County Groundwater Rules was made by Bruce Baldwin, seconded by Alison Stuebe, and carried without dissent. B. Fluoride Recommendation Approval The Board of Health received the full fluoride report as part of the agenda packet. The Board of Health voted on the recommendation below. There was one grammatical error in the 3rd paragraph (which can be found on page 8 in the full report). The word "lead" was changed to "led". Board of Health Recommendation The Orange County Board of Health supports the continued fluoridation of Orange Water and Sewer Authority's water supply at the current levels as deemed effective for prevention of tooth decay and for promotion of good oral health. The Board of Health Ad Hoc Fluoride Committee conducted a process of: ➢ Obtaining public feedback on community water fluoridation ➢ Reviewing public feedback given at an OWASA public meeting ➢ Reviewing the latest recommendations from national health organizations including, but not limited to, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS), and American Dental Association (ADA) ➢ Reviewing medical, dental, and toxicological expert responses to public opposition of community water fluoridation The committee also considered the lack of naturally occurring fluoride in OWASA's reservoirs. This detailed process and the recognition by the CDC that community water fluoridation is one of the greatest public health achievements of the 201" century, led to the support of OWASA continuing community water fluoridation. Motion to approve the Board of Health Recommendation on OWASA fluoridation of water, including the corrected grammatical error, was made by Liska Lackey, seconded by Sam Lasris, and carried without dissent. Jessica Frega, Chair, thanked Beverly Scurry for all of her hard work. Mary Tiger, OWASA, also thanked Ms. Scurry and the Board of Health. C. BOH Appointments Liska Lackey will be vacating her seat as the Nursing representative because her 3rd term ends in June 2020. Jessica Frega, Chair, mentioned that a small ad hoc committee was formed to S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda &Abstracts\2020 Agenda &Abstracts/ March Page 3