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ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Board of Health Policy and Procedures Manual Section III: Board Adopted Policies Policy III.A.: Operating Procedures Reviewed by: Health Director Approved by: Health Director,Board of Health duties of the secretary that are set forth in these operating procedures to an appropriate local health department employee. C. Committees The Board shall review the existing committee structure annually and make decisions regarding the number and types of standing committees. Board members are appointed to committees annually. Only Board members may serve as committee members of standing Board committees and the number of Board members on any single committee must be at least two members and may not exceed five members. All standing committees are subject to the North Carolina open meetings laws and shall comply with the provisions of those laws. The Board shall have the following standing committees: 1. Executive Committee To provide the structure for the work of the Board of Health and act as an advisor to the health director and senior management staff as needed. Chair and Vice-Chair are committee members. 2. Nominating and Operating Procedures Committee To develop and present an annual slate of officers for Board consideration, to oversee the board recruitment process, and to recommend operating procedure changes as needed. Members are appointed by the Chair on an ad hoc basis. i. The Nominating and Operating Procedures Committee of the Board of Health is delegated to carry out recruitment for vacant slots on the Board of Health. In order to meet a timely transition the process should begin four months prior to expiration of term. The procedure is as follows: For representatives of professional slots: a. Recommendations for replacements may be solicited from the "retiring"Board member. Applicants must apply through the County Commissioner's Clerk's Office. b. If there are no suitable applicants in the current database, mailing list/labels from appropriate licensing board or association may be obtained. c. If a list is used to solicit suitable applicants, a recruitment letter is prepared by the Health Director for Committee approval. Recruitment letter is signed by current board chair and current board member occupying the slot or nominating committee chair. d. Applicants send applications to Clerk's Office. Application period open until filled. Committee reviews Review Annually(July) Page 5 of 15 Original Effective Date: February 8, 1979 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, 11/5/13, 11/14,8/15,9/18, 10/19 S:\MANAGERS WORKING FILES\BOH\AGENDAS&ABSTRACTS\2020 Agenda&Abstracts\August 2020\Pdfs for webpage\V.A. Policy Review Attachments\III.Operating Procedures August 2020.doc