Approved Board Retreat Minutes of March 11, 2023

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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH RETREAT March 11, 2023 • Vacant Dentist Position Ms. Stewart revealed that Dr. Allessandra Lowery moved out of the county; thus, the Board needs to recruit for the vacant seat. There have been many means of recruitment taking place so far. She stated that Ms. Strange had sent out a recruitment email to all of the dentists that work in Orange County (OC) and the BOCC's Clerks office has the vacancy posted online. Ms. Stewart noted that we have not received any interested candidates; although, it is still early in the recruitment process. The statute states that the seat can be filled with an at-large member; however, they're only able to remain in that seat until a dentist is recruited to fill the position. Ms. Royce asked if the Board members are able to send out what has been circulated. Ms. Stewart replied yes, as she will share the blurb with the Board. Mr. Whitaker asked whether we have to continue to recruit or wait until a candidate applies (e.g. fall into our lap). Ms. Stewart replied that we must actively search. Dr. Baldwin announced that he'd like to reconvene the recruiting committee. Mr. Bagby posed a question why there was the lack of dentist applicants vs doctors. Dr. Baldwin wondered if it was simply a numbers thing. Ms. Rodgers speculated that it could be the physicians' connection with public health and possibly, their belief that they could make a difference. In response to some Board members questions, Ms. Stewart detailed the qualifications for a dental representative. They must be licensed and live in OC. The Board members stated that they would reach out to their contacts and spread the word about the vacant dentist position. • Meeting Agenda Content— Educational Sessions Ms. Stewart acknowledged that she heard the Board's previous comments regarding hearing about more emergent issues and making system changes as opposed to the traditional receipt of many educational sessions. As a result, the educational sessions have decreased; hence, the Board's agenda has been bare minimum. She informed them that the previous Board requested more educational sessions. In fact, they actually provided topics on which they wanted to hear information on. Lastly, Ms. Stewart pointed out the Accreditation handout, which displayed the required topics that must be presented to the Board. Ms. Rodgers suggested that the presenters stick to the time allotted as they sometimes go over. She also stated that they sometimes have too many slides for the time allotted. They should be reminded of the time and then stopped to prevent them going over the allotted time. Dr. Baldwin commented after the presenter has finished, the Board then has 15 minutes of questions. Dr. Stuebe remarked that there should be a reason to hear the educational sessions. There should be an interaction. It should add value to the organization presenting. There should be an "ask". Dr. Pickett proposed that we use a red, green light system —a presentation timer. S:\Managers Working Files\B0H\Agenda&Abstracts\2023 Agenda&Abstracts/Board Retreat Page 6