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MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> October 23, 2024 <br /> • Section VI.1.2: Updated wording to reflect the minimum fee for Dental services, which <br /> does not slide to the 0% pay level and stops at 20%. <br /> • Section VII.J.1.a: Updated billing statement cycle to reflect current practice (sending out <br /> bills monthly rather than no more than three days after charges post). <br /> I.C. — Community Assessment Policy <br /> • The policy was updated throughout to reflect changes in the State of the County Health <br /> (SOTCH) reporting requirements. <br /> • Several broken links were removed or replaced. <br /> I.D. — Review of Reports and Documents <br /> • No Changes. <br /> I.E. — Operating Procedures BOH Manual <br /> • IX. Officers and Committees C. 3. & 5: Updated the Priority Committees to reflect new <br /> priorities identified in 2023 CHA. <br /> • X. Meetings G. Minutes: Updated broken link to access minutes. <br /> • XVI. Adjudication Procedures A: Defined days as "Calendar days" (update made at <br /> BOH Retreat in March 2024). <br /> • XVII. Annual Review of the Health Director: Added updated guidelines to detail Board <br /> members use of County HR PERFORM program in NeoGov. <br /> I.E. — Operating Procedures BOH Manual —Appendix H — Confidentiality and Conflict of <br /> Interest <br /> • No Changes. <br /> Motion to approve the proposed updates to the BOH Policy and Procedures Manual was <br /> made by Commissioner Amy Fowler, seconded by Dr. Alison Stuebe, and carried without <br /> dissent. <br /> X. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action <br /> A. Bi-Annual Advisory Board Report <br /> Jean Phillips-Weiner, Board of Health Strategic Plan Manager, presented the report to the <br /> board. The report comprises the past six months of activities engaged in by 30 committees, <br /> coalitions, or community partners ("boards") that are regularly attended by members of the <br /> OCHD Health Promotion and Education Services (HPES) team. It does not reflect all <br /> partnerships within the Health Department. As a focus, Behavioral Health is one of the main <br /> topic areas, though many boards are addressing multiple focus areas (e.g., working to address <br /> both Access to Care and Behavioral Health). Ms. Phillips-Weiner added that the Behavioral <br /> Health numbers are skewed slightly, as five of the twenty-one are related to Rita Krosner's work <br /> as Tobacco Prevention and Control Coordinator. <br /> Mr. Whitaker asked if any of the boards are focused on environmental health, to which Ms. <br /> Hudson replied that the health department is engaged in environmental health work, but they <br /> are not reflected in this report. Ms. Phillips-Weiner affirmed this but said that she could <br /> collaborate with the Environmental Health Department to include their boards in future reports. <br /> S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agendas &Abstracts\2024 Agenda and Abstracts/ <br /> October Page 7 <br />