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MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> October 29, 2025 <br /> Behavioral Health Committee <br /> Commissioner Fowler provided the update for the Behavioral Health Committee. The <br /> committee tabled at the September Hillsborough Last Friday event, where they shared magnets, <br /> bracelets, coloring books, and handouts to help people talk to their friends and peers about <br /> suicide and where to get help when needed. Commissioner Fowler, Dr. Nickelson, and Dr. <br /> Baldwin helped run the booth along with some interns from Orange Partnership, and Dr. Royce <br /> and Tom Stevens, the former mayor of Hillsborough, came by the booth. Dr. Baldwin applauded <br /> Jean Phillips-Weiner, Board of Health Strategic Plan Manager, for her practical support in <br /> getting the event set up. The committee will next meet in early November. <br /> Connections to Community Support Committee <br /> Dr. Stuebe provided the update for the Connections to Community Support Committee. The <br /> committee will present their final resolution draft in support of promoting affordable/attainable <br /> housing during the meeting tonight. The committee will next meet in early January. <br /> Ad Hoc Committee on Well Rules <br /> The committee will reconvene after the Board has received updates on the implications of <br /> the recent adjudication hearing decision. <br /> V. Approval of the October 29, 2025, Agenda <br /> Dr. Royce requested the addition of an action item for discussion of the vacant At-Large seat. <br /> Motion to amend the agenda of the October 29, 2025 BOH meeting was made by <br /> Commissioner Amy Fowler, seconded by Mr. Tony Whitaker, and carried without dissent. <br /> Motion to approve the amended agenda of the October 29, 2025 BOH meeting was made <br /> by Commissioner Amy Fowler, seconded by Dr. Bruce Baldwin, and carried without <br /> dissent. <br /> VI. Approval of September 24, 2025 Meeting Minutes <br /> Motion to approve the minutes of the September 24, 2025 meeting was made by <br /> Commissioner Amy Fowler, seconded by Dr. Lee Pickett, and carried without dissent. <br /> VII. Consent Agenda <br /> Motion to approve the consent agenda for the October 29, 2025 meeting was made by Mr. <br /> Tony Whitaker, seconded by Commissioner Amy Fowler, and carried without dissent. <br /> S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agendas &Abstracts\2025 Agenda and Abstracts\ <br /> October Page 3 <br />