|
MINUTES
<br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
<br />January 29, 1998
<br />Board of Health Minutes
<br />Transcription completed by Patsy L. Bateman 1 January
<br />29, 1998
<br />ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality of life, promote the health,
<br />and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County Community.
<br />
<br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1998 AT THE GOVERNMENT
<br />SERVICES BUILDING, HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA.
<br />
<br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Timothy Ives, Brenda Crowder-Gaines, Melvin Hurston, Beverly Foster,
<br />Barbara Chavious, Barry Adler, Jonathan Klein, Margaret Brown, Ronald Cammarata, Richard Marinshaw
<br />
<br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Janet Southerland
<br />
<br />STAFF PRESENT: Rosemary Summers, Interim Health Director; Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director; Eileen Kugler,
<br />Personal Health Services Division Director; Cornelia Ramsey, Health Education Supervisor; Patsy Bateman,
<br />Administrative Assistant.
<br />
<br />1. CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
<br />Dr. Ives called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Rosemary Summers introduced the staff and guests present.
<br />
<br />2. APPROVE AGENDA OF JANUARY 29, 1998
<br />The January 29, 1998 agenda was amended, adding 6.6 Work Activities and 6.7 Health Check Program Update
<br /> and was approved.
<br />
<br />The motion to amend the agenda of January 29, 1998 was made by Beverly Foster, seconded by Barbara
<br />Chavious and carried without dissent.
<br />
<br />MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 25, 1997 AND DECEMBER 18, 1997
<br />Corrections were made to the November 25, 1997 minutes and approved. There were no corrections for the
<br />December 18, 1997 minutes.
<br />
<br />The motion to approve the minutes of November 25, 1997 and December 18, 1997 was made by Jonathan
<br />Klein, seconded by Beverly Foster and carried without dissent.
<br />
<br />3. CLOSED SESSION: PERSONNEL MATTER (Authority G.S. Section 143-318.11 (a) (6))
<br />
<br />The motion to move into a closed session regarding personnel matter (Authority G.S. Section 143-318.11 (a)
<br />(6) was made by Timothy Ives, seconded by Beverly Foster and carried without dissent.
<br />
<br />4. JOB DESCRIPTION FOR HEALTH DIRECTOR, PRESENTED BY BRENDA CROWDER-GAINES
<br />The job description for the Health Director was included in the agenda packet. The description contains the qualities
<br />we would like in a Health Director. Comments received from individuals at other meetings have been incorporated
<br />into the job description.
<br />
<br />The motion to approve the job description for the Health Director was made by Jonathan Klein, seconded by
<br />Margaret Brown and carried without dissent.
<br />
<br /> SEARCH COMMITTEE PROCESS, PRESENTED BY BRENDA CROWDER-GAINES
<br />There is a pool of 53 applicants and personnel is in the process of reviewing those applications. The Committee
<br />would like staff to be informed on a regular basis about the process of searching for a Health Director.
<br />
<br />5. RECEIVE: HOME VISITING PROPOSAL, PRESENTED BY EILEEN KUGLER
<br />The legislature made available funding for six intensive home visiting demonstration projects. Twenty-four counties
<br />have been invited, including Orange County. This will range between $100,000 - $150,000 per year for two years
<br />and the funding will come through the Health Department. The proposal abstract was included in the Board packet
<br />for this meeting.
<br />
<br />APPROVE: POTENTIAL CONTRACT WITH UNC FOR TEENS IN POWER GRANT PROPOSAL, PRESENTED BY
<br />EILEEN KUGLER
<br />The Community Based Public Health (CBPH) Consortium through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is
<br />applying for a grant from the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation which would support, through contracts with the
<br />university, activities in all four CBPH counties. Orange County’s part would include $25,000 each year for two years
<br />for the Teens in Power Program. (Prior to the Board of Health meeting, the amount was $50,000 each year for two
|