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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH JUNE 25, 1998 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Patsy L. Bateman 1 JUNE 25, 1998 ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality of life, promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County Community. THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON THURSDAY, June 25, 1998 AT SOUTHERN HUMAN SERVICE CENTER MEETING ROOM, CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA. BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Timothy J. Ives, Brenda Crowder-Gaines, Melvin Hurston, Beverly Foster, Barry Adler, Ron Cammarata, Barbara Chavious, Jonathan Klein, Margaret Brown, Richard Marinshaw BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Janet Southerland STAFF PRESENT: Rosemary Summers, Interim Health Director; Ron Holdway, Environmental Health Division Director; Eileen Kugler, Personal Health Division Director; Joan Terry, Clerk of Court; Cornelia Ramsey, Health Education Supervisor; Patsy Bateman, Administrative Assistant GUESTS PRESENT: Dr. Bobby Shopler and Dr. Bob Milliken I. CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS Dr. Ives called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Rosemary Summers introduced the staff and guests present. II. APPROVE / AMEND MINUTES OF MAY 21, 1998 Minutes of May 21, 1998 should read as follows: The Board of Health went into open session from the closed session and affirmed in the open session the vote taken in closed session. The Board of Health agreed by a 5 to 4 vote using a secret ballot to offer Dr. Rosemary L. Summers the position of Orange County Health Director. The motion to amend the minutes of May 21, 1998 was made by Brenda Crowder-Gaines, seconded by Jonathan Klein and carried without dissent. SWEARING IN OF HEALTH DIRECTOR At this time Joan Terry, Clerk of Court, swore in Rosemary L. Summers as the Orange County Health Director. III. PROPOSAL FOR JOINT MEETING OF BOARDS Responsibilities of the health department often interact with other policy boards. While the Board of Health has from time to time met with the Board of County Commissioners, there has been no regularly scheduled time during the year to either meet with them or with other boards that have mutual areas of interest. In your Board packet there is a proposed Board meeting schedule. Regarding the September joint meeting, with Department of Social Services Board, Marti Pryoer-Cooke and Rosemary L. Summers have discussed the possibility of getting both Boards’ together to do some Board development and Board training. It has been suggested that a representative from the Institute of Government at UNC come to a joint trainin session with the Board’s. Also, Board training through the Board of County Commissioner’s Office with Kathy Baker would be helpful. This would offer Board orientation to new members and old members alike. It was suggested that our Board be up to speed on the other Boards’ functions and responsibilities before meeting jointly. ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS The Board of Health reviewed the committee assignments for 1997-1998. All committee’s will remain intact and functioning with the exception of: Solid Waste Committee and Search Committee. Board of Health members were asked to review the New Liaison Roles and to think about just what are the roles of the Board of Health members as liaison’s to other Boards’. The Board of Health has received a request from Home & Community Care Block Grant Advisory Committee to