HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 05-17-2011- 4cORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: May 17, 2011
Action Agenda
Item No. ~- _ G
SUBJECT• Proclamation Honoring Dr. Rosemary Summers
DEPARTMENT: Board of Health PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No
County Manager
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anissa Vines, Board of Health Chair,
Proclamation 245-2400
Frank Clifton, County Manager, 245-
2306
PURPOSE: To approve a proclamation proposed by the Orange County Board of Health
honoring Dr. Rosemary Summers as she concludes service as Orange County Health Director
and proclaiming June 1, 2011 as "Rosemary Summers Day" in Orange County.
BACKGROUND: Dr. Rosemary Summers has served the Orange County Health Department
as Health Director for thirteen years and prior to that served as Interim Health Director. During
her tenure, Dr. Summers led the Orange County Health Department in becoming an accredited
health department (2008-2012). Dr. Summers's dedication and commitment to the health of
Orange County was also recognized with her receipt of the Outstanding Health Director of the
Year award from the NC Association of County Commissioners and the Health Director of the
Year award from the NC Association of Local Health Directors in 2003.
Dr. Summers's experience and expertise has also made her a frequent choice for many County
and State level leadership positions over the years including: President of the NC Association of
Local Health Directors; lecturer at the UNC School of Government and UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health; service with the Governor's Task Force on Healthy Carolinians, and
membership on the NC Local Health Department Accreditation Board, the Orange County
Partnership for Young Children, and the Orange County Human Services Advisory Commission.
Dr. Summers's extensive skills, experience, and dedication to public health and commitment to
excellence have impacted the lives of Orange County residents, Health Department staff, Board
of Health members, County officials, and colleagues, and her leadership and innovative
management skills have been an outstanding example of service that benefits the community
well beyond the Health Department
A proclamation from the Board of Health is attached for Board consideration honoring Dr.
Summers as she concludes service as Orange County Health Director and proclaiming June 1,
2011 as "Rosemary Summers Day" in Orange County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact with consideration of the proclamation.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve and authorize
the Chair to sign the proclamation as recommended by the Board of Health honoring Dr.
Rosemary Summers and proclaiming June 1, 2011 as "Rosemary Summers Day" in Orange
County.
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 2
PROCLAMATION HONORING DR. ROSEMARY SUMMERS
WHEREAS, Dr. Rosemary Summers has admirably served the Orange County Health Department
as Health Director for thirteen years and prior to that as Interim Health Director; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Summers's dedication and commitment to the health of Orange County was
recognized by the awarding of Outstanding Health Director of the Year from the NC
Association of County Commissioners and the Health Director of the Year from the NC
Association of Local Health Directors in 2003; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Summers has protected the health of the community through control of
communicable diseases such as Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Rubella, Pertussis, H1 N1
Influenza and SARS, and through enactment of environmental protection rules such as
Smoking Control Rules and Well Rules; and
WHEREAS, during Dr. Rosemary Summers's tenure, she led the Orange County Health Department
in becoming an accredited health department (2008-2012), managed multi-site health
and dental clinics, and oversaw two renovations of the Whiffed Human Services
Building; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Summers built strong partnerships with universities, health providers, independent
agencies, and individuals to improve the health and safety of the county using
innovative approaches; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Summers's experience and expertise made her a frequent choice for many county
and state level leadership positions over the years including President of the NC
Association of Local Health Directors, Lecturer at the UNC School of Government and
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Governor's Task Force on Healthy
Carolinians, and member of the NC Local Health Department Accreditation Board,
Orange County Partnership for Young Children, and the Orange County Human
Services Advisory Commission; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Rosemary Summers has been a strong advocate for the health of all Orange County
residents; and has not only made an impact on Orange County, but also on the entire
North Carolina public health community for over 30 years; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Summers's extensive skills, experience, and dedication to public health and
commitment to excellence have impacted the lives of Orange County residents, Health
Department staff, Board of Health members, county officials, and colleagues, and her
leadership and innovative management skills have been an outstanding example of
service that benefits the community well beyond the Health Department;
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 as
ROSEMARY SUMMERS DAY
in Orange County and urge the public to join us in honoring Dr. Rosemary Summers
and her many contributions as a public health leader and director of the Orange County
Health Department.
This is the 17th day of May, 2011.
Bernadette Pelissier, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners