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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOH minutes 121406MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH December 14, 2006 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 1 December 14, 2006 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 December 14, 2006 at the Whitted Human Services Center, Health Department Conference Room, Hillsborough, North Carolina. BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Jessica Lee, Chair; Moses Carey, Jr.; DeWana Anderson; Sharon Freeland; Chris Harlan; Jim Stefanadis; Anissa Vines; Ernie Dodson BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Matt Vizithum; Sharon Van Horn; Tim Carey, meeting conflict STAFF PRESENT: Rosemary Summers, Health Director; Wayne Sherman, Personal Health Services Division Director; Tom Konsler, Environmental Health Services Division Director; Donna King, Health Promotion and Education Services Division Director; GUESTS PRESENT: None I. Welcome and Introductions Jessica Lee called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. II. Approval of December 14, 2006 Agenda Rosemary Summers requested that Item III.E., Primary Care Grant Funds Acceptance, be added to the agenda. The motion to approve the Agenda of December 14, 2006 as amended was made by Chris Harlan, seconded by Sharon Freeland, and carried without dissent. III. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda None IV. Action Items on CONSENT Agenda A. Minutes approval of November 16, 2006 meeting. B. Approval of Board of Commissioner Retreat Priorities In November the Board discussed the priorities that should go forward to the Board of Commissioners for consideration at their retreat in January. The Board of Commissioners is currently scheduled to have a full day retreat on January 19. The format and content of the retreat have not yet been determined. C. Approval of 2007 Meeting Schedule MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH December 14, 2006 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 2 December 14, 2006 The Board of Health’s operating procedures call for the Board to adopt a regular schedule of meetings on an annual basis. This facilitates public notification as required by the open meetings law. The Board has traditionally met on the fourth Thursday of each month (except for November and December). The Board of Commissioners has asked Boards to consider altering their schedule if a conflicting meeting of the Board of Commissioners has already been scheduled. Avoiding these conflicting meetings allows the Commissioner representative to attend the Board to which they have been delegated. Board members provided feedback via email on the draft schedule prepared last month. The proposed meeting schedule preserves the fourth Thursday meeting slot whenever possible and continues to alter locations between “north” and “south”. There were three identified conflicts with Board of Commissioner meetings that made it necessary to meet on Wednesday evening. D. Acceptance of Strowd Roses Funds for Leadership Training Susan Clifford, Senior Health Educator has conducted a number of sessions training Latino Health Promoters over the last 5 years. A number of the promoters have indicated that they would like to have training that would enable them to feel more comfortable in leadership roles. The original proposal also included the information of a Latino Health Coalition and involvement with the NC Center for International Understanding’s Latino Initiative. Ms. Clifford applied for $15,000 and received $7,500 in funding from the Strowd Roses Foundation. The funds must be spent by November 1, 2007. A scaled down project will be funded by this grant award. The Board is asked to accept the funding and forward to the county commissioners for approval of a budget amendment. E. Primary Care Grant Funds Acceptance An opportunity arose to apply for primary care expansion grant funds in late summer 2006. There were numerous reports that low income clients were experiencing long waiting times for appointments at UNC Clinics and periods of time when Carrboro Community Health Center was not accepting new appointments. Since expansion of primary care to the Chapel Hill Clinic at Southern Human Services Center was recommended in the 2003 Primary Care Needs and Feasibility Study and was also in the approved 2006-11 OCHD Strategic Plan, a grant application was submitted. On November 20, 2006 the department received notification that we had been awarded the full amount. The department projects to serve 80 clients with 128 primary care encounters within this start-up period of which 45% of clients will be self-pay on the sliding scale. The funding, $70,370, will be added as primary care revenue to the Health Department FY 06-07 budget. These funds will be used for temporary personnel, operating expenses, office and medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, lab services and interpreter costs. $25,001 is available for new equipment, office furniture and minor renovations to the SHSC facility. It is anticipated that MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH December 14, 2006 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 3 December 14, 2006 continuation funds will be available in the future for primary care at both sites. Motion to approve the minutes of November 16, 2006 and items on the Consent Agenda was made by Sharon Freeland, seconded by Chris Harlan, and carried without dissent. V. Board Officer Election The operating procedures of the Board call for the Chair and Vice-Chair to be elected annually. The Nominating Committee presented the slate, Matt Vizithum, Chair, and Chris Harlan, Vice-Chair. The was a roll call of the members present at the meeting for each position. By unanimous vote, Matt Vizithum was elected to the position of Chair, and Chris Harlan was elected to the position of Vice-Chair. VI. Adjournment Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Ernie Dodson, seconded by Anissa Vines, and carried without dissent. The next Board of Health meeting will be held on January 25, 2006 at the Government Services Center, Hillsborough, North Carolina at 7:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, Rosemary L. Summers, MPH, DrPH Health Director Secretary to the Board