07-15-2024 Meeting Minutes BOHMINUTES
PERSON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
PCHD CLASSROOM
July 15, 2024
A regular meeting of the Person County Board of Health was held in the Classroom of the
Person County Health Department. The following members constituting a quorum were present:
Dr. Barbara Harris, Phillip Edelblute, Dr. Jeffrey Noblett, Ted Michie, Dr. Christopher Atkins,
Dr. Ben Tillett, Gordon Powell, and Patsy Clayton were present. Dr. Kenneth Strachan, Randy
Eakes, and Dr. Stephen Garrett were absent. Also present was Janet Clayton, Health Director,
Jennifer Melton, Administrative Officer, and Bonnie Holt, Environmental Health Supervisor.
A. Call to Order
Dr. Jeffrey Noblett, Chairman of the Board of Health called the meeting to order at 6:00
p.m.
B. Recognition of Dr. Kimberly Yarborough
Dr. Jeffrey Noblett expressed gratitude on behalf of the Board of Health for the many
years that Dr. Kimberly Yarborough has served.
C. Welcome of Dr. Kenneth Strachan
Dr. Strachan was unable to come to the meeting. This agenda item will be placed on the
August agenda.
D. Public Comment Period
No members of the public were present for comment.
E. Consent Agenda
An amended agenda was distributed to board members prior to the meeting. A motion to
approve the consent agenda was made by Dr. Ben Tillett, seconded by Phillip Edelblute,
and the motion carried.
F. Financial Report: June 2024
A motion to approve the financial report was made by Ted Michie, seconded by Phillip
Edelblute, and the motion carried.
G. Debt Set Off & Bad Debt Write-off
Jennifer Melton, Administrative Officer, presented the following write offs:
o Debt Set Off (Balances above $49.99 that can be submitted to the NC Debt setoff
program)
➢ Total debt amount- $6,024.70
➢ Programs- Family Planning, Immunization, and Maternal Health
o Bad Debt Write Off (Balances below $50.00 that cannot be submitted to NC Debt
setoff program)
➢ Total debt amount- $43.00
➢ Program-Family Planning
A motion to approve the debt set off and bad debt write off was made by Phillip
Edelblute, seconded by Ted Michie, and the motion carried.
H. Fee Schedule Amendment-Influenza & RSV
CPT codes have been released for the 24-25 flu season and children’s RSV vaccine and
administration. Janet Clayton requested approval of the proposed fees in order for the
proposed fees to be added to the current fee schedule. A motion to approve the fee
schedule amendment was made by Dr. Christopher Atkins, seconded by Phillip
Edelblute, and the motion carried. The approved fees will be submitted to the Board of
Commissioners for approval.
I. Educational Program
• Consolidated Agreement FY25
The FY 2025 Consolidated Agreement was included in board member packets for
review. Janet Clayton presented a slide show, which included an explanation of what the
consolidated agreement is, as well as local health department and state responsibilities,
and training and reporting requirements.
J. Staff Liaison Updates
• Personal Health
o Adrian Richardson, CMHRP CM started today, July 15th.
o Sydney Fadel, CMARC CM, is now shadowing with Caswell County and will
soon take over Person County’s CMARC caseload.
o Some staff are attending Patagonia EMR conference July 15th and 16th .
o Staff have started flu vaccine clinic planning-discussions on more outreach
and how to engage more people attending middle school orientations to and
partnering with PCS to provide text/email clinic updates to parents/guardians.
o Clinic staff are transitioning to a new medication inventory program.
o Clinic staff are transitioning to a new electronic lab ordering process.
o Researched and created an order for Narcan/Naloxone for PCS; awaiting
additional information from central office and an order will then be signed.
Will reach out to other schools within the county to assess their interest as
well.
• Environmental Health
o End of Year Compliance Report for Food and Lodging inspections has been
released and shows Person County at 85% completion rate. In looking at the
report, several inspections are not being accurately reported or captured in the
system; we are at 96%.
o We have a new State Regional Specialist for Tattoo, Childcare/School & Lead
programs. We are trying to coordinate a time for a meeting with them to
familiarize themselves with our programs.
K. BOH Handbooks (distributed at meeting)
BOH handbooks were distributed. Janet reviewed how to access the handbook by using the
Table of Contents and bookmarks in the file on the flash drive.
L. Health Director’s Report
❖ Welcome to Dr. Strachan!
o Dr. Strachan completed the in-person BOH orientation which included the
administration of the oath and a tour of the facility on July 5th.
❖ Various Updates-
o EPI Team held its quarterly meeting on June 27th which included a measles
outbreak tabletop exercise.
o I attended the Person County Animal Services Advisory Board meeting on
June 27th.
o On July 10th, there was a voluntary ADA assessment of the health department
facilities, which included the environmental health area.
o Staff have been meeting to plan for upcoming school and flu vaccine clinics.
o I participated in the Person Memorial Foundation meeting and the Region V
Health Directors’ monthly meeting on June 15th.
o Annual strategic plan and policy review continues.
o The annual MOA with Person County Schools has been executed. The annual
School Nurse Funding Initiative is in process.
❖ Personnel-
o Kimberlee Adcock joined us on 7/1 as the Public Nurse II in the Care
Management programs.
o Adrian Richardson started on 7/15 as a Social Worker II in the Care
Management program.
o Nutritionist II position has been reposted.
o Shellie Pulse, Processing Assistant V, has resigned, and her last day was
7/15/24. The position has been posted, and interviews are scheduled for this
week.
❖ Next meeting is Monday, August 26, 2024 at 6:00 pm.
M. Board Member Remarks
Dr. Ben Tillett mentioned that NALBOH is having their annual meeting August 13-15 in
Nashville. Registration is still open.
Gordon Powell stated that purchase of the building is moving forward.
N. Adjournment
Having no further business to discuss, a motion to adjourn was made by Phillip
Edelblute, seconded by Ted Michie, and the motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Janet Clayton
Health Director/Secretary
Dr. Jeffrey Noblett, Board Chair