07-22-2019 Meeting Minutes BOH- 1 -
MINUTES
PERSON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
July 22, 2019
The Person County Board of Health met July 22, 2019 at 6:00 pm in the FEMA room in the Person
County Human Services Building located at 355 S. Madison Blvd., Roxboro, NC for the purpose to
meet jointly with the Board of Commissioners. The following members constituting a quorum were
present: Phillip Edelblute, Dr. Stephen Saunders, David Newell, Sr., Dr. Jeffrey Noblett, Dr.
Barbara Harris, Steven Bailey, Patsy Clayton and Ted Michie. Board members Dr. Ben Tillett, Dr.
Kimberly Yarborough and Dr. Christopher Atkins were absent.
Call to Order
The Board of Health opened its meeting and proceeded to make a motion to enter closed session
per General Statute 143-318.11(a)(6) to consider the qualifications, competence, performance,
character, fitness, conditions of appointment, or conditions of initial employment of an
individual public officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee; or to hear or
investigate a complaint, charge, or grievance by or against an individual public officer or
employee (personnel). A motion to enter into closed session was made by Dr. Stephen Saunders,
seconded by Dr. Jeffrey Noblett, and the motion carried. The following were permitted to attend:
The Board of Commissioners: David Newell, Sr., Ray Jeffers, Kyle Puryear, Jimmy Clayton and
Gordon Powell, County Manager, Heidi York, Clerk to the Board, Brenda Reaves, County
Attorney, Ron Aycock, Interim Assistant County Manager, Laura Jensen, Human Resources
Director, Angie Warren, Assistant Human Resources, Sonya Carver.
A motion to return to open session was made by Dr. Stephen Saunders, seconded by Dr. Jeffrey
Noblett, and the motion carried.
A motion was made by Commissioner Puryear and carried 4-1 to reinstate the Medical Lab
Technician I position and the two Public Health Nurse III positon back into the 2019-2020 Fiscal
Year County Budget. Commissioner Clayton cast the lone dissenting vote due to his desire to
have this item come back to before the Board of Commissioners at a regular meeting, noting he
was not necessarily against the positions.
Adjournment
Having no further business to discuss, a motion to adjourn was made by Dr. Stephen Saunders,
seconded by Dr. Jeffrey Noblett, and the motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at
7:24 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Janet Clayton
Health Director/Secretary