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04-28-2025 Meeting Minutes BOHMINUTES PERSON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING PCHD CLASSROOM April 28, 2025 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: Phillip Edelblute, Antoinetta Royster, Ted Michie, Dr. Barbara Harris, Dr. Kenneth Strachan, Patsy Clayton, Dr. Ben Tillett, Dr. Jeffrey Noblett, Dr. Christopher Atkins, Dr. Stephen Garrett, and Randy Eakes were present. Tabatha Philpott, Nursing Supervisor, Janet Clayton, Health Director, Jennifer Melton, Administrative Officer, and Bonnie Holt, Environmental Health Supervisor, were also present. A. Call to Order Dr. Jeffrey Noblett, Chairman of the Board of Health called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. B. Public Comment Period No members of the public were present for comment. C. Consent Agenda A motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Phillip Edelblute, seconded by Dr. Ben Tillett, and the motion carried. D. Financial Reports: March 2025 A motion to approve the financial reports was made by Phillip Edelblute, seconded by Dr. Barbara Harris, and the motion carried. E. Budget Amendments • AA 874 Food & Lodging Distribution - $6,453.00 o Funds will be allocated to salary (5,000.00) and supplies (1,453.00) for Environmental Health. • Thriving Hearts Grant - $7,500.00 o Funds will be allocated to contracted services. A motion to approve the budget amendments was made by Dr. Stephen Garrett, seconded by Phillip Edelblute, and the motion carried. F. Board of Health Operating Procedures A copy of the revised Board of Health Operating Procedures was included in board member packets for review. Ms. Clayton noted the changes made to letter f on page 3 that were recommended from the February meeting regarding remote participation in Board meetings and the Board of Health Remote Meetings Procedure which is Attachment C on page 7. A motion to approve the amended Board of Health Operating Procedures was made by Phillip Edelblute, seconded by Randy Eakes, and the motion carried. G. Recommended Fee Schedule FY26 Janet Clayton presented the recommended fee schedule for FY26. The proposed fee schedule shows fee increases as well as fees to be added, removed, or remain unchanged. A motion to approve the fee schedule as presented was made by Dr. Christopher Atkins, seconded by Dr. Stephen Garrett, and the motion carried. H. Recommended Budget FY26 Dr. Jeffrey Noblett reported that the budget subcommittee, which included Dr. Ben Tillett, Dr. Noblett, and Randy Eakes, met with health department staff and reviewed the proposed budget. Janet Clayton presented a summary of the FY 2026 requested budget and notable budget items. Ms. Clayton stated that there is an overall increase of $162,025.00 in salary and fringe. A 3.3% COLA and an increase in medical insurance premiums fuel the uptick. Overall operating expenses show a $35,966.00 decrease primarily due to the removal of the Lease payment line item allocated to the Health budget. Discussion was held regarding Fleet maintenance, fee schedule, and differences between budget appropriation versus actual budget for years 2021- present. A motion to approve the proposed FY Budget 2025-2026 as presented was made by Phillip Edelblute, seconded by Dr. Kenneth Strachan, and the motion carried. I. Nominating Committee Dr. Jeffrey Noblett asked for volunteers to serve on the Nominating Committee, which will present nominees to serve as chair and vice-chair for FY26. Dr. Christopher Atkins, Dr. Ben Tillett, and Ted Michie volunteered to serve. J. Personnel Committee Dr. Jeffrey Noblett asked for volunteers to serve on the Personnel Committee to conduct the health director’s performance evaluation in June. Dr. Jeffrey Noblett, Dr. Christopher Atkins, and Dr. Stephen Garrett volunteered to serve. K. BOH Delegation to JOC for Bds/Committees Janet Clayton requested the board to take formal action to delegate her as their representative on the Person County Animal Services Advisory Board, Healthy Personians Advisory Board, Person County Child Fatality Prevention Team, and the Person Council on Aging-Home and Community Care Block Grant Advisory Committee. Ms. Clayton has also been appointed by the Board of Commissioners to serve on the Person County Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee, and the Vaya Health Region 4 Board. Randy Eakes made a motion to appoint Mrs. Clayton to continue to serve on these committees as a representative of the Board of Health, and Phillip Edelblute seconded. The motion carried unanimously. L. Staff Liaison Updates • Personal Health o Savannah Hammock moved to the Care Management Public Health Nurse III position. We will be scheduling interviews for the Public Health Nurse II position soon. • Environmental Health o New septic product available still in innovative stage. M. Health Director’s Report ❖ Budget- o Personnel Budget- submitted 1/8 o Technology Budget- submitted 1/3 o Operating Budget- submitted 2/7 o Met with county management on 3/10 o Met with BOH Budget Subcommittee on 4/17. ❖ Various Updates- o Bonnie Holt provided information about EH services during the Person County Civics Academy on April 3rd. o LeighAnn Creson and I have been working with Avenir Bold to improve our social media presence and to plan out the year. o We have engaged Debra Bechtel, attorney, to assist our department with HIPAA policy review and to provide annual HIPAA training. o I attended the annual regional health director retreat April 2-4. o Healthy Personians met on April 14th. o Tracy Gentry and Melinda Long participated in a regional staff retreat April 16-17. o I continue to participate in the monthly Region 5 meetings and the monthly NCALHD meetings. I also participated in the UNC School of Government’s Annual Health Director Legal Conference April 16-17. o Dawn Coleman and Kathy Comer participated in the County Wellness Fair at Huck Sansbury on April 17th. o Opioid Settlement Update= I presented the funding recommendation to the Commissioners on April 21, and the funding was approved. The annual community meeting will be June 5th at 10:00 am. o The Accreditation Team and the QIA Team continue to meet. ❖ Personnel- o Nutritionist II position has been reposted. o Savannah Hammock moved to the Care Management Public Health Nurse III position leaving a PHN II position vacant. The PHNII position has been posted, and interviews are being scheduled. ❖ Next meeting is Monday, May 19th, 2025 at 6:00 pm. N. Board Member Remarks Dr. Ben Tillett mentioned that ANCBH is having the third annual Public Health Nurses conference on May 2 in Concord. Randy Eakes asked about the fountain that is located at Person County Office Building in the war memorial area. The project was started last year but hasn’t been completed. Ms. Janet Clayton stated that she did not know of a timeline for completion but would ask General Services or Parks and Recreation and report back. Ms. Janet Clayton asked if anyone had questions about the email sent regarding the Mayo Lake report. No questions were brought forth. O. Adjournment Having no further business to discuss, a motion to adjourn was made by Randy Eakes, seconded by Phillip Edelblute, and the motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Janet Clayton Health Director/Secretary Dr. Jeffrey Noblett, Board Chair