HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_2087 (2)Rabe said $87,813 in Smart Start funds had been approved for a health department program
entitled the "Multi -Disciplinary Team Project." He said three employees would be hired to screen
preschool children. Parental consent will be mandatory for the screening. A local group has
donated a van to the Smart Start agency, and it will be used for travel. Funds in the amount of $3500
will be retained by Smart Start for annual vehicle (donated van) maintenance.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PLACING
ALL PROGRAMS TRADITIONALLY IN THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH UNDER THE ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES: Rabe said he wanted to encourage the board to contact the county's
legislators to obtain support for the inclusion of all environmental services, at the state level, in the
Department of Health and Human Services. He said environmental services included: lodging/
institutional sanitation; on-site domestic sewage; and water and food safety and sanitation. Rabe
said the General Assembly has been debating for the past few years on whether or not the services
should be housed, at the state level, under Health & Human Services or Environment & Natural
Resources (DENR). Rabe said environmental concerns were the catalyst for the initial creation of
the local health departments. He stressed the need to ensure that services were aligned with health
because if they were not, "the people orientation would be lost,"
Commissioner Johnson said he was pleased with the septic -tank division of the health
department, and it was protecting the public's health. He mentioned that if it went under DENR,
the environmentalists would probably create undue regulations. Johnson said he did not want the
same state agency that regulated stump dumps to oversee septic tanks.
It was the consensus of the board to send a resolution regarding this matter to the county's
legislators, the Governor's office, and the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners.
ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire recessed the meeting at 6:35 p.m. for a refreshment
break prior to the 7:00 p.m. meeting.
APPROVED: �'?' c ✓ �L, J> `/
File: Briefing minutes for March 2, 1949
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