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REGULAR HONTHLY HEt<:TING BOARD OF HEALTH
HELD IN OJ.nCE OF BOARD
DEC~'ffiER 9, 1959
Presentl Dr. J. H. Hall, Jr., Chairman; Dr. J. C. Knox and Dr. R. Bryant Hare, Jr.
It was brought to the attention of the Board that under existing law three members
of the Board of Health constitutes a quorum. This being true, the meeting ,/as
called to order by Chairman Hall.
The following is an excerpt from Section 9, C'hapter 62, of the Public laws of
North Carolina, Session 19111
"The Chairman of the Board of County Cormnissioners shall be the Chairman
of the County Board of Health, and the presence of three members at any
regular or called meeting shall constitute a quorum."
On motion by Dr. Knox, seconded by Dr. Hare, the minutes of the October meeting
were approved without reading; copies having been sent to the Board members.
The November meeting of the Board of Health consisted of an informal discussion
relative to a disagreement between Hr. Biddle, Plumbing Inspector, and Mr. John
IVG-alog, Plumber. A report by !olI'. Lassiter on the discussion and subsequent action
by him relative to the Galog matter was read to the Board, and on motion by Dr.
Knox, seconded by Dr. Hare, this report is made a part of these minutesl
In a meeting on November 4, 1959, with certain members of the
Consolidated Board of Health, J{r. John Galog, Plumber, and the
Plumbing Inspector; the writer and Mr. Biddle, Plumbing Inspector,
were instructed to inspect two jobs by Mr. Galog on Wilmington
Beach concerning which a letter had been sent to Hr. Galog. The
letter also contained a request for payment of $2.00 to the Depart-
ment for ext.ra plumbing inspections.
The writer and Mr. Biddle inspected the jobs on the following day.
One had been satisfactorily corrected, but there was some doubt
about the other. A later inspection by the writer and 11r. Fulcher,
/.1I'. Bid~le being sick, was made on November 17. It was decided that
the violation, if any, "as not sufficiently definite to make an issue
of, especially as the o'mer strongly objected to having any changes
made.
According to records in the office the $2.00 mentioned has not been paid.
December 2, 1959.
Signedl L. I. lassiter
Senior Public Healt.h E,~gineer
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Hiss Davis, Nurse Supervisor, reported that the Board of Health, through Dr.
D. F. Hilan, Chief Heart Section, had agreed to supply $4300.00 to this depart-
ment for the remainder of this fiscal year to hire nurses to do heart work.
She stated that with this amount of money the department would be able to hire
one nurse for seven months (Mrs. Grace Kelly started work December I, 1959),and
one nurse for six months starting January 1, 1960.
Chairman Hall requested that at the January meeting a financial report showing
the amount appropriated for th~arious categories along with expenditures for
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the first six months of this fiscal year be submitted to the Board.
Chairman Hall, along 'lith the other members of the Board. discussed at
length the desirability of getting over to the public, through the ne\\fS
agencies, the functions and work of the health department.
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l'lotion for adjournment ;JaS made by Dr. Hare.
Approved Ja-~ j,
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