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llliGULJUl 1l0iITHLY liD"" ING jjOJ.[J) OF HEALrH
HlillJ IN OlFIGl', uF j)O.,>.J)
UCTuE@ 5, 1960
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Present: Dr. James H. Hall, Jr., ChE...iruan; l'-1:i;yor .0. .:;. CapVs, Dr. J. C. Knox,
Hr. Earl C. Funderburk and Dr. James E. SfIiith.
On motion by Hr. Funderburk, secomlod b;y i:--Ja,yor C&1Jps, L.he mlnutes of the last
meeting "Here approved l.'ithout raadiI1t:; copies hav:iJ1g been send to the board
membors. c&rl'ied.
Hr. John BriGht Hill. CilUnty Attorne;r who liad been requested by ChaircJ8.n Hall to
confer '.,itl, the City Attorney, i.iI'. Cicero Yow, and make a study of the charter
under which the Consolidated BoarQ of Health operates, \~dS present and informed
th" Board that he and ,:r. You "er" of the opil1ion that the County Co,;rr~issioners
should have fiscal control over policies concerning sa];:ries and monies apl::ropriated
by it. Hr. :rill also stated that in a telephone convf:rsatio(l Hit" the State Attorney
General, th~ ALtorne~' Gencre.l had. verific:d the opinions or the City and County'
AttOI'J:"lCYS. l.'Ir. Hill further stated that he had asked the Attorney Cener3.1 to conl'irrr.
the opiriions he had Given on the aLove ma.tt.er by letter,
A general discussi.on '!tJaS hDd on the rcsponsibilititJs a,.cl relatiol1ship of Boc~rds
similar t,\l the Consoli~;ated Loard of 118<h and the l:JeH UE.nov,~r Count;y" Co!,imi;jsioners.
l',a--. Fundurburll, saiJ that a principle \'Jas involved \vhich not onl:{ affected the t~.m
bodies ",entioned above, but vffiich a"plieu in all casc:s vkwro two Boards have a joint
responsibility involving adl~inictr2..tion C:~Ld finai1ces.
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The board in general a.:;rEed with A-LLornGY hill vlbo sta.ted that, if possible through
financial arranGem.ents, ho thouGht thaL. it -..~as good l01" iJew Hanover County to cooperate
1lith Bruns...;ick County as a gesture of good-vlill anel friendliness by sUPi,lying cETtaij}
personnel from tbo health dopart;lIEmt to JJruns"ick County.
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Chairman ED-II :stcted that t.he funds from Drun::n-,;ick County should come into the
Consolidatljd board of Heo..lth. Dr. Davis rac.de thE: statement that he coulu stop tomorrow
D.nJ not go back to }jrun~:liick. Chain:taD nc:ll then st.ated that "if you do not go back
to bruDsuick it ......ril.l be on Jour O\\'d decis.Lon o.nd not at the ciir6ctioll of citter Boo.rds
of H :..L.lth or the B02,rds of Count:'l Co,m,~i;jsj vnl.;rs.1I
On motion b;YT .IYlr. Frmdcrburk it \vas mov13d that the official budget as submil..ted be
a11fjrOvcJ. 1.:Otion 1....O"S G8COnl1E;:d 'uy Dr. Knox and cn.rricd.
r.lr. Funderburl~ made a motion tho.t Dr. lJavis, Health Director for lk'l,'i he..Ylover Count;y'
ue paid the salary approved in the budt;;et suLrniLted. Hotion '!tos c0condcd OJT Dr. Smith
anu ca!'l-icd.
The l-h-;alt..h JJiroctor presented to the ~03.rci a. lc~ter from the Veterans Admiaistro.tion
I'e2~arG.ing tho availal'..ilit:l for bedt3.l.cie nursing lor eligible Veterans wtIich service
Hould be paid for by the Veterocns Aclminiblrat.wn. FollQ".>ling a discussion of this
matter, motion 1':as made by Hr. Funderbury~, secondt.:d Ly Dr. Knox, that the HU2.1th
Director l:ritu the Veterans Ad1ainis'vraLion for det.J.iled. 5.nfoTIli.ation concernine thi.s
:Jcrvi~c. Carric:d.
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A letter reGarding nursing service to Blue Cross Insurance Cociipany members fro", t.he
Nori~h C,-,rolina Nurses I A~sociation ..-JaS discussed by the Health Director and Hiss
Davis, Nurse S~pcrvisor. 'rhey iilit.2;'ested tc.al the letter be fil~d ani) no action t2.ken
on it at this t:iI"e.
ln rc:sponc>e to a letter from hr. 'Ii. l" Houcl" fucecutive ;;ecro:'ary-, Board of County
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Cor,;ndssioners, lJhich e:;~cerpt is here copied:
II;jJ~lJlhY Al)JU~Tl".'11.H']T - J.fj:i";J'I',AL I-lt.:.'i.w'1I
liThe Ch.:J.irr:ia.n informed the Board that at the last meetine of the
CoclSolidated Board of H83.lth an adjustment "as recO"iTIl8nded for Ere. Betty
E. .~iBst "Tho is emplOJred ill the Hental He2.1th ProE:ram of t.he HC2.1th De,tX.rt-
ment. After 30me discussion of the advisabilit~y for this change, l':J'. Holton
moved that the board of HRaJ.th be authorized to make adjuctlnents so long as
Lhcy stayed '-,it~iin thc present budget appropr:LatJon. It wac seconded by Hr.
IJraak and ~'klCn the balloti3 \'lerc tD.ken, .Ur Broadi1urst voted lidO", hOl-'mver, as
other ~~embcr['3 of the Board voted llYj0"" the Chairman declared the motion pre-
vailed. "
Un motion by r.1a~{or Capps, 3ccund3d by Dr. Smi.th, it i'JaS moved that HI'S. vJest)
PuLlic Hua2.th Nurse Supervisor I, i~'1 tlie i..ien-tal Hoalth Program, have a salary
incrsase from #288.00 per morrth to ~324.00 per month, retroactive to July 1,
1960. Carried.
Hr. Funderburk thanked the Board for giving the school children thu tJ'phoid
shots follov.dne HUr'ricarn DO!1na.
The Health Director read a letter fro!:l che Hayor of 'iiricliLcwille Bei..cl1 in
..ilj ch he expressed appreciation to the he3.lth departmcnt pcrson'lel for the
serJice rendered to \~richt'iville Be2ch after Hurricare Donna.
Hr. Lassiter "as instructed by the Boaru to "rite a letter to the Stokley Septic
Tank Company and explain Hhat seemed to b<3 a mi13understQndin;; by Lhc .:;tokley
Septic Tank Compa;w. The 1'acts are that the installation that their Company
bid upon ',vas not the installation ,;hich ,/as finally installed and which Has
approved by this deparcment. The Board feels that "'e are in no ,-.ay respo;lsible
tv notif~;'" bici.ders 1'-mat other bi d8rs are bid.j.ilLs on.
IJlotion to adjourn ~'.'aS ma.de b;y Hs...;/or C~.PIJs.
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