Board of Health

The Board shall be the policy-making, rule-making, and adjudicatory body for the County Health Department.

The Board meets quarterly at 7:00 pm on the first Thursday of the following months: February, May, September and December.  All meetings are held in the Health Department Board Room. 

The Board of County Commissioners shall appoint eleven (11) members, which shall include one (1) licensed physician, one (1) licensed dentist, one (1) licensed pharmacist, one (1) County Commissioner, one (1) professional engineer, one (1) registered nurse, one (1) licensed optometrist, one (1) licensed veterinarian, and three (3) persons from the general public.  The composition shall reasonably reflect the population makeup of the entire county. 

The Board of Health shall elect its own chairman annually.  The County Health Director shall serve as secretary to the County Board of Health.