Rs Board Meeting Minutes

RS BOARD MEETING MINUTES

September 6, 2007

Board Meeting

The meeting of the NC State Board of Sanitarian Examiners was held on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at2728 Capital Blvd Building in RaleighNC. Those in attendance were: Ann Gilstrap, Terry Pierce, Malcolm Blalock, Dr. Burt Ogle, Sheila Nichols, Layton Long, Patricia Hawkins,and Janice Jones. Lynn Lathan and John Barkley were present via conference call.

Called to Order – Chair Ann Gilstrapcalled the meeting to order at 10:24a.m.

Conflict of Interest Statement – Chair Ann Gilstrap asked does any Board Member wish to speak to the appearance of any actual or potential conflicts of interest. There were none stated.

Approval of Minutes - Janice Jones

Minutes for the July 12, 2007 meeting were sent to all Board Members.

Board Action: Dr. Burt Ogle made a motion to approve the Minutes. Motion was seconded by Perry Solice. All votes affirmative.

Copies of Closed Session Minutes were distributed.

Board Action: Motion made by Terry Pierce to approved Closed Session Minutes. Motion seconded by Dr. Burt Ogle. All votes affirmative.

Approval of the Financial Report – Janice Jones

Janice Jones presented the Financial Report. Bank Balances as of September 5, 2007 were Checking account - $4,584.72, Money Market account - $11,453.37, Share account - $33.29 and STIF account - $42,662.25. Total of these accounts are $58,733.63.

Board Action: Malcolm Blalock made a motion to accept the Financial Report. Motion was seconded by Perry Solice. All votes affirmative.

Chair’s Report – Ann Gilstrap

Ann Gilstrap reported that Andre Pierce will no longer be the webmaster for the Board’s website. Tobin Shepard with GuilfordCounty has expressed an interest in taking the position.

Board Action: Motion made by Malcolm Blalock and seconded by Terry Pierce to approve this change in the webmaster. All votes affirmative.

There was some discussion concerning replacement of RS or RS Intern certificates.

Board Action: Motion made by Perry Solice and seconded by Malcolm Blalock to charge $10.00 for a replacement RS Certificate and $5.00 for a replacement RS Intern Certificate.

Newsletter is being prepared and will be sent with Renewal Notices.

Vice Chair’s Report – Terry Pierce

Terry Pierce reported on the Environmental Health Internship Program Planning Committee. It is working on EH Student Interns who could work in local health departments and attend CIT after their Junior Year in college. Incubator money would be used.

New Database is near completion. Testing will still need to be done.

Secretary-Treasurer’s Report – Layton Long

Internal Audit was preformed this morning. Bill pay receipts need to be printed and missing deposit slips need to be located before the next meeting. Audit Policy is needed.

Secretary to the Board’s Report- Janice Jones

Janice Jones reported that more certificates needed to be signed by all Board Members. She has those available today.

Scores for the July 13, 2007 Exam were presented to the Board. Ms. Jones reported that the RS cards are being mailed. The 2008 Renewal Form is ready. She is also working on the new database with Blue Lizard.

Board Action: Motion made by Malcolm Blalock and seconded by Terry Pierce to recess for lunch. All votes affirmative.

Recessed at 12:11 p.m. for lunch

Reconvened at 12:28 p.m.

Board Action: Terry Pierce made a motion to go into Closed Session to discuss investigations. Motion was seconded by Perry Solice. All votes affirmative.

In Closed Session at 12:28p.m.

Back in Open Session at 1:31p.m.

Investigations

Hearing for Michael Thompson will be rescheduled.

Gerald Strickland case – John Barkley reported that he had not received word from the Court of Appeals on the request for an extension.

PamlicoCounty Investigation - Malcolm Blalock reported that after numerous interviews, no evidence was found to warrant action by the Board. Recommendation by the Investigative Team, Malcolm Blalock and Perry Solice, is to close the investigation and take no action.

Board Action: Motion made by Terry Pierce and seconded by Dr. Burton Ogle to close the PamlicoCounty Investigation for lack of evidence and take no action. All votes approved.

Michael Beanecase – John Barkley reported that he has not yet received the records of indictment.

Rhonda Barnes case – Ms. Barnes did not appeal the Board’s decision to revoke her registration. Mr. Barkley will prepare the written decision.

A verbal complaint has been received concerning a NewHanoverCounty employee and an allegation of extortion related to his work as an Environmental Health Specialist.

Board Action: Motion made and seconded to wait until the outcome of the charges before conducting an investigation concerning his registration. All votes affirmative.

After some discussion, legal representation advised that a response to a letter from a former RS is not required since there is no relevance to the RS Board jurisdiction.

Education Committee Report

Malcolm Blalock, Education Committee Chair presented the Education Committee Report.

The following Continuing Education Requests were reviewed by the Board:

Name of Education/Training / Organization Sponsor / Location / Start Date / End Date / Recommended Approval
181 / Delta Whitewater Drip Design/Install Class / VAMAC / Hertford / 07/10/07 / 07/10/07 / 5.00
182 / EPID 600 Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health / UNCSchool of PH / Online / 05/01/07 / 08/10/07 / 15.00
183 / 2007 Adult Mosquito Identification Workshop / NC Mosquito & Vector Control Assoc / Washington / 05/08/07 / 05/09/07 / 15.00
184 / NC Central EH Supervisors' Association Meeting / NC Central EH Supervisors Assoc / Asheboro / 03/08/07 / 03/08/07 / 2.50
185 / NC Central EH Supervisors' Association Meeting / NC Central EH Supervisors Assoc / Asheboro / 06/14/07 / 06/14/07 / 2.00
186 / Transitional Permitting Food Service & Renovated Spaces / SOP / Various / Various / 19.50
187 / IS 200 ICS for Single Resources & Int Action Incidents / FEMA / Online / Various / need timed agenda
188 / IS 701 Multiagency Coordination System (MACS) / FEMA / Online / Various / need timed agenda
189 / IS 702 NIMS Public Information System / FEMA / Online / Various / need timed agenda
190 / IS 703 NIMS Resource Management / FEMA / Online / Various / need timed agenda
191 / The Safety & Health Series / NC AWWA-WEA / Williamston / 06/19/07 / 06/19/07 / 5.00
192 / NC Potable Water Well Drilling Training / Pender Co/Applied Resource Mgmt / Hampstead / 08/08/07 / 08/08/07 / 4.50
193 / Avian Influenza Rapid Response / PHRST IV / Durham / 08/24/07 / 08/24/07 / 4.50
194 / NCEHSA Fall Meeting / NCEHSA / Southern Pines / 11/01/07 / 11/02/07 / 6.25
195 / World Aquatic Health Conference / NSPF / CincinnatiOH / 10/03/07 / 10/04/07 / 10.25
196 / Zoonotic Diseases of Man / SOP / Various / Various / 18.75
197 / Mosquito & Tick-Borne Diseases / NCPHTIN/DENR/PH Lab / Satellite / 09/06/07 / 09/06/07 / 3.25
198 / 2007 NAFEM Conference / NAFEM / AtlantaGA / 10/11/07 / 10/13/07 / 8.75
199 / 17th Annual NC Septic Tank Assoc Conference / NCSTA / Clemmons / 03/27/07 / 03/30/07 / 15.00
200 / EPA Hazardous Waste Training-Advanced / NCSU / Raleigh / 07/24/07 / 07/26/07 / need timed agenda
201 / Multimodal Hazardous Materials Training / NCSU / Raleigh / 05/22/07 / 05/23/07 / 10.50
202 / CDPIMS & CDP Mobile Training / CDP/Institute of PH / Southern Pines / 08/16/07 / 08/17/07 / 8.50
203 / CDPIMS & CDP Mobile Training / CDP / Southern Pines / 08/14/07 / 08/15/07 / 10.25
204 / CDPIMS & CDP Mobile Training / CDP / Winston Salem / 08/02/07 / 08/03/07 / 8.00
205 / CDPIMS & CDP Mobile Training / CDP / Burlington / 07/24/07 / 07/25/07 / 9.00
206 / CDPIMS & CDP Mobile Training / CDP/NE Incubator Project / Washington / 07/17/07 / 07/17/07 / 6.00
207 / CDPIMS & CDP Mobile Training / CDP/NE Incubator Project / Halifax / 07/18/07 / 07/18/07 / 6.00
208 / PH GIS Rapid Response Project / NC PHP & R/PHRST / Various / Various / 11.00
209 / Indoor EH & Technologies Conference / Lead & Healthy Homes / OrlandoFL / 04/24/07 / 04/27/07 / 13.00
210 / BETS Systems Training / EHSS/DEH/DENR / Various / Various / 3.75
211 / Basic Public Information Officer Course / Johnston CC/Emergency Mgmt / Smithfield / 08/20/07 / 08/22/07 / 15.00
212 / OSWPS Workshop / OSWPS / Rockingham / 09/25/07 / 09/25/07 / 5.75
213 / OSWPS Workshop - Soils & Septic Tanks / OSWPS / Rockingham / 09/26/07 / 09/26/07 / 6.00
214 / 2007 Annual Environmental Update Seminar / City of Chesapeake / ChesapeakeVA / 09/04/07 / 09/04/07 / 2.75
215 / Innovative Technology for the Envir Age for Onsite Wastewater / Buncombe Co EHS / Asheville / 08/09/07 / 08/09/07 / 4.00
216 / Eastern NCEHSA Meeting / ENCEHSA / Greenville / 08/09/07 / 08/09/07 / 3.50
217 / 11th National Symposium on Individual & Small Sewage Systems / ASABE / WarwickRI / 10/21/07 / 10/24/07 / 15.00
218 / Pump Controlled On-Site Wastewater Systems / SOP / Various / Various / 18.00
219 / PUBH 735 Policies & Policy in Public Health / UNC-CH / College Course / Spring Sem / 15.00
220 / HBHE 600 Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health / UNC-CH / College Course / Spring Sem / 15.00
221 / RM and D Training Class Exercise (Classroom) / WakeCounty Emergency Mgt. / Raleigh / 01/19/07 / 01/19/07 / need timed agenda
222 / RM and D Training Class Exercise (Practice Field Exercise) / WakeCounty Emergency Mgt. / Raleigh / 01/22/07 / 01/22/07 / need timed agenda
223 / RM and D Training Class Exercise (FEMA Evaluated Drill) / WakeCounty Emergency Mgt. / Raleigh / 03/21/07 / 03/21/07 / need timed agenda
224 / North Central Education Meeting / NCEHD / Pittsboro / 08/29/07 / 08/29/07 / 5.00
225 / West Piedmont Education Meeting / WPEHS / Greensboro / 09/13/07 / 09/13/07 / 4.00
226 / Hurricane Response Training / US Army / San Antonio, TX / 07/23/07 / 07/27/07 / need timed agenda
227 / HAZWOPR 8 Hour Refresher / Reactive Management Corporation / ChesapeakeVA / 09/06/07 / 09/06/07 / need timed agenda
228 / 2007 South Atlantic Well Drillers Jubilee / South Atlantic Well Drillers Association / Myrtle Beach, SC / 07/28/07 / 07/29/07 / 12.50
229 / From Downstream User to Downstream User / Blue RidgeCommunity College / Flat Rock / 11/12/07 / 11/12/07 / 6.00
230 / Basic Math for Water and Wastewater Operators / Blue RidgeCommunity College / Flat Rock / 11/06/07 / 11/06/07 / 6.00
231 / Process Control for Water and Wastewater Operations / Blue RidgeCommunity College / Flat Rock / 11/05/07 / 11/05/07 / 6.00
232 / Pumps and Maintenance for Water and Wastewater Operations / Blue RidgeCommunity College / Flat Rock / 11/13/07 / 11/13/07 / 6.00
233 / Water and Wastewater Disinfection / Blue RidgeCommunity College / Flat Rock / 11/08/07 / 11/08/07 / 6.00
234 / Interstate Environmental Health Seminar / Interstate EH Conference / Louisville, KY / 07/18/07 / 07/20/07 / 10.00
235 / Pandemic Flu Table Top Exercise / PHRST V / Mocksville / 05/29/07 / 05/29/07 / 2.25
236 / Fixed Film Recir Pretreatment/Subsurface Drip / EZ Set Company / Burgaw / 09/07/07 / 09/07/07 / 6.00
237 / FDA SE Regional Food Safety Seminar / FDA / GulfportMS / 10/23/07 / 10/25/07 / 13.00
238 / Installer I / NC Septic Tank Association / Various / Various / Various / 6.50
239 / Installer II / NC Septic Tank Association / Various / Various / Various / 2.00
240 / Installer III / NC Septic Tank Association / Various / Various / Various / 2.00
241 / Installer IV / NC Septic Tank Association / Various / Various / Various / 4.00
159 / Introduction to Wells / OSWP / Various / Various / Various / 4.50

Board Action: Recommendation from Education Committee to approve all of the above requests with the exception of #187 thru #190, #200, #221 thru #223, #226 and #227 which all needa timed agenda. All votes affirmative.

Intern Approval – Education Committee

NameCounty DegreeUniversity

William M. WadeLenoir CoBS EHECU

Michelle E. KenneyWake CoBS EHEast Kentucky U

Troy J. CorleyMecklenburg CoBS EH BenedictCollege

Herbert E. PruntyRockingham CoBS Agric Science NC A & T

James F. ParkerRockingham CoBS Microbiology U of S. Florida

Samuel H. BrickhouseMTW DistrictBS Horticultural SciNCSU

Ben S. AldridgeIredell CoBS Env Studies CatawbaCollege

Randall D. MooreIredell CoBS Earth Science UNC-Charlotte

Jason M. ChappleForsyth CoBS PH EducUNC-Greensboro

Anne M. GreeneHertford CoBS EHECU

Kathleen V. NuzziMecklenburg CoBS EHOhio U

Tasharra F. KenionMecklenburg CoBS Food Science Florida A & M

Christopher W. ChoateMecklenburg CoBS BiologyUNC-Charlotte

Kathleen V. FergusonOnslow CoBS EHECU

Dean A. EvansForsyth CoBS EHWCU

Bradley T. JonesCarteret CoBS Env TechnologyNCSU

Job Description Needed

Michelle L. PleasantsJackson CoBS Env Studies UNC-Asheville

Board Action: Recommendation from committee to approve William Wade through Bradley Jones and to approve Michelle Pleasantspending receipt of job descriptions. All votes affirmative with Lynn Lathan abstaining fromvoting on Troy Corley, Kathleen Nuzzi, Tasharra Kenion and Christopher Choate and with Ann Gilstrap abstaining from voting on Bradley Jones.

INTERNS ELIGIBLE FOR RS STATUS

Name County Date Eligible

Charles RhinehartCaldwell Co7/11/07

Joseph AlexanderIredell Co7/13/07

Chad BurchfieldGraham Co7/13/07

Barbara DavisRowan Co7/18/07

Timothy DutcherMecklenburg Co7/13/07

Joshua EarlyHaywood Co7/13/07

Elizabeth LeeUnion Co7/13/07

Scott J. MartinCraven Co7/13/07

Shelly MilesPamlico Co7/13/07

Robert NationsDavie Co7/13/07

Zachary OrtonCherokee Co7/13/07

Mark PrinceRPM District7/13/07

Robert RauppPitt Co7/13/07

Jack StuttsMecklenburg Co7/13/07

Aaron WintersAppalachian District8/29/07

Martine VacaMecklenburg Co8/31/07

Christopher McSweeneyMecklenburg Co8/31/07

Cynthia PierceHarnett Co9/06/07

Amanda GranthamWayne Co9/11/07

Erin LunsfordRPM District9/18/07

Pamela WingfieldGuilford Co9/22/07

Cynthia DillonRockingham Co9/22/07

Shannon AlleyAlamance Co9/25/07

Matthew HoodMecklenburg Co9/28/07

Board Action: Recommendation from Education Committee to grant RS status to the above named individuals who have met all requirements on the listed effective date. Lynn Lathan abstained from voting on those from MecklenburgCounty. All votes affirmative.

Fast Tracking Request

Request from John Brooks to grant credit for previous environmental health experience and test scores from previous NC RS

registration.

Request from Lucy Stack to grant credit for previous environmental health experience and accept previous NEHA score. Ms. Stack has successfully passed the oral and essay portions of the NC RS Exam.

Board Action: Recommendation from Education Committee to grant RS status to John Brooks and Lucy Stack. Terry Pierce abstained from voting on John Brooks. All other votes affirmative.

Policies

Policies on Continuing Education Course Approval andRegistration Cards were presented.

Board Action: Motion was made by Layton Long and seconded by Dr. Burt Ogle to accept the policies with some corrections. All votes affirmative.

Internal Controls

The Board will conduct a work session in reference to the different sections of the Internal Controls Document on Friday, October 19, 2007 at 2728 Capital Blvd Building at 9:30 a.m.

Next meeting is scheduled for October 24, 2007 at the Carteret County Health Department in MoreheadCity. The RS Exam will be administered on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at the same location.

Meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Layton Long, RS

Secretary-Treasurer

Date Approved ______

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