Tim Maness

The board meeting included reports on staffing changes and recruitment, progress on accreditation, and ADA compliance efforts for the patient portal and website. Discussions also covered the effectiveness of digital advertising for WIC participation, national recognition for the baby cafe partnership, and equipment upgrades for the environmental health onsite wastewater team. Additionally, the board considered a proposal to incorporate the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation into the beginning of meetings.

The board reviewed meeting minutes and associated presentation slides covering board operations and discussions.

The board reviewed presentations and documentation concerning official board business.

The board discussed staffing updates for the community health team and various departments. Key topics included the implementation of North Carolina General Statutes mandates, an update on a misleading social media post concerning the board, and a state of the agency report covering recruitment needs and upcoming accreditation. The board also reviewed the health department's drone program used for on-site wastewater inspections and discussed financial literacy training initiatives provided to staff.

This IT Strategic Plan outlines key objectives for FY24-25 across several critical areas, including office and server computing environments, security, network infrastructure, email services, and telephony systems. Key priorities include maintaining a six-year computer replacement cycle, standardizing virtual environments, ensuring robust cybersecurity measures like monthly updates and annual training, enhancing network security and bandwidth, enforcing multi-factor authentication for email, and providing current and competitive telephony services for county departments.