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Board of Health  

North Carolina voted into law an act that created Boards of Health as early as 1877. Boards of Health are made up of key community members. They are the advising and regulatory body for Health Departments and still serve today without compensation.

Responsibilities:

The primary responsibilities of the Board of Health shall be the policy-making, rule-making and adjudicatory body for the Buncombe County Department of Health (GS 130A-35 (a))

Composition:

The Board of Health shall consist of 11 members appointed by the Board of Commissioners as provided by law.
(GS 130A-35.(b))

Terms of Office:

Members of the Board of Health, except for the County Commissioner representative, shall serve three year terms. No member may serve more than three consecutive three-year terms. (GS 130A-35(c))

Vacancies:

Shall be filled for any unexpired portion of a term. (GS 130A-35(d))

Current Roster

The Current Roster of the Buncombe County Board of Health is as follows:

Occupation Members Term Expiration
Commissioner Carol Peterson 12-2012
Dentist Bartoo Martin 05-2013
Engineer Vacant
Nurse Winnie Ziegler, RN, 01-2013
Optometrist John Whitener, OD,MPH 04-2012
Pharmacist Linda Morgan, RPh 01-2012
Physician David J. McClain, MD 06-2013
Public Mr. Levonia C Ray 04-2011
Public Bill McElrath 04-2012
Public Susanne Swanger 06-2013
Veterinarian Richard Oliver, DVM, Chair 01-2013

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2011 Meeting Schedule

Date Time
January 28 Integrated Meeting 12:00 p.m.
**February 10 6:00 p.m.
March 10 6:00 p.m.
April 10 6:00 p.m.
May 12 6:00 p.m.
**June 9 6:00 p.m.
July 14 6:00 p.m.
August 26 Integrated Meeting, Friday 12:00 p.m.
**September 9 6:00 p.m.
October 13 6:00 p.m.
**November 10 6:00 p.m.
December 8 6:00 p.m.

All Monthly Board of Health Meetings are on the 2nd Thursday of each month.

Meetings are in various locations and are open to the public.

** Public Health Foundation Meetings held the months of February, June, September and November prior to each Board of Health Meeting.

Important Documents

Board of Health Agenda

Download the Current Agenda (PDF)

Archived Board of Health Meeting Minutes

2011 2010 2009
December December 9 December
November November November
October October 14 October 8
September September 9 September 10
August August 12 August 13
July July 23 July 17
June June 10 June 11
May 10 May (No Meeting) May 14
April 14 April 8 April 9
March 10 March 11 March 12
February 10 February 11 February 19
January 28 January 25 January 15