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To Appoint Wendy Brown, RN, MS to the Health Services Advisory Board for the Sullivan County Department of Public Healthend
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Introduced by Executive Committee to Appoint Wendy Brown, RN, MS to the Health Services Advisory Board for the Department of Public Health
WHEREAS, Section 357 of the Public Health Law mandates that two members of the Health Services Advisory Board (HSAB) be licensed physicians, with the remaining seven to be known public members selected on the basis of their interest and knowledge regarding health needs, resources and facilities of the community, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 357 of Public Health Law, Health Services Advisory Board members shall have fixed terms of four (4) years except three initial appointments shall be two (2) years and three initial appointments shall be three (3) years, which shall be deemed to run from the first day of the year in which the appointment was made, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 357 of the Public Health Law, Health Services Advisory Board members may not serve for more than two terms consecutively; and
WHEREAS Wendy Brown has expressed interest in serving on the Health Services Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, the Health Services Advisory Board members have discussed and recommend to the legislature that Wendy Brown, RN, MS be appointed based on experience and qualifications in public health and community health, have reviewed the need for representation on the board this is reflective of the current needs of the Department of Public Health; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Wendy Brown, RN, MS now be appointed to her initial appointment of a two (2) year term on the Health Services Advisory Board per Public Health Law for the term of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025.
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