The Fulton County Board of Health is planning to transition into a Georgia entity as part of a state mandate dating back to 2016.
House Bill 885, which was approved by the state Legislature in April of that year, repeals an existing law that created boards of health in all 159 Georgia counties. It calls for each countyâs board of health to transfer into a state body instead. Fultonâs board of health is making that transition but first wanted to ensure its staff would not lose anything in the process.
âAll staff with the board of health will be accepted by the state, at their salaries, with no loss of salaries, with the same job titles and same benefits,â Robb Pitts, the Fulton Board of Commissionersâ chair, said, adding some county facilities may also transfer to state use as part of the transition.