Part I: GCPH from 2010 to 2019
By Melissa Howell
Howell
Editor’s note: This is Part I of the Centennial Celebration series for October covering Greene County Public Health from 2010-2019.
The board of health from 2010 to 2019 was extremely busy! As part of our Centennial Celebration, this month’s article focuses on actions taken by the board of health for the betterment of the agency, its constituents, and the residents of the County.
Plans and policies approved by the board
Throughout the decade, the board of health met monthly and approved many plans, policies and other actions.
They included: administrative leave policy change from three hours of administrative leave on Christmas Eve and three hours on New Year’s Eve to seven hours on Christmas Eve; billing and collection; budgeting and accounting; contracts; cost allocation; costing principles for spending federal funds; credit card use; easy clocking; email; emergency response plan updated; employee internet use mo