Agenda Item Name:
Title
Healthcare Advisory Board Appointments
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Presenter:
Cindy Bishop, 264-6700
Description:
Appoint and re-appoint members to various designated positions on the Healthcare Advisory Board.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Appoint Catherine Cook to the Healthcare Advisory Board as Representative -Community Advocacy Group
Re-appoint applicant Frank Catalanotto to the Healthcare Advisory Board as Representative - Dentist or Oral Health Services
Re-appoint applicant Gay Koehler-Sides to the Healthcare Advisory Board as the designated representative for the Alachua County Public Health Department
Appoint Joseph Benton to the Healthcare Advisory Board to replace Candice King as the designated representative for the Alachua County Organization for Rural Needs (ACORN)
Re-appoint William Garst to the Healthcare Advisory Board as Pharmacist or pharmacy services representative
Appoint Melisa Borkowski to the Healthcare Advisory Board as Nurse or nursing representative
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Prior Board Motions:
n/a
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
None
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Background:
The Alachua County Healthcare Advisory Board was established by county commissioners on October 18, 1988. The full board complement is 19 members plus one alternate. Eight of the positions are reserved for nomination by specific agencies and 11 are designated for applicants with specific expertise.
Gay Koehler-Sides has been nominated by the Florida Department of Health-Alachua County and Joseph Benton has been nominated as the representative for ACORN.
Frank Catalanotto is currently serving on the Healthcare Advisory Board and is the sole applicant for Representative-Dentist or Oral Health Services.
Catherine Cook has previously served on the Healthcare Advisory Board and is the sole applicant for Representative-Community Advocacy Group.
William Garst currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Healthcare Advisory Board.
Melisa Borkowski has never served...
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