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Following is the transcript County Health Department
of an opinion from the N.C. be restated so as to clarify
Department of Justice to lines of responsibility.
Dr. Ronald Levine, acting The Recommendations aldirector,
Division of Health so suggest that a position of
Services, Department of , assistant to the manager be
Human Resources. established to "coordinate
a position of assistant to the
Dear Dr. Levine: manager be established to
I am writing in response to "coordinate the planning,
your memorandum of Nov- - implementation and operember
28, 1978, conerning ation of health services' pro
the proposed reorganiza- -grams." It is also untion
of functions in Forsyth derstood that the Division
county government as it of Health Services acknowpertains
to the county ? ledges the necessity for
memorandum, the follow- which the county makes
its residents.
1. Whether the establish- Therefore, the authority of
ment of an assistant county the county to operate a
manager to coordinate the health clinic independent of
planning, implementation the county health departand
operation of < public ment is not challenged.
health services programs The question pertains rathcompromises
the policy- er to how the Reynolds
making authority given rto ^ Health Center and the
the local boards to health Forsyth County Health ^De-?
by North Carolina General partments will function
Statutes SI30-13 (b)? - . ^ within the organization of
county government.
2. Whether an assistant to G.S. 153A-76 provides
the county manager with- that "(t) he board of comout
the approval of the local missioners... may generally
board of health can, thro- organize and reorganize the
ugh the transfer of healtll county government in order
department personnell and -to promote orderly and positionsr
remove a health efficient administration 75f
department function man- county affairs..."
dated by the North Carolina However, "(t) he board
General Statutes' may not discontinue or
assign elsewhere a function
It is understood that a dutv assiened bv law to a
document entitled 4'Recom- particular office, position,
mendations For a Frame- department, board, cornwork
for the Provision of mission, or agency." G.S.
County Health . Services" 130-17 (a) provides in part
proposes that the functions that 44(t) heJocal boards of
?of -the ^Reynolds ^Health *h*\\ hnvp thp im.
Center and the Forsyth mediate care and responChronicle
Letl
Dear Editor: & missive service always will.
So we have the bicture of
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On behalf of the North one who expects to work in
Carolina Human Relations harmony and peace; enterCouncil,
and myself, I want taining the thought that
to thank you and the staff of I've given my authority
the Winston-Salem Chroni- reasons never to speak to
cle for the prominent dii- "ie again. When one
play of news of the ac- reaches the point that he
tivities of the council. We can no longer exist under
appreciate this because it adverse circumstances and
our activities and existence, create harmful result, it's
time for him to move to
Sincerely, greener pastures.
Jerry Drayton
I am very honest and
> speak distinctively when I
I,FTTFDS TA mrfni)
express me oenei tnat we
?m have a chancellor at WSSU
Now -the N7C.-ArE0?to who.^if supported =by the
which I proudly held cards right thinking people, Winand
boasted of my mem- ston-Salem State alumni,
bership during my teaching students and teachers, will J
career, has become involv- do more for WSSU and the
edin the Robert Ward sit- community than all his
uation. ambitious, energetic foreIt
has been stated that runners and that his. earWard
joined the educators nest and sincere intentions. 1
association shortly before professional self-respect
his suspension from Win- yet disciplined matter of
ston-Salem State Univer- fact tactics will be forever
sity. Doesn't this look as if imprinted as a permanent
he anticipated what he stamp of approval and everexpected
to happen and lasting impression future
used this organization as students.
his backbone'O They bit; Dr. Friday, president of
now they are going to help, the University of North
I have always been con- Carolina, has noted his
scientious and enormously worthiness. Must we learn
interested in those who too late?
entertain high ideals. No Remember the comparamaster
without preparation tive future of our boys aitti
of the situation can de- oirlc at w^^it ic ;?
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mand and retain love or hands of supposedly comrespect
and suddenly leap petent, trustworthy and
into the area of fame from knowledgeable instructors,
low and often from origins The students are young and
of depths or unprepared- energetic, ready for new
ness by forcefully inter- ideas.
rupting and shouldering The difficult fr?r
another from his activities some of them to decide is
and responsibilities to his "Do we want militancy that
institution, therefore caus- we read about everyday in
ing the state, city, and the news which causes
schools a loss of hundreds horror and dissension - - or
of dollars regardless of the can we feel appreciation for
consequences, without pen-' a self disciplined true edualty.
cator, who teaches by preOne
may be vivacious and cept and example, words
feel that he has the bril- an4 deeds, that the masterliancy,
self desires, courage ful tool facing the future of
and self assertive authority the world today is the use of
to take matters in his own the intellectual wits and
hands. This will not always expression of truly sincere
be commended, but atten- results of a well learned
tion, after a while of sub- wholesome program..,
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sibility of the health inter- In connection with the
ests of the public-health, to second question posed in
establish reasonable stan- -your memorandum, it is
dards governing the nature stated that, pursuant to the
and scope of public health Recommendations menservices
rendered by local tioned above, the X-ray
health departments (Em- services would be removed
phasis supplied). The Com from tfce Forsyth County
-mission has established Health Department to the
such standards which gov- Reynolds Health Center.
ern twenty-three programs, ^ . . r
. . i. j ? iai_ a The Commission for
ranging from child health to e , A . .
. ? ? . Health Services standards,
vital records. ,, ir> v, .. ^
SDeCltlcallv in North Parr*.
lina Administrative Code 12
Finally, G.S. 130-13 (b) 0220, require that the local
provides in part that health department provide
(w) here a county furnish- ^ pjan for tubercolosis
department, the policy-ma- vices, treatment services,
king body for the county ancj education and casefinhealth
department shall be ding services.
a county board of health...
- Although X-ray services
are essential for the impleIn
light of the foresoinff ntafinn nf tVia "lUon/M-vt?
statutes, it is the opinion of sis control plan which is
this Office that a position of included under the Cornassistant
to the manager mtsslon'sstandards, it does
jn.&v be established to co- not necessarily follow that
ordinate health services the county health departprograms
between the Rey- ment must be the provider
nolds Health Center and^ of the service^
the Forsyth County Health
Department. ?- In fact, 10 N.C.A.C.
- 12.Q201 (a) states in part
Such coordination may that "(t) he health departnot,
however, impair the ment shall insure that esauthority
of the county tablished standard public
board of health to provide health services are availfor
the health interests of able to residents of its
the county by_Qjjei.ating the jurisdiction although the
progrems referenced in the department may or may not
Commission for Health Ser- be the provider of such
vices'standards. The daily service."
operation of such programs
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la tmiumcu IU inc local iiiciciuic, 11 is uur upiniun
health director, who is the that the statutes and the
administrative head of the standards allow flexibility
department. See G.& 130- in determining the manner
19. in which the required serters
Even a small i..ild realizes IMIjtl
the fact that all things can't . _PlljM f
be accomplished at once ^||0 |i
and that it took time to 1J
create the world. Certainly ^
Dr. Covington, with all this
ingenious ability, as has ? ,,
been pointed out in pre- 1OT Qll yOUvious
gripes, cannot renovate
the University over- /200G?S S00
night. .
1 hope the NCAH is not Rick Hiaa
making the wrong decision
sjnee there are thousands YoUI Pilot L
watching the outcome of
this widely publicized controversy.
I would like to see f m mm
them help to find a good PlAOt IallO
replacement - for one who would
be forcefully re- IlftStlV&XICO
placing himself, therefore
still causing confusion.
Ac marni J "
?? uviivi aiuiiiiu anu 9ifiu west
friends support Dr. Covington,
I most certainly offer PlftOlif} Bill
my support and prayer for
the institution's welfare. or Rei
Mr?. Tbehna Koger Small
I DON'T TAKI
I ASK THIS!
Will My Investment Be Insure
I Will My Interest Be Guarante
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Will The Interest On My Inve:
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vices are made available, f
provided that the county
health board, through the
health director, retain the
authority and the respon- I
sibility to insure that the I
services are provided in
accordance with the applicable
standards in the best _
health interests of the coun?y.
Similarly, the board of
commissioners may organize
and reorganize county
government, such as tran?
ferring the X-ray services
from the health department I
__to the health center, provid
county board of health, I
whether by interagency agreement,
direct line of au- I
thority of otherwise, to I
fulfill its responsibilities
under the statutes and the
standards is preserved.
Finally, the authority of I
the board of commissioner
to organize and reorganize I
county government, i.e. to
reassign functions between
county-agencies, must nec- I
essarily supercede any au- I
thority of the health direc- I
tor over personnel matters?I
within his department. I
Otherwise, the clear ?uth??x
Al a * "
win y ui mc ooara ot
commissioners contained in I
G.S. 153A-76 would be fl
severly limited.
Sincerely,
. RUFUS L. EDMISTEN
Attorney General
Robert R. Reillv ?B
Assistant Attorney General
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