Vote: approved

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20. REVISIONS TO BOARD OF HEALTH BYLAWS Approve the revision to Board of Health Bylaws. The Maricopa County Board of Health (MCBOH) consists of eleven member appointed by the Board of Supervisors as provided for in Title 36, Chapter 1, Article 4 Arizona revised statute as amended. The Board of Health is responsible for recommending rules, regulations and ordinances for the protection and preservation of public health. The current Board of Health bylaws were approved by the Board of Supervisors on August 7, 1998, and most recently amended on July 25, 2001.In accordance with Article X of their current bylaws, the Maricopa County Board of Health recommends to the Board of Supervisors the following amendments to their bylaws be approved: Amend ARTICLE VI: OFFICERS Section 3: The term of the president and vice president - finance shall be for two years. Both officers may serve an additional one year term immediately following their initial two year term upon the approval of the Board. Individual members are limited to serving a three year maximum term as an officer during any four year term of appointment to the Board of Health. The Board of Health bylaws were last revised and approved by the Board of Supervisors on July 25, 2001 under file number C-86-02-034-6-00. The Board of Health is requesting a revision to the bylaws to allow the board's officers to serve an additional one year term immediately following their initial two year term upon the approval of the Board. (C-86-09-021-M-00)