The Fayette County Board of Health is one of 159 county boards of health throughout Georgia that partners with the Georgia Department of Public Health and eighteen District Health Directors with shared responsibilities of bringing public health functions to the state. Each partner is charged with responsibilities while cooperating with each other, providing mutual support, maintaining open communications, and showing respect for the unique role that each partner has in serving Georgia’s citizens.
Fayette County’s Board of Health mirrors the responsibilities that all 159 county boards of health in Georgia have in common, namely, to assess local needs, advocate for county public health programs, approve and present the health budget to the county commission, and provide policy guidance to the District Health Director. The Board of Health has seven members who must be at least 21 years old, and each position on the Board of Health has specific requirements that must be met. Each board member has one vote and no single member of the Board has any more authority than the others. Each board member is compensated $10 per meeting. Board members are appointed to six-year terms.
The Fayette County Board of Health meets quarterly, as required, at the Fayette County Administrative Complex located at 140 Stonewall Avenue West, Suite 100, in Fayetteville.
Fayette County would like to inform all interested and qualified Fayette County citizens that two unexpired positions on its Board of Health are available to be filled. Each unexpired term will begin Jan. 1, 2017 and will expire Dec. 31, 2022.
The first vacancy is for a consumer or an advocate for consumers of health services.
The second vacancy is for a consumer who will represent the needy, underprivileged or elderly.
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications for these positions. Applications can be obtained by contacting Floyd Jones at 770-305-5102 or at fjones@fayettecountyga.gov.
All applications must be returned to Jones at 140 Stonewall Avenue West, Suite 100, Fayetteville, GA by 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, for consideration.
