SUBSTITUTE
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Chief Executive Office
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): All Commission Districts
Appointment to the DeKalb County Board of Health - Ms. Shatrina Cosby.
Body
Information Contact: Michael L. Thurmond, Chief Executive Officer
Phone Number: 404-371-2881
PURPOSE:
Pursuant to 13A of the Organizational Act where, where, “The chief executive shall nominate a person,” CEO Thurmond nominates Ms. Shatrina Cosby for appointment to the DeKalb County Board of Health in Post 4. This is a six (6) year term that will begin on confirmation and expire on December 31, 2028.
NEED/IMPACT:
The purpose of the DeKalb County Board of Health is to protect, promote, and improve the health and well-being of all DeKalb County residents. Ms. Cosby will replace Ms. Sonia M. Alvarez in Post 4 of the Board of Health, where she shall be “a consumer, a representative of a consumer, or a person from an advocacy agency or group, which member will represent on the board the county’s consumers of health services.”
FISCAL IMPACT:
No cost to the County
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To confirm the appoint of Ms. Cosby to the DeKalb County Board of Health in Post 4 with the term being effective upon confirmation and expiring December 31, 2028.