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JUN 2 9 1993 Question arose as to whether there is not a specific discipline taught called Public Health, as well as a special Public Health Certificate, and Dr. Flood confirmed that there is such training and certification, but unfortunately none of the applicants with whom he has talked have such a certificate. Florida does not have a Public Health School, and he believed the closest place with such training is North Carolina, which is where he received his degree in Public Health. Dr. Flood cited his considerable background and experience in working in public health for a goodly number.of Florida counties and believed it is unlikely that the Board will find anyone with similar training because our salary scale is so low that most doctors are not interested in pursuing such training. Commissioner Lyons asked about the present salary scale, and Dr. Flood stated that it is between $45,000 to $50,000, but he did not know what they are offering these a applicants. Some discussion ensued as to the fact that the Commission members are entirely unfamiliar with the process involved in finding a new County Health Director, and it was generally agreed that finding a replacement for a position of this nature, which entails supervising about 38 employees, is of such significance to the county that it would not be proper for us to move ahead too quickly, regardless of the new legislation. Commissioner Scurlock emphasized that he personally wished to interview candidates. Dr. Flood pointed out that he notified HRS as well as the County Commission at the end of May that he was contemplating retirement, but he got no reaction from HRS at all until he personally recruited some candidates. This is very discouraging to him as he was hoping to have some time to break in a replacement before his retirement which is set 2