Intro. Res. No. 1971-2000 Laid on the Table 9/12/2000

Introduced by Legislators Fields, Caracciolo

RESOLUTION NO. 906 - 2000, MODIFYING COMPOSITION OF COUNTY LEGISLATURE RHABDOMYOSARCOMA TASK FORCE

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 728-2000 created a Suffolk County Legislative Rhabdomyosarcoma Task Force; and

WHEREAS, there is a desire to modify the composition of said Task Force; now, therefore, be it

1st RESOLVED, that the 3rd RESOLVED clause of Resolution No. 728-2000, "Creating Suffolk County Legislature Rhabdomyosarcoma Task Force," is hereby amended to read as follows:

3rd RESOLVED, that this Commission shall consist of the following nine (9) members:

    1. the Chair of the County Health Committee, or any successor Committee thereto, or his or her designee;

    2. [Dr. Roger Grimson, from the University of Stony Brook, the Chair of the Suffolk County Legislature Brookhaven Laboratory Task Force;] Peter Maniscalco, Ava Court, Manorville, NY, as a member of , Seeking Answers About Rhabdomyosarcoma in Children (SEARCH);

    3. the County Executive, or his or her designee;

    4. Dr. Minna Barrett from the breast cancer advocacy group known as "one in nine";

    5. a representative from the organization, Seeking Answers About Rhabdomyosarcoma in Children (SEARCH);

    6. a representative from the Standing for Truth About Radiation (STAR) Rhabdomyosarcoma Working Group (which has been awarded a grant to secure the service of an appropriate public health official to participate on the task force;

    7. the County Commissioner of Health Services or her designee, who shall serve as Chairman of the Commission;

    8. a representative from the County Legislature, to be selected by the Presiding Officer; and

    9. a representative from the public health community, to be selected by the County Legislature;

Dr. Roger Grimson, from the University of Stony Brook, the Chair of the Suffolk County Legislature Brookhaven Laboratory Task Force, as non-voting member, to serve purely in an advisory capacity;

and be it further

and be it further

2nd RESOLVED, that all other terms and conditions of Resolution No. 728-2000 shall remain in full force and effect.

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DATED: October 3, 2000

APPROVED BY:

/s/ Robert J. Gaffney

County Executive of Suffolk County

Date of Approval: October 16, 2000