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Show "!-, V- i f ' i r t: ' s, Tony Mitchell Tony Mitchell assumes post on health board by Nan Chalat Superintendent Tony Mitchell Mit-chell has been appointed to replace Teri Gomes as the Park City School District's representative on the Summit Sum-mit County Health Board. Gomes, whose term vvas due to expire in June, asked not to be reconsidered for the position. She has served two years on the board. Mitchell said that he has had extensive experience in public health and social services. ser-vices. He was the executive director of the Utah Department Depart-ment of Social Services from 1977 to 1981. At the time the department included the divisions of aging, alcoholism and drugs, mental men-tal health, youth and family services and the develop- dividual and second to make sure the right structure is there so the programs get the right cooperation and support," he said. He said that the tradition of appointing a representative represen-tative to the health board from each of the three school districts in the county is logical because the school population is a captive audience for preventative health care programs. "There is a natural tie-in between public health and the school system," he said. Mitchell is also a member of the Park City Recreation Advisory Board. "I think one of the expectations of the superintendent is that he will assume related responsibilities respon-sibilities in the community," he said. Gomes said this time of transition in the health department is an ideal time to resign from the board and to let a new member guide the growth process. "I think it will be a tremendous benefit to the school district to have its administrator on the board to reflect the needs of the school system. And also in this case I think it will benefit the health board to have a person of Dr. Mitchell's Mit-chell's experience," she said. mentally disabled. He was responsible for a $210 million budget and 3,700 employees. In 1982 Mitchell was appointed ap-pointed executive director of the Utah Department of Business Regulation. The department is responsible for the licensing of all health care professionals in the state. According to Mitchell the key issue facing the current health board is the replacement of County Health Director Frank Singleton. "It is important first to find the right in- |