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County commissioners appoint Dr. Jahan Hock to Oklahoma County Board of Health
Summary
The Oklahoma County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Jahan Hock, MD, to the Oklahoma County Board of Health during its regular meeting after a request to move the item earlier in the agenda.
The Oklahoma County Board of County Commissioners unanimously appointed Dr. Jahan Hock, MD, to the Oklahoma County Board of Health following a motion to move the item earlier in the meeting.
The appointment matters because Dr. Hock will be the only physician serving on the county health board and commissioners said they expect her to contribute medical expertise to public-health decisions affecting county residents.
Commissioner Lowe requested the item be moved up in the agenda so guests could speak. A commissioner made the motion to appoint Dr. Hock and another commissioner seconded; all three commissioners voted "Aye." After the vote, Dr. Jahan Hock spoke briefly when called to the podium. "I look forward to being the only physician on the Oklahoma County City board. There's a lot of work to be done, and I wanna make sure that we are advocating on behalf of all Oklahoma County residents and making sure that everyone has access to quality health care," she said.
The appointment was memorialized for the minutes immediately after the vote. Commissioners did not attach conditions or specify terms for the appointment during the public remarks recorded in the meeting.
The matter concluded with the board returning to its published agenda.
