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14 1 involved in housing. She would like to defer the discussion of the role of the CfW and the HRC 2 to the retreat. She would also like to solicit advice from the boards and commissions. 3 Commissioner Pelissier said that there is a feeling that she has heard from other 4 members of boards that if a certain board might be integrated to another board, then it means 5 that nobody cares about that function. She said that this is not the case. She said that she 6 highly values what the boards and commissions have provided and she hopes that the input 7 continues. 8 Chair Foushee said that the County Commissioners are grateful that the boards and 9 commissions members came out to speak on this issue and they have represented their 10 colleagues. She said that it seems the County can move forward on the reorganization of the 11 departments, but defer the discussion on boards and commissions until February 19tH 12 Commissioner Hemminger said that some of the by-laws could be changed with the 13 exception of meeting dates. She also thanked the board members for the emails. 14 Commissioner Nelson said that he does not want to completely walk away from the 15 Manager continuing to investigate whether or not a non-profit would be a reasonable solution 16 for managing the services. 17 Frank Clifton said that Orange County works with many non-profits and many of the 18 County departments have grant opportunities and contracts for services with a lot of non-profit 19 agencies. He said that there are a lot of agencies that could probably be the advocate in 20 certain areas. He said that the County has to be very careful in the roles that it takes in 21 advocating various issues that may be better served by a spokesperson in the private and non- 22 profit sector. 23 Commissioner Nelson said that one of the projects the Commission for Women has set 24 up is the Shelter Workgroup. He said that County government cannot start a shelter and it has 25 to come from a non-profit. He said that figuring out a way to partner with a non-profit to deliver 26 these services might be a smart way to meet this goal of shelter services for women. 27 Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Commissioner Nelson and said that he appreciated 28 the Manager's comments regarding the role of County government. He said that it is important 29 to include in the conversation the boards and commissions that may be affected because they 39 have experience and have researched these issues. 31 Commissioner Gordon said that she would like to vote separately on authorizing the 32 Manager to pursue negotiations. 33 A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Nelson 34 to: 35 - Approve the new organizational structure integrating the functions of the Department 36 of Human Rights and Relations with the Department of Housing and Community 37 Development (Attachment 1); 38 - Authorize the Director of Housing and Community Development, as Human 39 Relations Commission staff, to enforce the Civil Rights Ordinance; 40 - Authorize the County Manager to investigate negotiations with qualified non-profits 41 for services encompassing the advocacy function now provided via County staff 42 related to the Commission for Women; 43 - Approve reclassification of the Human Rights and Relations Director (Grade 27)to a 44 Grant Compliance Specialist (Grade 19), and remove the Human Rights and 45 Relations Director classification from the Salary Plan; and 46 - Amend the bylaws of the Human Relations Commission and the Commission for 47 Women to reflect the changes created by the reorganization as provided in 48 Attachments 2 and 3, excluding the section on the meeting times. 49