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~~'~4 <br />`,tii <br />Ma]UTES <br />..APRIL 1, 1982 <br />• ~ a;};~ <br />The Orange County Board of Cc~mtiissianers met in special session an Thursday, ::.- <br />Apra.l 1, 1982, at 7:30 P.M. a.n the T~incoln Center .Board N3eer; n; RooQn, .Chapel Hill.., <br />North .Caarolina. <br />Conmiissa.oriers present: [!hair,nan T2i_rhaYi-d E. rnlhitted (who axxived at 7:50 F.M) <br />and Oa¢mtissioners.•Norm Gustaveson, Shirley E. Marshall and Don Wi].lhoit. <br />C~miissioners absent: Co~nissioner Noanan Walker. <br />The purpose of the meeting was a work session of the Board with. the Orange <br />CYJ13I1ty EilrnaIl SerV3.CG8 Needs ASSeSSmlellt Str ar-i m Cotimlttee cllld m~nbezs Of the <br />Human Services AdVisoay Ca~¢nission. Vice - ai,-man ~~,VeSOn shared the z[~et]ng <br />while awaiting the arrival of Chairman Whiffed. <br />Vice-r1~a; Y*~++~*: ~,istaVeson introduced Ms. Peggy Fo].litzer, ~aix • of the Needs <br />Assessment CamRdttee, who in turn introduced thane members of the Needs Assess- <br />ment Committee present: Wil Morse, Steven CaF~r, Tinder Potter, Sue Baker, Dee <br />Gamble, Martha Stucker, Dave Kiel, Ken O~rriatzer, De1~1,i.e Nordlund, Belinc'ia :Tones, . <br />and Mary Rita Gray. <br />Ms. Pollitzer gave a brief ha.stroical review af,the Human Services Advisory <br />Ccstmissipn and Needs Assessmanf Committee. Ms. Follitzer ~+*-ized the findings <br />of the Needs Assessm~nf Study for the Hoard (the Executive 5ummazy of the Study <br />is attached fo these Minutes on pageslO6-111 of this book). <br />Chairn~an Whitted arrived during Ms. Pollitzer's presentation and asked that <br />Vice-chaizm~n Gustaveson continue chazring the meeting. Eb1:lowing rls.: Pallitzer's <br />presentation, the Board made its statements and posed questions. Commissioner <br />Marshall, said she needed more information and wanted to know how this doctnt~nt <br />addressed County programs. Ci~tmissioner Willhoit said he was gratified that the <br />dac~mient found there was "no sic~ificant duplication of services" since that had <br />been a goal of the County for so~mie time. He added that. maybe it wa~ild be better <br />the HSAC made reaammendations. Oomnissioner Whiffed said he felt increased din-- <br />cession was needed maw of haw current resources and programs (Oounty) could be . <br />meshed to meet those needs. Ccnmissienex Willhoit said it would be helpful to get <br />specifics; he clarified that one of -tree needs identified was unemployment and sai.3 <br />Orange County had the lowest unemploym:nt rate in the State; how may the Wunty <br />