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5 <br /> 1 Social Services Board Chair Pat Garavaglia thanked the staff for presenting the <br /> 2 situation. She said that this is another year of high demand for services. Each month <br /> 3 there is a new all-time high for Medicaid and food and nutrition cases with the same <br /> 4 number of staff. Employees are struggling to keep up with the demand. There have <br /> 5 been impacts on performance data and staff morale. She thinks that staff morale is at <br /> 6 an all-time low at the agency. The staff has not seen a salary change in three years. <br /> 7 Pat Garavaglia said that there is pending legislation for the General Assembly, <br /> 8 which is Senate Bill 433, which allows but does not mandate changes in Social Services <br /> 9 at the local level. The Social Services Board would encourage the Board of County <br /> 10 Commissioners to NOT support this bill locally. <br /> 11 Chair Pelissier said that Social Services represent a constituency that does not <br /> 12 come to Board of County Commissioners' meetings. She said that what this board does <br /> 13 is very important. She expressed appreciation for the work of the Social Services Board <br /> 14 and staff. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Commissioner Foushee said that she does not support this proposed bill. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 7. Closing Remarks <br /> 19 The meeting was adjourned at 6:52 p.m. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Bernadette Pelissier, Chair <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Donna S. Baker, CIVIC <br /> 25 Clerk to the Board <br />