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