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APPROVED 1 1 1512 0 0 7 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />WITH THE BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br />WORK SESSION <br />October 18, 2007 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met far a Work Session with the <br />Board of Social Services on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. at the Government <br />Services Center in Hillsborough, N.C. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr., and <br />Commissioners Valerie Foushee, Alice M. Gordan, Barry Jacobs, and Mike Nelson <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoff Gledhill <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Laura Blackmon and Clerk to the <br />Board Donna S. Baker (all other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Joe Robbins, Harold <br />Russell, Patricia Garavaglia <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS ABSENT: <br />DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES STAFF PRESENT: Director Nancy <br />Coston and staff members Joyce Lee, Denise Shaffer, Lindsey Shewmaker Dennis, <br />Yvette Smith, Sharron Hinton, and Dustin Lowell <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE <br />PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br />The meeting was called to order at 5:54 p.m. <br />1. Introductions <br />Joe Robbins said that the Board of Social Services would be sharing information <br />tonight. He thanked the County Commissioners for being so kind to DSS over the years. <br />He said that the Board of County Commissioners has helped dozens of DSS clients to <br />be self-sufficient. He also thanked the County Commissioners for Commissioner <br />Foushee, who has been a great board member for them. He said that space is a <br />desperate need for the department, as it did not pass the Division of Social Services <br />inspection. He works with OSHA a lot, and he said that if OSHA saw the department, it <br />would be slapped on the wrist. <br />Commissioner Foushee thanked Joe Robbins far these comments and said that <br />the DSS Board works hard to support the excellent DSS staff. She invited her <br />colleagues on the Board of County Commissioners to come and see staff working <br />conditions at the building and the limited space. She said that the clientele and staff <br />have increased, but the space has not. <br />Chair Carey agreed and said that there will be discussion about this tonight. <br />2. Agency Overview <br />Social Services Director Nancy Coston made a PowerPoint presentation. <br />