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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 3, 1996 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item#--_ <br /> SUBJECT: Human Services Reform Task Force <br /> DEPARTMENT: Social Services <br /> PUBLIC HEARING: Yes_X—No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes_X—No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Report Marti Pryor-Cook, ext. 2802 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Durham 688--7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> To present the final report from the Human Services Task Force. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> In February, the Board of Commissioners authorized a Human Services Task Force and <br /> charged it to present recommendations on: measurable county-wide outcomes in human <br /> services, human service priorities and the acceptable minimum service levels (safety net) <br /> for children and families, and current resources and the gaps in resources. <br /> On June 3, the Task Force Chair, Dr. Richard Edwards, Dean, UNC-School of Social <br /> Work, presented an interim report. This is the final report. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): <br /> 1. Schedule a special work session to discuss the Task Force recommendations, <br /> implications for human service priorities and funding, and an implementation plan. <br />