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U634 MS. Pollitzer said that the Needs Assessment Committee had felt that the recommendations on service should come from the HSAC. Various members of the subcxmrmittees said they had not made recommendations because they had not thought this was part of their charge. Ms. PriscinaOtto : Said unemployment had been ranked high by her subcommdt because if the County could ease the unemployment rate some of the problems of these people, who tended to be County clients, would be erased. Discussion contined with members of the audience offering comments. Mr. Morse suggested better coordination of agencies delivering services. Commissioner Willhoit said the ways the mandated services restrict the County should be checked. He added the the County discretionary money was a;small part of the funding can- pared with that allocated to mandated services and was inadequate to meet all the needs; the County needs flexibility in the use of Federal and State funds but that resistance to withdraw all of the "strings" existed at those levels for fear that currently mandated services would be cut. Commissioner Gustaveson challenged the Board members to summargize their ideas for the press. Commissioner Marshall said she was particularly interested in how we might coordinate programs/services among the governmental and private agencies. Commissioner Willhoit said he would like the HUmans Services Advisory aommisF., to address these recommendation and to strive for a balance between the bro . issues, getting down to the specific proposals for the County to deal with so that we can see same tangible evidence of progress in addition to the broader picture. He aded that perhaps the Committees can be reconstituted later to provide for follow up and an evaluation of progress toward addressing the recommendations in the preset report. commissioner Whitted said he was interested in receiving more "specific data in terms of the level of service" and how that relates to the commitment of resources and where those resources are going. That is, what we are doing and what we sho 1 be doing in terms of those resources. Commissioner Whitted said such information would make the Commissioners more knowledgeable about issues or needs that we can't address and what the County is able to address in terms of better coordination and communication with legislators in Raleigh. COmmissioner Gustaveson said he was looking for ways for the County to employ a "variety of strategies" in order to coordinate a community-wide effort. He