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f ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF C0jMSSI0NERS Action Agenda ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Item No. VTTE-1 Meeting Date: September 3, 1991 SUBJECT: Appointments - Community Child Protection Team - DEPARTKKN - T_+Social-Services---- PUBLIC HEARING YES:---4 NO:-X- INFORMATION CONTACT: --- Executive Order #142 Martha Pryor-Cook, ext. 2802 Community Child Protection Team Policies and Procedures TELEPHONE NUMBER- Hillsborough - 732-8181 Chapel Hill - 968-4501 Mebane - 227-2031 Durham - 688-7331 ------------------------------------ ---------------- PURPOSE To designate five (5) community and/or agency representatives to serve on the Community Child Protection Team. BACKGROUND: The Community Child Protection Team is being established by the Director of the Orange County Department of Social Services (DSS) , in accordance with Executive Order #142. The team is composed of community and human service representatives who will meet at least quarterly to promote the development of a community-wide approach to the problem of child abuse and neglect. The specific responsibilities of the team are outlined in section two of the Executive Order. In addition to specified agency representatives, the Executive Order provides the option for the Board to designate up to five representatives of agencies or of the community to be invited by the DSS Director to serve on the team. RECOMNENDATION(S) : The manager recommends the following for the Board to consider for membership on the Community Child Protection Team: 1. John Turner, Dean, School of Social Work, UNC-Chapel Hill 2. Don Hargroves, Chief Juvenile Court Counselor 3. Hillsborough Exchange Club Member (National and State focus is on child abuse and neglect) 4. Chris Nutter, Dairy Farmer 5. Bonnie Davis, Retired, Agricultural Extension Agent