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Human Services Advisory Commission Government Services Center p� Hillsborough, N.C. July 179 2000, 5:30 P.M. Minutes > The Human Services Advisory Commission met on July 17, 2000 at 5:30 Services Center, in Hillsborough, N.C. p.m. at the Government 1 2 Members Present: Robin Barnhill 3 , Marvin Block, Dee Gamble Lynette David Thompson, Jr., Rebecca Young. yn tte Jeffries, Deborah Kinert 4 , 5 Members Absent: Louise Echols, Mel Hurston, Barry Jacobs, Sue Russell, sell, Rosetta Wash. 7 Staff Present: Corinthia Barber, Sharron Hinton, Nancy Martin. 8 9 Staff Absent: Albert Kittrell, Assistant County Manager. 10 11 Welcome: 12 Co -Chair Debbie Kinert opened the meeting and welcome 13 updates. Louise Echols was ill and could not attend this evenin the members and asked for member 14 g 15 Debbie also mentioned that Barry Jacobs, Orange County Commissioner 16 Commission, sends his regrets that he is out of town in Georgia working and member of this 1 g and could not attend. 18 Member Introductions and Reports: 2V Dee Gamble, Board of Social Services: The Board of Social Services i 21 appointment to its Board which will be the fifth member, making a co s getting ready to make an 22 g complete Board. 23 Minutes of June 19, 2000 The minutes were approved as corrected. 24 25 Membership There was discussion about vacancies on 26 reviewed: 1) Ms.Hudson Fuller; 2) Ms. Patty M. Hill; 3)tMrC emmission. Four applications were 27 There was also discussion about seeking more diversity on the Commission') Hill, and 4) Mr. Saul G. Liss. 28 representative of the Hispanic community. It was decided b consensus fission, including a 29 possibly for a member of the Hispanic community. It was also decid to save one at -large position 30 year's Forum, a nominating committee will be formed which will explore d by consensus that after this 31 diversity of membership and will make a recommendation to the fizl this concept of ensuring 32 that letters of encouragement be sent out to members of minority fall membership. such s It was suggestd 33 community and others to let them know about the work of the Human Ps such as the Hispanic 34 Commission. Services Advisory 35 36 A motion was made by Dee Gamble, and seconded by Rebecca Youn 37 to recommend Ms. Hudson Fuller and Mr. Terry Hill to be a ointed and unanimously approved, 38 positions. pp t to two of the vacant at -large 39 10 Staff was instructed to contact the Directors of OPC Area Program, 11 United Way to notify them of the continued vacancies on the Human Communities -In- Schools, and �2 Services Advisory Commission.