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9 9 7 _ __ P: L,L L1_ 7 1 politicaly as a s1gn- J z J can 1.mrDac2L Or +'-.. nese agencies an I I- L � is i Vor taut -to t eep updated on what ys hapre ring . There seeins to by signif.ican-Li: change occu�°rin -in all areas oi= life:, spot � proE ssio- ai and personal. In -the pa t, on—.2 ar as Yeas u:-a to he in ir- ansition, .Whoever, it appears no-Y.7 that sv'�,`�� a��.�o� is i fiU-X. � "� 1s �Ii1J9rtaIit thy. t- the product, of t pis For im bo sometL- _h.ing 'he coTYllt ni c.-- ti on and networking involved in t oFe aCttual day. one Board of COil�t' * .Ssioners expect an outcome for the County. Shirley Siegel cor minted that it would he lase ul to help ?human service providers .wee hoer to sum 4, J_-,;re and manage the u-. coining changes. Sue Russell suggested an issue to consider was, "What kind of a safety net does the County want to have for our conto.unity and how col? 1 '_ we implement that ?" It is important for staff to be able to handle the changes and feel that they are not emotionally overloaded as the changes occur. it would be very he�pful to crea �.e a f orLLi°l L �aa� ,do111d best manage trans si it, and deal with f oC11s Oi'� 't'i0t^7 people can :� 7" I^ " ° 1 uncertainty. Des Foster su�ested the Fore gr�ight ;ant to discuss how to implement the �:uman Services' i�ssion StatemePlt in t s ti me of transition and change and how to maintain a high level of personal and professional effectiveness in the uncertain future of hu -,Lan serer ices? It was suggested that the horning session in which presentation would be given, should he the shorter of the t'-wo se-as-ions. More time is needed for cor mun.icating about these issues. Tony Dal ton mentioned. that a fundamental ls:Sue at the State and National level is the "discussion of whether government should have a role in providing for the needs of citizens in the area of human services. Many political conservatives hold the ideological view that all human services should be funded through charitable contributions and that government at county, state and national level has no businesz getting involved in these issues. Phil Cooke suggested that the Lori- m could be a facilitated conversation about the possibilities for the fultu_°e of h, n se--vices. Bev Foster commented that the question of "'IV" l errs _s the pro =.rioting of human services going" is an J.- �ortant gues Lion to discus-s. Than ds a cumulative effect of the change happening and those involved have influence on this change to ,some eicte1 710w to 9 t'.? ' u�i3C� thc- out me of the current changes Could he discussed at the Fo ru5:n .