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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES October 15, 2018 2 Ms. Hinton noted the community efforts to assist these families. 2. Holiday Schedule Sharron Hinton shared the dates and hours for the Toy Chest, 12/15 9am to 5pm and 12/16 1pm to 5pm. Toy collection will occur at the UNC Men’s basketball game on 12/15, several UNC Women’s basketball games, and the Stuff the Bus event to be held on 11/24 at the Hillsborough Walmart. Client letters will be mailed at the beginning of November for the Toy Chest. Ms. Hinton noted a $5,000 anonymous donation has been made to the Toy Chest. Pat Garavaglia inquired about the status of Holiday Sponsorship forms. Ms. Hinton replied that staff are currently compiling over 250 forms and will disseminate this information hopefully within two weeks. 3. Job Fair Sharron Hinton recapped the Job Fair which was held in September at University Place. There were 289 participants; 30% held at least a Bachelor’s degree. 27% of the participants were ages 50 and up with 25% falling into the 21-30 year old category. 81% of the participants do not receive services from OCDSS. Ms. Hinton recapped there was a satisfaction survey offered to employers and participants. Ann Wilkerson stated she was impressed with the speakers at the Job Fair. Ms. Hinton informed the Board the next Job Fair will be held in April 2019 at DSS in Hillsborough. 4. Performance Measures Nancy Coston referenced a letter shared with the Board from the State in regards to changes with the performance measures. She pointed out the measures will now be growth measures meaning the County’s baseline will be last year’s data points. The County will be expected to maintain or improve upon each performance measure. Ms. Coston pointed out there are still concerns about the accuracy of the data. Tamara Dempsey-Tanner stated she heard the State was looking at establishing Regional State offices across North Carolina. Ms. Coston confirmed this and stated our attorney, Angie Stephenson, sits on the Social Services Workgroup who is tasked with exploring these reform ideas. Ms. Dempsey-Tanner stated she plans to read the Social Service Preliminary Reform Plan written by the Center for Support of Families. 5. Director’s Report The Social Services Institute has been cancelled due to the impact of Hurricane Florence. Nancy Coston will be on leave 10/19-10/21. VII. Announcements Tamara Dempsey-Tanner moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:25 pm. Pat Garavaglia seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. Submitted by: Nancy Coston DSS Director