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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br />February 18, 2019 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON MONDAY: February 18, 2019 at the <br />Hillsborough Commons, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Tamara Dempsey-Tanner, Ann Wilkerson, Susie <br />Enoch, Jamezetta Bedford and Pat Garavaglia. <br /> <br />GUEST: None. <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS ABSENT: None. <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Nancy Coston, Director; Lindsey Shewmaker, Human Services Manager; Sharron Hinton, <br />Human Services Manager; Crystal Mitchell, Human Services Manager; and Micah Guindon, Business Officer. <br /> <br />I. Call to Order and Introductions <br /> <br />DSS Chair, Tamara Dempsey-Tanner, called the meeting to order at 4:10 pm. <br /> <br />II. Board Comments <br /> <br />Ann Wilkerson wanted to commend staff for the annual staff meeting. It was very enjoyable and staff <br />seemed very appreciative. <br /> <br />III. Public Comments <br /> <br />None. <br /> IV. Agenda Changes <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />V. Action Items <br /> <br />On a motion by Pat Garavaglia, the Board approved the minutes of January 18, 2019. Ann Wilkerson <br />seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. <br /> <br />VI. Items for Discussion and/or Decision <br /> <br />1. Budget Presentation <br /> <br />Nancy Coston presented the proposed FY2019-2020 Social Services budget. There is an overall <br />increase of $354,000 to the budget which includes cost-of-living and mileage rate increases. There <br />are three time-limited to permanent staff requests and a request for one new staff member in child <br />welfare. Two of the time-limited positions are in child welfare and staff are asking to make those <br />permanent. The other time-limited position is in facility maintenance and staff are requesting to <br />make that one permanent as well. The new position request is for a Social Worker I which would <br />help manage some of the additional requirements from the state. Overtime and temporary staff <br />costs were reduced to cover the costs of the new position request. <br /> <br />Staff work hard to maximize all available state and federal dollars and there is additional revenue <br />included in this year’s budget to offset some of the increased expenditures.