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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br />March 18, 2019 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />was suspended or paused. Board members asked to be kept abreast of the developments of this <br />bill. <br /> <br />2. April 2019 Board Meeting <br /> <br />Nancy Coston informed the Board she will be out of town at a Racial Equity training on the regularly <br />scheduled Board meeting date in April. The Board was asked if they would like to hold the meeting <br />without Ms. Coston present or reschedule the meeting. Tamara Dempsey-Tanner made a motion to <br />move the meeting to April 29, 2019. Pat Garavaglia seconded the motion. <br /> <br />3. Outside Agency Information and Discussion <br /> <br />Board members shared they have individually read all outside agency applications and made notes. <br />The Board provided feedback on the new formatting of the applications this year. There was voiced <br />concern about the brevity of the applications. Tamara Dempsey-Tanner remarked in some <br />applications she was unable to ascertain what the outside agency is offering, why, and who the <br />identified client is. Pat Garavaglia remarked in the future if more than 10% of an applicant’s budget <br />is reflected in the “other’ category there should be a requirement for a description of what this <br />entails. Sharron Hinton provided the Board with an overview of some programs while Crystal <br />Mitchell provided an overview of Exchange Club. Each board member was given an opportunity to <br />ask questions and discuss the applications amongst themselves. All scoring sheets were submitted. <br /> <br />4. Director’s Report <br /> <br />Nancy Coston reminded the Board the Orange County Board of County Commissioners Work <br />Session for DSS is scheduled for April 4, 2019. There were no further reports for this month. <br /> <br /> <br />VII. Announcements <br /> <br />Pat Garavaglia moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:55 pm . Jamezetta Bedford seconded the motion. The <br />motion was carried without dissent. <br /> <br />Submitted by: <br /> <br /> Nancy Coston <br /> DSS Director <br /> <br /> Tamara Dempsey-Tanner <br /> Chair