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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br />August 19, 2013 <br />1 <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON MONDAY: August 19, 2013 at the <br />Hillsborough Commons, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat Garavaglia, Chair; Claire Millar; and Arthrell <br />Sanders. <br /> <br />GUEST: None. <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBER ABSENT: Mark Dorosin. <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Nancy Coston, Director; Lindsey Shewmaker, Human Services Manager; and Joyce Lee, <br />Business Officer. <br /> <br />I. Call to Order and Introductions <br /> <br />DSS Chair, Pat Garavaglia, called the meeting to order at 4:04 pm. <br /> <br />II. Board Comments <br /> <br />Ms. Garavaglia stated she was interested in increasing diversity on the Board. Ms. Sanders informed <br />others that she had spoken to Geraldine Pettiford Allison and she might be interested in serving. <br />Lindsey Shewmaker stated she would send information to current Board members to share with <br />prospective Board Members. <br /> <br />III. Public Comments <br /> <br />Cheryl Young, the new Assistant County Manager, introduced herself to the Board. Pat Garavaglia <br />asked whether she was new to the county. Ms. Young responded that she has been a resident of the <br />area for a long time but had been working in another county. <br /> <br />IV. Agenda Changes <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />V. Action Items <br /> <br />On a motion by Claire Millar the Board approved the Minutes of July 29, 2013. Arthrell Sanders <br />seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. <br /> <br />VI. Items for Discussion and/or Decision <br /> <br />1. State Assistance for Flood Victims <br /> <br />Nancy Coston updated the Board on the status of flood recovery efforts in Orange County. She <br />shared the draft agenda abstract going before the Board of County Commissioners on September <br />5, 2013. The agency is aware of over 150 households impacted by the flood. The state aid is <br />taking some time to come through. Pat Garavaglia asked how many applications have been <br />approved by the state at this time. Ms. Coston responded that twenty have been approved at this <br />point. That number has not changed in two weeks. Staff members are working to correct errors in <br />the approvals of the first group. Ms. Coston noted that some victims are upset at the delays. The <br />county is reluctant to advance a lot of funding without knowing who is going to be approved.