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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES March 21, 2011 4 Claire Millar moved that the Board recommend the proposed FY2011-12 budget as presented by staff to the Orange County Manager. Arthrell Sanders seconded the motion. Valerie Foushee abstained. The motion was approved without dissent. Ms. Garavaglia asked for Board feedback on the outside agency summaries. Ms. Foushee asked whether Ms. Millar and Ms. Garavaglia had thoughts they would like to share with the rest of the Board. Ms. Garavaglia noted that they felt that most of the agencies did good work and had a reasonable application. There were two exceptions that they felt should not receive additional funds—Child Care Services Association and JOCCA. Ms. Foushee also asked whether Ms. Millar and Ms. Garavaglia had thoughts about the increases requested by most of the nonprofit applicants. She also noted that BOCC members had expressed concerns about the amount of government funding in some of the nonprofits. Ms. Millar responded that some of these should be funded by the county, specifically Alternative Sentencing, because they are important and do not have alternative funding sources. However, some of them do not provide much service for the funding received and those funds could be redirected to other agencies. Ms. Coston added that the directions are to rate the program, not determine its relative worth compared to other programs. The relative worth of the program and duplication of services would be good discussions to have but are not scored on the current scoring chart. Ms. Garavaglia added the loss of funding to effective county programs, like Adolescent Parenting, should be considered when funding nonprofits. Arthrell Sanders moved that the Board accept and submit the outside agency summaries and scores to the County Manager’s Office. Albert Williams seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. 2. Director’s Report Nancy Coston noted that she had a good meeting with FRIENDS about the Food Bank and related issues. She has not heard back from the Food Bank, but there is no current backlog of food for Orange County. There are still some questions about the future and potential collaboration on distributing the food. Chris Nutter has said that she would intervene to set up a meeting at the Food Bank. April is Social Services Appreciation Month. The staff meeting scheduled for this month is being moved to April. The agency would like to try to do some sort of morale boost. Ms. Coston added staff really appreciate door prizes. Pat Garavaglia noted that she could probably help with door prizes. The meeting is set for April 15th, but the time is yet to be determined. 3. Executive Session Valerie Foushee moved that the Board enter into Executive Session pursuant to GS §143 318.11(a)(1) pursuant to §108A-80(a). Arthrell Sanders seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. VII. Announcements The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 18, 2011 at the Hillsborough Commons, Mayo Street, Hillsborough, North Carolina. On a motion by Valerie Foushee and seconded by Arthrell Sanders, the Board adjourned their regular meeting at 5:22 P.M.