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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br />April 18, 2011 <br />1 <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON MONDAY: April 18, 2011 at the <br />Hillsborough Commons, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Arthrell Sanders, Albert Williams, Valerie Foushee <br />and Pat Garavaglia. <br /> <br /> <br />GUEST: None. <br /> <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBER ABSENT: Claire Millar. <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Nancy Coston, Director; Denise Shaffer, Assistant Director; Joyce Lee, Business Officer; <br />and Sharron Hinton, Community Services Manager. <br /> <br /> <br />I. Call to Order and Introductions <br /> <br />DSS Chair, Pat Garavaglia, called the meeting to order at 4:05 P.M. <br /> <br />II. Board Comments <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />III. Public Comments <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />IV. Agenda Changes <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />V. Action Items <br /> <br />On a motion by Valerie Foushee the Board approved the Minutes of March 21, 2011. Arthrell Sanders <br />seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. <br /> <br />VI. Items for Discussion and/or Decision <br /> <br />1. Work Force Development Board <br /> <br />Nancy Coston presented information regarding the Work Force Development Board. The current <br />partnership includes Orange, Alamance, and Randolf counties. There is a proposal to add Moore <br />and Montgomery counties to the existing partnership. One of the Orange County Commissioners <br />was asked to sign a document approving this plan although she had not been provided information <br />in order to make an informed decision. She has requested additional information and plans to <br />discuss this issue at a BOCC meeting to get everyone’s input. Ms. Coston will be discussing this <br />tomorrow with Gwen Harvey, Assistant County Manager. She has also contacted the state office to <br />get additional information regarding options available to the county. The current partner counties