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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br />August 15, 2011 <br />1 <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON MONDAY: August 15, 2011 at the <br />Hillsborough Commons, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat Garavaglia, Chair; Valerie Foushee; Arthrell <br />Sanders; and Claire Millar. <br /> <br />GUEST: Alissa Willett, NCACC; Gwen Harvey, Assistant County Manager. <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBER ABSENT: Albert Williams. <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Nancy Coston, Director; Joyce Lee, Business Officer; Denise Shaffer, Assistant Director; <br />Sharron Hinton, Community Services Manager. <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 />Pat Garavaglia commented on how difficult the past week had been. Arthrell Sanders suggested there <br />be a moment of silence in memory of Joe Robbins and Albert Williams granddaughter who passed <br />away last week. <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 July 25, 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. Overview of Services at Skills Development Center <br /> <br />Sharron Hinton reported the current site is county owned property. There have been discussions <br />over the past year about using the building for other services but those now appear to be off the <br />table. There are 10 to 12 agencies who are housed or visit there. The focus now will be to not only <br />maintain services but to enhance what is provided and expand to assist more residents in locating <br />employment. In the past, DSS staff rotated going to the building. Two DSS staff are now assigned <br />there: Randy Haynes, Work First SW; and Rebecca Margolis-Malin, Job Coach/Front Desk <br />coverage. Durham Tech is planning to upfit the computer lab. The equipment is antiquated. The <br />County has designated some funding to help with this effort. The job fair held last year was very <br />successful with about 600 attendees. Clearly there is a need to expand employment and training <br />opportunities in Orange County. This full-time presence at the Skills Development Center will be an <br />opportunity to expand our service delivery to residents who are not Work First clients.