Minutes 10-25-2022 Joint Meeting with the Fire Department

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22 BOCC Appointment Employment Provider Partial Term 10/31/2024 BOCC Appointment At-Large/ Flex Partial Term 10/31/2023 BOCC Appointment At-Large/ Flex First Full Term 10/31/2025 If the individuals listed above are appointed, no vacancies remain. Tara May, Deputy Clerk to the Board, introduced the item. She said that in addition to considering nominations for the positions, the Board could consider adding a County Manager designated position for Department on Aging. The Board reviewed each open position and discussed nominees for the positions. The Board first discussed the two Orange County Resident With Lived Experience positions. Tara May said she had attempted to categorize all of the applicants into the positions they might be qualified for. She said that she thought applicants Jefradrian Stafford, Jesse Miller, and Beth Evans would fit for the position of Orange County Resident With Lived Experience. She said Beth Evans experience was having a family member who struggled with opioid addiction. Chair Price said she thought Ed Sredzienski also fit in the category. Other members of the Board echoed her thoughts. Chair Price felt that the person nominated for the Orange County Resident With Lived Experience should have personal experience with opioids. Commissioner Greene nominated Jefradrian Stafford and Jesse Miller. Commissioner Bedford said Jesse Miller also served as Freedom House treasurer. She said that would give perspective as a provider in addition to perspective as a person in recovery. Chair Price said she would like to keep Ed Sredzienski as a possible nominee for a flexible position. She said he is from the Cheeks Township. Commissioner Fowler said she was ok with any of the three mentioned (Jefradrian Stafford, Jesse Miller, and Ed Sredzienski), but if for another position a representative from Freedom House was nominated, she would want to choose Jefradrian Stafford and Ed Sredzienski to avoid duplication. Chair Price asked that they see how the nominations for the remaining positions goes before making any decisions. The Board then discussed the position for a Substance Use Treatment Provider. Tara May said that she thought Evan Ashkin, Elisabeth Johnson, and Joyce Harper would fit for this category. Chair Price noted that Joyce Harper did not live but worked in Orange County. Commissioner Fowler said Evan Ashkin’s experience sounded important for the position. Chair Price said Evan Ashkin has been part of the response to the opioid crisis for a while. Commissioner Bedford supported Evan Ashkin for the Substance Use Treatment Provider position. She said then Jesse Miller might be a good fit for a Orange County Resident With Lived Experience position. Commissioner Hamilton was concerned about having someone representing a dual role. She said she would rather have someone clearly advocating for one position. She said there are disadvantages to having two roles. She said, for example, as a treasurer, they might be thinking of the money instead of sharing their own lived experience. Commissioner Greene said that in the community there are a lot of people who have dual roles. She said she felt Jesse Miller would know that they were representing the lived experience role.