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3 <br /> Orange County Community Advisory Committee <br /> To: Board of County Commissioners <br /> From: Autumn Cox, Regional Ombudsman <br /> Re: Appointment of Jackie Podger <br /> Date: April 28, 2023 <br /> On behalf of the Orange County Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee, I would like <br /> to recommend Jackie Podger to be appointment to the committee. Jackie is currently the chair <br /> of the Nursing Home CAC and also serves as a member of the Aging Advisory Committee. I <br /> realize that Orange County usually only permits a person to serve on two boards at a time, but I <br /> am requesting an exception be made given the circumstances of the CAC. As you are aware <br /> the state has not resumed training at this time, but anticipates the pilots to begin in the Spring. <br /> We are hoping we are one of the four regions selected. Because Jackie is already a certified <br /> CAC member, she would not have to wait to go through this training and can begin visits with <br /> the ACH CAC almost immediately. The ACH CAC is a committee set for ten members and we <br /> currently have three active members and one who is completing training. If Jackie were <br /> permitted to join the ACH CAC, we would then have four members and one in training. I am <br /> extremely grateful for Jackie and her advocacy work on the committee. She is a huge asset to <br /> the team and would bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the ACH CAC. Thank you <br /> for your consideration and please let me know if you need additional information to move this <br /> recommendation forward. <br /> Autumn Cox <br /> Regional LTC Ombudsman <br />