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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES May 18, 2020 1 THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON MONDAY: May 18, 2020 virtually. BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Tamara Dempsey-Tanner, Ann Wilkerson, Pat Garavaglia, Susie Enoch, and Jamezetta Bedford. GUEST: None. BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS ABSENT: None. STAFF PRESENT: Nancy Coston, Director; Sharron Hinton, Human Services Manager; Lindsey Shewmaker, Human Services Manager; Brittany Mann, Child Welfare Program Manager; and Crystal Mitchell, Child Welfare Manager. I. Call to Order and Introductions DSS Chair, Tamara Dempsey-Tanner, called the meeting to order at 4:05 pm. II. Board Comments None. III. Public Comments None. IV. Agenda Changes None. V. Action Items On a motion by Pat Garavaglia, the Board approved the minutes of April 2020. Susie Enoch seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. VI. Items for Discussion and/or Decision 1. Current Operations Staff continue to provide DSS services in modified ways. Child welfare and adult services continue to do visits where possible and use personal protective equipment when meeting with families. DSS continues to provide economic supports while encouraging clients to use online and telephone resources. 2. Social work Operations Brittany Mann shared that intake reports have decreased from prior years due to COVID-19 and children being less visible. For the month of May (1st-17th) the average number of reports for the last 4 years was 78.75. This year, we’ve received 40 reports for the month of May (1st-17th). The prior two months (March and April) also saw a drop in reports. Many reports in May are typically from truancy concerns, which is less of an issue with school being out right now. We are still