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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br />June 15, 2020 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON MONDAY: June 15, 2020 virtually. <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Tamara Dempsey-Tanner, Pat Garavaglia, Susie <br />Enoch, and Jamezetta Bedford. <br /> <br />GUEST: None. <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS ABSENT: Ann Wilkerson. <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Nancy Coston, Director; Sharron Hinton, Human Services Manager; Lindsey Shewmaker, <br />Human Services Manager. <br /> <br />I. Call to Order and Introductions <br /> <br />DSS Chair, Tamara Dempsey-Tanner, called the meeting to order at 4:03 pm. <br /> <br />II. Board Comments <br /> <br />Jamezetta noted that tomorrow night the Board of County Commissioners will adopt the county budget. <br />There are no increases for staff and the budget is largely flat. <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 Pat Garavaglia, the Board approved the minutes of May 2020. Jamezetta Bedford <br />seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. <br /> <br />VI. Items for Discussion and/or Decision <br /> <br />1. COVID-19 Recovery Operations <br /> <br />Lindsey Shewmaker updated the Board on the transition from response to recovery. The contract <br />with IFC and vendor relationships related to decongregation of the homeless shelter was <br />transferred to the Housing Department last week. Mass feeding efforts are also shifting to build up <br />nonprofit and community partners so they can meet the needs of the community and DSS can <br />focus on a few distributions and continue to support vulnerable populations. <br /> <br />2. Program Updates <br /> <br />Nancy Coston updated the Board on child welfare changes. Court has started again for <br />permanency hearings and other child welfare related actions. Some of the court hearings have <br />been hard to follow using WebEx and the courts are looking at modifications to improve the <br />experience.