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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES July 20, 2020 1 THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON MONDAY: July 20, 2020 virtually. BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Tamara Dempsey-Tanner, Pat Garavaglia, Susie Enoch, Ann Wilkerson and Jamezetta Bedford. GUEST: None. BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS ABSENT: None. STAFF PRESENT: Nancy Coston, Director; Sharron Hinton, Human Services Manager; Tina Clark, Child Care Subsidy Supervisor; Lindsey Shewmaker, Human Services 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 Tamara Dempsey-Tanner moved the Director’s evaluation to the August meeting. Pat Garavaglia added Food Resources and Food Bank Updates to the agenda. V. Action Items On a motion by Pat Garavaglia, the Board approved the minutes of June 2020. Susie Enoch seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. VI. Items for Discussion and/or Decision 1. Food Resources and Food Bank Updates Sharron Hinton informed the Board that the agency has finished The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) training with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC and has developed a process for distribution. Staff are working to schedule a meeting between the agency, Friends of DSS, and Food Bank staff to delineate roles for DSS and Friends. The agency has distributed about 2,500 emergency food boxes through drive-up distributions and partnerships with PORCH, Table and other non-profits. During the distributions events, these boxes are paired with produce boxes from the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Boxes are also provided to the refugee and immigrant populations through a partnership with the Health Department and Human Rights and Relations. The agency also increased contracts with OCIM, IFC and Table in the amount of $25,000 for additional food.