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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br />May 17, 2021 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON MONDAY: May 17, 2021 virtually. <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Tamara Dempsey-Tanner, Pat Garavaglia, Earl <br />McKee and Jane Garrett. <br /> <br />GUEST: None. <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS ABSENT: None. <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Nancy Coston, Director; Lindsey Shewmaker, Human Services Manager; Sharron Hinton, <br />Human Services Program Manager; Crystal Mitchell, Human Services Program Manager; and Brittany Mann, <br />Child Welfare Program Manager. <br /> <br />I. Call to Order and Introductions <br /> <br />DSS Chair, Tamara Dempsey-Tanner, called the meeting to order at 4:04 pm. <br /> <br />II. Board Comments <br /> <br />Pat Garavaglia informed the Board that Friends of DSS received a grant for $25,000 from the Oakleaf <br />Foundation for a program called Dress to Impress. This will allow clients working with Social Services <br />to receive a gift card of $250 to Kohl’s to purchase work clothing. <br /> <br />Ms. Garavaglia also mentioned a situation she heard from someone at Legal Aid in which a client in <br />Warren County had been evicted even after receiving funds for rental assistance through a COVID <br />program and wondered if this was happening in Orange County. Nancy Coston responded that Orange <br />County has several programs for rental assistance and eviction diversion as well as the Department of <br />Human Rights which helps litigate fair housing issues. <br /> <br />Ms. Garavaglia asked when the Board might be able to meet in person. Ms. Coston responded that all <br />the current protocols for the county are still currently in place, including mask requirements. <br /> <br />Tamara Dempsey-Tanner noted that she attended the Town Hall last week in Orange County on <br />behavioral health. Several management staff from Alliance attended and answered questions about <br />the transition from Cardinal. <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 April 2021. Jane Garrett seconded <br />the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. <br />