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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br />November 21, 2022 <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />Nancy Coston informed the Board that there was a request from one of the Commissioners to do <br />more for preschool children in Orange County. Staff have been looking at the numbers of children <br />0-4 who are not receiving child care services and are at 300% of poverty or below. Tina Clark talked <br />to the Board about children currently being served by the agency. Oscar Fleming mentioned that he <br />is on the Partnership for Young Children Board and it is something that group has been discussing <br />as well. He offered to assist with research if needed. Ms. Coston noted that there has been <br />feedback about barriers to accessing child care and a large one is transportation. There are <br />discussions about how to provide transportation to help kids get to care. <br /> <br />3. Agency Data <br /> <br />Lindsey Shewmaker talked about agency data and plans for regular data reporting. <br /> <br />4. Holiday Programs <br /> <br />Sharron Hinton gave an update on the current status of the holiday program. <br /> <br />5. Director’s Report <br /> <br />The Public Health Emergency is being extended again for another three months and is now likely to <br />go until April. <br /> <br />Staff relocated from Southern Human Services are now at Europa and at the Commons. Intake for <br />public assistance is still located at Southern. <br /> <br />There are several staff retirements to note. Darren Edmonds has already retired in Child Welfare. <br />Maria Retana and Ginny Schwartz are retiring in the next few weeks and have both been in public <br />assistance for many years. Valeria Richmond is retiring at the end of the year as is Robert Gilmore. <br /> <br />VII. Announcements <br /> <br />Oscar Fleming moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:16 pm. Ann Wilkerson seconded the motion. The motion <br />was carried without dissent. <br /> <br />Submitted by: <br /> <br /> Nancy Coston, DSS Director <br /> <br /> Pat Garavaglia, Chair