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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br />December 18, 2023 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON MONDAY: December 18, 2023 at <br />Hillsborough Commons. <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Sally Greene, Oscar Fleming, Pat Garavaglia, and <br />Ann Wilkerson. <br /> <br />GUEST: None <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS ABSENT: Jane Garrett. <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Nancy Coston, Social Services Director; Lindsey Shewmaker, Human Services Manager; <br />Crystal Mitchell, Human Services Manager; and Sharron Hinton, Human Services Manager. <br /> <br />I. Call to Order and Introductions <br /> <br />DSS Vice-Chair, Oscar Fleming, called the meeting to order at 4:05 pm. <br /> <br />II. Board Comments <br /> <br />Pat Garavaglia announced that this will be her last Board Meeting. She has enjoyed working with the <br />Board and will miss everyone. <br /> <br />III. Public Comments <br /> <br />Lindsey Shewmaker announced that the State Social Services Commission has appointed a new <br />member to the Social Services Board. <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 November 20, 2023. Ann <br />Wilkerson seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. <br /> <br />VI. Items for Discussion and/or Decision <br /> <br /> <br />1. Medicaid Expansion <br /> <br />Lindsey Shewmaker updated the Board on the status of Medicaid expansion. There are currently <br />822 pending applications for Medicaid which is a 375% increase over December of 2022. Thus far, <br />70% of applications submitted have been done online via ePASS and the Health Insurance <br />Marketplace. Only 2% of online applications have gone through straight-through processing so staff <br />are having to manage most of the applications submitted thus far. <br /> <br />2. Child Care Subsidy <br />