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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br />June 20, 2023 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON TUESDAY: June 20, 2023 at <br />Hillsborough Commons. <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Oscar Fleming, Jane Garrett, Pat Garavaglia, Ann <br />Wilkerson, and Jamezetta Bedford. <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS ABSENT: None <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Nancy Coston, Social Services Director; Lindsey Shewmaker, Human Services Manager; <br />Crystal Mitchell, Human Services Manager; Sharron Hinton, Human Services Manager, and Rebekah Rapoza, <br />Fiscal Operations Manager. <br /> <br />I. Call to Order and Introductions <br /> <br />DSS Chair, Pat Garavaglia, called the meeting to order at 4:03 pm. <br /> <br />II. Board Comments <br /> <br />None. <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 15, 2023. Ann Wilkerson <br />seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. <br /> <br />VI. Items for Discussion and/or Decision <br /> <br />1. Energy Outreach Plan <br /> <br />Lindsey Shewmaker presented the proposed energy outreach plan for FY2023-24. <br /> <br />Ann Wilkerson made a motion to approve the Energy Outreach Plan. Jamezetta Bedford seconded <br />the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. <br /> <br />2. DSS Board Rules <br /> <br />Lindsey Shewmaker went through a School of Government presentation on DSS Board Rules and <br />Procedures. The original presentation was shared with the Board. <br /> <br />3. Foster Care/Adoption Rate Increase <br /> <br />Crystal Mitchell provided an update from the General Assembly on Foster Care rates for FY2023- <br />24. Foster families and kinship placements receive some type of funding to support the care of the