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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br />July 31, 2023 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON TUESDAY: July 31, 2023 at Hillsborough <br />Commons. <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Jane Garrett, Pat Garavaglia, Ann Wilkerson, and <br />Jamezetta Bedford. <br /> <br />BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS ABSENT: Oscar Fleming <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Lindsey Shewmaker, Human Services Manager; Crystal Mitchell, Human Services <br />Manager; Sharron Hinton, Human Services Manager, and Rebekah Rapoza, Fiscal Operations Manager. <br /> <br />I. Call to Order and Introductions <br /> <br />DSS Chair, Pat Garavaglia, called the meeting to order at 4:02 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 Jamezetta Bedford, the Board approved the minutes of June 20, 2023. Pat Garavaglia <br />seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. <br /> <br />VI. Items for Discussion and/or Decision <br /> <br />1. Quarterly Data Presentation <br /> <br />Lindsey Shewmaker presented Quarterly Data for some DSS programs. The data covered point in <br />time numbers for June 2023, as well as historical averages of the past four fiscal years. Ms. <br />Shewmaker explained we are starting with a few programs and will add more program data as we <br />move forward. <br /> <br />The presentation covered data for the following programs: Food and Nutrition Services, Medicaid, <br />CPS reports, Foster Care, Child Care Subsidy, APS reports, and Adult Guardianship. With the <br />economic services programs, it was noted the impact the unwinding of the COVID rules has had on <br />number of participants. This is also a trend statewide as well as nationally. Ms. Shewmaker noted <br />we think a lot of Medicaid recepients are still eligible but they have not responded to mailings. FNS: <br />June 2023 data 5,834 cases with 10,657 participants. <br />Medicaid: 21,639 participants; significant decrease between May and June; seeing this statewide <br />and nationally. Due to unwinding of COVID rules. We think a lot of these families are still eligible and <br />just aren’t responding to mailings. Other noteworthy data includes an increase in the number of <br />children in OCDSS custody compared to the past fiscal years as well as the number of APS reports