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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES January 31,2020 Nancy Coston informed the Board about the budget process for FY2020-2021. It will be presented at the February Board Meeting. The County Manager has stated that there cannot be increases in areas without offsetting revenue or legal mandates. There are several projects that staff are working on that will be presented at that time. The Outside Agency information will be available soon and will be given out next month as well. Sharron Hinton will be coordinating disseminating that information. 3. NC FAST Nancy Coston informed the Board that because there is no State budget, there are no resources to continue to work on enhancing the system. They have had to lay-off some staff. They will continue to be able to fix problems and maintain the current services. Next Tuesday staff from the General Assembly will be coming on site to talk to child welfare staff to gather information for a study on NC FAST in child welfare. 4. Directors Report Staff are reaching out to the Food Bank to understand what the requirements really are to give out federal food. That meeting should occur within the next few weeks. Boomerang is planning to host an Open House and would like Board Members and Commissioners to attend. Staff will be working with them to pick a date. There will be a job fair on March 251" at Hillsborough Commons. More information will be provided at the next meeting. Almost 2,600 kids were served at the Toy Chest and more than 7,400 toys were given out. There was good media coverage of the event. VII. Announcements Susie Enoch moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:55 am. Jamezetta Bedford seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. Submitted by: Nancy Coston, DSS Director Ann Wilkerson, Vice-Chair 2