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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES June 15,2020 THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON MONDAY: June 15, 2020 virtually. BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Tamara Dempsey-Tanner, Pat Garavaglia, Susie Enoch, and Jamezetta Bedford. GUEST: None. BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS ABSENT: Ann Wilkerson. STAFF PRESENT: Nancy Coston, Director; Sharron Hinton, Human Services Manager; Lindsey Shewmaker, Human Services Manager. I. Call to Order and Introductions DSS Chair, Tamara Dempsey-Tanner, called the meeting to order at 4:03 pm. II. Board Comments Jamezetta noted that tomorrow night the Board of County Commissioners will adopt the county budget. There are no increases for staff and the budget is largely flat. III. Public Comments None. IV. Agenda Changes None. V. Action Items On a motion by Pat Garavaglia, the Board approved the minutes of May 2020. Jamezetta Bedford seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. VI. Items for Discussion and/or Decision 1. COVID-19 Recovery Operations Lindsey Shewmaker updated the Board on the transition from response to recovery. The contract with IFC and vendor relationships related to decongregation of the homeless shelter was transferred to the Housing Department last week. Mass feeding efforts are also shifting to build up nonprofit and community partners so they can meet the needs of the community and DSS can focus on a few distributions and continue to support vulnerable populations. 2. Program Updates Nancy Coston updated the Board on child welfare changes. Court has started again for permanency hearings and other child welfare related actions. Some of the court hearings have been hard to follow using WebEx and the courts are looking at modifications to improve the experience. t