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MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br /> June 20,2023 <br /> THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON TUESDAY: June 20, 2023 at <br /> Hillsborough Commons. <br /> BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Oscar Fleming, Jane Garrett, Pat Garavaglia, Ann <br /> Wilkerson, and Jamezetta Bedford. <br /> BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS ABSENT: None <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 /> I. Call to Order and Introductions <br /> DSS Chair, Pat Garavaglia, called the meeting to order at 4:03 pm. <br /> II. Board Comments <br /> None. <br /> III. Public Comments <br /> None. <br /> IV. Agenda Changes <br /> None. <br /> V. Action Items <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 /> VI. Items for Discussion and/or Decision <br /> 1. Energy Outreach Plan <br /> Lindsey Shewmaker presented the proposed energy outreach plan for FY2023-24. <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 /> 2. DSS Board Rules <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 /> 3. Foster Care/Adoption Rate Increase <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 <br /> 1 <br />