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11 <br /> 1 Commissioner Fowler asked if they then find out about any siblings to see if they might <br /> 2 need extra support. <br /> 3 Quintana Stewert said yes, and they try to put efforts into place that prevent any future <br /> 4 occurrence. <br /> 5 Chair Bedford asked if these children are residents of Orange County. <br /> 6 Quintana Stewart said they were. <br /> 7 Chair Bedford asked how many child deaths there are per year. <br /> 8 Lindsey Shewmaker, DSS Director, said there are about 12 a year. She said that because <br /> 9 the new system goes into place July 1, they receive a DSS report, but they will receive that on <br /> 10 consent within the next month. She said that it will summarize this and then three items that the <br /> 11 team wants to work on. She said this is preventative in nature and effort. <br /> 12 Vice-Chair Hamilton said it is helpful to bring this to the community. She said with the <br /> 13 county's strategic plan, she said objective three should also be added because that is to provide <br /> 14 social safety net programming for the communities most vulnerable members. <br /> 15 Quintana Stewart asked the Board to approve the recommendation to continue with the <br /> 16 single County CCPT/CFPT structure. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Vice-Chair Hamilton, approve <br /> 19 the recommendation of the Health Director and Social Services Director to continue with the single <br /> 20 County CCPT/CFPT structure. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 23 <br /> 24 a. Approval of School Capital Funding Policies <br /> 25 The Board adopted new School Capital Funding Policies. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 BACKGROUND: At its October 8, 2024 work session, the Board of County Commissioners <br /> 28 reviewed a draft version of the School Capital Funding Policy, which establishes new definitions <br /> 29 and guidelines for school capital funding, uses, and allocation methods. The Board made a series <br /> 30 of clarifications and corrections to the draft policy. At a second work session on November 12, <br /> 31 2024, the Board reviewed updates to the policy, and reviewed a secondary Major Project Planning <br /> 32 Addendum. The Board made some changes to both documents. The documents have also been <br /> 33 reviewed by the School Capital Needs Workgroup and have been provided to staff in both districts. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Once adopted, the policies will be implemented starting with the FY 2026 Manager's <br /> 36 Recommended Capital Investment Plan, which will be presented in April 2025. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Kirk Vaughn, Budget Director, introduced the item. <br /> 39 Commissioner Carter asked if there is anything in the discussion that might change the <br /> 40 policies that are talked about in 6-a. <br /> 41 Kirk Vaughn said no. <br /> 42 Chair Bedford said she would like quarterly updates on the policy, and she would like for <br /> 43 the staff to develop procedures for timing and accounting. <br /> 44 Commissioner McKee said there were several places where there were references to "the <br /> 45 Board," but it did not specify which Board. <br /> 46 Chair Bedford suggested adding (Board) after Board of County Commissioners in the <br /> 47 preamble so that it is clear throughout. <br /> 48 Commissioner McKee said he just wanted to add something so it is clear. He said he also <br /> 49 had a question about a statement on page five: <br /> 50 <br />