HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 05-06-2003 - 9-d-1ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: May 6, 2003
Action Agenda
Item No. 9 ~ d -1
SUBJECT: Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee -Expansion of Membership and One
New Appointment
DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Excerpt, North Carolina General Statutes Clerk's Office, ext. 2130, 2125, 2126, 2129
§ 131 D-31 TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Memo from Carol Gunther-Mohr, Chair, ACHCAC Hillsborough 245-2130
Proposed Membership Roster Chapel Hill 968-4501
Application/Resume of Person Being Durham 688-7331
Recommended for Appointment Mebane 336-227-2031
Interest List
PURPOSE: To consider a request from the Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee
(ACHCAC) to expand the membership of this Committee by four seats; furthermore, to consider
appointing one new member.
BACKGROUND: The Orange County ACHCAC has eight positions plus one position for a County
Commissioner Liaison. Eight of the positions are designated "At-Large," and one is a BOCC Liaison
position. Currently one "At-Large" position is vacant.
According to state statute, one-third or as close to one-third as possible of the positions should be
offered to the administration of the Adult Care Homes of the County, which has traditionally been
done. Also, it is required that the Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee have at least one
member who is a person involved in the area of mental retardation.
In an official meeting, on April 16, 2003, the Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee
approved a request for the County Commissioners to create four additional positions on the
Committee per N.C. General Statute 131 D-31 (b) (2) (see attached) and to recommend Ms. Beth
Ellen Barba, of 6421 Sykes Glen Trail, (Bingham Township), Mebane, N.C. for appointment to the
vacant At-Large position.
The reasons for the request to expand the membership are:
1. The needs are greater than ever; there are many critical issues in the facilities that additional
members could help the Committee work on. For example, a) most of the Adult Care facilities would
benefit from additional volunteers to meet a range of unmet needs (e.g., social and advocacy); b) two
family care homes closed in the past year and other smaller homes are vulnerable and face
challenges for which the Committee may be able to provide additional support and assistance.