HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-18-2006-9f1ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 18, 2006
Action Agenda
Item No. 9-.~.' - ~
SUBJECT: Inter-Faith Council-Appointments
DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): tinder Separate Cover INFORMATION CONTACT:
IFC Petition Clerk's Office, 245-2130
PURPOSE: To consider making appointments to Inter-Faith Council's work groups.
BACKGROUND: Pursuant to a discussion that took place at the March 30, 2006 Assembly of
Governments meting, the IFC is requesting that Orange County appoint one elected official and one
staff member to participate in two work groups that will be convened by IFC.
The Men's Residential Facility Wark Group will be charged with securing a site and funding for a
comprehensive men's residential facility.
The Comprehensive Service Center Work Group will identify the appropriate facility/site to house IFC
Food Pantry/Kitchen, Crisis Intervention/Case Management and Administrative Offices.
Men's Residential Facility Work Group 1 Elected Official
1 Staff
Comprehensive Service Center Wark Group 1 Elected Official
1 Staff
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
RECOMMENDATION(S): Consider making appointments of one elected official and one staff person
to be a part of IFC work groups.
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Inter-Faith Council for Social Service
Board of Directors
Susan Anderson
President
Ann Henley
lice-President
Ada Rey
Secretary
Rick Allen
Treasurer
Natalie Ammareii
Gloria•Brown
lames L. Copeland
Caroline Craig
Tricla Daisley
Melvin Smith
Carl Taylor
Hugh Tilson
Erica Zimmerman
Honorary Life
Board Member
Robert Seymour
Executive D/rector
Chris Moran
April 5, 2006
To: The Honorable Mayors Kevin Foy and Mark Chilton and the Honorable Barry Jacobs, Chair
of the Orange County Commissioners:
Re: Petition from the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service
Dear Representatives:
Pursuant to our discussion with you at the 30 March, 2006 Assembly of Governments, the
Inter-Faith Council for Social Service (IFC) respectfully requests that each of the three units of
government appoint one elected official and one staff member to participate in each of two
work groups to be convened by the IFC:
1, Men's Residential Facility Work Group, committed to securing a site and funding for a
comprehensive men's residential facility;
2. Comprehensive Service Center Work Group to identify the appropriate facility/site
(renovated Carrboro Douglas Building or other site) to house IFC Food Pantry/Kitchen,
Crisis Intervention/Case Management, and Administrative Offices
As noted in our discussion at the Assembly of Governments, the Board of Directors of the IFC
has already created several internal work groups to focus on specific issues related to building
this organization's capacity to move forward successfully with our service/program vision.
However, we have concluded that IFC cannot a/one realize its goal of providing adequate
services to the homeless. The active involvement of local units of government is necessary to
resolve the many complex issues related to securing a site, addressing neighbor concerns and
obtaining the resources necessary to achieve and sustain our vision.
Thus, we request that each local unit of government be prepared to participate in the work of
these groups until such time as the two facilities are completed. In addition, as suggested by
Councilman Ward, we ask that representatives of the local units of government come to the
table with creative ideas, resources, funds and in-kind support.
We have been most appreciative of the extensive support that all three units of local
government have offered to IFC over the years. It is time now to move to a new stage of
action and to find community-wide consensus about solutions to the challenge of properly
serving a homeless population that we all know is expanding both in numbers and in
complexity of service needs,
Respectfully submitted
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Susan J. Anderson, President
IFC Board of Directors
Giving help and hope to those in need
110 W. Main Street ~ Carrboro, North Carolina ~ 27510 ~ www.ifcweb.org
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