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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda 071700MEMORANDUM TO: Human Services Advisory Commission FROM: Nancy Martin, Assistant to the Clerk DATE: July 12, 2000 RE: Agenda - Regular Meeting, July 17, 2000 /punt p of ya �orrh Q�aco��r4 This is a meeting reminder and agenda for the next regular meeting of the Human Services Advisory Commission, scheduled for: Monday, July 17, 2000 5:30 p.m. Government Services Center 200 South Cameron Street, Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 1) Welcome and Members' Updates 2) Minutes of June 19, 2000 3) Membership Status: The Orange Congregation in Mission seat on the Human Services Advisory Board was recently filled with the appointment of Ms. Robin Barnhill, a member of the OCIM Board. Congratulations to Ms. Barnhill. We appreciate your service on this important committee. The following positions remain vacant at the present time: Three At -Large positions One position for Orange- Person - Chatham (OPC) Area Programs for Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Developmental Disabilities One position for Communities -in- Schools One position for United Way ORANGE COUNTY LOU/SEECHOLS, CO -CHAIR AT -LARGE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: DEBORAH LINN K/NERT, CO CHAIR AT-LARGE HUMAN SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION ALBERT KITTRELL, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER Box 8181 P.O. pox ROBINBARNH/LL, 200 S. CAMERON STREET MARVIN BLOCK, DEPT. AGING ELVNHUE,RSTON DSS HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. 27278 MEL VIN HU , BOARD OF HEALTH BARRYJACOBS, BOCC LYNETTEJEFFRIES, AT-LARGE SUE ROSSELL, PARTNERSHIP FOR YOUNG CHILDREN D. DAVID THOMPSON, JR., AT-LARGE REBECCA A. YOUNG, AT-LARGE ROSETTA WASH, INTERFAITH COUNCIL MEMORANDUM TO: Human Services Advisory Commission FROM: Nancy Martin, Assistant to the Clerk DATE: July 12, 2000 RE: Agenda - Regular Meeting, July 17, 2000 /punt p of ya �orrh Q�aco��r4 This is a meeting reminder and agenda for the next regular meeting of the Human Services Advisory Commission, scheduled for: Monday, July 17, 2000 5:30 p.m. Government Services Center 200 South Cameron Street, Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 1) Welcome and Members' Updates 2) Minutes of June 19, 2000 3) Membership Status: The Orange Congregation in Mission seat on the Human Services Advisory Board was recently filled with the appointment of Ms. Robin Barnhill, a member of the OCIM Board. Congratulations to Ms. Barnhill. We appreciate your service on this important committee. The following positions remain vacant at the present time: Three At -Large positions One position for Orange- Person - Chatham (OPC) Area Programs for Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Developmental Disabilities One position for Communities -in- Schools One position for United Way Human Services Advisory Commission - Agenda - July 17, 2000 - Recruitment Efforts: ♦ Public Service Announcements: These have been placed in newspapers and on the Cable Peoples Channel. ♦ Internet: The County Web Site features our Advisory Boards and Commissions. There is also and on- line application that interested citizens may fill out and submit via the internet. ♦ Posters: Enclosed are posters concerning recruitment for this Commission and other vacancies. Please distribute these posters in public places, such as doctor's offices, supermarkets, libraries, tire and auto centers, grocery stores, etc., to help increase awareness of need for citizen involvement. 3) Finalization of 2000 Human Services Forum ♦ Agenda ♦ Speakers ♦ Break Out Sessions 4. Adi ournment You Count In Orange County AREA CODE (919) 245 -2125: 732 -8181 FAX(919)644-0246 EMAIL: nmartingco.orange.nc.us H: \Nancy's Documents \AdvisoryBoards& Commissions \HumanServicesAdvCommission \AGENDAS \20000717.doc.dot, Last printed 071131002:30 PM Human Services Advisory Commission Government Services Center p� Hillsborough, N.C. July 179 2000, 5:30 P.M. Minutes > The Human Services Advisory Commission met on July 17, 2000 at 5:30 Services Center, in Hillsborough, N.C. p.m. at the Government 1 2 Members Present: Robin Barnhill 3 , Marvin Block, Dee Gamble Lynette David Thompson, Jr., Rebecca Young. yn tte Jeffries, Deborah Kinert 4 , 5 Members Absent: Louise Echols, Mel Hurston, Barry Jacobs, Sue Russell, sell, Rosetta Wash. 7 Staff Present: Corinthia Barber, Sharron Hinton, Nancy Martin. 8 9 Staff Absent: Albert Kittrell, Assistant County Manager. 10 11 Welcome: 12 Co -Chair Debbie Kinert opened the meeting and welcome 13 updates. Louise Echols was ill and could not attend this evenin the members and asked for member 14 g 15 Debbie also mentioned that Barry Jacobs, Orange County Commissioner 16 Commission, sends his regrets that he is out of town in Georgia working and member of this 1 g and could not attend. 18 Member Introductions and Reports: 2V Dee Gamble, Board of Social Services: The Board of Social Services i 21 appointment to its Board which will be the fifth member, making a co s getting ready to make an 22 g complete Board. 23 Minutes of June 19, 2000 The minutes were approved as corrected. 24 25 Membership There was discussion about vacancies on 26 reviewed: 1) Ms.Hudson Fuller; 2) Ms. Patty M. Hill; 3)tMrC emmission. Four applications were 27 There was also discussion about seeking more diversity on the Commission') Hill, and 4) Mr. Saul G. Liss. 28 representative of the Hispanic community. It was decided b consensus fission, including a 29 possibly for a member of the Hispanic community. It was also decid to save one at -large position 30 year's Forum, a nominating committee will be formed which will explore d by consensus that after this 31 diversity of membership and will make a recommendation to the fizl this concept of ensuring 32 that letters of encouragement be sent out to members of minority fall membership. such s It was suggestd 33 community and others to let them know about the work of the Human Ps such as the Hispanic 34 Commission. Services Advisory 35 36 A motion was made by Dee Gamble, and seconded by Rebecca Youn 37 to recommend Ms. Hudson Fuller and Mr. Terry Hill to be a ointed and unanimously approved, 38 positions. pp t to two of the vacant at -large 39 10 Staff was instructed to contact the Directors of OPC Area Program, 11 United Way to notify them of the continued vacancies on the Human Communities -In- Schools, and �2 Services Advisory Commission. Human Services Advisory Commission July 17, 2000 Page 3 of 3 100 101 Marvin said that he may be out town on the date of the Forum, and will let the Commission know 102 regarding his plans at the August meeting. 103 104 Debbie asked Dee Gamble if she would lead a Facilitators' Training at the next meeting of the 105 HSAC, to which she agreed. Dee had led a similar Training in 1999 and it was very helpful. It was 106 the consensus of the members to have Dee lead a facilitator's training at the August meeting. 107 108 Marvin stressed the importance of having handout materials available at the Forum. Corinthia said 109 that she will follow up on that, as she did last year. 110 1 ' Other matters discussed regarding Forum planning 11- ♦ Copies of overheads that are shown by the speakers (sometimes overhead presentations are 113 hard to see) 114 ♦ Invitations will be going out the week of the 24ffi 115 ♦ Registration cost is still $10 and includes the luncheon 116 ♦ The Friday Center is reserved for the occasion 117 ♦ The. "dot system" used last year will be used again because is worked so well 118 ♦ Corinthia Barber will take care of the menu 119 ♦ If an extra meeting is needed before the Forum, it will be called 120 ♦ The same Evaluation Form will be used as last year with updated information 121 ♦ The questions the Strategy Groups will answer are: 122 ♦ What are the needs in the mental health system 123 ♦ What services are currently available 124 ♦ What is missing 125 126 ADJOURNMENT 127 128 There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:28 p.m. The next regular meeting 129 will be August 21, 2000 at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill.. 130 131 Respectfully submitted, 132 133 13a Nancy C. Martin i Assistant to the Clerk to the 136 Orange County Board of Commissioners 137 RJ\'' n . \\ e C"rr<h