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From: Nancy Paciga
To: HSAC
Date: 3/20/01 2:30PM
Subject: Last night's meeting synopsis
Tuesday, March 20, 2001, 2:35 pm
Hillsborough, NC
County Manager's Office
Synopsis of the Meeting of the Orange County Human Services Advisory Commission
Monday. March 19. 2001. 5:30 am. Government Services Center, Hillsborough, NC
Members Present:
Debbie Kinert, Co- Chair, At -Large
Rosetta Wash, Co- Chair, Interfaith Council
Marvin Block, Advisory Board on Aging
Louise Echols, At -Large
Mel Hurston, Board of Health
Lynette Jeffries, Cooperative Extension
Donald David Thompson, Jr., At -Large
Rebecca A. Young, At -Large
Hudson Fuller, At -Large
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Mary Bowe (substituting for Dee Gamble)
Dee Gamble, Chair, Board of Social Services
Barry Jacobs, Board of County Commissioners
Sue Russell, Partnership for Young Children
Karen Current, At -Large
STAFF PRESENT:
Sharron Hinton, Management Analyst
STAFF ABSENT:
Albert Kittrell, Assistant County Manager; Corinthia Barber, Staff Support; Nancy Paciga, Staff Support.
Welcome and Members' Updates - Rosetta Wash, Chaired the meeting. Debbie and Rosetta have
agreed to take turns alternately chairing the meetings. Rosetta will also chair the April meeting, because
Debbie will be out of town.
Approval of minutes of February 19, 2001, was made with a correction paragraph 8, lines 33 -38, which
should read, "Debbie Kinert reported on the N.C. Self- Determination Leadership Network funded through
Robert Wood Johnson to enable folks with developmental disabilities in statewide self- determination.
Debbie was asked as a member of that group to go the legislative oversight committee meeting on mental
health reform and, as a part of that endeavor, she got involved with the mental health, developmental
disabilities, substance abuse - ombudsman possibility for the State. Debbie is also leading a work group to
provide information to Representatives and Senators about this. If anyone would like to, they the may join
this work with this group."
Member Updates were given by each member present on the recent activities of each one's organization.
Reappointments were discussed. Ms. Jeffries does not wish to be reappointed because of increasing
personal time commitments. She said she has asked Mr. Fletcher Barber, Director, Orange County
Cooperative Extension Service, to find a replacement to represent the Extension Service on the Human
Services Advisory Commission.
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Ms. Echols said that she would like to be reappointed to a second term.
Setting date of April Meeting There had been some discussion among staff that the Commission would
not be able to meet at the set date of April 16, 2001, because it is Easter Monday. However, the
Commission decided to meet on the set date, the third Monday, April 16, 2001.
Review of Funding Applications for Non - Profit Organizations -
1.0verview and Instructions - Co- Chairs and Sharron Hinton, Management Analyst, County Manager's
Office
2. Breakout Review Groups - All members present. The members finished reviewing and making
notes on all of the funding applications. There were three break out groups. One group turned in its
recommendations to Sharron; the other two finished the review, but would like to type the notes and will
email those to Sharron in the near future.
3. Summary - Sharron Hinton - she was very pleased that the Review of the Funding Applications was
accomplished this evening and thanked the members for their hard work.
Adjournment: was at 8:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharron Hinton,
Rosetta Wash, and
Nancy Paciga.
CC: Blythe, Beverly; Brown, Margaret; Carey, Jr., Moses; Gordon, Alice; Halkiotis,
Stephen H.; Link, John