HUMAN SERVICES
December 16, 2009
** NOT APPROVED **
Members Attending
R. Truax, B. Reynolds, D.
Burdick, W. Dibble
Others Attending
D. Fanton, P. Schmelzer, L.
Ballengee, T. Hull
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of November 18,
2009 were approved with motions from Legislators Dibble and Burdick.
Motions carried.
Social Services
The department’
s monthly report was presented for committee information.
Commissioner Schmelzer
requested permission to fill a vacancy of Principal Social Welfare
Examiner. This position is the result of
filling the Director of Temporary Assistance position due to a retirement. The position is funded through Federal,
State, and Local dollars (25%). Legislator
Dibble moved to fill the position, with Legislator Reynolds seconding. Motions carried. Ways
and Means
The department also requests
permission to fill a vacancy of Social Services Investigator. This vacancy is a result of filling the
Director of Temporary Assistance position, vacated due to retirement. This position is responsible for
investigation of allegations of fraud.
It is funded through Federal, State and Local dollars. Legislators Dibble and Reynolds moved on the
request and the motions carried. Ways and Means
The department would like to
encumber $15,000 from 2009 into 2010 for the purchase of a van, for the Job
Trak program. This program is where
recipients of Public Assistance work in the community as part of their
eligibility. Legislators Dibble and
Reynolds moved to approve the encumbrance.
Motions carried. Ways and Means
Health Department
The department requests a
transfer of $2850 within its Public Health Administration funding. This is needed to cover the cost of replacing
a desktop copier and the purchase of an office workstation. These purchases are reimbursed 100% through
Article 6 funding. Legislators Dibble
and Burdick moved on the request and the motions carried.
Other Business
The Chairman of the Board
would like to appoint members to the Citizen Advisory Council to the Office for
the Aging for three year terms from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2012. These members are Keith Folts, Reita
Sobeck-Lynch, Beverly Armstrong, and Mona Pettit. Legislator Dibble moved to approved
these appoints and prepare the appropriate resolution. Legislator Burdick second and the motions
carried. Resolution
Executive Session
Legislators Reynolds and
Dibble moved to hold executive session to discuss the past and previous
employment history of individuals in the Health Department. Motions carried.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion
to come out of Executive Session. Mr.
Dibble made the second and motion carried.
Mr. Burdick made a motion, based upon recommendations of the efficiency
study conducted by Altreya Consulting, LLC, to abolish the Account Clerk Typist
position in the Environmental Health Division, the Senior Typist in Early
Intervention and the .40FTE Account Clerk Typist in the Preschool/Physically
Handicapped Children’s Program. Mr.
Dibble made the second, motion carried.
Mr. Dibble made a motion to
return to Executive Session while Mr. Truax seconded the motion. Motion carried. Mr. Dibble made the motion to come out of
Executive Session and Mr. Reynolds made the second. Motion carried.
Mr. Reynolds made the motion
to adjourn the meeting and Mr. Dibble made the second. Motion carried and the meeting was adjourned
at 4:45pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Teresa Claypool