10/15/2015 HUMAN SERVICES Minutes

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Food Drive at Town Meeting on October 19, 2015 The Director stated a notice will be in the newspaper and posted on the town's website regarding the food drive at town meeting. Veronica will be doing pickup and Gail and Lynn will be at town meeting Review of Budget FY 2017 The Director distributed the proposed budget for FY 2017 and reviewed the numbers with the committee members. She said she added a 10% increase on all contracts. She noted overall the budget has been decreased because she no longer has utility bills. During the discussion, it was decided to remove the mileage reimbursement line item since this is done thru the Selectmen's Office, add a new line item for professional development and to be specific and list each seminar separately. Motion: Lynne Waterman moved to accept the 2017 budget as revised, seconded by Mary Bradbury. Vote unanimous 4-0 Coordinator's Report Gail Wilson, Director, distributed and reviewed her Activity report for the month of September. She highlighted the Holiday Giving Tree Task Force. She noted there is no Toys for Tots for Mashpee children and plans to have two trees at town hall and the library for gift donations. She has approval from the Town Manager. The Director will be collecting names and putting them on the trees in a confidential way. It was mentioned that others groups have these trees such as the school and St. Vincent dePaul but the Director noted some families may need different resources. The Director stated she has a task force and they met on September 25 and discussed details and timelines. The Director noted Lights After Dark will be held on October 22 and she was asked to have a table there. She will be there with brochures. The Director noted that South Bay Mental Health has a new director who wants to become involved. She distributed their new brochure. The Director distributed the new brochure for the Human Services Committee but noted since her move to town hall some of the information needed updating. The telephone number, fax number, and location needed to be changed. Veronica would contact the printer to see if he could make the changes and print out the new brochures for the Lights After Dark event. NEXT MEETING SCHEDULE -- Thursday, November 19 at 2:00 p.m. Motion: Lynne Waterman moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Veronica Warden. Vote unanimous 4-0 Meeting adjourned 3:05 p.m.