6/28/2013 HUMAN SERVICES Minutes

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W f Town of Mash ee f 16 Great Neck Road North LE Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE — PUBLIC SESSION Human Services Office— 2:00 PM June 28, 2013 Minutes of the Meeting of Friday, June 28, 2013 Committee Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present: Ruth Elias, Chairman John Cahalane Gail Wilson, Human Services Director Janice Walford, like Chairman Lynne Waterman Elinor Glener, Clerk Gus Frederick Marry Scanlan Veronica Warden Kathy Mohler-Faria CALL TO ORDER - Chairman Ruth Elias called the meeting to order at 2:15 PM. PUBLIC COMMENTS - None. REVIEW I1 F MINUTES -Thursday, May 30, 201 Janice Waif rd made a motion that the minutes of 5130!2013 be approved as emended. Elinor Glener seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. OLD BUSINESS 0 review of Human services Dept. Contracts Gail Wilson reported on attendance at a meeting with Joyce Mason, .John Cahalane, Janice Walf rd, and Ruth Elias to review the short term goals identified by the Needs Assessment that were discussed at the May 30, 2013 Human Services Committee meeting. At the meeting with Ms. Mason and the others, an immediate way to give more money to the Falmouth Service Center was discussed. A decision was made to take a 10% reduction across the board for all the contracts that resulted in a total of$3,057 for the Falmouth service Center. Gail Wilson has notified all contractors about the 10 reduction. • Review f Volunteers for the Human services Department - Tax abatement program. Lynne Waterman advised Carl Wilson that there were no more volunteers availa.ble from the Tax Abatement program until October 2013, but that she would put the Human Services Department on the Volunteer request list. Ms. Waterman explained that she had inherited the volunteer program procedures mid-year, and was unable to male revisions to the process at this time. Ms. Waterman urged Gail Wilson to forward her request for a Human services Department Volunteer now, to ensure a placement in October. John Cahalane stated that he will investigate the possibility of authorizing an additional Volunteer to the list. Cape Cod Volunteers- an online organization posting job descriptions; persons interested would respond. Background checks would be necessary. Elder Services of Cape & Islands. lathy Mohler-Faris stated that the group offers assistance to individuals trying to find wort , paid or Volunteer. Betty Pease is the contact person at Eider Services. Elinor Glener recommended a review/update of the current Human Services volunteer job description.