11/18/2022 HUMAN SERVICES Minutes

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HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES FRIDAY,NOVEMBER 18, 2022 PRESENT. Mary Bradbury, Sam MacDonald, Heidi McLaughlin, David Weeden, Lynne Barbee, Gail Wilson, Director Gail as Chair ProTem CALL TO ORDER 11:03 am PUBLIC COMMENT none OLD BUSINESS Review of Minutes from September 16, 2022 and October 21, 2022 motion to approve September by Bradbury, second by McLaughlin, unanimous vote motion to approve October by Bradbury, second by Barbee, unanimous vote NEW BUSINESS Reorganization of Committee Chair- Heidi & Mary decline, Lynne volunteer, motion by Mary, second by Heidi, unanimous Vice Chair- Heidi accept, motion by David, second by Lynne. vote unanimous Clerk-Sam volunteer, motion by Lynne, second by David, vote unanimous Sam will get tape recorder. David recommends "otter" as a free app for taking notes. Opioid Abatement Funding Next Steps Town Manager Rodney Collins as appointed a 3 person panel (Assistant Town Manager Wayne Taylor, Director Gail Wilson, and Corinne Weikel Co-Chair of Mashpee Substance Use Task Force), which will develop the criteria for RFPs for expenditure of the Funds to local groups that work in field of substance use. The County has specific requirements. This Committee will have final say over the applicants for funds. The Town Meeting (in May 2023)will have to vote to approve the Human Services Department budget absorbing the Funds from the General Fund. There is a short timeline for expenditures (June 1) unless the State extends it. If not, we can through the Town Meeting, extend the timeline. We currently have $50,000, but will have a total of$81,000 allocated this year. Each year over 16 years, each town will get varying amounts. We need to clarify if it is fiscal year or calendar year. Gail has already presented this information to the Task Force. Discussion about timelines, criteria, deadlines for applicants. A simple application is expected. Lynne will work with Town Treasurer Dawn to write the Article for Town Meeting. David: Tribe is working to establish a sober house. Messaging for funds is confusing until we have criteria and timelines. Lynne reply that perhaps MWT will have a specific fund, David will check. Gail would welcome a MWT member to join the Task Force. Mary Bradbury has assigned Asst. Director Cameron Gonnella to represent her Department on the Task Force. Human Services Contracts Gail has sent us a draft of FY 2024 Contracts. Her budget meeting to address the contracts will be on Dec. 14, so prior to our next meeting. She expects level funding. This will be on December agenda. Patricia Mitrokostas of HAC has a program Thrive and she has approached Gail for possible funding; Thrive works with child care/disability care providers to support housing. She would like to present her program at our December meeting. Do people agree? We welcome all groups to present. Thrive would not be on FY 2024 list of contracts. $500 of budget goes to MIDC, and Gail has to approve expenditures. Director's Report Gail's work has focused on cases regarding financial help, homelessness, fuel assistance and she assisted the Sr. Center while the outreach coordinator was out. Barnstable County did a new substance use data assessment, first since 2017 The focus was on prevention at a very young age. Gail was part of committee that did the data assessment. ADDITIONAL TOPICS Mary Bradbury reported on "Fill the Van." This was the 8th year. This year was the least amount of donations for many years- usually we need an overflow vehicle, but not this year. 90 percent was household goods. A reflection of the need for our community. St. Vincent and Falmouth Service Center were thrilled to get supplies. This Committee should continue to address the need for food and household assistance. Gail will get reports from both St. Vincent and Falmouth Service Center for December meeting. NEXT MEETING SCHEDULE December 16, 2022 David will not attend, all others plan to attend ADJOURNMENT 11:45 am, motion by Lynne, second by Heidi. unanimous