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<br />MASHPEE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES <br /> DECEMBER 15, 2011 <br /> <br />Present: Mary Scanlan, Janice Walford, Ruth Elias, Gus Frederick, John Cahalane, Gail Wilson. <br />Ronnie Warden arrived 2:20PM. Jim Long arrived 2:50PM. <br /> <br />Absent: Elinor Glener. <br /> <br />Mary Scanlan opened the meeting at 2:07PM, in the absences of the Chairwoman Ronnie <br />Warden and Vice Chair Jim Long. <br /> <br />The Minutes of November 17, 2011 were moved as presented by John Cahalane, seconded by <br />Mary Scanlan. <br />Roll call vote in favor: All yes. <br /> <br />The Committee reviewed the current Human Service Contracts to examine the services provided <br />and statistics of Mashpee residents served. <br /> <br />The Town Manager rejected the idea of setting up a separate emergency fund for St. Vincent <br />dePaul in the amount of $1,750. The Town Manager also rejected funding the immunization <br />clinic with VNA money. The flu clinic is to be handled as a Health Department item. <br /> <br />John Cahalane, Janice Walford, and Gail Wilson will meet with the Town Manager tomorrow at <br />9AM to review the contracts. All parties have copies of the contracts. <br /> <br />Janice Walford reported on her visit to St. Vincent dePaul. She went over the figures with Don <br />Chabot who determined that 87% of the funds go to Mashpee residents. There were 761 families <br />served as of September 2011. The recipients need to be qualified to receive food pantry <br />assistance. The category for this vendor is charitable non-profit, and this needs to be documented <br />by St. Vincent dePaul. Further clarification was given about the Needy Fund and what they <br />provide. <br /> <br />Gail Wilson reviewed the Good Neighborhood Fund expense report submitted by Cynthia Green. <br />The question came up about the legality of giving money to a Church, and the answer is that the <br />vendor separates the funds. <br /> <br />Mary Scanlan suggested to ask all contractors for their non-profit information. <br /> <br />Ronnie Warden will check with the Health Board about a fee waiver for food pantry permits. <br /> <br />Gail Wilson further cited other contracts and the number of Mashpee residents served: <br /> <br />Aids Support Group - 9 Mashpee residents with HIV <br />Capeabilities - l8 Mashpee residents with disabilities <br />CC Child Development -70 Mashpee residents (Head Start, early intervention) <br /> 1 <br /> <br />