Dss Board Meeting Agenda

CHOWAN COUNTY

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

100 WEST FREEMASON CIRCLE

EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27932

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DSS BOARD MEETING AGENDA

JULY 21, 2015

Attendees were: Mr. Jack Perry (DSS Board Chair); Dr. Alex Kehayes; Ms. Darnell White; Ms. Janet Hines (Vice-Chair); Mr. Philip Thomason; and Letecia Loadholt (Interim DSS Director).

1.  Call to Order: Mr. Jack Perry

2.  Approval of June 2015 DSS Board Minutes: Approved as presented

3.  Public Comments: N/A

4.  Introduction of New Hire: Ms. Cheri Blount, IMC Supervisor introduced Ms. Kiera Hinton as the new IMC II that began employment on July 1, 2015.

5.  Child Care Plan: The local policy had been sent to the state for approval and the there were some revisions that had to be made in regards to language. Dr. Kehayes suggested explaining the jargon used in the policy with acronyms. Information corrected in local policy to reflect Local Purchasing Agency (LPA). Ms. Janet Hines made a motion to approve the revised local policy and Ms. Darnell White seconded the motion with a unanimous vote.

6.  Director’s Report: SEE ATTACHED. Mr. Thomason inquired as to when will the agency begin accepting applications for the Affordable Care Act as well as the changes that were discussed regarding the local policy for Medicaid transportation. Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act for 2016 begins on November 1, 2015 and ends on January 31, 2016. Per Tina Dunlow, there were not any changes to the local policy however, the policy was clarified to reflect language used by the State regarding recipients having the mode and not the means of transporation.

7.  DSS Board Appointment Update: The closing date was July 10, 2015 for board applications however, no applications were received. The notice has been reposted to Mediacom; the Chowan County DSS website on 7/15 and The Chowan Herald (will begin on 7/22) and will run until August 7, 2015. Mr. Thomason’s appointment is ending and he will stay in the position until filled.

8.  CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION: As there was no other business, the board entered into Executive Session for personnel matters. A motion made by Dr. Kehayes and seconded by Mr. Perry.

9.  Timely and Important Matters: Mr. Perry suggested changing the order of the agenda to allow this item to be heard before closed session.

10.  Adjourn: Upon returning from Executive Session, the meeting adjourned.

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