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P1t_ sent Harvey Lcwtj_i Chairman Bob � a hnan Co-
Chaieman Lt 000ra ZoLa Seymour handel
Sheila Martin and Steve Baran Human
Services Coo dinator1. 41/2{
Minutes
The Minutes of 9/26/88 were approved
Report Hu. an Services Coordinator
Steve bro' iHr the Committee up to dare n The 12,naplr2ment
Committee s efforts to make the federal post office and nigh
school mole accessible
Reouests for Proposals have gone out to fie -rgencies whi"h are
currently providing services and an ad was inserted in the
newepapet inviting interested new providers to submit pronosals
Proposals are due October 17
nuorum
(I) Steve will provide information on what constitutes a quorum for
transacting further business of the Committee 50% of those
present or 50% of those who are members?
Recruitment of new members to the Committee
The Committee had expected to hear from Leo McSweeney in his
capacity as liaison to the Board of Selectmen on the Selectmen s
ideas concerning recruitment of new members to the Committee
Since Mr McSweeney had not responded to efforts to reach him
the Committee decided to proceed on its own (Harvey wjll discuss
the problem in communication with Mr McSweeney)
Five candidates have e::pressed interest There are three
positions open Candidates resumes will be sent to the
Comm!-ttee members Cop es of the Charge and last Report to the
Selectmen will be sent to the candidates
The interviewing format will be as follows
1 Chairperson s introduction of Committee s purpose and
goals expectations for commitment a^d regularity of
attendance on the part of Committee members
2 Question whether candidates can attend meetings
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QQ1.1.2stion of 'hat the c .r.didate would Lk_{- to se, the h4a
Comr(littci_ accomplish
Drug policy
Committee me: bets '_ 'Dressed conc rn about a new drug policy
abot.r to be issued hy the School Ue'>artment
1 Definition of situation
Th, Co,.,.. irt felt that defining ' tuci i- r_ ` s admission of
na Sina a biopic, s .Spic ior Of t ider s being under t.. e
influ_nce or having evidence of us as a law enforcement
issue creates a chilling effect magina it difficult to
involve the student in treatmen
Stud_ behavior n these categories gay often be a
-ranif ,sration of a. ,_nderlyinc emotional family or
( � social problem wne' eas the general punitive thrust of
�J the policy tends to imply that it is the student who is
totally at fault
Thus where a student voluntarily confides a problem to
a staff or fac ity member, the lac of confidentiality
will serve to prevent any confiden es being shared in
the first place
The Committee believed that it is clearly within the
School s province to address these issues but it is
not clear why the police are involved when no law has
been broken
2 Legal issues
The committee had question about ketal aspects such as
initiating CHINS or care and custody when parents fall
to cooperate Even if the Town is a tinct within the
law the Committee as concerned ahc,;t the implications
of resorting to such an extreme type of proceeding
which has a legal or quasi-legal character
3 Advice and participation
The Committee was concerned that around an issue where
f i there is a great deal of coodination with human
�J services required no prior involvement of the
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it was agreed to send a e : et to t?,e 'Irk, NtnJoel With copies t 1
th Chairperson of uffl Board at Selectmen the Snperintendenf oil
Schools and the Schell Committee
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Senior Health N )ni or Committee
Renee Cochin reported that the Senior Health Monitor Committee
was making progress At the moment it was involved in getting
cost data and finalizing who belonged in the program Ce g
degrees of frailty) It was evident no that the original
deadline of StoLember 30 for finalizing plans was unrealistic
The program will be phased in beginning 10/ 1 when a group of
providers wili begin meeting regularly
Data reviewed btr the Committee Droved to be insufficiently
precise A new data base will be collected permitting analysis
of dara C0711101-, to ail ts-,e participants
Respectfully Submitted
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c1) Stephen Baran
Human Services Coordinator
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