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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-07-24-HSC-min.pdf Minutes Human Services Committee 7/24/89 Present Renee Cochin and Bob Cushman, Co-Chairmen; Harvey Lowell ; Leonora Feeney; Beth Klarman; Sheila Martin; Ann Irving; Seymour Mandel ; Richard Dougherty; and Steve Baran, Human Services Coordinator 1 Minutes of 06/28/89 The Minutes were accepted Clarification was requested by Leonora Feeney to the effect that were a contract to be drawn up between the School Department and RePlace there would be a conflict of interest since Dave Wilson is on the Board of RePlace while representing the School 2 Report of Human Services Coordinator Steve informed the Committee that the Town was planning revisions in its approach to Affirmative Action and to initiate an Employee Assistance Plan Steve has volunteered to participate in planning for these activities Seymour Mandel felt that the Town should affirm that it will not discriminate against anyone rather than singling out particular groups (I ) against which there should be no discrimination Steve reported that Human Services contracts were being completed for a three-month period only and that there will be a special Town Meeting to discuss the budget in view of anticipated shortfalls 3 Draft charge to Parents with Special Needs Committee The Committee asked that revisions be made in a draft submitted by Steve as follows Steering Committee list should be originated by suggestions made by the parents and submitted to the Selectmen Omit " special reference to mentally handicapped young adults" among groups being represented Omit reference to philosophy of normalization which is confusing but keep reference to integration U Minutes, Human Services Committee, 7/24/89 Page 2 l Th Do not specially reference all groups among which communication should be enhanced since this is redundant Clarify Committee responsibilities to recommend a plan to the Human Services Committee ( to be incorporated into the Annual Report) , to report annually in writing and semiannually in person to the Human Services Committee 4 Senior Health Monitor Program Beth Klarman said that the Senior Health Monitor Committee through its pre-bid process had been especially impressed by Special Care They will not charge for R N supervision and assessment but will charge for attendance at regular team meetings VNCH is no longer receiving referrals from Winchester Hospital and Choate-Symmes Hospital , and this affects volume of hospital referrals coming into the program A report was requested on the program including case management activity and needs 5 Substance Abuse Forum Harvey said that he would call the drug programs where he has contacts and provide a report to the Committee Renee asked for and received volunteers to call programs where she has contacts The date of the Forum was confirmed as October 19 Steve will inform the Substance Abuse Committee Lexington PTA Council of the Committee' s readiness to sponsor their October 26 "Eddie" substance abuse presentation 6 Outreach Counselor The Committee reviewed memorandum to Richard Barnes from David Wilson dated 6/30/89 on the subject of the "School Outreach Position" Bill Blout had sent the memo to Steve and asked him to share it with the Committee The following questions were raised U Minutes , Human Services Committee, 7/24/89 Page 3 fl Who will supervise the Counselor? How much will the Counselor be paid? Who will pay the salary? How much of the salary will come from the School and how much will come from Replace? To whom will the Counselor be accountable? What will be the role of Replace? Can one person do all that is required? Why is the Counselor called an "Outreach" Counselor? Since Dave Wilson will be visiting the Committee on August 7, he will be able to provide clarification Respectfully Submitted, Stephen aran, Human Services Coordinator