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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-09-16-HSC-min.pdf Minutes Human Services Committee 9/ 16/91 Present Renee Cochin and Ann Irving, Co-Chairmen; and Bob Cushman; Steve Baran, Human Services Coordinator ( recorder ) Absent Dick Dougherty, Dennis Murakami and Jack Sarmanian The Minutes of 7/31 /91 were approved Ann reported that she had been in touch with Leo McSweeney about the Selectmen' s delay in approving nominations from the Human Services Committee Their conversation was inconclusive With impending resignations of Dick Dougherty and Jack Sarmanian there are now four vacancies In the meantime, Mimi Aarens, Committee candidate, has withdrawn her name Rick Safford' s candidacy is awaiting Selectmen action Renee and Ann will write to the Selectmen Chris Connor of the Parents' Advisory Committee on Special Needs has been invited to meet with the Recreation Committee in October The Human Services Committee will keep in touch Judy Zabin asked Renee if she might meet with the Committee to discuss RePlace budget problems Renee asked that RePlace first send its Annual Report Steve will contact the Kennedy School around placement of a Public Policy student to conduct a needs assessment The Committee made suggestions to Steve on format for the "A-Z Human Services Directory" and Human Services Fund brochure ( empty panel might show Town-funded human services ) Steve reported on Human Services Fund expenditures The Committee felt that the types of expenditures did not sufficiently reflect the purpose of the fund response to emergencies relating to basic human needs Individuals with chronic problems with payment of bills and those who need counseling to avoid further debt should receive aid only if they agree to receiving a referral for counseling Bob provided wording for a promissory note and suggested a resource for credit counseling