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Human Services Committee/Board of Selectmen
September 20, 1991
Present Jacquie Smith, Leo McSweeney, Rick White, Ann
Irving, Renee Cochin and Steve Baran
( recorder )
The meeting was convened by the Town Manager to discuss matters
of mutual concern to the Human Services Committee and Board of
Selectmen Jacquie Smith apologized for the delay in acting upon
Human Services Committee nominations explaining that the
Selectmen had to set FY ' 92 goals before turning to committee
business
Ste".s agreed upon for nominating future Human Services Committee
candidates are as follows
1 Discuss all candidates with Selectmen liaison
2 Formally write to the Selectmen offering nominations
3 Call Chairman to discuss nominations
It was agreed that the Selectmen would welcome a Human Services
Committee membership of 9 or more persons The current charge
requires a membership of 8 A mix of Committee members is
desirable people with roots in the community; people who are
sophisticated in human services
The Selectmen would like the Committee to prioritize Town needs
and consider involvement of church and service groups in meeting
human need In this connection, the Selectmen welcome what the
Committee might accomplish with the help of the Kennedy School in
learning qualitatively about need At the same time, the
Committee Co-Chairmen will meet with the Town Manager and
Planning Director to talk about analysis of 1990 census data
The Selectmen would like to keep hearing from the Committee about
need and other matters, particularly by keeping the Selectman
liaison informed The Selectmen are not in a position to
articulate human service outcomes for the Town until they hear
from the Committee about needs and suggested outcomes
The Human Services Committee will have a continuing role in the
allocation of human services money at past levels while
identifying from time to time where additional allocations may
need to be made In this connection, the Committee has a
continuing investigative role and are welcomed to review
reporting on all human service programs
The Committee Co-Chairmen urged the Selectmen to adopt an
advocacy role which the Selectmen would like to do to the extent
l that their advocacy can be well informed