MANSFIELD DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

AGENDA

 

Thursday, September 4, 2003; 2:30 PM

 

AUDREY P. BECK BUILDING, CONFERENCE ROOM B *

PLEASE CALL 429-3315 ASAP IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND

 

            *PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN MEETING LOCATION

 

I.                MINUTES:

 

Minutes of June 5, 2003 meeting

 

II.         COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS: 

 

A.     Discussion with SSD Director, Kevin Grunwald

                       

 

B.    Review of Department activity and other items in packet

 

C.          Program funding updates

·        Graustein Foundation

·        Special Needs Fund/copy of article and letter

·        LWVCT Community Conversations

·        School Readiness Grant

·        Senior Services Nurse/Wellness Center

·        General impact of State budget cuts/closure of Willimantic DSS office

 

D.    Other

 

 

III.               OLD BUSINESS:

 

 

A.     Discussion of process for Agency Funding requests: form sub-group (incl. COA/MACNPD) representative to make recommendations at Oct. meeting

 

B.    Update on SSAC collaboration with Recreation Advisory Committee on Community Center fee reduction policy/schedule (update KG)

 

C.    Revisit issue of the need for a December legislative meeting (KG to explore option of CAN meeting in Windham)

 

D.    Mansfield Community Fund (KG to present draft fund-raising letter/criteria)

 

E.     Other

 

 

IV.                 NEW BUSINESS:

 

 

C.  Other

 

V.        PLANS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS

• October 2: Orientation to Social Services’ Programs and Advisory Committees/Mansfield Downtown Partnership
• November 6: Agency funding requests
• December 4: Legislative meeting

 

 

VI.            ADJOURNMENT