MANSFIELD DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

AGENDA

 

Thursday, December 9, 2004

 3:30 PM

 

PRESENT: K. Grunwald (staff), J. Heald (chair), E. Passmore, M. Hauslaib, J. Peters, J. Krisch

 

I.                MINUTES: The minutes of the November 4, 2004 meeting were accepted as written.

 

II.               NEW BUSINESS:

A.     Social Service Advisory Committee

·        Mission & Purpose: Members reviewed the mission and purpose that were developed by this group last year.  In reviewing this, a question was raised about which client group should be the focus of this committee.  Are we just focused on the adult segment of the population, and should each of the other advisory committees send a representative to this advisory committee?  J. Heald suggested requesting that each group send a representative to the February meeting.  M. Hauslaib suggested that K. Grunwald develop a document that identifies global community issues, needs, and focus for this committee.  He should then present the vision, needs and initiatives to the committee with priorities, to identify one area of focus for this year. It was also suggested that we need to find a match between a priority issue and available resources/financial or grant support.    

·        Composition/Membership: some members of the committee will be leaving this year, and the question was raised regarding what’s involved in recruiting new members.  K. Grunwald will submit a formal request to the Committee on Committees to increase the number of members to seven. 

·        Functions/Tasks: no discussion

 

B.    Draft Action Plan for SSAC: plan was reviewed; no agreement regarding how to proceed with this.

 

C.    Other: agency funding requests: process and schedule.  K. Grunwald will write a memo to the Council to explain the process and identify what the issues are for agency funding.  Applications will be sent out next week and will be due to Social Services on January 14.  The committee will meet to review applications on January 20 at 3:30.  

 

III.                 OLD BUSINESS:

A.      Other: none

 

IV.       COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS: 

A.     Review of Department activity and other items in packet and discussion with SSD Director:

·        Quarterly Report

B.          Program updates

·        Early Care and Education

·        Adult Services

·        Senior Services

·        Youth Services

 

C.    Other

 

V.        PLANS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS

 

A.                 January: Agency Funding Requests

B.                 Meetings with other Advisory Committees

 

VI.       ADJOURNMENT: meeting adjourned at 4:30

            Next Meeting: January 6, 2005; 3:30 PM