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HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
MINUTES
WASHINGTON February 25, 2019
I. CALL TO ORDER
The Human Services Committee meeting was called to order by Chair Jason Berry at
4:00 pm on Monday, February 25, 2019 at 1 East Main Street, Auburn, WA.
Committee Members present: Jason Berry, Lela Brugger, Shanece Dedeaux, Barbara Derda, Tammy
Gourdine, Susan Miller, Shawn Paton, Dana Riel,JoAnne Walters
Staff present: Human Services Program Coordinator Emily Pearson
Absent: Director of Community Development Jeff Tate, Human Services
Manager Joy Scott
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
• Member Dana Riel moved to accept the January 28, 2019 meeting minutes; Member
Lela Brugger seconded the motion. All committee members were in favor of adopting
the minutes as amended.
The January 28, 2019 meeting minutes were approved.
III. MISCELLANEOUS
• Review and adopt Rules of Procedure
Emily Pearson distributed copies of the draft Human Services Committee Rules of
Procedure document. The document outlines proposed operations of the
Committee's purpose and structure and brings forth a framework for future meetings.
The group examined the document and discussed at length the pros and cons of
committing to a more structured format, which would consist of adhering to Robert's
Rules of Order. Member Shanece Dedeaux stated that she would be in favor of the
changes as most organizations tend to follow this type of alignment. The group
ultimately decided to take the next month to review the document and come back at
the March meeting with a final vote.
• Election of ChairNice Chair positions
All Committee members were in favor of voting in Chair and Vice Chair positions; in
the future, the nominations will take place at the first meeting of each year. Lela
Brugger nominated Jason Berry to continue as Committee Chair for 2019; Member
JoAnne Walters seconded the nomination. The appointment passed unanimously.
JoAnne Walters nominated Dana Riel as Committee Vice Chair; Jason Berry
seconded the nomination. The appointment passed unanimously.
• Site Visit Coordination
Emily Pearson distributed the 2019-2020 program funding list and asked the
members to choose the top 5-7 agencies they'd like to visit. Their suggestions were
collected; a list of the most requested agencies will be coordinated and
arrangements for visitations will be made in the near future.
• Quarterly Report Reviews
Committee members stated that no one recalled seeing an agency's quarterly report
recently, and new members had never seen one. JoAnne Walters asked when the
most recent reports would be available; Emily Pearson stated that the first quarter
reports were due April 15, 2019. Tentatively, Emily suggested adding Quarterly
Report Overview as an agenda item for the April 22, 2019 meeting.
IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS
• The next regular Human Services Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday,
March 25, 2019 at 4:00 pm.
V. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:46 p.m.
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