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Council for Human Services
July 28,2010
2 Fair2rounds Road
Minutes of the meeting of July 28,2010: The meeting took place at 2pm at
2 Fairgrounds Road, Nantucket, MA 02554
1. Members Present: Dorothy Hertz, chair., Linda Barrett, sec., John Belash,
Sue Marques, Augie Ramos, Mary Wawro, Linda Williams
Members Absent: Maria Pena, Rachel Rosen
Staff Present: Maryanne Worth, Ann Medina
Members of Public Present: Margaretta Andrews, CFNan; Janis Carreiro,
NRAP, Interfaith Council/ Food Pantry; Jenny Garneau, Community
Organizer of Nantucket Suicide Prevention Coalition, DMH; Kat Robinson
Grieder, A Safe Place; Kathi Hacket, MV Comm. Services/Family Support
Services; Linda Roberts, Director of the Salt Marsh Senior Center; Randi
Wight, Council on Aging member; Susan Bennett Witte, Housing Planner.
II. Quorum: The meeting was called to order at 2:07pm: a quorum was
established.
III. Approval of the Agenda: A motion was made, unanimous vote in favor.
Introductions: Members of the public introduced themselves as did the CHS
members.
IV. Action/Discussion: Public Hearing/Public Comment: The
representatives of the various agencies told us what they thought the
problems in the community were according to what they see with their
clients. They answered our questions as to what the causes of these problems
may be, who and how many people are affected, what the consequences may
be if they did not receive Town funds and if any other agency on the island
also did the services they do, as well as other related questions. . These
discussions ended at 3 :41 pm.
V. Approval of Minutes: Minutes of July 15,2010; a motion was made to
approve the minutes with correction, voted to approve with Linda Williams
abstaining as she wasn't at the meeting. Minutes of July 21, 2010; a motion
was made to approve the minutes with correction, so voted with Linda
Williams again abstaining for same reason. The notes of July 26, 2010 were
approved by Linda Barrett, Dorothy Hertz and Augie Ramos as they were
the only ones who attended.
VI. Other Business: An em ail was read from CFNan about having a member
of our council on the committee to select a consultant for their study. A
question of ethics came up and a motion was made by Mary to table
choosing anyone to be on the committee until the question was answered by
the Ethics Committee. The vote was unanimously in favor of the motion.
A motion was made by Sue to extend the deadline for the responses to the
questionnaire until August 4, 20l0. A unanimous vote was made in favor of
the motion.
Next Meeting: The next meeting will be August 3,2010 at 4:30pm at 2
Fairgrounds Road.
Agenda: To prioritize the community needs is the agenda for next meeting.
Motion to Adlourn: A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the
meeting at 4:21pm, so voted.
Respectfully submitted by,
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Secretary
Approved August 3,2010