Jan 17, 2023 Board of Supervisors

[Call to Order]

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HEY, GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FOR JANUARY THE 17TH, AND WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

WE'LL CALL POLICE MR. ZAREMBA.

HERE.

MRS. NOLL.

HERE.

MR. GREEN.

HERE.

MR. RON.

HERE.

MR. SHEPHERD.

HERE.

MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU HAVE A QUORUM? OKAY, FOR THE INVOCATION, WE HAVE, UH, PASTOR LISA BLACK MORRISON, UH, FROM THE PROVIDENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.

AND, UH, REVEREND OR YOU PLEASE, UH, UH, STEP FORWARD AND GIVE US THE INVOCATION AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, BEFORE YOU START, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR CHURCH.

UH, WE ARE ON OLD DARE ROAD, WHICH IS JUST OFF OF DARE ROAD IN GRAFTON.

UM, A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T REALIZE WE'RE BACK THERE CUZ WE'VE GOT A CEMETERY OUT FRONT.

UM, BUT WE ARE, UH, BEHIND THE CEMETERY, WE'RE DOING, UM, SOME RE-IMAGINING RIGHT NOW OF WHAT, UM, MINISTRIES MIGHT BE NEEDED IN THE COMMUNITY.

UM, NOW AS WE'RE KIND OF AT THE END OF, HOPEFULLY THE END OF THIS COVID, UH, STUFF.

SO WE ARE, UM, IMAGINING WAYS IN WHICH WE MIGHT CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY, UH, ORGANIZATIONS AND, AND SEEK OUT WAYS TO REALLY, UH, MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO, THANK YOU.

UM, I THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE, AND I INVITE Y'ALL TO PRAY WITH ME.

GOOD AND LOVING.

GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR CREATING THE WORLD IN ALL OF ITS BEAUTY.

WE THANK YOU FOR MEMORY WHICH ENABLES US TO BUILD ON THE EXPERIENCES OF THE PAST FOR IMAGINATION THAT ADMITS US TO A WIDER WORLD THAN WE COULD OTHERWISE KNOW.

AND FOR FORESIGHT BY WHICH WE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.

LORD, BE WITH US IN OUR DISCUSSIONS TONIGHT.

GIVE US INSIGHT AND COURAGE TO DO YOUR WILL WITH COMPASSION AND REVERENCE AS STEWARDS AND COMPANIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY.

HELP US TO KNOW AND BELIEVE IN THE GIFTS YOU HAVE GIVEN TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS BOARD, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY.

INSPIRE US TO SOLVE THE CHALLENGES WE MAY FACE AND TO TAKE JOY IN OUR SHARED TRIUMPHS IN FAITH AND HOPE WE TRUST IN YOUR PRESENCE AND YOUR GUIDANCE.

IN YOUR MIGHTY NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

COME.

AMEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYBODY.

PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE WHICH STANDS, GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

THANK YOU ALL.

INSTEAD OF ME BEING SEATED, I GET AN OPPORTUNITY.

NOW I GO DOWN FRONT, LET'S SEE, FOR A PRESENTATION OF A RESOLUTION.

THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE FUN PART FOR ME WHEN I WAS CHAIRMAN IN THE PAST.

IT WILL BE FUN AGAIN.

THIS TIME HOPEFULLY LIGHTS ON ON QUITE HEAR ME RIGHT.

ALL

[A Presentation of Resolution. Presentation of resolution to Sheriff J.D. “Danny” Diggs in honor of his retirement from County Services.]

THIS TIME, UH, WE ARE RECOGNIZING SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO YORK COUNTY AND, UH, FOR THE TREMENDOUS SERVICE.

MR. DIGGS, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? THAT'S SO HARD TO SAY.

SURE.

WHAT WE HAVE HERE, SHERIFF, IT'S A RESOLUTION.

YEAH.

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WE'RE KIND OF HAVING FUN HERE ON THIS ONE.

SO, BUT IT'S A RESOLUTION, UH, FROM THE BOARD SUPERVISORS.

IT'S QUITE LONG, BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMEBODY, UH, DOES SUCH A TREMENDOUS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, I THINK WE, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HEAR THIS CUZ IT'S, IT REALLY IS REALLY, UM, UM, TALKS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ITS INDIVIDUAL AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HIS ACTIVITIES, UH, IN HELPING CITIZENS OF YORK COUNTY AND PROTECTING THE CITIZENS OF YORK COUNTY.

SO THE RESOLUTION, UH, COMMENDS AND CONGRATULATE SHERIFF DIGGS, UH, DANNY DIGGS, THE YORK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT.

UM, WHEREAS I'M GONNA SKIP MOST OF THE, WHEREAS I'LL SAVE YOU THAT.

PLEASE DO IT.

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UH, DANNY DIGGS IS A DEDICATED LEADER WHO HAS PROTECTED THE COMMUNITY AS THE SHERIFF OF YORK COUNTY AND CITY OF PSON.

UH, WE'LL RETIRE FROM HIS POSITION OF JANUARY THE FIRST, 2023.

SO HE'S NOW MR. DIGGS, BORN AND RAISED IN PACOS AND SHERIFF DIGGS BEGAN HIS CAREER IN 1976 AT THE AGE OF 19, WORKING AS A DISPATCHER FOR THE PACOIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE FOLLOWING YEAR HE WAS SWORN INTO THE YORK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS A DEPUTY UH, SHERIFF DURING HIS 45 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER.

WHILE AT THE YORK PACOS AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE, SHERIFF DANNY DIGGS SERVED UNDER TWO SHERIFFS.

AND LET'S SEE, SHERIFF DIGGS LEADERSHIP SKILLS SAW HIM RISE STEADILY THROUGH THE RANKS AS

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HE SERVED AS A JAILER, UNIFORM PATROL DEPUTY, AND INVESTIGATOR WITH THE YORK COUNTY, UH, WITH YORK COUNTY BEFORE JOINING THE GLOUCESTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WHERE HE ATTAINED THE RANK OF MAJOR SHERIFF DIGGS WAS ELECTED SHERIFF OF YORK COUNTY IN PACOIN IN THE YEARS SINCE HE HAS WON REELECTION FIVE TIMES IN WHICH FOUR WERE UNOPPOSED AND EARNED THE RESPECT OF HIS DEPUTIES AND COLLEAGUES FOR HIS INTEGRITY AND INTEGRITY AND DEVOTION TO DUTY.

UH, DANNY'S TENURE AS SHERIFF, THE, UH, YORK COUNTY OF THE YORK COUNTY, EXCUSE ME, YORK PACOS SHERIFF'S OFFICE ACHIEVED ITS FIRST ACCREDITATION FROM THE VIRGINIA LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION AND WAS REACCREDITED ANOTHER FIVE TIMES.

HE ALSO INSTITUTED NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR USE BY THE SHERIFF DEPUTIES AND OVERSAW PUSH FOR USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA MEDIA TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC.

IT'S PROBABLY, PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC PARTS.

IT REALLY WAS.

GREAT.

UH, LET'S SEE.

SHERIFF DIGS, UH, GREW THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FROM 75 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN 20, IN 2000 TO 114 AND 2022.

HE BROUGHT BACK THE K NINE PROGRAM AND STARTED A DRONE TEAM, AN IT DEPARTMENT, AND A COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION.

UH, MR. UH, MR. DIGGS, SHERIFF DIGGS HAS BROUGHT HIS WIDE RANGING EX UH, EXPERIENCE TO A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS.

HE HAS SERVED MULTIPLE TIMES AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE VIRGINIA PENINSULA REGIONAL JAIL.

SERVED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE HAMPTON ROADS CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING ACADEMY, SERVED ON THE C J I S.

WHAT DOES THAT STAND FOR? CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS. OKAY.

THEN TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE AND THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION AND PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE VIRGINIA SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION.

GOVERNOR BOB MCDONALD APPOINTED HIM TO THE COMMONWEALTH WIRELESS E 9 1 1 SERVICE BOARD AND GOVERNOR WARNER APPOINTED HIM TO THE STATE INTEROPERABILITY, UH, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

SHERIFF DIG HOLDS A DEGREE IN POLICE SCIENCE AND IS A GRADUATE OF THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY.

HE IS A MEMBER OF THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY ASSOCIATES, THE VIRGINIA SHERIFF ASSOCIATION, THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF CHIEFS OF POLICE, THE VIRGINIA CITIZENS DEFENSE LEAGUE, AND THE RIFLE, THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION SHERIFF DIG HAS SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF YORK COUNTY, THE YORK PACOS, AND RED CROSS, THE YORK COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND IS A MEMBER OF THE KIWANIS CLUB OF GRAFTON.

SHERIFF DIGGS HAS EARNED NUMEROUS HONORS AND AWARDS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, INCLUDING THE POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR BY THE EXCHANGE CLUB OF YORK.

TWO ACCOMMODATIONS FROM THE VIRGINIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, APPRECIATION OUTSTANDING SERVICE FROM THE YORK COUNTY BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND AWARD FROM THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, THE COMMUNITY BUILDER AWARD FROM THE MA MASONIC GRAND LODGE OF VIRGINIA, THE LAW, LAW AND ORDER AWARD OF MERIT FROM THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM, UH, DARE OF VIRGINIA, A, UH, SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, PRO PROCLAMATION AND SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER 97.

SHERIFF DIGS IS EXEMPLARY DEVOTION TO THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF YORK COUNTY.

AND PACOIN HAS ONE HIMN THE ABIDING RESPECT, ADMIRATION, AND AFFECTION OF, UH, OF THE PEOPLE HE HAS.

SO, UH, ABLELY SERVED, I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH THE REST OF IT QUITE A BIT, BUT THE POINT IS, YOU GOT TO HEAR ABOUT THIS AND PEOPLE, HE WON, HE WINS THE AWARD, BUT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE HIM FOR THE TREMENDOUS SERVICE AND DEDICATION THAT, THAT YOU, YOU JUST KIND OF PERMEATE THE WHOLE COUNTY.

AND NOT JUST THE COUNTY, BUT THE WHOLE REGION.

YOUR, UM, YOUR SERVICE IS, UH, THE EPITOME OF WHAT A SHERIFF SHOULD BE.

AND IT'S KIND OF A, KIND OF A STANDARD I THINK THAT ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, OFFICERS SHOULD, UH, STRIVE TO ACHIEVE.

SO, DANNY, WITH THE GREATEST RESPECT AND, UH, AND, UH, THE BEST WISHES FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US, WE HOPE THE VERY BEST FOR YOU.

OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU TAKE CARE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

WE GOT ALL THE PICTURES YOU SAY.

WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS? YEAH, LET ME JUST SAY A FEW THINGS.

UH,

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UH, I ALSO WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO, UH, ALL OF MY DEPUTIES WHO HAVE REALLY DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB THROUGH MY YEARS AS SHERIFF, WHO HAVE MADE ME LOOK GOOD.

UH, THEY'VE JUST WORKED SO HARD AND JUST, UH, IT, IT'S, IT'S AMAZING THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND, AND FOR ME.

I ALSO WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO SHERIFF RONNIE MONTGOMERY, WHO, UH, IS MY SUCCESSOR.

HE'S BEEN WITH ME THE WHOLE TIME.

AND, UH, I'M LEAVING YOU IN THE GREATEST HANDS POSSIBLE AND I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH TO, UH, LIKE I SAY, MY DEPUTIES THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND ALL MY FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, AND EVERYONE JUST THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT TIME TOO.

I'VE ENJOYED ALMOST EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

THERE HAS BEEN A FEW TIMES WHEN IT'S BEEN A LITTLE DIFFICULT, BUT OVERALL IT'S JUST BEEN, UH, THE BEST PART OF ONE OF THE BEST THINGS IN MY LIFE.

AND LAST OFF, I WANNA THANK GOD FOR BLESSING ME IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, MY DEPUTIES, ALL THESE MANY YEARS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY.

I APPRECIATE IT.

VERY GOOD.

THANK.

OKAY,

[B Employee Service Recognitions. Receive presentation from Mark Bellamy, Deputy County Administrator.]

AND LET'S SEE, MARK BEY, THE COUNTY, UH, DEPUTY, DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, IF YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD, MR. SHEPHERD, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

GOOD EVENING AND HAPPY NEW YEAR AGAIN.

I DON'T THINK I HAVE SEEN ALL OF YOU SINCE THIS NEW YEAR.

GOT STARTED.

OKAY.

SO AS WE TRY TO DO A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR, IS TO RECOGNIZE THE EMPLOYEES, RECOGNIZING THE LONG SERVING STAFF MEMBERS, BEGINNING AT YEAR 20 AND MOVING ON IN INCREMENTS OF FIVE YEARS.

TONIGHT WE ARE COVERING THOSE THAT OCCUR BETWEEN JULY AND DECEMBER OF 2022.

AND WE'LL START WITH THE 20 YEAR EMPLOYEES.

FIRST UP IS, UH, MASTER FIREFIGHTER BRYSON.

HE'S CURRENTLY ASSIGNED A FIRE STATION ONE ON A SHIFT WHERE HE PERFORMS THE DUTIES OF THE STATIONS MASTER FIREFIGHTER.

ADDITIONALLY, CHRIS SERVES AS ACTING STATION OFFICER WHEN NEEDED AND IS PART OF THE ROVER TEAM, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE DRONE TEAM IN THE LIBRARY, SUSAN BOOTH, SUSAN WORKS AS A LIBRARY ASSISTANT, AND WHEN SHE'S NOT AT THE LIBRARY HELPING PATRONS, SHE ENJOYS GARDENING, VOLUNTEERING AT THE VIRGINIA LIVING MUSEUM AND BEING THE GRANDMOTHER OF FOUR MANNING FREEMAN.

LIEUTENANT FREEMAN IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED A FIRE STATION ONE ON B SHIFT, WHERE HE IS THE COMPANY OFFICER FOR THE ENGINE AND MEDIC CREW.

ADDITIONALLY, MANNING SERVICE AS THE ACTING DISTRICT CAPTAIN WHEN NEEDED.

HE'S A TALENTED PARAMEDIC AND IS PART OF THE ROVER TEAM AS WELL.

RICHARD WINNICK, CAPTAIN WINNICK IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE THERE IN GRAFTON AS THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT CAPTAIN ON A SHIFT AND RESPONSIBLE FOR TASK FORCE OPERATIONS.

THROUGHOUT HIS YEARS OF SERVICE, HE HAS SERVED AT MULTIPLE FIRE STATIONS AS A MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAM.

ADDITIONALLY, RICKY SERVES AS THE ACTING BATTALION CHIEF WHEN NEEDED, AND HE IS ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED PARAMEDIC.

AMY WHITAKER, SENIOR FIREFIGHTER WHITAKER IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE ON A SHIFT WHERE SHE PERFORMS THE DUTIES OF ONE OF THE SENIOR FIREFIGHTERS AND ROUTINELY OPERATES AS ASSIGNED ON THE ENGINE MEDIC UNIT, A LADDER TRUCK AND RESCUE TRUCKING.

SEE, SHE'S QUITE TALENTED.

ADDITIONALLY, AMY SERVES AS THE ACTING STATION OFFICER WHEN SHE'S NEEDED.

PAMELA OBERLANDER, SENIOR FIREFIGHTER OBERLANDER, IS ASSIGNED TO FIRE STATION NUMBER SIX AND SEAFORD ON B SHIFT, WHERE SHE PERFORMS THE DUTIES OF ONE OF THE SENIOR FIREFIGHTERS AND ROUTINELY OPERATES AS ASSIGNED ON BOTH THE ENGINE AND MEDIC UNIT.

ADDITIONALLY, PAM SERVES AS AN ACTING STATION OFFICER WHEN SHE'S NEEDED, AND SHE ALSO IS AN, A TALENTED PARAMEDIC AND IS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S MARITIME INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM.

MOVING AWAY FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ONTO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT, UH, CHRISTINE OLSON IS NOW THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT.

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SO, MRS. OLSON IS CAPPING OFF A GREAT OPENING YEAR AS DIRECTOR, CONCLUDING HER FIRST 20 YEARS, ONE OF HER WEEKEND JOBS INCLUDES HORSE SHOW MOM WHILE SUPPORTING THE REST OF HER CHILDREN AND THEIR ACTIVITIES.

BERNARD CANTERBURY, 20 YEARS IN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

UH, MR. CANTERBURY IS A SECOND GENERATION COUNTY EMPLOYEE.

HIS FATHER WAS A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ANIKA VIRGIN.

SHE WORKS IN THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY OFFICE AS THE VICTIM WITNESS DIRECTOR.

SHE'S A MOTHER OF THREE, AND I UNDERSTAND A RABID FOOTBALL FAN AND SPECIFICALLY THE EAGLES.

MR. RON.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO 25 YEARS.

WE HAVE THREE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE 25 YEARS.

LORI HALPERN HAS BEEN WITH US FOR 25 YEARS NOW.

MANY OF YOU WILL KNOW LORI FOR HER WORK AND WASTE MANAGEMENT.

SHE ALSO WORKS WITH THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE.

SHE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING OUT THE ANNUAL CALENDAR AND SHE DOES A REALLY GREAT JOB.

SHE'S VERY WELL APPRECIATED IN THE COMMUNITY.

ALSO, WITH 25 YEARS AS RANDALL ESK, HE WORKS IN THE STORMWATER OPERATIONS AS A SUPERINTENDENT.

UH, RANDY HAS SOME GREAT TECHNICAL EXPERTISE WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND CONCRETE, AND HE IS A REAL ASSET TO THE DEPARTMENT.

HE IS A GET IT DONE KIND OF GUY.

WENDY CURTIS WORKS FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE.

SHE ALSO SERVES AS THE FOIA FOIA OFFICER FOR THE COMMISSIONER REVENUES OFFICE.

SHE HOLDS MASTER DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF THE, OF THE REVENUE DESIGNATION FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA.

I HOPE I GOT ALL THAT RIGHT.

UH, IN HER EXTRA TIME, SHE ENJOYS VOLUNTEERING AT LIBERTY LIVE CHURCH AND SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY.

MOVING ON TO 30 YEAR EMPLOYEES, TRACY PAYNE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

MS. PAYNE SERVES AS ADMINISTRATION, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY, WORKING IN FIRE ADMINISTRATION.

THROUGHOUT HER YEARS OF SERVICE, TRACY HAS SERVED IN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNICIAN POSITIONS AND NOW OVERSEES ALL THE DEPARTMENT'S ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.

GAIL WHITAKER WORKS IN AS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

GAIL IS GENERALLY KNOWN FOR PRESS RELEASES, THE CITIZENS WEEKLY AND CITIZENS QUARTERLY, BUT SHE SPENDS A FAIR AMOUNT OF HER TIME, UH, WORKING ON AND AS THE, UH, DESIGNATED FOIA OFFICER FOR THE COUNTY MOVING TO 35 YEARS.

WE HAVE THREE OF THESE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, 35 YEARS.

AND BACK TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, JAMES RHODES, BATTALION CHIEF RHODES, UH, BEGAN HIS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED, EXCUSE ME, BEGAN, IS CURRENTLY AS ASSIGNED TO THE FIRE AND RESCUE OPERATIONS DIVISION, SERVING AS A CHIP BATTALION CHIEF ON A SHIFT THROUGHOUT HIS YEARS OF SERVICE.

HE HAS SERVED IN OPERATIONS TRAINING AND IS A MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAM, INCLUDING BEING A MEMBER OF THE FEMA URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM.

VF TWO, JOSEPH WOODY WORKS, UH, WITH LORI HALBURN IN WASTE MANAGEMENT.

WHAT I WOULD, UH, SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT JOE WOODY IS I'VE NEVER STOPPED TO COUNT HOW MANY GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE CARDS WE GET, BUT MY BET IS THAT JOE WOODY IS PROBABLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM.

HE PROBABLY IN THE TOP THREE, EASILY IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY OF EMPLOYEES THAT ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE RESIDENTS AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

HE DOES A FANTASTIC JOB AND WE LOVE HAVING HIM AROUND.

AND CARL BRYANT IS A COMPUTER MAPPING TECHNICIAN WITH DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

STARTED BACK IN 1987.

UH, BESIDES BEING INVOLVED, UH, IN MAKING MAPS, ONE OF THE THINGS I FIND VERY INTERESTING ABOUT CARL'S JOB, HE GETS INVOLVED IN THE NAMING OF STREETS.

SO IF YOU EVER WANT TO KNOW WHY A STREET CAME UP WITH A NAME, IT HAS CALL CARL AND ASK HIM CUZ HE WORRIES ABOUT NAMES THAT SOUND ALIKE, DUPLICATED NAMES, ET CETERA.

SO VERY

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THAT, UH, CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION ON THE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, CITIZENS OF YORK COUNTY AND, AND WE RECOGNIZE IT UP HERE, UM, ESPECIALLY NEIL AND, UM, MARK AND THEIR POSITIONS AS SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND THE, AND THE STAFF, IS THAT WHAT YOU LOOKED AT WAS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF, UM, THE WHAT MAKES COUNTY YORK COUNTY GREAT.

THE STAFF IS, WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS STAFF HERE.

AND, UH, LONG, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY SINCE, UH, I REMEMBER GETTING IN, WHEN I CAME IN 22 YEARS AGO, PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT THE LOVE PEOPLE HAD FOR THE COUNTY THAT THAT WORKED HERE.

AND IN THOSE DAYS, I REMEMBER PEOPLE BEING IN THERE 35, 40 YEARS.

AND IT, IT SEEMS TO CONTINUE TO BE THAT WAY.

WE HAVE A GREAT WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND OUR, OUR, UH, OUR STAFF LOVE SUPPORT FOR OUR, FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE WORK THEY DO.

SO ANY SUCCESS THAT WE HAVE REALLY FALLS ON THEIR SHOULDERS.

THEY'VE REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY, UH, LET'S SEE.

WE NOW HAVE, UH,

[C Social Services Advisory Board Update. Receive presentation from Margaret Mack-Yaroch, Director of Social Services.]

GOOD, GOOD EVENING.

UH, CHAIRMAN SHEPHERD, VICE ROME FELLOW, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND COUNTY.

MAKE SURE YOU GET CLOSE TO THE MICROPHONE.

THIS IS .

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UM, THE CHAIR OF OUR ADVISORY BOARD WHO IS PUT TOGETHER THIS PRESENTATION OF WHICH YOU ALL HAVE A BOOK UP THERE TODAY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022, UH, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

THIS IS MR. ROY STANTON, AND HE IS THE CHAIR OF OUR ADVISORY BOARD COMMITTEE.

SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY AND ALLOWING US TO GIVE THIS PRESENTATION.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE TO SEE.

OKAY.

SLIDE SHOW.

OKAY.

SO WE'D LIKE TO START OUT WITH PRESENTING OUR STORY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.

UM, AND THAT BEGINS WITH OUR MISSION STATEMENT.

WE BELIEVE THAT OUR MISSION IS TO ASSIST IN THE BASIC NEEDS OF OUR CITIZENS, PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND PROTECT VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND ADULTS.

OUR CORE VALUES THAT WE HAVE, UM, ENTAILS WITH DEALING WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE, TEAMWORK, COMMUNICATION, MOST OF ALL ATTITUDE AND CERTAINLY DEPENDABILITY.

SUMMARY OF IMPACT, UH, THE MOST IMPORTANT PRESENTATION AND SLIDE THAT WE HAVE TO PRESENT FOR YOU TODAY.

WE ARE HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE WERE ABLE IN FISCAL YEAR 2022 AS A FUNCTION OF ADMINISTERING 17 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. 13,596 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED DIRECT SUPPORT FROM YORK SEN, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ACROSS THE COUNTY OF YORK AND THE CITY OF PASEN.

SOME OF THE BREAKDOWNS, 258 INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED THROUGH OUR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND CHILDCARE PROGRAMS. 4,116 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE WERE RECEIVED AND PROCESSED FOR BENEFITS.

UM, CERTAINLY GOING THROUGH WITH COVID 19, WE'RE STILL NOT OUT OF THAT YET.

1073 CHILD PROTECTIVE AND ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES CALLS, THEY WERE ANSWERED AND MANAGED BY, BY OUR SERVICES STAFF.

617 INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED THROUGH OUR SERVICE INTAKE PROGRAM.

ADULT SERVICES, ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES, RECEIVES AND INVESTIGATES REPORTS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION OF ADULTS 60 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND INCAPACITATED ADULTS.

AGE 18 OR OLDER.

AN APS WORKER CAN ARRANGE FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF HEALTH, HOUSING, SOCIAL, AND LEGAL SERVICES TO STOP THE MISTREATMENT OR TO PREVENT FURTHER MISTREATMENT OF ADULTS.

IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, OUR AGENCY RESPONDED TO A TOTAL OF 302 APS.

CALLS OUT OF THOSE 212 BECAME ACTIVE APS INVESTIGATIONS.

ADULT SERVICES DIFFERENT THAN ADULT PRODUCTIVE SERVICES, ASSIST OLDER AND INCAPACITATED ADULTS WHO HAVE IMPAIRMENTS.

THESE RESIDENTS REQUIRE SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO ENHANCE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

LEGAL INTERVENTION SERVICES MAY ALSO BE OFFERED IF IT'S DEEMED NECESSARY.

THE AGENCY HAD A TOTAL OF 283 ADULT SERVICES CLIENTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2022 AND 256 WERE IN YORK COUNTY AND 27 IN PACOIN.

THE AGENCY IS

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THE ELDERLY SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM THAT WAS LAUNCHED THIS YEAR ON MARCH 1ST, 2022.

IT FOCUSES ON PERSONS WHO ARE SIXTIES, YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, AND IT'S PART OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONIST ASSISTANT PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS SNAP.

UM, IT HELPS FAMILIES TO BUY FOOD.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR ESAP.

ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS MUST BE 60 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, AND IF THE BENEFITED INDIVIDUAL LIVES WITH OTHERS WHO ARE NOT APPLYING WITH THEM, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO BUY AND EAT FOOD SEPARATELY FROM EVERYONE ELSE.

NO HOUSEHOLD MEMBER MAY BE WORKING OUT OF THAT.

EVEN THOUGH IT LAUNCHED IN MARCH AND BEGAN IN APRIL OF 2022, WE WERE STILL ABLE TO HELP 148 HOUSEHOLDS THIS YEAR.

THE PENINSULA ELDER ABUSE FORENSIC CENTER, IT'S A SPECIALIZED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM ON THE PENINSULA.

IT INCLUDES A PHYSICIAN, APS STAFF, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEYS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, VICTIM WITNESS PROTECTION STAFF, AND OTHER AGENCY IN THE ELDER ABUSE FIELD.

THE CENTER SERVES EACH LOCALITY ON THE PENINSULA.

NEWPORT NEWS, HAMPTON YORK, PACOS, AND WILLIAMSBURG, JAMES CITY COUNTY, GLOUCESTER, AND IS WHITE.

IT IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST AND MOST RECOGNIZED M D T, UM, COMMITTEES IN THE REGION.

THE PENINSULA ELDER ABUSE FORENSICS CENTER.

THEY WERE AWARDED A THREE YEAR GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 299,000 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF VICTIMS OF CRIME TO PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES TO OLDER ADULT VICTIMS OF FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION SERVICES UTILIZED, INCLUDE ANALYSIS OF BANK RECORDS BY THE FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT, COUNSELING SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS AND REFERRAL TO A CIVIL ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE HELPS TO OFFSET THE COST OF CHILDCARE SO THAT A PARENT MAY ATTEND EDUCATION OR TRAINING PROGRAMS. THESE SERVICES ARE CHILD-CENTERED AND FAMILY FOCUSED.

WE HAVE 176 CHILDCARE CLIENTS THAT WE HAVE SERVED IN THIS PAST YEAR.

YORK COUNTY, UH, ACCOUNTED FOR 157 BOSEN FOR 19.

IT'S A GREAT NEED FOR CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE ACROSS THE STATE.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, UH, VIEW, UH, WHICH IS AN ACRONYM FOR THE VIRGINIA INITIATIVE FOR EDUCATION AND WORK, A PROGRAM OF EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN ATTAINING THE GOAL OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

THERE ARE 82 PROGRAM ENROLLEES, 77 OF THEM ARE ACCOUNTED FOR FOR YOUR COUNTY, AND FIVE FOR PSEN EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

SNAP.

WE PROVIDES NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS TO SUPPLEMENT THE CURRENT FOOD BUDGET FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

5,169 SNAP RECIPIENTS.

4,547 OF THOSE WERE FOR YORK COUNTY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WHEN IT REFERS TO TANF, WHICH IS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES.

UM, FOR THIS PAST YEAR, 339 TANF RECIPIENTS, 317 OF THOSE WERE YORK COUNTY RESIDENTS.

UM, ENERGY ASSISTANCE.

THREE COMPONENTS FOR ENERGY ASSISTANCE THAT WE OFFER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THAT'S FUEL ASSISTANCE, CRISIS ASSISTANCE, AND COOLING ASSISTANCE.

COOLING ASSISTANCE HELPS TO OFFSET THE COOLING COST FOR MID-JUNE TO MID-AUGUST.

FUEL ASSISTANCE HELPS WITH HEATING COSTS FROM MID-OCTOBER THROUGH MID-DECEMBER 696 HOUSEHOLDS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE, MEANING APPLICATIONS THAT WERE RECEIVED 449 WERE QUALIFIED AND RECEIVED ASSISTANCE.

UM, IN 2022 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA OFFERS THESE PROGRAMS. MEDICAID FAMOUS, WHICH IS FAMILY ACCESS TO MEDICAL INSURANCE AND SECURITY.

AND FAMOUS PLUS MEDICAID FOR CHILDREN PROVIDES MEDICAL AND HEALTH RELATED SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.

11,378 CLIENTS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE IN 2022.

9,783 WERE FROM YORK COUNTY 2022.

ENERGY ASSISTANCE SNAPSHOT, $300,247 WAS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF BENEFITS PAID TO AREA INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.

YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN FOR THE FUEL ASSISTANCE, THE COOLING ASSISTANCE, AND THE CRISIS ASSISTANCE.

OBVIOUSLY WITH FUEL ASSISTANCE BEING THE LARGEST FOSTERING FUTURES PROGRAM, UH, THAT IS PROGRAM THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HERE, UM, IN

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AND, AND DURING FISCAL YEAR 2022.

IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC CHAFFEE FUNDS EXTENDED COVID SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR OLDER YOUTH IN AND THOSE FORMALLY IN FOSTER CARE.

THE CHAFFEE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM PROVIDED LOCAL DEPARTMENTS AND SOCIAL SERVICES, EXCUSE ME, WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING WE SHARED IN DISTRIBUTED FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT THE USE WE SERVE WITH THEIR TRANSPORTATION COSTS.

THE FOSTERING FUTURES PROGRAMS ALSO APPLIED AND WE WERE AWARDED ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNDS.

THE FUNDS MADE IT POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE ONE FOSTERING FUTURES YOUTH WITH $2,000.

THIS ENABLED THE YOUTH TO PAY HIS AUTO INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR.

ANOTHER FOSTERING FUTURES YOUTH WAS AWARDED $4,000 WITH THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

THEY PURCHASED AN AUTOMOBILE.

THE AUTOMOBILE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN A SUMMER INTERNSHIP IN KENTUCKY.

AND THAT INDIVIDUAL WHO IS CURRENTLY GETTING READY TO GRADUATE OUT FROM OUR PROGRAM ALSO, UM, WAS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH ODU IS CURRENTLY STILL ATTENDING RESOURCE AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

SERVICE INTAKE HELPS OUR CITIZENS BY PROVIDING REFERRAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES OR THOSE IN CRISIS.

THERE REALLY ARE FRONTLINE IN RECEIVING PHONE CALLS AND REQUESTS FOR NEED.

THEY MAKE REFERRALS TO APPROPRIATE IN-HOUSE UNITS AS WELL AS TO OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES OUTSIDE OF OUR AGENCY AS NEEDED FOR SERVICES, WE HAD 617 CASES IN 2022.

560 OF THOSE WERE FOR YORK COUNTY AUXILIARY GRANTS.

IT'S AN INCOME SUPPLEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE SSI OR SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME AND CERTAIN OTHER AGE BLIND OR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN A LICENSED FACILITY ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY OR AN APPROVED ADULT FOSTER CARE HOME.

18 TOTAL CLIENTS RESOURCE AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. UM, WE DO HAVE A FRAUD UNIT WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

NOT ALL DO, UM, BUT OUR LOCALITY DOES.

AND THE PURPOSE OF THE YORK PACOIN DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES FRAUD TEAM IS TO PREVENT, IDENTIFY, AND REDUCE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE.

THERE WERE 66 REFERRALS RECEIVED OF THOSE 56 WERE FROM YORK COUNTY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPS PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES, CIVIC GROUPS, AND BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE THE MEANS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CITIZENS THROUGH IN-KIND AND MONETARY DONATIONS AND SERVICES OF THIS, OF WHICH WE ARE MOST PROUD FOR BOTH LOCALITIES IN OUR PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED ANNUAL DONATIONS FOR 2022, TOTALED $38,367 AND ANNUAL VOLUNTEER TIME TOTALED $16,566 THIS PAST HOLIDAY SEASON.

WE WERE ABLE TO SAY THAT NO ONE WAS TURNED AWAY THAT NEEDED ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE, UM, FOR THE HOLIDAYS OR FOR THEIR FAMILIES SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY.

UM, WE BELIEVE IN GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS US.

SO IN THE PICTURE THAT YOU CAN SEE DEMONSTRATED ABOVE, UH, THE EMPLOYEES, WE GOT TOGETHER AND WE DONATED 1200 BOTTLES OF WATER TO SUPPORT THE FOUR STAY SERVICES AND LEARNING CENTERS EFFORT TO HELP THE LOCAL HOMELESS.

ANOTHER AREA THAT WE FOCUS THIS YEAR ON SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY AS WE PARTICIPATED IN THE WEEKLONG SAFETY TOWN.

IT'S A GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP DESIGNED TO TEACH CHILDREN GOING INTO KINDERGARTEN, VARIOUS ASPECTS OF LIFE SAFETY.

UH, WE REALLY ENJOYED THAT PARTICIPATION AND PLAN ON DOING THAT ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

IT'S A GREAT WAY TO GET A FRIENDLY FACE IN THE DOOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN NEED.

THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS CSA.

UM, IT ESTABLISHES A SINGLE STATE POOL OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AT RISK OR DISTRESSED YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES.

UM, CHILDREN SERVED WERE 58 TOTAL FOR BOTH LOCALITIES.

51 OF THOSE WERE FROM NEW YORK.

B B C E BASED CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY ALLOWS MOST ELIGIBLE SNAP HOUSEHOLDS WHO RECEIVE A NON-CASH TAN FUNDED CERTIFI SERVICE TO BE CATEGORICALLY ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS.

UM, PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE SINCE IT WAS IMPLEMENTED IN JULY, IS AN INCREASE OF 27%.

AND THESE ARE SOME MEMBERS OF OUR YORK SEN SOCIAL SERVICES TEAM.

I WANNA THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? UH, WELL, YEAH.

UH, GREAT PRESENTATION BY THE WAY.

OKAY.

LAST TIME I CHECKED ON THE, THE POPULATION OF YORK COUNTY, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 70,070 5,000 PEOPLE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD DO THIS OR NOT, BUT I WONDER WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OF THE COUNTY, UH, RECEIVES SERVICES FROM SOCIAL

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BUT ANY, ANY IDEA, JUST A LAG IN TERMS OF, UH, UH, I WOULDN'T HAVE, UM, AN ESTIMATION.

I I THOUGHT OUR POPULATION WAS CLOSER TO 78,000 IN YORK COUNTY, BUT I COULD BE SEVEN.

SEVEN.

OKAY.

UM, BUT AS FAR AS TERMS, YOU KNOW, WE ACTUALLY HAVE PEOPLE THAT REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM ALL PARTS.

UPPER MIDDLE, YEAH.

LOWER, UH, YORK COUNTY.

CERTAINLY WE HAVE SOME MORE CONCENTRATED AREAS THAN OTHERS.

AND THEN, UM, AS FAR AS PULLING OUT THE DATA, IT DOES DUPLICATE ITSELF IN THAT IF SOMEBODY IS RECEIVING MORE THAN ONE BENEFIT FROM OUR PROGRAM AND WHETHER IT'S A HOUSEHOLD OR IT'S AN ACTUAL INDIVIDUAL TIED TO A SERVICE.

UM, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING I CAN LOOK INTO IN YOUR SPARE LINE.

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

OKAY.

? YEAH.

QUICK QUESTION.

UM, MAINLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE HERE, IF THERE'S SOMEBODY IN THE COUNTY THAT FINDS THEMSELVES IN NEED OF SERVICES THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT MAY OFFER, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY FOR THEM TO ENGAGE YOUR DEPARTMENT? UH, TO PICK UP AND CALL OUR, OUR, OUR MAIN LINE? THEY, WELL, THERE'S MULTIPLE WAYS THEY CAN PICK UP AND CALL OUR MAIN LINE.

THEY CAN GO TO THE YORK COUNTY WEBSITE.

UM, THEY CAN GO TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

THEY CAN CALL THE HOTLINE.

UM, THERE ARE NUMEROUS WAYS THAT WE RECEIVE INPUT AND CALLS.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR OWN SOCIAL SERVICES INBOX.

SO IF SOMEBODY GOES TO EMAIL THE COUNTY AND SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS THAT THEY NEED TO REACH OUT TO, BUT THEY SEND IT TO SOCIAL SERVICES INBOX, WE RECEIVE REFERRALS THAT WAY.

SO WE HAVE A MULTITUDE WAY OF HAVING, UM, REFERRALS COME IN.

CERTAINLY REFERRALS CAN COME IN FROM SCHOOLS, REFERRALS CAN COME IN FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT.

UM, BUT BASICALLY THE, THE MAIN, THE MAIN WAY WOULD BE TO CONTACT OUR OFFICE ON THE DIRECT LINE AND REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE AND AS WELL AS WALKING IN PERSON.

YOU KNOW, EVEN DURING COVID 19, OUR OFFICE REMAINS OPEN.

WE RECEIVE PEOPLE DAILY.

IF PEOPLE NEED ASSISTANCE COMING IN AND THEY'RE NOT COMFORTABLE FILLING OUT ONLINE, WE'RE THERE TO HELP THEM.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

MS. NO, THANK YOU.

MARTHA WAS AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.

I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

A LOT TO ABSORB AND YOU DO A TREMENDOUS JOB.

WHAT IS THE TELEPHONE NUMBER THAT YOU CALL EIGHT NINE OH, AND I'M NOT GONNA SAY MINE, 7 5 7.

I I, IT'S 8 7 5 7 8 9 0.

AND I SHOULD KNOW THIS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

I BELIEVE IT'S 3 7 3 7 3 7 8 7.

THANK YOU.

SO REPEAT THAT AGAIN PLEASE.

7 5 7 8 9 0 3 7 87.

THANK YOU.

I WAS LOOKING AT THE ADULT SERVICES AND, UM, I WONDERED HOW MANY OF THESE WERE FOR ABUSE? WELL, ADULT SERVICES ARE SEPARATE FROM ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

SO ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WAS REFERRING ANY TYPE OF NEGLECT OR ABUSE.

YOU'RE CORRECT IN THAT.

SO THAT, SO THOSE NUMBERS, UH, YOU SAID, UH, 212 BECAME INVESTIGATIONS, SO MM-HMM.

MEANING THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH CRITERIA MET FOR US TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION, DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY WEREN'T CLOSED AFTER THE FACT, BUT THERE WAS ENOUGH INFORMATION TO WARRANT US OPENING AN INVESTIGATION.

AH, I SEE.

AND THEN I'M LOOKING AT ALSO, I'M, I'M LOOKING AT APPOINTMENT SERVICES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

OKAY.

AND I'D SEE LARGE NUMBERS.

MM-HMM.

, ARE THEY, ARE THEY NUMBERS FOR PEOPLE OR CONTACTS? IN OTHER WORDS, A PERSON COULD HAVE THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT CONTACTS AND WOULD BE COUNTED AS, AS A SINGLE.

ARE ARE YOU REFERRING UNDER CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE? MS. UH, PAGE EIGHT.

OKAY.

THE, FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM? THAT'S CORRECT.

UHHUH, .

SO, NO, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE RECIPIENTS, MEANING THAT THAT COULD BE A HOUSEHOLD MEMBER THAT IS RECEIVING IT FOR PEOPLE WITHIN THEIR HOUSE.

CHILDREN OBVIOUSLY WOULDN'T RECEIVE THEIR, THEIR OWN CARD.

SO THEY'RE FAMILY IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SNACKS.

OKAY.

SO WE'RE ACTUALLY, FOR YOUR COUNTY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 9,783.

PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED ASSISTANCE CONTACT, YOU SAID PAGE EIGHT, MS. NO, LET ME GET BACK TO WHERE YOU ARE AT.

IT'S NOT LINING UP ON THIS PRESENTATION.

THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

IT'S, YES, IT'S PAGE EIGHT.

IT'S NOT SHOWING EIGHT ON HERE.

IT'S THE MEDICAID NUMBER, MARGARET 9,000 AND SOMETHING.

OKAY.

OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S OKAY.

I, I SHOULDN'T, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I HAVE IT.

AND ON HERE IT'S SHOWING DIFFERENT NUMBERS.

UM, SO IF YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE MEDICAID ASSISTANCE

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OKAY.

LET'S SEE.

I AM, I APOLOGIZE, MRS. HILL.

NO, NO.

IF I, IF MY NUMBERS COULD LINE UP WITH YOURS.

I MEAN, I'M LOOKING AT, I HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING A PIECE OF PAPER IN FRONT OF ME, AND I CAN DO THIS.

PERHAPS YOU CAN, UH, ANSWER MY QUESTION ANOTHER TIME.

WHAT IS THE TITLE OF THE SLIDE? COULD EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE? IT PAID, AND THEN UNDER THAT IS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

SOMEBODY WAS ABLE TO SHOW ME A COPY OF YOUR HAND OUT HERE.

SO YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE ENERGY ASSISTANCE OF THE 696 HOUSEHOLD REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FOR ENERGY, MEDICAID? NO, THE NEXT ONE DOWN, THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, 11,378 CLIENTS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE.

YES.

UM, NO, THAT WOULD BE ACCURATE.

AND PART OF THAT REASON WOULD BE IS THAT, DON'T FORGET THAT THEY WEREN'T DOING MEDICAID RENEWALS.

THEY WEREN'T DOING MEDICAID VERIFICATIONS.

THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO END IN JANUARY 1ST OF THIS YEAR, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING PUSHED BACK TO APRIL.

MM-HMM.

.

SO THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY LIMITS THAT PREVIOUSLY WERE RAISED TO THE FEDERAL POVERTY RATE OF 200%.

AND THEN THERE WAS NO VERIFICATIONS BEING DONE, RENEWALS PROCESSING.

AND THAT WAS A STATEWIDE IMPLEMENTATION THAT WAS NOT LOCALITY DRIVEN.

OKAY.

UM, BUT THOSE NUMBERS ACTUALLY, AND WE'RE GETTING READY TO DO A MEDICAID UNWINDING .

SO STATED ANOTHER WAY, SOMETHING LIKE 15% OF THE COUNTY'S POPULATION IS ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID.

THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT.

YES, YES.

I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WANTED A PERCENTAGE.

NO, NO, IT'S, NO, WE WERE EXTRAPOLATING IT FROM THAT.

OKAY.

THAT'S EYEOPENING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR COMMITTEE DO, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR CITIZENS.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

TO, TO FOLLOW UP ON, UH, MR. RON'S COMMENTS.

UH, YOU TALKED ABOUT REFERRALS AND PEOPLE GETTING REFERRALS.

CAN SOMEONE WALK IN TO YOUR OFFICE? DO YOU TAKE WALK-INS? AND WHERE WOULD THEY WALK IN, UH, TO RECEIVE THIS AS ASSISTANCE? SO WE ARE LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUILDING.

UM, SO WE ARE WHERE THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDINGS ARE, THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, IT'S VERY WELL, UM, DIRECTED AND SIGNAGE.

BUT WE ARE THE ENTIRE SECOND FLOOR, UM, RIGHT ABOVE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

MM-HMM.

, THERE IS AN ELEVATOR.

THERE'S ALSO STAIRS FOR THOSE THAT PREFER EITHER WAY.

AND YES, ABSOLUTELY.

YOU DO TAKE WALK-INS AND YOU'RE ON GOOD CONNECT ROAD.

MM-HMM.

.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

IT'S VERY INFORMATIVE AND IMPRESSIVE WITH THE NUMBER OF NUM, THE MOUNTAIN NUMBERS THAT ARE THE SIZE OF THE NUMBERS AND THE, THE SERVICES YOU'RE PROVIDING.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IF I MAY JUST, MR. GREEN, UM, SINCE I DIDN'T CATCH THE PREVIOUS QUESTION, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ADDRESS, IT'S 3 0 1 GOODWIN NECK ROAD.

OKAY.

.

THANK YOU.

CHAIRMAN.

36 93.

IF I COULD JUST ADD OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, ONE OF THANK MR. STATON, WHO'S THE CHAIR, BUT WE HAVE FIVE YORK COUNTY CITIZENS AND TWO PACO AND CITIZENS THAT ATTEND LENGTHY MONTHLY MEETINGS AND ASSIST MARGARET AND HER STAFF.

AND THEY PUT IN A LOT OF WORK TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM AS GOOD AS IT CAN BE.

WELL, IT'S A HUGE PROGRAM, SO YOU NEED THE HELP WITH THAT.

YES.

THANK YOU.

AND YOUR MR. STATON.

YOU GOT, UH, MR. STATON, YOU WANNA MAKE COMMENT, PLEASE.

JUST ONE QUICK COMMENT IS YOU CAN TELL THERE ARE A LOT OF NUMBERS.

YOU CAN FLIP THIS AROUND.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO COME IN AND NEED HELP.

AND I WILL SAY THIS, THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE EMPHASIZED MARGARET, HER PEOPLE HAVE RESPONDED TO VERY WELL, IS NOT JUST TO BE THERE, BUT TO PROACTIVELY SEE THAT THERE'S WAYS THAT WE CAN REACH OUT AND HELP THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT.

UH, THERE'S, AND IT CUTS ACROSS REALLY ALL INCOME LINES.

IT CUTS ACROSS ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF PASEN, BIG JOB.

AND, UH, WE GOT A LOT OF TALENTED PEOPLE WORKING VERY HARD.

AND FROM THE ADVISORY BOARD PERSPECTIVE, UH, WE KIND OF GET TO SIT BACK AND WATCH PART OF THIS AND THEN INTERJECT AND IDEAS, WHICH IF YOU SEE PART OF OUR REPORT THAT'S IN OUR PRESENTATION, BUT THANK THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE.

UH, AND AT LEAST I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE TO SAY THAT THE SOCIAL SERVICES MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION, NEW YORK COUNTY, IS IN VERY GOOD HANDS.

WELL, UM, PLEASE THANK, UH, I'M GONNA THANK YOU AND PLEASE THANK THE, THE, YOUR

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THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THAT'S THE PRESENTATIONS.

LET'S SEE.

WE'VE GOT, UH, WE'VE GOT A FEW MINUTES HERE.

I'M GONNA GET THROUGH THE, UH, UH, BEFORE WE GET INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS HERE, LET'S

[CITIZENS' COMMENT PERIOD]

I'VE GOT, UM, MR. UH, DREW SEBASTIAN, CAN YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD, SIR, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

OKAY.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

AND GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS DREW SEBASTIAN.

I LIVE AT 1 0 1 ROSCOE CROSSING, UM, WHICH IS THE, UH, ARBOR'S SENIOR BUILDING IN, UH, NORTHERN WILLIAMSBURG.

WELL, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN, I'LL CALL IT, UM, IT IS A LOW TO MODERATE INCOME COMPLEX NEW, AND ALL OF OUR, UH, FOLKS ARE REALLY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE IT.

AND, UH, UH, ONE THING THAT WE ARE A LITTLE NOT SO HAPPY ABOUT IS THAT WE, UH, DON'T HAVE A LOT OF, UM, ACTIVITIES READILY AVAILABLE FOR OUR SENIORS.

WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS REQUEST FOR TRYING TO EITHER ESTABLISH OR EXPAND A SENIOR, UM, UH, FACILITY, SENIOR SERVICES FACILITY, UH, WHERE THEY COULD HAVE, NOT LIKE A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, BUT JUST LIKE GAMES AND FUN AND EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES AND ALL THAT.

UH, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE OUR PEOPLE JUST HAVE A CENTRALIZED AREA THAT THEY COULD GO TO DAILY AND JUST KIND OF CHAT WITH EACH OTHER AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND, UM, GIVE, UH, NOT JUST PATS ON THE BACK, BUT COMMUNICATIONS THAT HELP ONE ANOTHER.

WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT OUR, IN MY FACILITIES, WE JUST, ONE OF THE MOST BENEFICIAL AREAS, UH, IN OUR LOBBY IS OUR, WHAT WE CALL OUR FOUR CHAIRS AND SLOT, LOT MORE CHAIRS THAN THAT.

BUT WE SIT DOWN AND WE TALK, AND WE HAVE, IN THAT FACILITY, MANY PEOPLE CAME FROM MANY DIFFERENT AREAS IN THE COUNTRY TO ENJOY A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN THE, UM, UH, BRUIN AREA UP THERE.

AND WE LEARN A LOT FROM EACH OTHER.

WE LEARN A LOT HEALTH WISE.

WE LEARN A LOT, UH, REGIONAL WISE.

WE LEARN A LOT HISTORY WISE FROM EACH OTHER.

AND, UH, IT, IT FORCES A LOT OF UNITY.

SO WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS IF WE COULD EXPLORE A LITTLE, I AM, UH, I LIKE TO CALL MYSELF A SERIAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER.

I DO A LOT OF VOLUNTEERING.

UH, AND THE MAJORITY OF THE VOLUNTEERING THAT I DO THAT INVOLVES TEACHING IS OVER HERE AT THE CENTER ON GEORGE WASHINGTON, UH, BOULEVARD, THE SENIOR CENTER THERE, WHICH WE THINK IS A, WHICH I THINK IS AN ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS PLACE.

UH, WELL MANAGED, UH, A LOT OF PROGRAMS, UH, GOOD SERVICES, EXCELLENT FOLLOW UP.

AND VERY INVITING TO PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO, UH, DO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND SERVICES.

I TEACH.

UM, MY PRIMARY, UH, TEACHING IS THE, UH, DEFENSE, SIR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND, AND TAKING THE TIME TO COME HERE.

WHAT WE'LL DO IS ASK THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO LOOK INTO THIS, OKAY.

UH, POSSIBILITY.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

NEXT SPEAKER IS MR. HORO.

PLEASE COME FORWARD.

YOU GOT THREE MINUTES.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, MR. SUPERVISOR OR MR. UH, CHAIRMAN.

SUPERVISORS.

THANK YOU.

I'M DOUG HORO.

DOUG HOY, 1 0 3, MARINA POINT WILLIAMSBURG.

UM, I WANT TO, UM, COMMENT ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.

MR. MORGAN MADE PRESENTATION BACK IN DECEMBER ON THE, UH, TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THAT TOPIC.

UPON REVIEWING THAT, UH, PRESENTATION, I THOUGHT THERE WERE TWO ITEMS THAT REALLY JUMPED OUT AT ME AS NEEDING POTENTIALLY, UH, MORE ATTENTION AND MORE FUNDING.

DREW SEBASTIAN HIT BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH, CUZ THE FIRST ONE I WOULD COMMENT ON IS COMMUNITY SERVICES.

I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO A LOT OF SENIORS IN THE, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE PAST MONTH OR TWO, AND I CONTINUE TO GET COMMENTS SIMILAR TO HIS THAT WE NEED TO BE DOING SOMETHING IN, IN THE MUIRTOWN

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