Henderson County Board of Social Services March 24th 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes A. Call to Order The Henderson County Board of Social Services meeting was called to order by Chair Simpson at 11:59 am. Board Members Present Josh Simpson, Chair Melinda Lowrance, Member Stephen Gwaltney, Member Rebecca McCall, Member Amy Holt, Member Staff Leadership Present Debra Dunn, Deputy Director Melissa Novack, Finance Officer Debby Freeman, Program Administrator Candice Fowler, Administrative Assistant Guest None B. Public Input None C. Adjustments to the Agenda None D. Approval of] Minutes Mrs. Lowrance moved to approve February 18th, ? 2025, minutes, Mr. Gwaltney seconded the motion. All board members present were in favor, the minutes were approved. E. Reports Director's Monthly Report (Attachment I) Questions Only Mrs. Lowrance asked about the current senate bills. Mrs. Dunn stated that most of the bills are still in the intro phase. March Employees of the Month (Attachment II) Questions only None February 2024- February 2025 Statistical Report (Attachment II) Questions only February Program Administrator's Report (Attachment IV) Questions only Mrs. Lowrance asked what impact the new administration has on county funding. Mrs. Freeman stated that North Carolina has a clause that states ifthere is not a 90% fund reimbursement, Medicaid expansion will go away. Financial Report February 2025 (Attachment V) March 2025 Page 2 G. Old Business DSS Staffing Update Deputy Dunn stated that we have 9 vacancies at this time with 3 external candidates pending. H. New Business FY 25/26 Budget Approval: Mrs. Novack stated that there is a request that is not in the budget packet, we have requested an elevator rebuild. The elevator is a major need in the agency for clientele as well as staff. There is an uptick in the IT portion of1 the budget for laptop replacements as well as a file scanning project. We are requesting 2 new vehicles to replace the Prius vehicles that are ten years with high mileage. Mrs. Lowrance asked about an amended budget once it has been approved by the county. Mrs. Novack stated that once the budget has been approved by the county in June, the agency will make amendments along the way to recognize the changes that have been made. Mr. Gwaltney moved to approve the budget; Mrs. Holt seconded the motion. All board members were in favor and the FY 25/26 budget was approved. I. Adjournment Chair Simpson adjourned the meeting at 12:18 pm. Wfs e 4115725 Josh Simpson, Chair Date Lorie Horne, Secretary to the Board Date March 2025 Page 3 Attachments: .Director's Report -March 2025 II. March Employees of the Month III. Statistical Report - February 2025 IV. Program Administrators' Report -March 2025 V. Financial Report - February 2024 VI. FY 25/26 DSS Budget Approval