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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING
City Manager's Conference Room
1001 N. Idaho Road, Apache Junction, AZ
April 14, 1992 — 7:00 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:STAFF PRESENT:
VICE-CHAIRMAN ED BARKER KATHLEEN CONNELLY, CITY CLERK
CARMEN HUERTA SHARON HOLTON, ACTING
JOY MCNULTY SECRETARY
ANGELA SHOEMAKER
OTHERS PRESENT:
RICHARD DYER, APACHE JUNCTION
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
KATHY RYAN STOVER, PRE-HAB OF
ARIZONA
1.Call to Order/Attendance.
Vice -Chairman Ed Barker called the meeting to order at 7:02 P.M.City Clerk Kathleen
Connelly called the roll and advised there was a quorum present.Chairman Seeman
was absent.
2.Presentation of funding requests.
The Commissioners heard a presentation by Kathy Stover representing the Family
Emergency Service Center,Inc.The agency was not at the April 9,1992 funding
request meeting.
Vice -Chairman Barker thanked Ms. Stover for her presentation to the Commission.
Vice -Chairman Barker requested a motion to approve a five-minute recess.
Commissioner McNulty moved that the meeting adjourn for five minutes.Commissioner
Huerta seconded the motion.The vote was 4-0 by voice, motion approved.
The meeting was recessed for five minutes at 7:35 P.M.It reconvened at 7:39 P.M.
3.Discussion on funding requests.
The Commission discussed setting guidelines for evaluating agency requests.The
criteria decided on by the Commission was to:
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1)Use Ordinance 659, which limits funding to those agencies that serve city
residents directly.
2)Send two recommendations to the Council:Plan A would request a total
of $60,000 to fund services; Plan B would request $54,000 which was the
same amount approved for funding last fiscal year;
3)Stipulate that funding was to be used for direct services only (no utility or
mortgage payments).
Using these guidelines, the Commissioners debated the merits of the six agencies
submitting applications for funding for FY 1992-93 and allocated possible funding
amounts for recommendation to the Council.
4.Request for future agenda items.
Commissioner McNulty presented a written request for an item to be placed on the next
meeting agenda requesting City staff assistance to gather information on the monetary
value of service -in -kind support received by agencies funded by the City.She also
requested that a letter be sent to cities of similar size to ascertain what percentage of
their budget is allocated to health and human service funding.
It was decided during a discussion to request that the Abuse Prevention Council
representative, Tom Johnson, return and clarify how monies would be used if the City
granted funding to the organization.
Vice -Chairman Barker requested that these items be placed on the next meeting's
agenda.
Commissioner McNulty requested information on the election of officers, the expiration
of terms of service and how reappointments were handled.
City Clerk Connelly said she would check the Commission list for possible expiration
dates of the present Commissioners and the date of a meeting for election of officers for
the Commission.
5.Selection of meeting dates, times and locations.
Commissioner Shoemaker moved that the Commission meet May 7, 1992 at 7:00 P.M.
in the City Manager's Conference Room to hear from Tom Johnson, after which the
Commission will vote on a recommendation for funding to be placed on the City Council
agenda for hearing at their May 19, 1992 meeting.The vote was 4-0, motion approved.
6.Adjournment.
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Commissioner Shoemaker moved that the meeting adjourn.Commissioner Huerta
seconded the motion.The vote was 4-0, motion approved.The meeting adjourned at
9:17 P.M.
Ed Barker
Vice Chairman
Kathleen Connelly
City Clerk
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