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03-11-2026 Meeting Minutes HSACPerson County Human Services Advisory Committee March 11, 2026 In Attendance: Wesley Brown, Tabatha Philpott, Jayne Bremer, Teresa Burch, Treco Lea-Jeffers, Sandy Parker, Kenneth Perry, Ashley Stone, Brian Hart Members Absent: None Agenda: I. Call to Order II. Introductions III. Bylaws Review IV. Establish Meeting Schedule V. Adjournment Minutes: I. Call to order Human Services Director/Assistant County Manager, Brian Hart at 4:01 pm. Sandy Parker made a motion to start the meeting; seconded by Treco Lea-Jeffers. II. Introductions: Committee members and staff who were present introduced themselves to one another providing background information and their reasons for applying to serve on the Human Services Advisory Committee. III. By-laws Review: a. A copy of the HSAC Bylaws were provided for members. Mr. Hart reviewed the Human Services Department mission and goals of HSAC. b. Discussed section F, regarding officers. Mr. Hart inquired if there were any nominations for chair. Jayne nominated Sandy Parker. Sandy accepted the nomination; the nomination was unanimously approved. Mr. Hart asked if there were any nominations for vice-chair. Treco self-nominated. Sandy seconded the nomination for Treco as vice-chair; motion was unanimously approved. IV. Meeting Schedule: a. Mr. Hart explained that Sandy would facilitate future HSAC meetings. Discussed meeting occurrence. Jayne made a motion for meetings to continue on every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 4pm. Treco seconded the motion; it was unanimously approved. Page 2 b. Mr. Hart explained that some advisory committees have bylaws for a virtual option. This could be discussed at future meetings. c. Committee discussed options for meeting locations and agreed to have meeting location rotate between various human services facilities. Location for the next meeting is to be determined. V. Other Business: Mr. Hart explained that in the future, some of the divisions at DSS, Veteran’s Services and other county departments may make presentations. HSAC can expect to receive information related to this. Mr. Hart expressed the importance of case specific information not being discussed by committee members. Treco informed members that in her experience being on the former DSS board, when information is publicized, members tend to get a lot of emails related to human services. Treco reported that she would not respond, and instead would send concerns/complaints to the department head to respond. Mr. Hart explained that HSAC names are posted on the county website and their applications are public record. Mr. Hart communicated that if concerns are brought to the attention of members that members share them with Mr. Hart and Mrs. Stone. Mr. Hart explained the origin of Huddle Up. Mrs. Stone informed members that the next Huddle Up will be on 5/6/26 at the Senior Center at 10:30 am. Sandy mentioned wanting this committee to attend the next event. Jayne Bremer informed everyone that the GAL program will have a breakfast on May 6 at the Chamber coffee hour at 8 am. VI. Adjournment: With no further discussion at this time, Treco made a motion to adjourn. Motion seconded by Tabatha Philpott; motion was unanimously approved. Next Meeting: April 8, 2026 at 4:00pm, location TBD