HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Human Services Commission - 01/26/1989 KENT HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
January 26, 1989 3:00 PM
Commission Members Present Staff Present
Dee Moschel, Acting Chair Charlene Anderson
Jean Archer Lin Ball
Sharon Atkin Mary Duty
Dick Foslin
Peter Mourer
John Pardo
Judy Woods, Councilwoman
Commission Members Absent
Bill Carleton, absent
Mary Eckfeldt, excused
APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 15, 1988 MINUTES
It was noted that the retreat is scheduled for February 17, 1989 from 10 AM
to 4 PM (See further change below) . Commissioner Archer MOVED and
Commissioner Atkin SECONDED the motion to approve the minutes of the December
15, 1988 meeting as corrected. Motion carried.
WELCOME NEW MEMBER
Introductions were made to Commissioner Mourer, and Acting Chairwoman Moschel
presented him with a Certificate of Appointment.
STATUS OF FUNDING BASE - REPORT BY COMMITTEE
Commissioner Archer stated that of $207,758 requested for budget year 1989 ,
the Council approved $119,350 for human services. This is 57.4% of the
dollars requested and represents .5% of the General Fund budget. of the
$191, 734 requested for budget year 1988, the Council approved $90, 568 for
human services. This is 47% of the dollars requested and represented . 5% of
the General Fund budget. The Human Services Commission subcommittee proposes
a funding base for human services of 1% of the General Fund budget,
calculated using the current year's General Fund budget to determine the
following year's funding base for human services. Using the same 12%
estimated yearly General Fund budget increase to project the dollar amount
of requests for human services funding, it is estimated that 1% of the
General Fund budget will bring funding for human services within
approximately $10, 000 of the amount requested by human services agencies.
Mary Duty stated that City Attorney Driscoll suggested that the
recommendation of the Human Services Commission for a funding base for human
services should be forwarded to the City Administrator and to the operations
Committee. Councilwoman Woods stated that the issue would likely go before
both the Planning Committee and the Operations Committee. She would like it
placed on the Planning Committee agenda for February 21, the Operations