MINUTES

OF THE

CRANBURY TOWNSHIP

HUMAN SERVICES BOARD

CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY

MIDDLESEX COUNTY

TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING

The regular meeting of the Cranbury Township Human Services Board was held in the Thomas Gambino Room of the Cranbury Public Library on September 21, 2005, at 7:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER

With a quorum present, Rosemary Seghatoleslami, Chairwoman of the Cranbury Township Human Services Board, called the meeting to order and acted as the Chairwoman thereof, and Kristen H. Hamilton acted as Recording Secretary of the meeting.

MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE

Marie Dey, Warren Perrine, Jay Hansen, Les Hendrickson and Rosemary Seghatoleslami.

NON-MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE

Mayor Rebecca Beauregard.

MINUTES

The minutes of the May 18, 2005 meeting were reviewed and approved.

WORK SESSION

Website – Les checked the website using the Library’s internet connection and opined that the site was not easily accessible. He will contact Tom Witt and/or the appropriate person regarding same. Links to social services and bus information should be included on the website.

Social Services Report – Jan Bayern was unable to attend the meeting, however she forwarded her report to the Chairwoman. She reported that Cranbury hasn’t had any activity so far this quarter. She addressed available help to aid Katrina evacuees.

New Business – A discussion was held on how to get new members for the Board. A suggestion was made that a request for members be put in the Four Seasons newsletter.

Discussion –

Marie read a letter she received from Sally Giovannis requesting a donation for the hunger program at the Presbyterian Church. Rosemary noted that a donation was always included in the budget allocation and will question Tom Witt regarding the proper procedure for requesting funds.

Mayor Beauregard raised the fact that since more seniors are now in the area, more services for them will be needed in the future. She believes that there is available funding for free senior bus transportation. Rosemary will get contact information from the Mayor and follow-up.

Mayor Beauregard also suggested that the Board look into a program to help medicare recipients sort through their bills.

The Board agreed that the bus route information should be included in the Township quarterly newsletter.

Les will restart the process of sending a letter to Rutgers requesting a graduate student to survey the needs of seniors.

It was agreed that the next Human Services Board meeting will be held on October 19, 2005.

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ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.

CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY

I, the undersigned, do hereby certify:

That I am duly elected and acting secretary of the Cranbury Township Human Services Board and,

That the foregoing minutes of the Human Services Board, held on September 21, 2005 consisting of 2 pages, constitute a true and correct copy of the minutes of the said meeting.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed the name of said Human Services Board the _____ day of _______________, 2005.

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Kristen H. Hamilton, Secretary