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• • IY was taken without due consideration. In particular he questioned the definition of an "outside agency", which agencies perform a service that the County would be required to do, and just what is the County's responsibility. He thought the matter had been handled rather precipitously and without a public hearing. He proposed a moratorium on implementation or deferral of the policy until a public hearing or workshop can be held in order to get insights from the affected agencies. He asked the Board to reconsider and MOVED for a workshop, to be followed by a public hearing, to determine the extent to which this policy should be implemented. Commissioner Adams understood that the Board had deferred the matter to budget time and that would be sufficient public hearing for her. Chairman Stanbridge ruled the motion DIED for lack of a second. She recalled that the Board was going to wait for completion of the survey mapping before reconsidering Children's Services. Commissioner Ginn reported on a conversation with Jean Kline with respect to the Children's Services Needs Assessment. The County's Human Services Division, along with the United Way, is doing the asset mapping. She suggested a report on what is being done and how it is progressing. Health Department Administrator Jean Kline advised that she chairs the Needs Assessment Subcommittee for the Children's Services Advisory Committee. She advised that the project is pretty much on time and asked her associate to update the Board. Health Department Special Projects Coordinator Vince Kalson advised that all three phases of the project are due by the end of the month. The first phase is gathering the demographics to help in the determination of need, discovering such things as where the children live, what their needs are, and where the college scholarships are being awarded. The second phase is a survey of need or what the professionals (such as pediatricians, March 5, 2002 123 2 Fq •