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A committee member made a motion to accept the minutes from the morning and afternoon sessions; another member seconded the motion and members voted in favor. No detailed roll-call votes were recorded in the meeting transcript; the motion passed by voice vote.

The committee next moved to accept the resignation of a member (recorded in the transcript as \"Carla Pigg\" in the resignation motion and separately referenced earlier in the meeting as \"Carla Pope, former chair\"). A motion to accept the resignation was made, seconded, and approved by voice vote; the committee thanked the departing member for her service.

Members then discussed nominations for co-chair positions required by the committee bylaws. Because two co-chairs (referenced as Carla and Kim Haney) were no longer serving, the committee decided to postpone nominations until the absent member arrived and subsequently planned to go into executive session to discuss personnel matters.

Before adjourning the open meeting, a member made a motion to adjourn; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","July 18th, 2025 - Harrison County Blue Ribbon Committee Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The committee voted to accept the minutes from morning and afternoon sessions and accepted a resignation from a committee member; it also scheduled an executive session to discuss personnel and deferred nominations for co-chairs.","taxTitle","Harrison County, Mississippi","taxId",24960,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6485154,"Committee raises concerns about adult protective services response for vulnerable adults",439,2274980,2714865,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5462410-80a70f8ef1716573d8acd606ab4b04dd&start=2274&end=2714","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5462410-80a70f8ef1716573d8acd606ab4b04dd/thumbnail_2274980.jpg","/articles/6485154/Harrison-County/Mississippi/Committee-raises-concerns-about-adult-protective-services-response-for-vulnerable-adults","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6485154-f333d8d604d9d4c05610a57085bc5d08/orig.mp4?Expires=1771032679&Signature=dsLXd5pteeHwMqbxlfWzJTXLxcRaaJhU6c8ocLeKVjvwtPpED0yq7LmVsZCKLmbjIknzv7Y2DTjKPqb5Qvazbdj~DE6fOq5Y9PDCTXYqbBAdBueqmTa-Nyuewekv9wGVbOBW1SVnADLr1t1ldaRd03L7d9h2rtYwBu0cz6z2zbnYGFiDsehOGOx34UEYTS0ogmh5~ErriChDr1sQcEX70e9U8dJu43VbGlPymOtRHmweOcKByCSeiwiS2FMnnKMhIV6luZFfDN1asgLL7TMcqbBPFOrlSlOSuYhgB1J6UnZAxmsvSVNgYcZLjFxKxPug8WWXtRzxyiJAWChUgYgzrQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Harrison County Blue Ribbon Committee discussed repeated complaints about Adult Protective Services (APS) response times and investigative practices and considered outreach to APS, local law enforcement and other community partners to identify remedies.

Committee members and advocacy-center staff described multiple calls reporting suspected exploitation — including accounts that a senior paraplegic was assaulted and had money and food taken — and said APS often responded that the person was \"in a safe place,\" which committee members said prevented further action on financial exploitation or bank account changes. Members said the absence of an effective response left hospital and advocacy staff without a local avenue to secure long-term protections for vulnerable adults.

Participants suggested inviting APS and the local police department (mentioned in the meeting as SMPD/SMPDD and a local ombudsman) to attend a future committee meeting to explain procedures, share what the agencies see in the community, and identify alternative avenues for advocacy. Committee members also discussed gathering documented examples and preparing a succinct packet for an upcoming planned meeting with the governor (the committee referenced an August 15 follow-up), saying they want to present prioritized issues and concrete examples that show systemic problems.

No formal action was taken at the meeting, but members asked staff to reach out to APS and local law enforcement to invite them to a future session and to compile case documentation for the governor briefing.","Members described cases in which APS failed to act on reports of exploitation or financial abuse of vulnerable adults, and they discussed inviting APS and local law enforcement to a future meeting and briefing the governor with documented examples.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6485159,"Committee hears guardianship-clinic and foster-licensing complaints; members call for system fixes",464,1442650,1907420,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5462410-80a70f8ef1716573d8acd606ab4b04dd&start=1442&end=1907","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5462410-80a70f8ef1716573d8acd606ab4b04dd/thumbnail_1442650.jpg","/articles/6485159/Harrison-County/Mississippi/Committee-hears-guardianship-clinic-and-foster-licensing-complaints-members-call-for-system-fixes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6485159-c2e128e2ab1f82372e494e1adc8b0858/orig.mp4?Expires=1771032679&Signature=igPBRsfiIIvOoTkM3khDLwBPMF7sMRV75LHTbhL1D1uPm6b3xzu-FYE5WgNp3EY0anl-oth7Z4uN7nfU2xOR8ReqoC8dNrcj80X0Crugd~C2m8PAmRGmEZ98m2hsrX19Nt~QrPobfuzcHJMzje2eLmXREUBjykMW7bTypkIaX8Dai~O7WVGSXxDcvUN2gTXrY9mISvFPTlaKUEKNAWFcllwp1yFCKDLsby9slZJMLv6l44AAxb84doHDbwhjmdLDM-ILpWCgmrCFm4aI~wvSjue8tQNTufzwGKNAqMAKko64zJL58ktK1eSk0tIDMm7HeHqjL9hKNTplv1p1gwKOHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several attendees at the Harrison County Blue Ribbon Committee described repeated operational problems with the foster licensing process and the guardianship clinic system and asked the committee for help advocating for faster, more predictable procedures.

Speakers recounted cases in which relatives caring for infants and young children faced long licensing delays, difficulty securing Medicaid and board-payment benefits, and burdensome paperwork requirements. One participant said she sought to renew her foster license in July, was repeatedly asked for documentation, and despite later being fast-tracked, experienced a three-month delay during which she paid out-of-pocket for a child's medical care; she said she never received the board payment she expected.

Committee members said some hospitals and CPS staff have used safety plans to place newborns with relatives rather than removing children to state custody, and they urged the committee to press for an expedited local licensure process modeled on earlier \"rescue\" efforts referenced in the meeting (participants named a local program, Rescue 100 and Michael Memorial, that previously provided rapid licensure supports). Members suggested exploring whether a local partner could revive expedited licensing support or whether the committee should recommend a policy change to the county or state.

Attendees also described a frequent pattern in recent guardianship-clinic cases: most clinic cases they see involve families with prior CPS history, and some relatives caring for multiple children have zero income. The committee discussed assisting relatives with paperwork to secure benefits such as food stamps during pending licensure or custody proceedings.

The committee asked staff to collect and present written examples of delays and to consider engaging local hospital and CPS leadership to identify possible process fixes. No formal policy change or vote was taken at the meeting; members asked for the committee to follow up at the next meeting with more documentation.","Committee members described delays in foster licensure, missed board payments, gaps in Medicaid coverage for children placed informally with relatives, and recommended expedited licensure and further advocacy.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6485164,"Blue Ribbon Committee presses for legal clarity on youth-court record access and newborn drug-test rules",775,471195,1246685,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5462410-80a70f8ef1716573d8acd606ab4b04dd&start=471&end=1246","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5462410-80a70f8ef1716573d8acd606ab4b04dd/thumbnail_471195.jpg","/articles/6485164/Harrison-County/Mississippi/Blue-Ribbon-Committee-presses-for-legal-clarity-on-youth-court-record-access-and-newborn-drug-test-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6485164-9a302d75aadce3c36dec22a384e0422e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771032679&Signature=hoZ4jRQyMzCXIZJ7uk-soWbXM60LpvEOcdBkmpfyCCg1QQ~OH7jUJ6-2Y~GhlfIzntS~gX8RjXLQCxS8kuhqhZh7sDuT2HZ8QyktGzXCBYNjSmKcxWZYspxMXBJS1FDvt1fk74xoEH0Pdd~FYmB2P1aWGM6VKhqIVqpN2aaRnG-AuJxbMJiElTID~QGZblePwTfZySmnFxUDD33tOStWgCE-57lNsr-ss4e0HtZroTvsd51sbVg9TKtGnghhv~KXuTMHIA-NKnpJ9XxShDXkFlHK2fv1OHrm-O2JCnCoHIrQ3fURziZHaRgcfxO147yvTDwR0~U93L2Fo7bnGOYaMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the Harrison County Blue Ribbon Committee discussed conflicting explanations from the youth court and child-protection agencies about record access and hospital discharge safety plans, and asked staff to obtain a formal legal opinion on whether a newborn's positive drug test can, by itself, provide probable cause for child removal.

Committee members read aloud a written response they received regarding access to youth-court records. The response said that, under the disclosure statute referenced in the reply (transcribed in the meeting as \"43 21 2 61\"), specific youth-court records may be requested or subpoenaed and disclosed following an order of disclosure entered in the child's youth-court case. The response also said that the youth court routinely grants access to records when a chancery court requests them, and that youth-court rules committees are considering changes that would explicitly grant chancery courts that access.

Committee members reported getting inconsistent answers from county and state sources about who can grant such access: the Administrative Office of Courts, the State Supreme Court, or the Legislature. In response, the committee asked staff to secure a formal legal opinion clarifying which authority can lawfully grant access to youth-court records and whether rule changes or statutory changes are required.

Members also raised concerns about hospital safety-plan forms and a standing order. Attendees described a public-records request seeking a blank copy of a youth-court standing order that hospitals would use to create safety plans for discharge; the committee reported that replies from youth-court staff said a blank standing order does not exist. Committee members said hospital staff had provided at least one safety-plan form in a recent case but that youth-court personnel later told the committee no uniform standing order exists. The committee asked staff to follow up by contacting youth-court counsel and to pursue available records channels.

On newborn drug-testing policy, the committee discussed a written explanation that a newborn's positive test for marijuana (as reflected in the cited statute) is not, by itself, sufficient probable cause for child removal. The written reply explained that probable cause based on a newborn's positive test for an unlawfully used controlled substance requires a showing that the child faces a significant risk of harm or that the parent cannot provide proper care. Committee members said some youth-court judges may interpret the law more broadly to include other controlled substances; several attendees asked whether infants who test positive for fentanyl should be treated differently and asked staff to seek a legal opinion and, if needed, consider proposing statutory change.

Committee members did not vote on policy changes during the meeting but directed staff to obtain a legal opinion and to pursue the outstanding public-records requests. The committee also discussed pursuing legislative or rule-based clarifications if the legal opinion indicates gaps in current authority.

The committee scheduled follow-up work to collect the written responses and add the legal opinion to the committee record for further action.","Committee members reviewed a youth court response saying no standing order exists for hospital safety-plan forms, discussed inconsistent guidance on who may grant access to youth-court records, and sought a formal legal opinion on whether newborn drug tests (including fentanyl) can alone justify child removal.","actionData","errors"]

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Blue Ribbon Committee accepts minutes and a resignation, schedules executive session

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Blue Ribbon Committee presses for legal clarity on youth-court record access and newborn drug-test rules