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Board of Social Services warns vacancies hinder oversight, prioritizes resource‑parent support
Summary
The Montgomery County Board of Social Services reported five voting‑member vacancies, urged the council to accelerate appointments, and outlined priorities including reducing barriers for households seeking to become qualified resource (foster/kin) parents and collaborating across service areas to advance social equity.
Frances Marshall, vice chair of the Montgomery County Board of Social Services, told the Council’s Health and Human Services Committee that the board currently has five voting‑member vacancies and that delay in posting and filling them has hampered the board’s ability to provide steady institutional knowledge and oversight.
"Our board is most productive when it has a full complement of members,"…
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