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CPMT approves closed-session case funding; foster care caseloads reported to have declined
Summary
On motion, Tazewell County CPMT entered closed session to discuss foster care, CPS, court and school cases and approved funding for the cases; the recorded vote was AYES 4, NAYS 0, ABSENT 4, and county staff reported a drop in foster care child counts from 76 (April 2022) to 49 (April 2023).
The Tazewell County Community Policy and Management Team voted April 24 to enter closed session to discuss specific foster care, CPS, Cumberland, court services and school cases and funding. The motion to enter closed session was made by Jeff Brintle and seconded by Shanna Plaster; the motion carried unanimously.
After the closed session the CPMT certified the meeting under Code of Virginia §§2.2-3711 and 2.2-3712 and approved, on motion of Jeff Brintle with a second by Shanna Plaster, the case funding discussed in closed session. The minutes record the vote as AYES 4, NAYS 0, ABSENT 4. The coordinator reported that, during the period covered by recent FAPT approvals, eight client cases were closed for services, two resulted in adoption, two in family reunification, and four teens who were in foster care and turned 18 elected not to continue independent living services.
The coordinator also compared foster care counts: April 2022 distinct child count showed 76 children in foster care with 19 in residential placements; the county’s year-to-date April 2023 count was 49 children with 15 in residential placements. The CPMT adjourned at 11:00 a.m.
What it means: the CPMT took formal action to approve funding for individual cases in closed session as permitted under Virginia law; minutes summarize outcomes and show a decline in foster care caseloads year over year.
Authorities referenced: the CPMT cited the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and Code of Virginia §§2.2-3711 and 2.2-3712 for the closed-session certification.
