Name: IHSS Advisory Committee Meeting
Start: 2026-01-15
Location: Placer

Attendees

✓ Lorraine Calong (Member)

✓ Carl Jones (Member)

✓ Pamela Galloway (Member)

✓ Elizabeth Pope (Member)

✓ Brent Smedley (Member)

✓ William Reed (Member)

✓ Samantha Marti (Staff)

✓ Shawn Polivoi (Staff)

✓ Colby Hytoff (Staff)

✓ Annie DeMaria-Norris (Staff)

✓ Megan Sponholz (Staff)

✓ Erica Williamson (Staff)

✓ Johnny Ochsner (Staff)

✓ Richard Gold (Public)

✓ Present: 14/14

Decisions

#1

APPROVED

#2

APPROVED

#3

APPROVED

#4

APPROVED

#5

APPROVED

Agenda Items

#1

Roll Call and Introductions

Quorum was established

#2

Excused Absences

Motion to excuse Smedley and Reed

#3

Approve Minutes

Motion to approve November 20, 2025, minutes

#4

Public Comment

Calong thanked Gold for coming to the meeting

#5

Member Reports/Announcements/Questions

Calong reported on the reappointment of Elizabeth Pope

#6

Presentation on Placer's Healthy Aging program

Sponholz and Williamson presented the program

#7

State's budget updates

Hytoff shared updates on the State's budget and its impact on IHSS hours

Public Comments

1 speaker

Richard Gold · Topic: Interest in joining the IHSS-AC

Gold expressed interest in joining the committee