Bert Nash

            Your Community Mental Health Center

MINUTES

Governing Board of Directors

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

 

Directors Present:         David Johnson                          Jean Milstead  

                                    David Ambler                           Elizabeth Sheils

                                    Erv Hodges                              Bonnie Lowe

                                    Jane Eldredge                           Judy Anderson                        

                                    Mike McGrew                         Doug Stephens

                       

Directors Absent:          Rick Spano, notified

                                    Rick Trapp, notified                             

                                                                                                           

Staff Present:                Pat Roach Smith, Chief Operations Officer

                                    Steve Richards, Finance Director

                                    Sharon Zehr, Access Center Team Leader

                                    Marilyn Sell, Recording Secretary

 

Others Present: Tom Singleton, CPA with Lowenthal Singleton Webb & Wilson

                                                           

I           Erv Hodges called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. with a quorum present. 

 

II          Public Comment:  No.

 

III        Consent Agenda:  May 30, 2006 Minutes and May 2006 Financials made up the Consent Agenda.

 

DAVID AMBLER MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA; JEAN MILSTEAD SECONDED THE MOTION.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

IV        Consider for Action:  Financial Statements.  Tom Singleton reviewed the Financial Statements for year ended December 31, 2005 and fielded questions from the board.  Tom distributed an article from the June 2006 Journal of Accountancy, Cherry-Picking Sarbanes-Oxley. 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS APPROVED BY CONSENSUS.

 

Board Resignation:  Ed Brunt.

 

MIKE MCGREW MOVED TO APPROVE THE RESIGNATION; DAVID AMBLER SECONDED THE MOTION.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

Good Friend Award Nominations:  Liew Williams, Tom Eversole, Bobby Jones, and Oscar and Dody Johnson.

 

MIKE MCGREW MOVED TO APPROVE THE NOMINATIONS; ELIZABETH SHEILS SECONDED THE MOTION.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

V         Review and Comment:  BNC Access Center, Sharon Zehr, LSCSW, Access Center Team Leader.

 

To facilitate Sharon’s board orientation on the Access Center, handouts included (1) Overview of the Access Center, (2) Intakes, Screens for July 2005 to June 23, 2006, (3) Access Standards—State Contract, (4) 2006 Access Standard Report, (5) Access Center Flow Chart, and (6) PP Experiencing a Mental Health Crisis.

 

Upcoming board orientations include (1) homeless programs, (2) forensic programs, (3) SED waiver, (4) electronic health record, (5) evidence based practices, (6) marketing, and (7) ACMHCK and the Consortium.

 

WRAP Update:  David will meet with each of the County Commissioners prior to the County budget hearing.  School Superintendent, Randy Weseman, will attend the upcoming hearing. 

 

Inpatient Services Update:  The Mental Health Task Force of the Douglas County Community Health Improvement Project report will be distributed to the leadership group this Friday.  Erv spoke with LMH Board Chair, Donna Osness and they have a meeting scheduled for August 15.

        

County Budget Hearing, Wednesday, July 5 at 8:30 a.m.:  Board attendance is very much appreciated. 

 

VI        From the CEO’s Office.   David asked for comments from the Board on the Update on Strategic Goals, Governing Board Strategic Goals that was included in the board’s packet of information

 

VII       Adjourn:  The meeting adjourned at 8:50 a.m.  The next meeting of the Governing Board is scheduled for Tuesday, July 25, 2006, 7:30 a.m. 

 

 

 

 

 

Approved:  ______________________________     Date:___________________