Bert Nash

            Your Community Mental Health Center

 

MINUTES

Governing Board of Directors

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

 

Directors Present:         Jean Milstead               Jane Eldredge               David Ambler  

                                    David Johnson              Judy Anderson Doug Stephens

                                    Rick Spano                  Carol Hatton                Elizabeth Sheils

                                    Erv Hodges

                                   

Directors Absent:          Barbara Ballard, notified           Bonnie Lowe, notified

                                    Ken McGovern                       

                                   

Staff Present:                Tracy Kihm, Finance Director

Jerry Bottenfield, Community Development Director

                                    Marilyn Sell, Recording Secretary

 

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

 

II          Public Comment:  None.

 

III        Janice Storey, Director of Child and Family Services, presented to the Governing Board.  Janice distributed an outline of Children and Family Services.  She presented most specifically on Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) and fielded questions from the Board.

 

IV        Consent Agenda:  January 29, 2008 Minutes, January 2008 Financials, and the CEO Report made up the Consent Agenda. 

 

Tracy pointed out significant over and under budget items and fielded financial questions from the Directors. 

 

JANE ELDREDGE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA; ERV HODGES SECONDED THE MOTION.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

Tracy presented the Certificate of Corporate Resolution Authorized Individuals and Enabling Resolutions form updating who is authorized to give instructions to and obtain information from the Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company.

 

CAROL HATTON MOVED TO APPROVE TRACY KIHM, DAVID JOHNSON AND MAURICE JOY AS SIGNERS; DOUG STEPHENS SECONDED THE MOTION.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

 

 

 

 

V  Review & Comment:  Proposed Bylaw Amendments.  There was a great deal of discussion about the formation of two new standing committees—Nominating Committee and Awards & Citations Committee and the amendments proposed to Article III, Section 7 Committees of the Bylaws.

 

The Board will take action on the proposed amendments at their meeting in March. 

 

Proposed Planning Committee.  Referring to Article III, Section 5 Direction of the Bylaws, Jean Milstead proposed enhancing the Board’s direction by forming a Long-range Planning Committee.

 

David A. asked Jean to chair an ad hoc committee to plan a working retreat for the Board.

 

Nominations Committee Report.  One replacement (for Judy Anderson) is needed on the Governing Board of Directors.  On the Endowment Board of Trustees, two directors are eligible for another term and one replacement (for David Adams) is needed.  If you have nominations please see that they are routed to David A, David J or Bonnie.    

 

Awards & Citations Committee Report.  Erv asked that the Director’s send him their nominations for this year’s Pioneer Award so that the selection may be made at the Governing Board meeting in March.

 

VI        Consider for Action:  Lyn Smith Award for Distinguished Service Criteria. 

 

The Awards & Citations Committee proposed revising the Lyn Smith Award for Distinguished Service to extend eligibility to the Endowment Board of Trustees.

 

ERV HODGES MOVED TO APPROVE LANGUAGE THAT INCLUDED THE ENDOWMENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES; ELIZABETH SHEILS SECONDED THE MOTION.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

VII       Adjourn:  The meeting adjourned at 9:10 a.m.  The next meeting of the Governing Board is scheduled for Tuesday, March 25, 2008.   

 

 

 

 

Approved:  ______________________________     Date:  ___________________