Bert Nash

Your Community Mental Health Center

MINUTES

Governing Board of Directors

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Directors Present:         Jean Milstead               Rick Spano                  Jane Eldredge

                                    Bootsie Lauridsen         David Ambler               Elizabeth Sheils

                                    Erv Hodges                  Bonnie Lowe                David Johnson

Directors Absent:          Carol Hatton                            Ken McGovern

                                    Barbara Ballard, notified           Doug Stephens, notified           

Staff Present:                Pat Roach Smith, Chief Operations Officer

                                    Marilyn Sell, Recording Secretary

Others Present: Elinor Tourtellot, League of Women Voters

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

II          Public Comment:  None.

III        Consent Agenda:  June 24, 2008 Minutes and the CEO Report made up the Consent Agenda.

David Ambler advised he was not at the June board meeting and did provide notification. 

WITH THIS DULY NOTED, DAVID AMBLER MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA; ERV HODGES SECONDED THE MOTION.  MOTION CARRIED.

David provided the Board with a draft of the Income Operating Statement For the Period 6/01/2008 – 6/30/2008.  He advised we should have April through July actual financials for the August Board meeting.  We should have billing completely caught up by the end of this week.  Financial reports have been delayed due to the system conversion to Powerface.  Reporting has been provided on our cash on hand and the current balance on our line of credit.  Commercial insurance claims are current and Medicaid claims have been filed through May 31 and will be current by the end of July.   

IV  Review & Comment:  Funding Challenges.  County funding was cut by only $15,603.  Following the August primary David will schedule meetings with the County Commission candidates.  David is meeting tomorrow with the downtown church group regarding the $44K cut for Homeless Outreach.  

WRAP.  We still haven’t heard from the Schools.  Eudora schools received the Safe Schools Healthy Students grant to expand services there.

Inpatient Services.  David A. asked about staff feedback re LMH ER stabilization rooms.  There has been none.  Three of LMH ER nurses have completed the MHFA training.

Medicaid Update.  Secretary of SRS wants to extend the three one-year contracts to KHS.  This is likely to be followed by law suits filed by some managed care companies insisting the contracts be rebid.

August 15 Board Orientation.  This will be held in the second floor board room beginning at 1:00 p.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m.  The orientation will be followed by a reception for board members and their spouses at Pat Roach Smith’s.  Please rsvp to Marilyn Sell.

Evening With Fundraising Event.  The Planning Committee met July 24 to talk about format, speakers and sponsors.  Tentatively the date is September 27 at Crown Toyota.

V  Christina Mann, WRAP Team Leader re Eudora Grant.  Christina presented on the 2008-2012 Eudora Safe Schools Healthy Students Grant and fielded questions from the Board. 

Other:  Jean asked about the DCCCA residential program—can we get beds?  David said he didn’t know but would contact Judy Anderson. 

Jean reminded the Board about the Building our Future Right from the Start Summit on Friday, September 26 from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Maceli’s.

Carol Nalbandian will attend the August Board meeting to firm up plans for our Board Retreat.

VI    Adjourn.  The meeting adjourned at 8:30 a.m.  The next meeting of the Governing Board is Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 7:30 a.m.   

Approved:  ______________________________     Date:  ___________________