Bert Nash

Your Community Mental Health Center

MINUTES

Governing Board of Directors

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Directors Present:         Jane Eldredge               Carol Hatton                Doug Stephens

                                    David Ambler               Erv Hodges                  Bonnie Lowe                                                    David Johnson Ken McGovern            Elizabeth Sheils

                                    Rick Spano                  Jean Milstead

Director Absent:           Bootsie Lauridsen, notified       

                                    Barbara Ballard

Staff Present:                Patricia Roach Smith, Chief Operations Officer

Tracy Kihm, Finance Director

                                    Marilyn Sell, Recording Secretary

                                    Connie Snow, Finance Office

                                    Stephanie Shelley, Finance Office

Others Present: Elinor Tourtellot, League of Women Voters

I           Bonnie Lowe called the meeting to order at 7:35 a.m. with a quorum present.     

II          Public Comment:  None.

III        Consent Agenda:  The December 16, 2008 Minutes, December 2008 Financials and the CEO Report made up the Consent Agenda.

David pointed out that contributing to the loss in December is that we are open fewer days and the initial cut to the State grants are reflected herein. 

CAROL HATTON MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA; ERV HODGES SECONDED THE MOTION.  MOTION CARRIED.

IV        Review & Comment.  Software Product Purchase:  BNC along with Wyandot County CMHC and Family Service and Guidance Center in Topeka are pursuing the purchase of Bob Bohi’s Powerface software.  David has a meeting Thursday with G.R. Underwood, Director of Client Development for Lawrence Regional Technology Center (LRTC) to put together a business plan.  The Board asked David to email them a report following his meeting with LRTC and to form a committee larger than the Executive Committee to review options prior to purchasing this software.     

Nominating Committee:  Doug Stephens chairs this committee and David Johnson and Bonnie Lowe are members.  Both Jean Milstead and Rick Spano volunteered to serve on this current committee.  When asked, Ken McGovern agreed to a full term service to the Board.

Awards and Citations Committee:  David Ambler chairs this committee and Doug Stephens, David Johnson, Bonnie Lowe, Alice Ann Johnston and Pat Roach Smith are members.  Elizabeth Sheils and Erv Hodges volunteered to serve on this current committee.

Both the Nominating Committee and the Awards & Citations Committee will schedule meetings to make plans for the April Annual Meeting / Pioneer Award Celebration.

Budget:  Yesterday the Senate Ways and Means passed across the board cuts.  David is recommending (1) we begin looking at costing out how to make equivalent cut backs; and, (2) call together a community summit of organizations that would be impacted once we make these cuts. 

Search Committee Report:  David asked that members of the Board let him know if there are candidates they would like to have considered for the Community Development Director position.  David will forward these names to Bill Moran of the Moran Company who is conducting the employment search.  

VI        Executive Session.  DOUG STEPHENS MOVED TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION; JEAN MILSTEAD SECONDED THE MOTION.  MOTION CARRIED.

The regular session of the Governing Board meeting adjourned at 8:55 a.m. to Executive Session for 30 minutes to discuss a personnel issue.  The Executive Session adjourned at 9:25 a.m. to the regular session.   

VII       The regular meeting adjourned at 9:25 a.m.  The next meeting of the Governing Board is scheduled for Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 7:30 a.m.

Approved:  ______________________________     Date:  ___________________