MINUTES

MH&R BOARD of ERIE & OTTAWA COUNTIES

— December 11, 2007 —

 

 

 

Present:

 

Steve Lippert – VC

 

Marlene Boas

 

Barbara Hemphill

 

Toni DeLuca

Bob Kasayka

Steven Prentice

 

Barb Limpert

Leroy Sizemore

Vee Reifsnyder

Dan Ward

Bill Kimberlin

Kenny Baughman

 

Robert Warner

Eric Zgodzinski

Pam McGlothlin

 

 

 

 

Office Staff:

Kirk Halliday

Debbie Kelley

Patty Notestine

 

 

 

 

Excused:

Sue Kane - Chair

John Fellhauer

 

 

 

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guests:

Marty Williams

Lisa Byers

Henrietta Whelan

 

Marla Chudy

Kate Butler

Eric Martin

 

The Mental Health and Recovery Board of Erie and Ottawa Counties met on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at the Sandusky Artisans in Sandusky, Ohio. The Vice-Chair called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

 

Introduction of Guests — The Board welcomed all in attendance.

 

Approval of Agenda —Toni moved to approve the agenda as presented, Kenny seconded; motion carried unanimously.

 

Secretary’s Report — Vee moved to accept the minutes of the November 20, 2007 meeting as presented. Pam seconded; motion carried unanimously.

 

Executive Director’s Report:

a) Monthly Update; Kirk will be meeting with the new board members individually. The Indigent Drivers Funds in Sandusky and Ottawa are beginning to loosen up and progress is being made. The Sandusky/Seneca/Wyandot Board has a plan in place concerning services within the different county boundaries in Fostoria, and will gladly share that with this board. b) Monitoring Reports; Policy I-H: Communication & Counsel to the Board, Policy I-C: Budgeting, no questions asked. c) Other; None. e) Program Division Report; Debbie presented a brief update on local and state issues which included the maternal depression screening grant, ODMH community plan guidelines, increased emergency and Medicaid billings, and autism update.

 

CQI – Continuous Quality Improvement: Debbie presented a wide-ranging PowerPoint presentation to the Board on the new Board Member Orientation/Manual content which included; general information about the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Erie and Ottawa Counties and the Local System of Care, Governance Policies, Acronyms, General Mental Health and Alcohol/Drug Information, Ohio’s Community Behavioral Healthcare System, Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS) and the Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH), Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities (OACBHA), Laws and Legislation, and Robert’s Rules of Order.

 

Review of evaluation from November Board Meeting:

§       No persons (board member or staff) name should be mentioned or published on the evaluation sheet. Any issues that come up should be addressed directly to that individual.

 

§       Not happy that a name was printed since it is a legal record.

 

§       Understood…in the future we will make it a point to ask the chairperson to intervene rather than have it on record.

 

§       The Executive Director to review all evaluations before being reprinted.

 

§       Recommendation made that if we want to talk to the ED about any staff, or the executive director, we go into executive session, and therefore it is off the public record.

 

§       Discussion on public record vs. working document.

 

§       Evaluate by the numbers and eliminate the comments all together.

 

§       An apology from this board is in order.

 

§       No solution presented, to be reviewed further, guidance from board solicitor needed.

 

§       A motion was made by Kenny, seconded by Barbara, to have the Executive Director review the comments form prior to publication and bring anything of concern or policy to the chairs attention for redaction.

 

Consent Agenda:

 Kirk presented an overview of the revised consent agenda items. It was noted that the funds are coming from our very modest contingency fund.

 

Resolution No. 12-2008-01:  Whereas: The attached Consent Agenda has been reviewed for appropriateness and compliance with Board Policies; therefore Dan resolved the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Erie and Ottawa Counties approve the business contained in the Consent Agenda. Pam seconded and rescinded, therefore Kenny seconded. Roll call vote as follows: Kenny, yes; Marlene, yes; Toni, yes; Barbara, yes; Bob, yes; Bill, yes; Barb, yes; Pam, abstain; Steven, yes; Vee, yes; Leroy, yes; Dan, yes; Robert, yes; Eric, yes; and Steve, yes; motion carried resolution stands.

 

Board Concerns:

Review of “An Open Letter To Governor Ted Strickland” concerning the veto of open access for all mental health medications. As of January 1, 2008, the managed care plans can require pre-authorization for atypical antipsychotic, meaning that the lower/cheaper drugs would be issued first. This is a big issue with NAMI Ohio at this time, and they would appreciate any letters of support to our representatives. A draft letter was requested to share with the board and sent out in the next board packet.

 

The NAMI Voice flyer was distributed to all board members for informational purposes.


 

Old Business:

Distressing news was noted on the television where people are saying that they could not get the help they needed. It was noted that nationwide only one-third of the people could benefit from treatment have the ability or knowledge to get to it. The ability to access your doctor is of crucial importance.

 

New Business:

Communications from the Board Vice-Chair: A big THANK YOU due to all the families of individuals with disabilities, to the individuals themselves, for the small and sometimes big steps they have taken. A thank you to all of our providers who have hung with us, and supported us, and focused on issues that needed to be re-addressed. This has made this year, including our levy, something we can look back on and say we have got some good things accomplished. Thank you also to the board members for their time, feedback, and participation.

 

Commentary (Guests):

  • Concur with the comments on managed care and stressing the issue of wellness.
  • It was a joy for me to attend this meeting tonight as a guest, and continue to be impressed with the Board’s sensitivities.
  • Stop by the Oak House and say hello. Members are always willing and eager to meet all of the board members.

 

Review Decisions Made and Action — Toni reviewed the actions of the Board.

1)     Approval of agenda, motion by Toni; seconded by Kenny, motion carried unanimously.

2)     Approval of 11/20/07 Secretary’s Report (Minutes), motion by Vee, seconded by Pam, motion carried unanimously.

3)     A motion was made by Kenny, seconded by Barbara, to have the Executive Director review the comments form prior to publication and bring anything of concern or policy to the chairs attention for redaction.

4)     Resolution No. 12-2008-01: resolved by Dan, seconded by Kenny, resolution carried.

 

Adjournment — Vee moved the meeting adjourn.

 

Respectfully submitted,