MH&R
BOARD of
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Present: |
Steve
Lippert – VC |
Marlene
Boas |
Barbara
Hemphill |
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Toni
DeLuca |
Bob
Kasayka |
Steven
Prentice |
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Barb
Limpert |
Vee
Reifsnyder Dan Ward |
Bill
Kimberlin Kenny
Baughman |
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Eric
Zgodzinski |
Pam
McGlothlin |
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Office Staff: |
Kirk
Halliday |
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Patty
Notestine |
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Excused: |
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John
Fellhauer |
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Absent: |
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Guests: |
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Marla Chudy |
Kate Butler |
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The Mental Health and Recovery Board of
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
Executive Director’s Report:
a) Monthly Update; Kirk will be
meeting with the new board members individually. The Indigent Drivers Funds in
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.
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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
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):
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
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,