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Meeting Minutes - September 11, 2006 |
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Members Present Members Absent Mike Kelley, Chair Carol Johnson, Secretary Others Present Caruso Brown, Interim Executive Director
II. Welcome III. Introductions Mr. Kelly asked if the Region Ten Management team would introduce themselves to the new board members. The following members of the management team made their introductions. Neta Davis, Director of Outpatient and Substance Abuse Services; Marcia Becker, Director of Access and Quality Assurance; David Moody, MD, Medical Director; Martha Maltais, Mental Retardation Services Director. Evadne Deeds of the Blue Ridge House made her introductions as well. II. Comments from Public III. Specification of Other Items to be added to the Agenda IV. Approval of July 10, 2006 Board Meeting Minutes V. Executive Director’s Report Mr. Brown noted that since creating his report, he had received a summons to appear in court on behalf of Region Ten Community Services Board. The hearing is to determine if the board violated FOIA, specifically whether the conditions to enter into closed session and whether the procedure to enter and exit close session were appropriate. Mr. Szakos asked if members have to show up, and if so would they have time before to speak to the attorney. Mr. Brown said that he would consult with our attorney on this matter. Mr. Brown went on to report the progress of the Wellness Recovery Center. At next month’s meeting, Mrs. Becker’s staff will give a presentation. And hopefully by that time a tour will be available of the site. Mr. Brown reported that the Center should be opening in December. Ms. Hammond asked if this was the same as Crisis Intervention. Mrs. Becker stated that the service provided by Medicaid as defined is called Crisis Stabilization. But in light of the transformation initiative language, it has been renamed Wellness Recovery. Mr. Brown referenced the attachment to his report from the architect working with Region Ten on the Nelson Co. project. This is a first draft of establishing the program needs Mr. Brown also mentioned that Reed Banks was on vacation and that he was certain that Mr. Banks forwarded his report to him; however, Mr. Brown was unable to locate it. He assured the Board Members that Mr. Banks’ report would be included with next month’s packet. Ms. Hammond commended everyone on their reports, and felt that the evaluations of programs were very enlightening. Ms. Hammond noted that space seems to be a real problem, which needs to be discussed. Also, there seem to be a lot of new hires. She asked how many had been hired, and how many still needed to be hired. Mr. Brown answered by saying that a large number of staff had been hired for ESS (Educational Support Service) in outlying counties, due to significant growth need and acceptance of these services. Ms. Hammond clarified her question to focus on the job fair. Mrs. Maltais replied that a number of people were hired through the job fair; however, there were those who either were not qualified, or backed out. As far as staffing, residential services are slowly coming back up. Day Support has had several resignations recently, but this is an area that hires easily due to the hours. They are working on putting together another job fair, and have considered radio and newspaper ads. Ms. Anderson noted in Mrs. Becker’s report that not all consumers participated in developing their service plans and asked if it was not the practice throughout Region Ten for Consumers to actively participate in treatment plan development. Mrs. Becker responded that person centered planning does happen in some programs, and that we are continuing to increase those opportunities as staff are trained, but as a system we are not there yet. Mr. Stern asked how many full time positions the Mental Retardation Services Division had. Mrs. Maltais answered that there are 120 full time positions across the division. He went on to ask if Region Ten was having trouble with Oxford House. Mrs. Davis responded saying that the office that handled the zoning called her and wanted more information, mentioning that they had received several calls from the neighborhood. She called the office back and left a message giving them the phone number and website address for Oxford House, Inc.. She did not receive a call back, so she stated that she is under the impression that the zoning office is now in contact with Oxford House, Inc.. Mr. Stern then asked how Region Ten would interact with Oxford House. Mrs. Davis answered that we would interact with them in that they are another resource for people with addiction in our community. Those people wanting affordable housing would be referred to them. It’s a peer run organization. Oxford House has staff that comes in and lives with the clients for two months to get the house operating properly, and then they leave. The clients pay the rent themselves. We are a referring agent. Ms. Hammond asked if this was a transition program. Mrs. Davis answered that most do, but that you could live there the rest of your life. In response to questions about staff space needs, Mr. Brown stated
that he, William Hale and Kathy Williams have had an initial meeting
on Region Ten overall office needs for the primary buildings in
the local area. It quickly became apparent that it was becoming
an enormous project. A “quick fix” approach is not what
is needed, but a more global approach needs to be applied. Consultants
are out there who can look at staffing and evaluate growth. Mr.
Brown indicated that an RFP would be developed to see what kind
of responses we find. Mr. Szakos also mentioned that it would be very helpful to have some context to put all the surveys and satisfaction numbers stated in the Directors’ reports. Mr. Kelley added that the Performance Improvement Process and Annual Plan would be a good place to add this. VI. Resolution for Chair & Executive Director to Sign: H.U.D. On a motion made by Mr. Kelley and seconded by Ms. Hammond the Resolution for H.U.D. was approved unanimously. VII. Board Member H.U.D. Application Form signing. VIII. Executive Committee Mr. Brown pointed out one correction in the Executive Committee Minutes, item VI. “Mr. Purcell a very wealthy resident”…should read “Mr. Purcell a very civic minded resident…” It was asked if something was being done for Susan Garrett. The suggestion was made that at the next board meeting she receives a plaque (similar to the one that Mr. Belair and Dr. Sheras received) for her long and valuable tenure on the Board. IX. Public Policy & Legislative Affairs Committee X. Public Education & Development Committee XI. Finance Committee XII. VACSB Update Mr. Stern asked Ms. Hammond, what fundraising projects did the committee have in mind. Ms. Hammond answered among the many ideas there is a mobile crisis unit, and a Women SA Treatment Facility much like the one that was at MOHR Center that only serves men. More ideas will be brought before the Board before being approved. XIII. Other Business XVI. Adjournment On a Motion made by Mr. Szakos at 6:43 PM the September 11, 2006 Region Ten Board Meeting was adjourned and the Board entered into the Region Ten, Inc., Board Meeting. REGION TEN COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD, Inc. Board Meeting Minutes Members Present Members Absent Mike Kelley, Chair Carol Johnson, Secretary Others Present Caruso Brown, Interim Executive Director
II. Approval of July 10, 2006 Region Ten, Inc. minutes III. Wellness Recovery Center IV. Pine Ridge A report from the architect regarding the Nelson Co. is attached to the Board Packet. II. Region Ten Growth III. Construction at Little High St. On a Motion made by Mr. Kelley at 6:47 PM the September 11, 2006 Region Ten , Inc. Board Meeting was adjourned.
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