6:00 PM
502 Old Lynchburg Rd
Charlottesville, VA

Members Present                                                                        

Mike Kelley, Chair                                                                        
Joe Szakos, Vice-Chair        
Carol Johnston, Secretary                                                        
Barbara Barrett, Past Chair                                                           
Steve Welsh                                                                                  
Myra Anderson                                                                             
Kathy Tolton                                                                            
William Hale
Angela Hammond
Neal Walters
Wendi Wills El-Amin, M.D.
Steven Stern
Roxanne White

Others Present

Caruso Brown, Interim Executive Director
Marcia Becker, Director of Access and Quality Assurance
David Moody, Medical Director
Reed Banks, Director of Mental Health Services
Jessica Spears, Administrative Assistant
Paul Patrick
Anna Szakos
Frank Blankenship
Jane McGeorge

I.          Call to Order

            Mr. Kelley called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.

II. Welcome

Mr. Kelley welcomed everyone to the meeting.

III. Comments from Public

Mr. Kelley indicated that the scheduled tour of the Wellness Recovery Center would be rescheduled for another Board Meeting due to painting.

Paul Patrick indicated that the Consumer Advisory Committee would now be called the Consumer Advisory Council.

IV. Specification of Other Items to be added to the Agenda

No items to be added.

V. Approval of November 13, 2006 Board Meeting Minutes

Ms. Hammond indicated several changes to be made to the November Minutes. On page 2, Item V: “Region Ten Inc Foundation” should be “Region Ten Community Services Board, Inc.” On page 7, Item X: “Region Ten Services Board, Inc Foundation” should be “Region Ten Community Services Board, Inc.” On page 8: the word “discuses” was misspelled and “Ms. Johnson” should be “Ms. Johnston”.

Ms. Barrett pointed out several corrections as well. Page 3, Item VI “continued wiliness to work” should be “a continued willingness to work”.  In that same sentence, “the buildings to be renovated” should be “the newly constructed apartments”. Page 9 Item VII, “a committee right working” should be “a committee working”.

On a motion made by Mr. Welsh and seconded by Mr. Szakos, and unanimously voted upon, the November 13, 2006 Board Meeting Minutes were approved as amended.

VI.             Executive Director’s Report

Mr. Brown indicated that he believed this was the largest turn out for the Region Ten Employee Appreciation Winter Party to date. Mr. Brown commented that this was the first year the Divisions provided a list of 14 unsung heroes who were honored during the Winter Party. He also indicated that James Peterson attended the party and was shocked to be honored with the dedication of the Preston Ave location to be renamed the James R. Peterson Building.

Mr. Brown indicated that this was a busy week for Region Ten. The refinancing was moving into closing, which prompted several public hearings and should be complete on December 21st. He also mentioned that the audit was in progress.

Ms. Spears handed out the floor plan for the Wellness Recovery Center, of which Ms. Becker provided a detailed explanation.

VII.      Annual Plan

Mr. Brown using a power-point point presentation, walked board members through the contents of the annual plan.  It was agreed that the board would review it and give Mr. Kelley feedback over the next couple of weeks.  Mr. Brown would consider those comments and incorporate them into the annual plan as appropriate.

VIII.     Board Signing

 It was decided that the signing of purchase approvals be moved to the Region Ten Community Services Board, Inc Meeting.

IX.            Executive Committee

Mr. Kelley summarized the minutes provided in the board packet. He indicated that the last two pages of the Management Plan Binder were Charlie Harris’ Board Retreat Report. At Ms. Hammond’s suggest, the Executive Committee reviewed the report to see what items had been accomplished, and which ones still needed to be addressed. Unfortunately time allowed for half of the list to be viewed at that time, the other half would be reviewed at the next meeting. Mr. Kelley suggested that Board Members review the report on their own and compare it to the plan Mr. Brown and the Management Team have presented, to see if we are moving in the correct direction.

X.        Public Policy & Legislative Affairs Committee

Mr. Szakos indicated that the committee met just prior to the Board Meeting. He stated that they came up with six items to work towards: Work with the Mental Health Association, On Our Own, VOCAL, and Arc of the Piedmont to find out what their legislative priorities are. The committee hopes to come to the January Board Meeting with a recommendation. The committee is going to put together a flyer that can be passed around or emailed around, with all the contacts for a legislative delegation. The committee asked staff to take care of the link on the Region Ten website to go to the VACSB website, that will show the legislative agenda. They want to be in conversation to figure out in the longer term what the role of Ken Moore, the Consumer Advisory Council, and others in terms of how we might set up some educational forums. Look at local issues and come back for Board reinforcement for other action. During the legislative session, to do some very targeted emails to the staff and anyone else alerting them to the fact that major pieces of legislation are happening.

XI.       Public Education & Development Committee

Ms. Hammond stated that there was not a meeting since Ms. Johnston was unable to attend. However, she indicated that a group did gather to send out the Foundation letters on December 6, 2006. She stated that about 160 letters were mailed. At this time the committee does not have any list of names from either Fluvanna Co. or Greene Co.

XII.      Finance Committee

There was no meeting.

XIII.            VACSB Update

Ms. Barrett referenced the VACSB Report that had been handed out prior to the meeting. Ms. Anderson appears on page 5, as well as a highlight of the VHST Program.  She also mentioned the Legislative Conference that the VACSB is holding in January. Anyone that wishes to register for that conference should do so through Ms. Spears.

XIV.    Other Business

No other business at this time.

XV.            Adjournment

On a Motion made by Ms. Johnston and seconded by Mr. Szakos at 7:42 PM the December 11, 2006 Region Ten Board Meeting was adjourned and the Board entered into the Region Ten Community Services Board, Inc. Meeting.

REGION TEN COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD, Inc.

Meeting Minutes
December 11, 2006
7:42 PM
502 Old Lynchburg Rd
Charlottesville, VA

Members Present                                                                        

Mike Kelley, Chair                                                                        
William Hale                                                                                
Myra Anderson                                                                             
Angela Hammond                                                                          
Steve Welsh                                                                                 
Kathy Tolton                                                                           
Roxanne White
Barbara Barrett
Neal Walters
Joe Szakos, Vice Chair
Carol Johnston, Secretary
Steven Stern
Wendi Willis El-Amin

Others Present

Caruso Brown, Interim Executive Director
Marcia Becker, Director of Access and Quality Assurance
David Moody, Medical Director
Reed Banks, Director of Mental Health Services
Jessica Spears, Administrative Assistant
Frank Blankenship
Paul Patrick
Jane McGeorge
Anna Szakos

I.          Call to Order

            Mr. Kelley called the meeting to order at 7:42 PM.

Corrections to the minutes included removing Mr. Walters, Mr. Szakos and Anna Szakos  
from the list of who was present at the meeting. Mr. Kelley asked for approval of the  
November 13, 2006 Meeting minutes.

On a motion made by Ms. Hammond and seconded by Ms. Johnston, the November 13, 2006 minutes were unanimously approved as amended.

Mr. Brown read the Resolution authorizing him to sign closing documents on behalf of the board, in its entirety to the Board Members. Mr. Kelley asked for approval of the Resolution.

On a motion made by Mr. Stern and seconded by Mr. Walters the Resolution of the Board of Directors of Region Ten Community Services Board, Inc. was unanimously approved.

Ms. Johnston signed the resolution.