RECENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES


BUTLER COUNTY ALCOHOL & DRUG ADDICTION SERVICES BOARD

June 19, 2008

 

Neighborhood Housing Services

Homeownership Center

Second Floor Meeting Room

100 South Martin Luther King Blvd.

Hamilton, Ohio 45011

 

Minutes

 

Board Members                            Present                Absent

 

Maureen Noe (chair)                             X

Jennifer Carter                                         X                                

Richard Chartier                                     X

Vivian Crooks                                           X                                

Celeste Didlick-Davis                            X                                 (left exec session at 6:35 p.m.)

Angela Diver                                                                      X                                                        

John Holcomb                                          X

Bruce Jewett                                                                      X

Chris Xeil Lyons                                                               X

Lauren Marsh                                           X                                                                    

Judge D. Andy Nastoff                                                   X

Lieutenant Erik Niehaus                                             X                                

David Swigonski                                      X

David Washington                                                          X

Janyth Williams                                      X                                

 

Staff Present

Dr. John Bohley

Ann Elam

Angie Goldson

Holly Wilson

                                                                                                                       

Guests Present    

Jim Beiting, Community Behavioral Health

Andy Hertel, Community Behavioral Health

Artie Sanders, Community Behavioral Health

Amelia Orr, Community Counseling and Crisis Center

Cassandra von Gerds, Community Counseling and Crisis Center

Dr. Theodore Hunter, physician

 

            I.         CALL TO ORDER

 

Ms. Noe called the meeting to order at 5:07 p.m.  Dr. Bohley read the roll call of attendance.  Ms. Noe welcomed the board members and guests. 

 

Ms. Noe expressed the Board’s appreciation to Mr. Chartier, Ms. Marsh, and Judge Nastoff for their service to the Board since their current terms on the Board were ending June 30, 2008.  She thanked Mr. Chartier and Ms. Marsh for their decision to seek reappointment for another term and expressed hope that Judge Nastoff would decide to seek reappointment as well. 

 

Ms. Noe was recognized for her dedicated service as board chair over the past year.

           

II.      REQUIRED APPROVALS AGENDA

 

Mr. Chartier requested that the following agenda items be removed from the Required Approvals Agenda for separate consideration:  Provider Contracts and SFY 2009 Board Allocations, and Other Funding Related Issues.

 

Mr. Chartier made a motion to approve the following items of the Required Approvals Agenda:

 

A.                Approval of the Minutes of the May 15, 2008 Board Meeting.

 

B.                Approval of the financial reports for April and May 2008 and all transactions recorded in the general ledger sheets included in these reports.

 

C.                Approval of the proposed distribution of SFY 2009 property rental income as follows:  $54,800 to facilities account, $15,000 to board administration budget, and $25,000 to operations reserve. 

 

D.                Approval of the SFY 2009 property leases for the Fair Avenue and University Boulevard facilities and to authorize the Executive Director to sign these leases on behalf of the Board. 

 

E.                Approval of the SFY 2009 facility budgets for the Fair Avenue and University Boulevard facilities.

 

F.                Approval of the proposed staff salary line item of the board administrative budget which will accommodate staff raises of 3% during SFY 2009. 

 

G.               Approval of the proposed SFY 2009 board administrative budget.

 

H.               Approval of the MACSIS Agreement for SFY 2009 and the related Business Associate Agreement and to authorize the Executive Director to sign these Agreements with the Butler County Mental Health Board on behalf of the ADAS Board.

 

I.                  Approval of the SFY 2009 Agreement with the Adult Probation Department for drug screening and to authorize the Board Chair and the Executive Director to sign this Agreement on behalf of the Board.

 

J.                 Approval of the SFY 2009 Agreement with the Butler County Department of Job and Family Services for the funding of the New Miami Conflict Management Program and to authorize the Executive Director to sign this Agreement on behalf of the Board.

 

K.                Approval of the SFY 2009 Butler County Family and Children First Collaborative Fee Agreement and to authorize the Executive Director to sign this Agreement on behalf of the Board.

 

L.                Authorization of the transfer of SFY 2009 FAST funds and ABC funds to the Butler County Family and Children First Council, to approve the SFY 2009 FAST and ABC Agreement related to this transfer of funds, and to authorize the Executive Director to sign this Agreement on behalf of the Board.

 

M.              Approval of the proposed SFY 2009 Community Coalition Initiative budget. 

 

Mr. Swigonski seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

Mr. Chartier made a motion to approve the remaining items from the Required Approvals Agenda:

 

A.                Approval of the proposed board allocations for services as listed on the attached summary sheet entitled Proposed SFY 2009 Provider Allocations, to approve the provider contracts, and to authorize the Board Chair and the Executive Director to sign these contracts on behalf of the Board.

 

B.                Approval of the following:

 

                        1.         to continue to provide ODADAS specifically designated funds to the                                         following agencies with the amounts of such funds determined by                                             ODADAS:  Alcohol and Chemical Abuse Council (HIV prevention, youth                                     leadership), and Sojourner Recovery Services (484 funds for Children                                     Services clients; also, state women’s funds used for child care for children                              of clients unless these latter funds are used for Medicaid match).

 

                        2.        to utilize any remaining SFY 2008 ABC funds for Medicaid match subject                                     to state approval.

 

                        3.        to use any unspent Health Foundation funds allocated for detox in SFY                                     2008 but unspent in SFY 2008 for detox in SFY 2009 and to increase the                                     allocation for Medicaid match by the amount of this carryover of funds.

 

                        4.        to use any unspent SFY 2008 community coalition initiative funds to                                     prepay SFY 2009 prevention expenses and to increase the SFY 2009                                         allocation for the community coalition initiative by the amount of this                                     prepay and to add this amount to the miscellaneous line item of the SFY                                     2009 community coalition initiative’s budget.

 

Ms. Didlick-Davis seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously. 

 

III.     INTERNAL MONITORING REPORTS

 

Mr. Chartier made a motion to accept the monitoring reports as demonstrating compliance with reasonable interpretations of the following board policies: Financial Condition and Activities (B-5), Asset Protection (B-6), Compensation and Benefits (B-7), and Communication and Support (B-9).  Ms. Carter seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

IV.      ENDS POLICY DISCUSSION

 

Board members reviewed the handout entitled “Ends Policy Issues for Discussion” and    discussed the Board’s movement from a “Service Level” paradigm to a “Population Level” paradigm as well as data for measuring success.

 

            No changes were made to current Ends Policy.

 

            It was the consensus of the group to request the Governance Committee to develop a             proposed plan for continued Ends Policy development.      

 

V.        GOVERNANCE PROCESS

 

A.                Board Recruitment and Orientation Committee Report

 

            No report was presented.

 

B.                Board Officers for SFY 2009

 

            Mr. Holcomb made a motion to elect Ms. Lyons as board chair for SFY 2009.              Mr. Swigonski seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

            Ms. Crooks made a motion to elect Ms. Marsh as board secretary for SFY 2009.              Mr. Holcomb seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

C.                Possible Board Consolidation

 

Mr. Chartier made a motion that the ADAS Board agrees to actively participate on an ad hoc committee of the ADAS and Mental Health Boards established to explore options and issues related to possible board consolidation.  Ms. Marsh seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

D.                Board Development

 

It was suggested that the board retreat for SFY 2009 include an educational component on policy governance and that the new 90-minute DVD entitled “The Policy Governance Model: An Introduction by John and Miriam Carver” be used for this purpose.

 

VI.      REPORT OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

 

Ms. Crooks made a motion to approve the revised board policy C-5 (Monitoring Executive Director Performance) and the new board policies C-6 (Recruitment, Selection,    and Removal of the Executive Director), and C-7 (Executive Director Compensation and Benefits).  Mr. Chartier seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

VII.    OPEN FORUM

 

            There were no issues raised or comments made in open forum.

 

VIII.  MEETING PROCESS REVIEW

 

Members expressed appreciation for the Guide for reviewing the Board Information Packet developed by Dr. Bohley and that assigning time frames to agenda items was very helpful. 

 

IX.      PUBLIC COMMENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

            There were no public comments or announcements.

 

X.        EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR PERSONNEL:  PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR          

 

Ms. Noe called for the convening of an executive session for personnel.  A roll call revealed unanimous approval for this.  The executive session was convened at 6:15 p.m.   and the regular meeting was reconvened at 6:50 p.m.  (Ms. Didlick-Davis left the executive session at 6:35 p.m.)

 

XI.      PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

 

            The roll call revealed that Ms. Didlick-Davis had left during the executive session and    that eight board members remained present.

 

Mr. Holcomb made a motion to accept the annual performance evaluation summary for Dr. Bohley, to approve a 3% annual raise for Dr. Bohley effective on his anniversary date             of July 3, 2008, to authorize Ms. Noe to sign the Payroll Adjustment Report Form (PARF) on behalf of the Board for Dr. Bohley’s raise, to approve an Agreement Regarding Severance Benefit for Dr. John Bohley which includes six months compensation, benefits and outplacement services in the event of dissolution of the ADAS Board, and to authorize Ms. Noe to sign this Agreement on behalf of the Board, this Agreement to be effective June 19, 2008 until July 1, 2009.  Mr. Swigonski seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

XII.    THANK YOU AND ADJOURNMENT

 

Ms. Noe thanked the board members for their attendance and the meeting was adjourned   at 7:00 p.m.

 

SFY 2009 Provider Allocations

 

 

 

 

 

Big Brothers/Big Sisters

38,500

FCFC

10,000

Sojourner Perinatal

31,000

Drug & Poison Info Center

10,500

Alcohol Council Prevention

325,834

Community Coalition Initiative

65,000

Adult Outpatient (Horizon)

248,879.00

Drug Court (Horizon)

26,000.00

SAMI Court (Horizon)

101,109.00

Men's Residential (Sojourner)

378,264.00

Adolescent Outpatient (Sojourner)

65,500.00

Child Care-Children of Clients (Soj)

52,128.00

Detox (CCAT) & Med-Assisted Tx

20,000.00

Drug Screening (Probation)

20,000.00

Medicaid Match

797,832.00

Board Operations

539,111.00


BUTLER COUNTY ALCOHOL & DRUG ADDICTION SERVICES BOARD

May 15, 2008

 

Neighborhood Housing Services

Homeownership Center

Second Floor Meeting Room

100 South Martin Luther King Blvd.

Hamilton, Ohio 45011

 

Minutes

 

Board Members                       Present                    Absent

 

Maureen Noe (chair)                                                     X

Jennifer Carter                             X                                 (arrived at 5:30 p.m.)

Richard Chartier                                                             X

Vivian Crooks                               X                                 (left at 6:25 p.m.)

Celeste Didlick-Davis                X

Angela Diver                                                                      X                                                        

John Holcomb                              X

Bruce Jewett                                                                      X

Chris Xeil Lyons                           X                                 (arrived at 5:25 p.m.)

Lauren Marsh                               X                                                                    

Judge D. Andy Nastoff               X                                 (left at 6:10 p.m.)

Lieutenant Erik Niehaus         X                                

David Swigonski                                                              X

David Washington                      X

Janyth Williams                          X                                

 

Staff Present

Dr. John Bohley

Ann Elam

Angie Goldson

                                                                                                                       

Guests Present    

Jim Beiting, Community Behavioral Health

Chris Connolly, Community Behavioral Health

Amelia Orr, Community Counseling and Crisis Center

Cassandra von Gerds, Community Counseling and Crisis Center

           

I.         CALL TO ORDER

 

Judge Nastoff called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m.  Dr. Bohley read the roll call of attendance.  Judge Nastoff welcomed the board members and guests. 

 

Ms. Janyth Williams was introduced by Ms. Marsh and sworn in as a new board member by Judge Nastoff.