DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH BOARD

EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE MINUTES

       February 11, 2008               

Approved

Committee Members Present:  Charles Rose, Doug Fraley

Staff Present: Elizabeth Carney, Kathy Ostdick

Other Persons Present:  Robert Krogman

I.  CALL TO ORDER                            

Mr. Rose called the meeting to order at 6:07 p.m.

II.  AGENDA

Due to the lack of a quorum, the agenda was followed as presented.

III.  MINUTES

Due to the lack of a quorum, the minutes of the January 2008 meeting were reviewed, but not approved.

IV.  DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Ms. Carney reported that the office has been very busy and so she is still working on her evaluation.

She will send it to Board members for their review soon. 

V.  COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT

The deadline for the return of proposals is this week.  Ms. Carney reported that the Board office has received only one proposal thus far, from Health Systems Research.  Copies of the proposal have been mailed to all Board members.  Joel Cowen, of HSR, will attend the February Board meeting to present their proposal and answer any questions that the Board members may have. 

The Northern Illinois University Regional Development Institute indicated their interest in submitting a proposal that would complement the RFP but would not be designed to meet its requirements.  The

Institute would like to work with the Board in evaluating the functioning of the county’s mental health system.   They have not submitted a proposal to date.  Ms. Carney reminded the Board that only proposals that meet the requirements of the RFP will be considered when the Board awards the contract.  If the Institute submits a complementary plan at a later date, Ms. Carney will bring it to

the Board.  

VI.  2008 ANNUAL PLAN

Ms. Carney presented a timeline chart for the implementation of the 2008 Annual Plan.  She added

some recommended objectives for each goal and will present this at the Board meeting for review. 

VII.  BOARD OPENING

There has only been one letter of interest received at the Board office.  Several people send email inquiries and Ms. Carney responded to these with information about the Board and a request that they send a letter of interest.  No additional letters were received.   The Committee would like the candidate to attend the February Board meeting, and then the Personnel and Nominations Committee will meet with the candidate at a later time.   The candidate will be contacted and asked to come to the Board meeting.  

VIII.   REQUEST FOR LETTER OF SUPPORT

Ms. Carney said that the DeKalb School District had contacted her regarding a letter of support for a

federal grant application for mental health services in the schools.  She discussed this with Mr. Rose as the deadline for submitting the letter was prior to the Board meeting.  Mr. Rose determined that a letter should be sent and this was done. 

Ms. Carney asked the Executive Committee to recommend a process for dealing with requests for letters of support when the timeframe for the letter will not allow discussion by the Board.  The Committee discussed this. 

IX.  APPROVAL OF BOARD MEETING AGENDA

The Board meeting agenda for the February 18, 2008 meeting was discussed and a consensus for approval was reached.

X.  DATE OF NEXT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

The date of the next meeting is March 10, 2008. 

XI.  ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 6:34 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

___________________________________              __________________________________

Charles G. Rose, President                                                Kathy Ostdick, Recording Secretary

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