DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH BOARD

EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE MINUTES

       January 7, 2008              

Approved

Committee Members Present:  Charles Rose, Doug Fraley, Cynthia Luxton (arrived at 6:35 pm)

Staff Present: Elizabeth Carney, Kathy Ostdick

Other Persons Present:  Gil Morrison (present from 7:29 pm to 7:35 pm

I.  CALL TO ORDER                            

Mr. Rose called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.

II.  AGENDA

Mr. Fraley moved to approve the agenda; seconded by Mr. Rose.  The motion passed unanimously

on a voice vote.

III.  MINUTES

Mr. Fraley moved to approve the November 19, 2007 meeting minutes; seconded by Mr. Rose.  The motion passed unanimously on a voice vote.

IV.  DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Ms. Carney received a phone call from a County Board member who explained that the agreement

that is being negotiated between the Potawatomi Nation and DeKalb County Government may result

in some funding being made available each year for gambling addictions treatment.   As the draft agreement currently reads there will be $15,000 the first year, and then $5,000 each year, given to an out-of-county agency.  The County Board member is thinking that it would be preferable to make that money available to local agencies who will be treating county residents.  The member asked if the Mental Health Board would be willing to oversee the allocation of the funding, if that arrangement would be possible under the finalized agreement.

The Committee discussed the issue and determined that they wanted to make it clear that funding at that level for treatment would not have any significant impact on the incidence gambling addictions that would likely result from the opening of a gaming facility in the county.  However, the Committee agreed that if the funding could be used for training local agency staff members in gambling addictions treatment and also used for community education, they would be willing to recommend that the Board accept the responsibilities of allocation and oversight.  

V.  COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT

The Committee discussed the planned community assessment.  As the assessment needs to be a comprehensive enough to support the Board’s strategic planning process, the level of projected cost requires utilizing a bid process.   The Committee decided to recommend to the Board that the Executive Director be authorized to develop a Request for Proposals and initiate a RFP process.   

VI.  2008 ANNUAL PLAN

Ms. Carney presented a draft of the 2008 Annual Plan, noting that it is basically a continuation of the 2007 Plan, with the addition of a Board enhancement component.  Committee members expressed interest in focusing on the strategic planning process, not Board enhancement.  The Committee’s suggestions will be incorporated and the revised plan will be recommended for adoption by the Board at the next meeting.

VII.  BY-LAWS REVISION

The proposed update to the By-Laws has been sent to all Board members and will be voted on at the next Board meeting.  The update corrects the dates of the Board’s fiscal year. 

VIII.  BOARD OPENING

The Committee members discussed the current opening and expressed interest in having a member that is affiliated with the schools in the community.   Mr. Gil Morrison, Regional Superintendent of Schools, was asked to come into the meeting to discuss options for identifying prospective members.

Mr. Morrison agreed to send information about the Board and a request for candidates to county superintendents, principals, and counselors.  Mr. Morrison then left the meeting.  

IX.   APPROVAL OF BOARD MEETING AGENDA

Mr. Fraley moved to accept the Board Meeting Agenda as amended; seconded by Mr. Rose.  The motion passed unanimously on a voice vote.

X.  DATE OF NEXT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

The next meeting date is February 11, 2008.

XI.  ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 7:37 pm

Respectfully submitted,

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Charles G. Rose, President                                                Kathy Ostdick, Recording Secretary

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