DeKalb County, Illinois

DEKALB COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH

FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES

May 4, 2009

DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH BOARD

FINANCE COMMITTEE

MINUTES OF MEETING

May 4, 2009

                                                                                                Approved        

Committee Members Present:  Cynthia Luxton, Thomas Kirts                                    

Other Persons Present: None

Office staff:  Kathy Ostdick

1.  CALL TO ORDER

Ms. Luxton called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.

2.  AGENDA

The agenda was approved by consensus.

3.  MINUTES

Dr. Kirts moved to approve the April 2009 minutes; seconded by Ms. Luxton.  The motion passed on a voice vote.

4.  OFFICE REPORT

There was no report this month.

5.  SAFE PASSAGE FUNDING

The Committee discussed the sexual abuse/domestic violence-funding request from Safe Passage.  Ms. Luxton questioned how the Sexual Abuse/Domestic Violence program was different than the Sexual Assault Services program.  After looking at the grant application that was submitted earlier in the year, it was still unclear as to the differences.  Dr. Kirts said he does know that when the hospital has called Safe Passage in past years for this reason, the program is very helpful.  Safe Passage employs 22 people, full and part time.  After some further discussion, the committee came to a consensus to recommend to the full board to approve this funding request.  In the letter that will be sent to the agencies informing them of the boards funding decision, it was also decided to draft a specific letter to Safe Passage stating that funding for next year may be in jeopardy.

6.  FUNDING FOR PSYCHIATRY - GORDON CENTER

Michael Flora had called both Ms. Ostdick and Mr. Rose to discuss psychiatry funding for Dr. Mahmood.  She had agreed to work part-time at the Gordon Center starting in January and was being funded out of the RFP.  That funding ends on 6/30/09.  Mr. Flora would like to keep Dr. Mahmood on staff but will not have funding for her as of 7/1/09.  Mr. Flora had stated to Ms. Ostdick that there is a possibility that Dr. Hadi may be leaving in the future and then Dr. Mahmood would take her place.  The Gordon Center only has GY10 funding for one of the doctors, unless the board agrees to fund Dr. Mahmood after the RFP runs out.  Dr. Kirts said he had heard that Dr. Geary was leaving the Gordon Center soon.

Ms. Luxton questioned the Gordon Center budget for psychiatry, their funding stream, and their plan.  Ms. Ostdick pointed out that with this newest request from Mr. Flora, at least our board would be funding a psychiatrist on staff, not an open position.

After further discussion, it was decided to ask Mr. Flora for a list of each psychiatrist and their funding source that would include any current employees, even if they were quitting soon, and the new psychiatrist that will be starting in September.  Ms. Luxton also suggested that Mr. Flora submit the current GY09 plan and the GY10 plan for psychiatry.  Ms. Ostdick will ask Mr. Flora for this information this week and then forward the results to Ms. Luxton and Dr. Kirts for review before the May 18^th board meeting.

7.  DATE OF NEXT FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING:  6/1/09

8.  ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 7:34 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

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Cynthia Luxton, Chairperson                                              Kathy Ostdick, Recording Secretary

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