DeKalb County Community Mental Health Board
245 West Exchange Street, Sycamore, Illinois 60178

February 16, 2009

                                Approved

Board Members Present:  Charles G. Rose, Eileen Dubin, Bob Krogman, John Rogalin,

                                             Donna Schoenfeld                        

Board Members -Excused Absence: Cynthia Luxton, Thomas Kirts, Doug Fraley

Board Members - Absent:  None

Other Persons Present:  Barry Schrader, Joel Cowen, Jim Powers

Office Staff Present:  Kathy Ostdick                                                                          

1.  CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. Rose, at 7:10 p.m.

2.  AGENDA

Mr. Rogalin moved to approve the agenda; seconded by Ms. Dubin.  The motion passed unanimously on a voice vote.

3.  INTRODUCTIONS

There were no introductions at this time.

4.  MINUTES 

Mr. Rogalin moved to approve the minutes of the January 2009 Board meeting; seconded by Ms. Schoenfeld. The motion passed unanimously on a voice vote.

5.  COMMUNITY INPUT

There was no community input.

6.  CORRESPONDENCE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ms. Ostdick pointed out a flyer from Elder Care Services about an open house that they are having on February 26 and that any Board Members are invited to attend.  Also brought to the attention of the Board was the December 2008 issue of Behavioral Healthcare.  Michael Flora from the Ben Gordon Center was on the cover and there was an article about him and the Center in the magazine.

7.  FINANCE REPORTS

Mr. Krogman moved to approve the February 2009 agency claims in the amount of $169,105.75; seconded by Mr. Rogalin.  The motion passed unanimously on a roll call vote.

Mr. Krogman moved to approve the February 2009 office claims in the amount of $879.43; seconded by Ms. Dubin.  The motion passed unanimously on a roll call vote.

8.  BOARD MEMBER ISSUES

There were no Board Member issues this month.

9.  OFFICE REPORT

Ms. Ostdick reported that the only other thing that was not on the written Office Report was that most of the applications had been returned.  We are still waiting for the Gordon Center and the Family Service Agency.  Also, three other entities had requested an application but have not yet returned any paperwork.  They all do have until 2/18/09.

Mr. Rose reported that Ms. Dubin has resigned from the Finance Committee due to a conflict of interest and that she has agreed to join the Personnel and Nominations Committee.

10.  COMMITTEE REPORTS

Executive Committee: 

The Executive Committee did not meet in February.

Finance Committee: 

The Finance Committee met and the only topic that was discussed was the Ben Gordon Center requests for program money to be shifted around.  This will be discussed in New Business.

Personnel and Nominations Committee: 

The Personnel and Nominations Committee did not meet in February.

11.  OLD BUSINESS

Community Assessment:  Joel Cowen and Jim Powers attended the Board meeting to present preliminary reports on the household survey and the key informant interviews.  There are still two sections of the Assessment that have not been completed, the focus group report and the community analysis.  These will be presented to the Board at the May meeting.

Mr. Cowen presented the results of the household survey and also did a power point presentation.

Mr. Powers presented the key informant group results and also did a power point presentation.

Board members had numerous questions that were answered by either Joel or Jim, who also stated that if any Board members had further questions to please call them.

Behavioral Healthcare Unit Closing:  Mr. Barry Schrader, a community member, asked to speak regarding the closing of the Kish Hospital Behavioral Healthcare Unit.  He has a family member that occasionally requires in-patient care and is outraged by having to go to an out-of-county facility.  He is proceeding with a campaign to investigate this issue further. 

The closing of the Kishwaukee Hospital Behavioral Health Care unit issue was visited.  After a discussion about the confusion in the community as to what should or could be done regarding this issue, the Board decided to hold a town-hall forum type meeting to gather comments that can then be forwarded to the State governing Board.  Specific individuals and the general public will be invited.  The meeting will take place on March 9, 2009 at 7:00 pm at a location to be determined at a later date.  Mr. Rose will write the press release and the letter that will be sent to specific individuals.  Mr. Rose and Ms. Ostdick will compile a list of these specific individuals and will share this with the rest of the Board for any additions.

12.  NEW BUSINESS

Ben Gordon Center Financial requests:  The Gordon Center has requested that funding from several programs be moved around to fund other programs.  The Finance Committee discussed their recommendation.  After further comments and questions, the Board failed to put forth a motion on this issue, so it will be returned to the Finance Committee. 

13.  CLOSED SESSION

A closed session was not needed.

14.  ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 pm by consensus.

Respectfully submitted,

_____________________________________                  _________________________________

Charles G. Rose, President                                                       Kathy Ostdick, Recording Secretary

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