Champaign County Mental Health Board met Jan. 22.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
MEMBERS PRESENT: Susan Fowler, Thom Moore, Joseph Omo-Osagie, Elaine Palencia, Kyle Patterson, Julian Rappaport, Jane Sprandel, Kathleen WirthCouch, Jon Youakim
STAFF PRESENT: Lynn Canfield, Stephanie Howard-Gallo, Shandra Summerville
OTHERS PRESENT: Danielle Matthews, DSC; Al-HajjAhdulhakeen Sallam First
Followers; Laura Lindsey, Courage Connection; Chris Stohr, GROW; Alison Meaner, NAMI; Juli Kartel, Fail Raney, Rosecrance Inc.
CALL TO ORDER:
Mr. Kyle Patterson called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Roll call was taken and a quorum was present.
CITIZEN INPUT / PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
None.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
The agenda was in the Board packet. Board members approved the document.
VICE-PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS:
Kyle Patterson introduced and welcomed the new Board members.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS:
None.
NEW BUSINESS:
Election of Officers:
MOTION: Dr. Moore moved to nominate and elect Joe Omo- Osagie for CCMHB President. Dr. Fowler seconded. A vote was taken and all members voted aye. The motion passed.
MOTION: Mr. Omo-Osagie moved to nominate and elect Kyle Patterson for CCMHB Vice-President. Dr. Rappaport seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
Contract Amendment Report: A Briefing Memorandum on contract amendments issued was included in the Board packet for information only.
CILA Lease Agreement: A Decision Memorandum regarding terms for updated lease agreements and news articles of interest were included in the Board packet.
MOTION: Mr. Patterson moved to authorize the Executive Director to negotiate new CILA lease agreements with the selected provider, with revisions as described in the memorandum and pending approval by the CCDDB. Dr. Fowler seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Board Direction: Board members were given an opportunity to bring emerging issues of concern in the community to the rest of the Board and staff. Among the topics discussed:
• The importance of prevention and early intervention.
• Rural mental health services/suicide education.
• Financial contributions for needed services/programs from other city and county entities.
• Innovative ways to keep people out of the criminal justice system.
• Trauma and stress in families.
• School-based mental health services.
Agency Information: Juli Kartel announced her resignation from Rosecrance as the Mental Health Director. She assured everyone that Rosecrance is not cutting mental health services, and instead, will continue to grow. Joey King will be the new Director at Rosecrance effective in early February.
OLD BUSINESS:
Family Model Planning Process: A written progress report on the work by Cunningham Children’s Home to implement the family model was included in the Board packet for information.
Schedules and Allocation Process Timeline: An updated copy of the meeting schedule and allocation timeline was distributed for information only.
CCDDB Information: Ms. Canfield reviewed the CCDDB meeting that was held this morning.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes from the November 20, 2019 were included in the Board packet for review.
MOTION: Mr. Patterson moved to approve the meeting minutes from November 20, 2019 meeting. Dr. Rappaport seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken and the motion passed.
STAFF REPORTS:
Written reports from Kim Bowdry, Mark Driscoll, Shandra Summerville, and Stephanie Howard-Gallo were included in the packet.
Dr. Fowler stated she appreciated the time and effort put into the staff reports.
BOARD TO BOARD:
Ms. Palencia attended a Community Coalition meeting.
EXPENDITURES:
A copy of the Expenditure List was included in the packet.
Dr. Rappaport moved to approve the expenditure list as presented in the packet. Ms. Sprandel seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
http://www.co.champaign.il.us/MHBDDB/agendas/mhb/2020/200122_Meeting/200122_minutes.pdf
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