MINUTES

Governing Board of Directors

Tuesday, December 7, 2004

Directors Present:         David Johnson                          Jean Milstead  

                                    Erv Hodges                              David Ambler                          

                                    Rick Spano                              Elizabeth Sheils

                                    Ed Brunt                                   Mike McGrew

Directors Absent:          Jane Eldredge, notified  Judy Long O’Neal, notified

                                    Judy Anderson, notified            Ken McRae                            

                                    Marilyn Bittenbender, notified

Staff Present:                Pat Roach Smith, Chief Operations Officer

                                    Steve Richards, Finance Director

                                    Scott McMichael, Development Director

Marilyn Sell, Recording Secretary

I           Jean Milstead called the meeting to order at 7:40 a.m. with a quorum present.

II          Public Comment:  None

Scott McMichael showed a video tape of the KMBC Channel 9 November 5 news broadcast featuring Sara Reese, Community Support Services Case Manager and her client, “The Button Man.” 

III        Consent Agenda:  October 26, 2004 Minutes and October Financials

DAVID AMBLER MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA; ELIZABETH SHEILS SECONDED THE MOTION.  MOTION CARRIED.

IV        Consider for Action:  2005 Operating Budget

The 2005 Operating Budget was presented to the Governing Board at the October 26 meeting.  At that time the Board asked for additional time to review the budget and said they would call Steve or David if they had questions.  The Governing Board was asked to take action on the 2005 Operating Budget today.

ERV HODGES MOVED TO APPROVE THE 2005 OPERATING BUDGET; RICK SPANO SECONDED THE MOTION.  MOTION CARRIED.

Consider for Action:  Nancy’s House

Nancy’s House has been taken off multi-list through the winter months.  There are a number of volunteers who have expressed interest in doing some interior sprucing up before spring.

APPROVED BY CONSENSUS.

V         Review & Comment:  Consortium Ads

David presented four ads proposed by the Consortium’s marketing firm hired to educate and promote community mental health center services in the state of Kansas. 

Review & Comment:  Consortium Referral Source Survey

Pat Roach Smith presented this survey and fielded questions from the Governing Board.  There were a total of 32 responses from referral sources identified by the Center as well as all area physicians.  Although comparison of respondents’ ratings of important attributes of the Center and other mental health providers did not show significant differences, the Center scored lower in the areas of Care Provided, Time to 1^st Appointment, Ease of Referral and Reputation for Success.  Center staff “encouraged” recipients of the survey to respond which may affect overall.  The Board discussed the Center’s excellent crisis service response and that our community may not be aware of how accessible or crisis services are.  Pat will provide to the Board information on the categories of respondents and responses by each category.

Review & Comment:  LMH Crisis Unit Update

Gene Meyer has agreed to talk with his Board of Trustees about scheduling another joint meeting with BNC Governing Board.  We await Gene’s figures on how much money it would take to fund a crisis unit.  David met yesterday with Dr. Barbara Atkinson, Executive Dean and Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs, KU Medical Center.  BNC has long wanted to partner with KU Medical Center.

VI        CEO Report

David shared the “good news” of a sizeable gift to the BNC Endowment. 

VII       Adjourn

The meeting adjourned at 8:50 a.m.  The next meeting of the Governing Board will be on Tuesday, January 25, 2005, 7:30 a.m.

Approved:  ______________________________     Date:___________________