Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board public meetings in 2020
11 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board
The Governing Board is holding an online meeting via Zoom. The provided agenda contains no specific action items, proposals, or discussion topics.
The Governing Board authorized the purchase of a new electronic health record system from InSync and approved the consolidation of individual clinic bank accounts into one centralized account. The board also reappointed Dr. Metcalf as Chair and Ms. Stafford as Vice Chair for 2021.
- Approved purchase of InSync electronic health record system (7-0, 1 abstain)
- Authorized consolidation of individual clinic bank accounts into one centralized account (unanimous)
- Approved Dr. Metcalf as Board Chair and Ms. Stafford as Vice Chair for 2021 (unanimous)
- Recommended reappointment of Ms. Keys to the board (unanimous)
- Accepted Executive Director's report (unanimous)
- Accepted December 2020 financial report (unanimous)
- Adopted October 23, 2020 minutes (unanimous)
Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board
The agenda for this Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board meeting contains only procedural information: the date, time, online meeting link, and list of board members. No specific decisions, proposals, or public hearings are mentioned. The meeting appears to be a routine administrative session with no actionable items for the public.
- No notable items; agenda is purely procedural
The Governing Board approved purchase requests for Narcan and furniture for the Bogalusa Behavioral Health Clinic. The board also adopted a revised executive director succession procedure and accepted the October 2020 financial and executive reports.
- Approved purchase of furniture for Bogalusa Behavioral Health Clinic (Unanimous)
- Approved purchase of Narcan for Fiscal Year 2021 (Unanimous)
- Adopted revised Procedure 010.1 Executive Limits- Executive Director Succession (Unanimous)
- Adopted meeting agenda (Unanimous)
- Approved June 26, 2020 minutes (Unanimous)
- Accepted Executive Director's report (Unanimous)
- Accepted October 2020 financial report (Unanimous)
Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board
The Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board will hold a routine online meeting. The agenda includes adoption of consent agenda and minutes, public input, and reports from the executive director and chief operating officer. The board will also review several board policies, including those on treatment of consumers, executive director succession, and use of escrow funds.
- Review of Board Policy 005: Executive Limits - Treatment of Consumers
- Review of Board Policy 010: Executive Limits - Executive Director Succession
- Review of Board Policy 019: Executive Limits - Ends Focus on Grants and Contracts
- Review of Board Policy 041: Board-Executive Director Linkage
- Review of Board Policy 160: Use of Escrow Funds
The Governing Board adopted most annual board policies and procedures, though one succession procedure was sent back for revision. The board also unanimously accepted the Executive Director's report and the September 2020 financial report.
- Adopted agenda as presented (unanimous)
- Adopted June 26, 2020 minutes as written (unanimous)
- Accepted Executive Director's report (unanimous)
- Accepted September 2020 financial report (unanimous)
- Adopted annual board policies and procedures as written, except for Procedure 010.1 Executive Director Succession (unanimous)
Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board
This is a procedural-only meeting of the Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Board. The agenda contains only meeting logistics and a list of board members, with no discussion or action items listed.
Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board
The Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board is meeting online via Zoom on July 24, 2020. The provided agenda contains only meeting logistics and board member roster, with no specific items for discussion or decision. This appears to be a procedural meeting.
- No substantive agenda items listed; meeting logistics only
The Governing Board unanimously adopted the agenda and the June 26, 2020, meeting minutes. The board accepted the Executive Director's report and the July 2020 financial report, which noted an overall deficit for Fiscal Year 2020.
- Adopted agenda as presented (Unanimous)
- Approved June 26, 2020 minutes as written (Unanimous)
- Accepted Executive Director's report (Unanimous)
- Accepted July 2020 financial report (Unanimous)
Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board
This meeting agenda contains only procedural boilerplate (date, time, location, public comment instructions) and a list of board members. No specific decisions, proposals, or discussion items are listed. The meeting is held online via Zoom.
The FPHSA Governing Board approved a 10-year lease for the new Bogalusa Behavioral Health Clinic in the Pinetree Shopping Center. The board also accepted the FY2019 annual report, the June 2020 financial report, and the executive communications policy.
- Approved agenda as presented (unanimous)
- Excused absences for M. Pellichino and C. Smith (unanimous)
- Adopted May 22, 2020 minutes (unanimole)
- Accepted Executive Director’s Report (unanimous)
- Accepted FY2019 Annual Report (unanimous)
- Accepted June 2020 financial report (unanimous)
- Approved 10-year lease for Bogalusa Behavioral Health Clinic (unanimous)
- Accepted Policy No. 017 regarding Executive Limits (unanimous)
Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board
The Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board is meeting online via Zoom on May 22, 2020. The agenda text provided contains only meeting logistics (date, time, dial-in info, board member names) and no specific items for discussion, decision, or public comment. No proposals, votes, or financial matters are mentioned.
The FPHSA Governing Board met online to review budget updates, audit findings, and agency reports. The board approved the annual executive compensation policy and accepted the May 2020 financial report.
- Adopted meeting agenda (unanimous)
- Excused absence of David Cressy (unanimous)
- Approved April 24, 2020 minutes (unanimous)
- Accepted Executive Director's report (unanimous)
- Accepted May 2020 financial report (unanimous)
- Accepted Policy No. 015- Executive Limits: Compensation and Benefits (unanimous)
Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board
The Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board is holding an online meeting via Zoom on April 24, 2020. The agenda contains only procedural items; no specific decisions or discussions are listed.
- Public comment may be submitted via email to [email protected]
The FPHSA Governing Board approved using escrow funds as a contingency plan to prevent a deficit and maintain operations through the end of the fiscal year. The board also adopted an emergency compensation policy and reviewed COVID-19 operational updates.
- Approved use of escrow funds for operational contingency (unanimous)
- Approved Policy No. 548 'Compensation for Emergency Assistance' with staff inclusion (unanimous)
- Accepted Policy No. 003 regarding Executive Limits on treatment of agency staff (unanimous)
- Adopted amended agenda (unanimous)
- Approved February 19, 2020 minutes (unanimous)
- Accepted April 2020 Financial Report (unanimous)
- Accepted Executive Director's report (unanimous)
Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board
The governing board meeting scheduled for March 27, 2020, was cancelled.
Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board
The provided document is a meeting notice for the Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board. The agenda contains only the meeting time, location, and list of board members, with no specific items listed for discussion or decision.
The Governing Board approved a six-month lease extension for the Bogalusa Behavioral Health Clinic while a new permanent location is sought. The board also accepted the February Executive Director's report and the February 2020 financial report.
- Approved 6-month lease extension for Bogalusa Behavioral Health Clinic (Unanimous)
- Accepted February Executive Director's report (Unanimous)
- Accepted February 2020 financial report (Unanimous)
- Adopted agenda as presented (Unanimous)
- Approved January 24, 2020 minutes (Unanimous)
- Excused absences of David Cressy, Mona Pellichino, and Cheryl Smith (Unanimous)
Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board
The provided document is a meeting notice and agenda header for the Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board. It contains no specific items for decision, discussion, or action.
The Governing Board updated its by-laws regarding officer term limits and renewed the Executive Director's authority to enter into agency agreements. The board also accepted the January 2020 financial report and conducted an annual review of several agency policies.
- Amended by-laws to allow officers to serve up to three consecutive full terms (unanimous)
- Renewed authority for Executive Director Richard J. Kramer to enter into MOUs, CEAs, and interagency contracts (unanimous)
- Approved December 6, 2019 minutes (unanimous)
- Accepted January 2020 financial report (unanimous)
- Accepted annual review of policies 001, 007, 012, 900, 900.1, 900.2, and 900.3 (unanimous, 1 abstention)
- Continued use of Hammond Daily Star as official journal (unanimous)
- Postponed annual strategic plan review to February 19 meeting (unanimous)
- Excused absence of David Cressy (unanimous)