Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board public meetings in 2020
9 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The board will meet virtually to approve minutes, review monitoring reports including a monthly dashboard and telehealth report, and a fiscal analysis for FY 21 as of November 30, 2020. New board members will be introduced and sworn in. The agenda also includes a board self-evaluation.
- Introduction and oath of new board members Tenisha T. Stevens and Brian L. Turner
- Approval of November 20, 2020 minutes
- Monthly Dashboard & Telehealth Report
- Fiscal Report: FY 21 Analysis as of November 30, 2020
- Board self-performance review
The Board swore in two new appointed members and approved the minutes from the November 20, 2020 meeting. Members reviewed monitoring reports regarding telehealth utilization, fiscal analysis, and media coverage. No substantive decision information or consent agenda items were presented.
- Swore in new Board members Tenisha T. Stevens and Brian L. Turner
- Approved November 20, 2020 minutes (unanimous)
- Accepted monthly dashboard, fiscal, and December reports (unanimous)
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board will meet to approve previous minutes and review several monitoring reports. The board will discuss fiscal analysis for FY 21 and reports on human resources and contracts over $300,000.
- Approval of September 25, 2020 minutes
- Fiscal Report: FY 21 Analysis as of October 31, 2020
- Report on contracts and commitments over $300k, RFPs and contract review process
- Board Performance Review self-evaluation
- Monthly Dashboard & Telehealth Report
The Governing Board approved the minutes from the September 25, 2020 meeting. The Board also accepted monthly monitoring reports, which included a review of service utilization, fiscal analysis, and various administrative reports. No other decision information was presented.
- Approved September 25, 2020 minutes (unanimous)
- Accepted Monthly Monitoring Reports (unanimous)
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The MHSD Governing Board is meeting to approve the Fiscal Year 2021 budget and review several monitoring reports. The agenda includes evaluations of the Executive Director and a review of fiscal reports for FY 20 and FY 21.
- FY 21 Budget Approval
- FY 20 Final Fiscal Report
- FY 21 Fiscal Analysis as of August 31, 2020
- Review of contracts and commitments over $300,000
- Legislative Auditor Annual Report
The Board approved the FY 21 budget and the June 30, 2020 Financial Statement and Compliance Audit. Members also voted to accept monthly monitoring reports and re-elect the current board officer slate. The Executive Director's FY 20 evaluation was recorded as satisfactory.
- Approved July 31, 2020 Minutes (unanimous)
- Accepted June 30, 2020 Financial Statement and Compliance Audit (unanimous)
- Accepted Monthly Monitoring Reports (unanimous)
- Approved FY 21 Budget (unanimous)
- Accepted Louisiana Legislative Auditor Annual Questionnaire (unanimous)
- Recorded Executive Director evaluation as Satisfactory for FY 20
- Elected Gary Mendoza as Chair, Mike Pechon as Vice Chair, and Dr. Ariel Lloyd as Secretary (unanimous)
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board is meeting to review monitoring and fiscal reports. The board will also address officer elections, board training, and a performance review.
- Approval of June 26, 2020 minutes
- Review of Monthly Dashboard, Fiscal Report, and July Reports
- Officer Elections and Board Training
- Follow up to Ends Policy Report
- Board Performance Review self-evaluation
The Governing Board approved a contract for Plaquemine Community CARE Centers and adopted the Ends policy for FY21. The board also deferred officer elections to the next meeting and accepted monthly monitoring reports.
- Approved June 26, 2020 minutes
- Accepted Monthly Monitoring Reports
- Approved Plaquemine Community CARE Centers contract (all in favor)
- Deferred Officer elections to next meeting
- Approved Ends policy for FY21 (all in favor)
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board will review monitoring reports and budget data. The board is scheduled to make decisions regarding contracts exceeding $300,000 and conduct officer elections.
- Contracts over $300K
- Officer Elections and Board Training
- Board Performance Review
- 3rd Quarter FY20 Incident Reports
- Budget Review
The MHSD Board of Directors approved the agency's five-year Strategic Plan and six contracts exceeding $300,000 for the FY21 budget. The Board also reviewed monthly monitoring reports and discussed COVID-19 operational guidelines.
- Approved April 24, 2020 minutes (all in favor)
- Approved six contracts over $300,000 for FY21 (all in favor)
- Approved the MHSD five-year Strategic Plan
- Accepted May 2020 and June 2020 monthly monitoring reports (all in favor)
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The Metropolitan Human Services District Board of Trustees will hold a regular monthly meeting via video conference. The board will review monitoring reports and conduct a board performance self-evaluation.
- Approval of March 27, 2020 minutes
- Review of Monthly Dashboard, Fiscal Report, and April Report
- 3rd Quarter End report
- Board Performance Review self-evaluation
The Board reviewed COVID-19 updates, utilization statistics, and fiscal reports. No substantive new decisions or policy changes were presented during the meeting.
- Approved March 27, 2020 minutes (unanimous)
- Accepted monthly monitoring reports (unanimous)
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The board is meeting by video conference to approve minutes, review monitoring and fiscal reports, and discuss the executive director's report. Public comments will be accepted via chat during the livestream.
- Meeting conducted via GoToMeeting due to COVID-19 public health emergency
- Approval of February 28, 2020 minutes
- Review of monthly dashboard, fiscal report, March report, and 2nd quarter media report
- Executive Director Rochelle Head Dunham's report and public comment period
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The Board reviewed monitoring reports regarding COVID-19 impacts on telehealth, remote work, and pharmacy services. No substantive new decisions or policy changes were presented during the meeting.
- Approved February 28, 2020 minutes (unanimous)
- Accepted Monthly Monitoring Reports (unanimous)
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The Governing Board is meeting to approve previous minutes and review monthly dashboard, fiscal, and incident reports. The board will also address a consent agenda and a self-evaluation.
- Approval of December 20, 2019 Minutes
- Review of Monthly Dashboard and Fiscal Reports
- Review of January and February reports
- Report on incidents
- Self-evaluation
The Board reviewed monthly dashboards, fiscal budget projections, and quarterly incident reports. No new decision information or consent agenda items were presented during the meeting.
- Approved December 20, 19 minutes (unanimous)
- Accepted Monthly Monitoring Reports (unanimous)