Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board public meetings in 2021
9 substantive meetings from 2021, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
This is a routine meeting of the Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board. The board will approve minutes from November, review monthly dashboard and fiscal reports, and conduct a self-evaluation. No major decisions or public hearings are scheduled.
- Approval of November 16, 2021 meeting minutes
- Monthly Dashboard & Telehealth Report (November and December deferred)
- Fiscal Report: FY22 analysis as of October 31, 2021
- Board self-evaluation (consent agenda)
The Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board approved the minutes from November 16, 2021. The Board also approved the December report and the annual report following feedback on IT technology expansion.
- Approved November 16, 2021 minutes (unanimous)
- Approved December report and annual report (unanimous)
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The Metropolitan Human Services District Board holds its regular monthly meeting virtually via Zoom. The board will discuss monitoring reports including a telehealth update and a deferred fiscal analysis, plus reports on human resources, contracts over $300k, and incidents. A consent agenda and a board performance self-evaluation are also on the agenda. Public comments are accepted via chat during the livestream.
- Approval of October 22, 2021 minutes
- Monthly Dashboard & Telehealth Report
- Report on Contracts & Commitments over $300k, RFPs, and Contract Review Process
- Self-evaluation: Board Performance Review
- Fiscal Report FY22 Analysis as of October 31, 2021 (deferred)
The Board approved the October 22, 2021 minutes and the November monthly reports. Current officers Gary Mendoza, Michael Pechon, and Dr. Ariel Lloyd were voted back into their respective roles for additional terms. The monthly dashboard and fiscal report were deferred to the next meeting.
- Approved October 22, 2021 minutes (unanimous)
- Approved November monthly reports (unanimous)
- Re-elected Gary Mendoza as Chair (unanimous)
- Re-elected Michael Pechon as Vice Chair (unanimous)
- Re-elected Dr. Ariel Lloyd as Secretary (unanimous)
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The Metropolitan Human Services District Board will meet virtually on October 22, 2021, due to the state of emergency. The agenda includes approval of previous minutes, monitoring reports (fiscal, quarterly, annual), a presentation on IDD services, and officer elections. The meeting is open to the public via Zoom.
- Officer elections and board training
- Presentation on IDD (Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities) services
- Annual report on media coverage for FY 21
- First quarter ends report
The Governing Board approved the meeting minutes from September 24, 2021, and the FY21 media report. The board also voted to reschedule upcoming meetings to avoid holiday conflicts.
- Approved September 24, 2021 minutes (unanimous)
- Approved FY21 media report (unanimous)
- Approved motion to move future meeting dates (unanimous)
- Deferred officer elections
- Deferred board training
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board will consider approving the FY21 budget, evaluating the executive director, and renewing the executive director's authorization. The board will also review contracts and commitments over $300,000, accept a legislative auditor questionnaire, and discuss monitoring reports on finances, risk management, and incidents.
- FY21 Budget Approval
- Executive Director Evaluation and Authorization Renewal
- Report on Contracts & Commitments over $300k, RFPs and Contract Review Process
- Louisiana Legislative Auditor Annual Questionnaire / Board Resolution to Accept Questionnaire
- Officer Elections and Board Training
The Governing Board approved the FY22 Appropriated budget and the FY21 Legislative Auditors Report. The board also renewed Dr. Dunham's authorization as appointed authority and certified her FY21 annual evaluation as satisfactory.
- Approved FY22 Appropriated budget (unanimous)
- Approved FY21 Legislative Auditors Report (unanimous)
- Approved FY21 Risk Management Audit (unanimous)
- Approved FY21 Ends 4th Quarter Report (unanimous)
- Approved Annual Inspection of Architectural Plans, Physical Space and Intake Procedure report (unanimous)
- Approved FY21 4th Quarter Incident report (unanimous)
- Approved FY21 Media Report (unanimous)
- Approved renewal of Dr. Dunham's authorization as appointed authority (unanimous)
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The Board will review monthly dashboards, telehealth reports, and fiscal analysis for FY 21. The meeting includes a budget review and an executive director report. Additionally, the board will conduct officer elections, training, and a performance review.
- Fiscal Report: FY 21 Analysis as of May 31, 2021
- Officer Elections/Board Training
- Board Performance Review
The Board approved the May 26, 2021 minutes and accepted several monitoring and executive reports. The August meeting was postponed to September due to the Executive Director's travel schedule.
- Approved May 26, 2021 minutes (unanimous)
- Accepted monthly dashboard, fiscal, media, and executive director reports (unanimous)
- Postponed August meeting until September 2021
- Proposed training for four new Board Members to be held at the September meeting
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The Metropolitan Human Services District Board of Trustees will conduct its regular monthly meeting via video conference. The agenda includes reviewing fiscal reports, human resources data, and quarterly monitoring reports.
- Approval of the March 26, 2021 Minutes
- Fiscal Report: FY 21 Analysis as of April 30, 2021
- Listing of Purchases/Contracts and commitments over $300K
- Human Resources Annual reports on unclassified employee salaries and staff turnover
The Governing Board approved the March 25, 2021 meeting minutes and accepted various monthly, semi-annual, and quarterly reports. The board reviewed service utilization data, HR turnover rates, and a list of contracts over $300,000 effective July 1st.
- Approved March 25, 2021 minutes (unanimous)
- Accepted all monitoring, HR, and quarterly reports (unanimous)
- Approved listing of contracts over $300,000 effective July 1st (unanimous)
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The Metropolitan Human Services District Board will meet virtually due to COVID-19. They will approve minutes, swear in new board member Marcus A. Bachhuber, and receive monitoring reports including a fiscal analysis and telehealth dashboard. A consent agenda and board self-evaluation are also scheduled.
- Introduction and oath of new board member Marcus A. Bachhuber, MD, MPH
- Approval of February 26, 2021 meeting minutes
- Monthly Dashboard & Telehealth Report
- Fiscal Report: FY 21 Analysis as of February 28, 2021
- Self-evaluation: Board Performance Review
The Board approved the minutes from the February 26, 2021 meeting and accepted the monthly monitoring reports. No other substantive decisions were presented for review during the meeting.
- Approved February 26, 2021 minutes (unanimous)
- Accepted monthly monitoring reports, including Monthly Dashboard, Fiscal Report, 2nd Quarter Media Report, and ED Chair Report (unanimous)
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The Metropolitan Human Services District Board is conducting its regular monthly meeting virtually. The agenda includes board member re-appointments, fiscal analysis through January 31, 2021, and various monitoring reports.
- Second term re-appointment of Mark Miller, LCSW-BACS for Orleans Parish
- Monthly Dashboard & Telehealth Report
- Fiscal Report: FY 21 Analysis as of January 31, 2021
- Report on Contracts & Commitments over $300k, RFPs and Contract Review Process
- Board Performance Review self-evaluation
The Board swore in reappointed members Gary Mendoza and Mike Miller. The Board approved the minutes from the January 29, 2021 meeting and accepted several monitoring reports, including the monthly dashboard and fiscal report. No other substantive decisions were presented.
- Reappointed Gary Mendoza and Mike Miller to the board
- Approved January 29, 2021 minutes (unanimous)
- Accepted monthly dashboard, telehealth, and utilization reports (unanimous)
- Accepted FY 21 fiscal analysis as of January 31, 2021 (unanimous)
- Accepted Executive Team meeting agendas, contract report, and FY21 2nd quarter incident report (unanimous)
Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board
The Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board is meeting to appoint board members and review monitoring reports. The board will discuss the FY 21 fiscal analysis and a telehealth report. The meeting is being held virtually via WebEx due to COVID-19 emergency proclamations.
- Oath of appointed board members B. Gerard Woodrich and Cathy Lazarus, MD, FACP
- Approval of December 18, 2021 minutes
- Review of Monthly Dashboard & Telehealth Report
- Review of Fiscal Report: FY 21 Analysis as of December 31, 2021
- Board Performance Review self-evaluation
The Board swore in new members and approved the minutes from the December 18, 2020 meeting. Members reviewed and accepted the Monthly Dashboard, Fiscal Report, and 2nd Quarter Ends Report. No other substantive decisions were presented for review.
- Approved December 18, 2020 minutes (all in favor)
- Accepted Monthly Dashboard, Fiscal Report, and 2nd Quarter Ends Report (all in favor)