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Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board, LA

Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board public meetings in 2025

6 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.

Fri Dec 12, 2025

Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board

✓ Decided: Board approves October minutes and monthly monitoring reports

The Governing Board approved the minutes from the October 22, 2025 meeting and a series of monthly monitoring reports. Board members discussed potential revisions to the dashboard report, including satisfaction survey frequency and the inclusion of hospital show rates.

Wed Oct 22, 2025

Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board

Board to vote on salary adjustment for Executive and Medical Directors

The board will consider approving a salary adjustment for the Executive Director and Medical Director. It will also review monitoring reports, including a compliance report on medical records, and consider consent agenda items such as the annual report on facilities and media. New board member recommendations will be discussed.

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✓ Decided: Board approves 4% salary increase for Executive Director/Medical Director

The Board approved a retroactive salary increase for Dr. Dunham and accepted the Legislative Auditor report. Monthly dashboard, utilization, and fiscal reports were approved. The Board also approved the minutes from the August 27, 2025 meeting.

Wed Aug 27, 2025

Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board

Metropolitan Human Services District Board to vote on FY26 budget

The Governing Board will meet to approve the FY26 budget and review several fiscal and compliance reports. The board will also consider resolutions regarding legal opinions and legislative auditor questionnaires.

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✓ Decided: Governing Board approves FY26 budget and seeks Attorney General opinion on Act 351

The Board approved the FY26 budget and several compliance documents, including the FY25 Board Roster and Legislative Auditor Questionnaire. Members authorized General Counsel to seek an Attorney General opinion regarding Act 351. The Board also scheduled a virtual orientation for September 26, 2025.

Wed Jun 25, 2025

Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board

MHSD Board to hear gambling services presentation, review FY24 finances

The Metropolitan Human Services District Board will meet on June 25, 2025, to receive a presentation on gambling services and to review monthly monitoring reports including a fiscal analysis for FY24 as of May 31, 2025. The board will also consider approving the minutes from the April 23 meeting, conduct a self-evaluation, and nominate and elect new officers.

✓ Decided: Board elects Brian Turner as chair and Taslim Van Gerpen as vice chair

The board elected new officers and approved the June 25, 2025, meeting minutes and monitoring reports. No other substantive decision items were presented for a vote.

Wed Apr 23, 2025

Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board

Board to vote on renewing executive director's authorization and approving large contracts

The Metropolitan Human Services District Board will consider renewing the executive director's authorization and approving projected contracts over $300,000 for fiscal year 2026. They will also hear a presentation on adult services, review financial and utilization reports, and discuss personnel and contract oversight reports.

✓ Decided: Board renews Executive Director signature authority and approves 11 contracts

The Board granted Rochelle Head-Dunham signature authority on all MHSD contracts and agreements. Members approved 11 contracts over $300,000 for FY26 renewal preparation and approved all monthly monitoring reports.

Wed Feb 26, 2025

Metropolitan Human Services District Governing Board

MHSD board to review FY25 second-quarter financial, incident, and compliance reports

The board will vote on December 2024 minutes, hear monitoring reports on finances and telehealth, and receive the executive director's second-quarter policy and incident reports. A consent agenda and board self-evaluation are also scheduled.

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✓ Decided: MHSD Board approves monthly monitoring and telehealth reports

The Governing Board approved the monthly dashboard, telehealth, and fiscal reports. The board also approved the meeting minutes from December 13, 2024.