Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board public meetings in 2025
12 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board
The Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board will meet to adopt minutes, review the Executive Director’s monthly report and fiscal report, and discuss holiday social plans. The board will also consider reappointing Dr. Tiffany Bates to her term, which expires December 31, 2025.
- Review of Monthly Executive Director Report
- Review of Monthly Fiscal Report
- Reappointment of Dr. Tiffany Bates for two years (term expires 12/31/2025)
- Discussion of Holiday Social plans
- Approval of NEDHSA Board Meeting Schedule 2026
The Governing Board unanimously approved the Executive Director's monthly activity and fiscal reports, as well as the 2026 meeting schedule. The board also accepted reviews of two policy manual sections and established a nominating committee for 2025-26 officers.
- Approved Executive Director and Fiscal reports (unanimous)
- Approved Property Control Certificate and Treatment of Consumers reports (unanimous)
- Approved Global Executive Constraint and Communication with and Support to the Board policy reviews with no changes (unanimous)
- Approved all board members to serve on the 2025-26 Officers nominating committee (unanimous)
- Approved 2026 Board Meeting Schedule (unanimous)
- Approved meeting agenda (unanimous)
- Approved October 14, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board
The November 18, 2025 board meeting of the Northeast Delta Human Services Authority was cancelled and not called to order. The next meeting is scheduled for December 9, 2025.
- Meeting cancelled by Yvonne Lewis
The board meeting scheduled for November 18, 2025, was cancelled. No actions were taken and no business was conducted.
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board
The board will discuss governance policies, including the Global Ends Statement and Board Job Description, and select a nominating committee for 2025-2026 officers. They will also receive the Executive Director's monthly report and a financial report for June 2025.
- Motion to add Victoria Wayne as signee on Ruston Area Guidance Center account at First Horizon Bank passed unanimously
- Review of NEDHSA Global Ends Statement and Governance Style policies
- Selection of nominating committee for 2025-2026 officers
- Monthly Executive Director and fiscal reports
- Randy Williams's reappointment to board pending Morehouse Parish Police Jury approval
The Governing Board approved the Executive Director's monthly activity and fiscal reports, as well as quarterly consumer treatment reports. Members voted to accept several Board Policy Manual reviews without changes and established a nominating committee for 2025-26 officers.
- Approved Agenda (unanimous)
- Approved July 08, 2025 Minutes (unanimous)
- Approved Executive Director and Fiscal reports (unanimous)
- Approved Treatment of Consumers Quarterly reports for June 2025 (unanimous)
- Approved adding Victoria Wayne as a signee on the Ruston Area Guidance Center account at First Horizon Bank (unanimous)
- Approved Board Policy Manual Reviews for Global Ends, Governance Commitment, Governance Style, Board Job Description, Global Linkage, Unity of Control, Delegation, and Accountability of the Executive Director with no changes (unanimous)
- Approved that all board members will serve on the nominating committee for 2025-26 Officers (unanimous)
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board
The Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Board meeting scheduled for September 9, 2025, was cancelled. No agenda items were discussed or decided.
- Meeting was not called to order and was cancelled
- Next meeting scheduled for October 14, 2025, at the Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Video Conference Room in Monroe, LA
The board meeting scheduled for September 9, 2025, was not held. The meeting was not called to order due to the illness of Dr. Monteic A. Sizer.
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board
The Board meeting scheduled for August 12, 2025, was cancelled. No actions were taken and no items were discussed.
The board meeting scheduled for August 12, 2025, was cancelled and not called to order. No substantive decisions were made.
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board
The Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Board will discuss the monthly executive director and fiscal reports, along with a quarterly report on consumer satisfaction, grievances, and complaints. The board will also handle renewal of board member appointments and welcome newly appointed member Sonji Tarver from Richland Parish.
- Monthly Executive Director Report
- Monthly Fiscal Report
- Quarterly Treatment of Consumers report on satisfaction, grievances, and complaints
- Board Members Renewal of Appointments
- Welcome newly appointed board member Sonji Tarver — Richland Parish
The Governing Board approved the quarterly Treatment of Consumer - Satisfaction, Grievances, Complaints Report, which noted no grievances or complaints. The board also accepted the meeting agenda and the minutes from June 10, 2025.
- Approved meeting agenda (unanimous)
- Approved June 10, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
- Approved Quarterly Treatment of Consumer - Satisfaction, Grievances, Complaints Report (unanimous)
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board
The Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Board will meet to receive the Executive Director's monthly report and the monthly fiscal report. The board will also discuss the cost of governance and agenda planning, as well as board member terms and renewal of appointments. Travel expense forms are due by July 7, 2025, for the fiscal year end.
- Monthly Executive Director's report and monthly fiscal report to be presented
- Discussion of cost of governance and agenda planning from policy manual
- Board member terms and renewal of appointments to be addressed
- Travel expense forms due by July 7, 2025, for fiscal year end
The Governing Board unanimously approved the Executive Director's monthly activity and fiscal reports. The board also accepted the Cost of Governance and Agenda Planning sections of the Governance Manual without changes.
- Approved meeting agenda (unanimous)
- Approved May 20, 2025 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved Executive Director monthly activity and fiscal reports (unanimous)
- Approved Cost of Governance and Agenda Planning as submitted with no changes to Governance Manual (unanimous)
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board
The Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board will review monthly executive and fiscal reports. The board will also address emergency executive succession and member compliance with ethics and financial disclosures.
- Signing of Oath of Office for 2024-2025 Board Members
- Review of Emergency Executive Succession and Organizational Chart
- Conflicts of Interest Statements due May 15, 2025
- Public Ethics Training due May 15, 2025
- Personal Financial Disclosure due May 15, 2025
The Governing Board approved the Emergency Executive Succession Organizational Chart and the Chairperson’s Role section of the Governance Manual. The board also accepted the meeting agenda and the minutes from the April 8, 2025, meeting.
- Approved meeting agenda (unanimous)
- Approved April 8, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
- Approved Emergency Executive Succession Organizational Chart (unanimous)
- Approved Chairperson’s Role in Governance Manual (unanimous)
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board
The board will discuss governance policies including compensation, committee principles, and self-evaluations. Members must submit conflicts of interest, ethics training, and financial disclosure forms by May 15, 2025. The executive director will present a monthly fiscal report. The next meeting is scheduled for May 13, 2025.
- Executive Director Report and Monthly Fiscal Report
- Compensation & Benefits review (Governance Manual page 15)
- Board Committee Principles discussion (Governance Manual pp 7-8)
- Conflicts of Interest Statements due May 15, 2025 (page 32)
- Public Ethics Training and Personal Financial Disclosure due May 15, 2025 (page 32)
The Governing Board unanimously approved the Executive Director's monthly activity and fiscal reports. The board also accepted existing Governance Manual policies regarding compensation, committee principles, and self-evaluation without changes.
- Approved meeting agenda (unanimous)
- Approved March 11, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
- Approved monthly activity and fiscal reports (unanimous)
- Approved Governance Manual policies on compensation, committee principles, and self-evaluation (unanimous)
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board
The Governing Board will meet to adopt the January 14, 2025, minutes and receive an Executive Director report. The agenda also includes a review of the monthly fiscal report and collection of comments regarding Executive Director performance.
- Monthly Fiscal Report
- Executive Director performance comments
- Board development and parish outreach discussion
- Deadline for public official ethics training (May 15)
- Deadline for personal financial disclosure (May 15)
The Governing Board approved the agenda, the January 14, 2025 minutes, and the Executive Director's monthly activity and fiscal reports. The board also received updates on CARF accreditation, audit statuses, and community health initiatives.
- Approved meeting agenda (unanimous)
- Approved January 14, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
- Approved Executive Director monthly activity and fiscal reports (unanimous)
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board
The Board of Directors meeting scheduled for February 11, 2025 was cancelled. No business was conducted. The next meeting is set for March 11, 2025.
- Meeting was cancelled; no call to order or roll call occurred
- Agenda and January 2025 minutes were not adopted
- Next meeting: March 11, 2025 at Northeast Delta HSA Video Conference Room
The board meeting scheduled for February 11, 2025, was cancelled and not called to order. No substantive decisions were made.
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board
The Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Governing Board will meet to adopt the agenda and minutes, receive the executive director's report and monthly fiscal update, and discuss strategic initiatives and board development. The agenda is largely procedural with no major decisions or public hearings listed.
- Executive Director Report
- Monthly Fiscal Report
- Financial Planning/Budgeting - DOA website updated 10/3/2024
- Prioritized Strategic Initiatives for coming year/Updates
- Board Development/Parish Outreach
The Governing Board unanimously approved the Executive Director's monthly activity and fiscal reports. The board also accepted a report showing no consumer complaints and voted to keep existing strategic initiatives as written in the policy manual.
- Approved Agenda (unanimous)
- Approved November 12, 2024 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved Executive Director monthly activity and fiscal reports (unanimous)
- Approved Treatment of Consumer FY 25 Report showing no consumer complaints (unanimous)
- Approved maintaining Strategic Initiatives as written in the policy manual (unanimous)