ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD

MINUTES

November 20, 2008

Alleghany Highlands Community Services Board met in the B & C Conference rooms at ARH, Nov.20, 2008.
Those present were:

Eleanor Payne, Chairman Anne Dean
Sam Wilhelm Bob McCallister
Erica Hunter Jim Ballou
Sally Putnam

Also present: Joe Sargeant, Executive Director; Patty Flanagan, Fiscal Officer; Betty Crance, Director, Intellectual Disabilities; Lisa Armentrout, CPA.

Chairman Eleanor Payne called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.

Lisa Armentrout, CPA, reviewed the audit she prepared for last fiscal year.

Minutes of the Sept. meeting were approved on a motion by Jim Ballou, motion seconded by Anne Dean and unanimously approved.

Due to the absence of Pat Bradley, no report was given for Mental Health.

Betty Crance reported on the renovation of Merryfield, ICFMR, and the possibility of adding a 3rd group home to be erected behind the Merryfield location.

Patty Flanagan reported on the financial status of the agency and noted that all program budgets had positive balances in the previous month.

On a motion by Sam Wilhelm, and a second by Erica Hunter, the board adjourned and convened in closed session to discuss Personnel under Virginia Code 2.2-3711 (A1). At the conclusion of the closed meeting, the board reconvened in open session, and on a motion by Anne Dean, second by Erica Hunter, the board approved the FOIA statement governing closed meetings.

In the open session the board approved the Executive Director’s request concerning a contract amendment, motion by Sam Wilhelm and second by Sally Putnam. There being no further business to come before the board, the meeting was adjourned.

The next meeting will be January 15 at ARH, 5:30 p.m.


Respectfully submitted,


_______________________
Penny Haynes


Summary of Motions Passed:

1. Motion to approve minutes of Sept. meeting.