Western Highlands Network
Western Highlands Network
CFAC Meeting Minutes - 05/12/09

 

 

Members Present:  Leslie Huntley, Bill Cook, Howard Graves, Ruth Anne Bradshaw, Tracey Turner, Kelly Rowe Rodriguez, Christine Smith, Rosemary Weaver and Bob Carey

Members Excused:  Candi Davis

Members Absent: 

WHN Staff:  Sharon Lentz and Heidi Pedersen (formerly Sears)

Guests:  Charlie Bradshaw and Rich Munger

 

 

Team:  Consumer Family Advisory Committee

Date: 5/12/09              

Time Started: 6:00pm  

Time Ended:  8:00pm   

 

 

TOPIC

 

 

DISCUSSION/FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS

 

RECOMMENDATIONS/ACTIONS

Proposed Budget         (Sharon Lentz)

Buncombe County has waived rent for WHN for the Months of April, May and June of 2009 to help with financial issues.  All other items that the WHN Board asked be reviewed and corrected.  An updated copy of the Proposed Budget with corrections has been handed out. 

Bob gave a handout regarding County General Funds – SFY 08 and SFY 09.  Handout was information Per Area MHDDSA Program Fiscal Monitoring Report Submissions.  CFAC agreed to make a generic statement in the CFAC Report to the WHN Board regarding the material.   

Bob will do the WHN Board Report and email the draft out to the group.

Community Connections

 

 

Welcome / Introductions / Public Comments

No public comments.

 

Approval of Agenda

Approved.

 

Approval of March 21 & 23, and April 27 Minutes

March 21st minutes approved as written.  March 23rd minutes are approved as written.  April 27th minutes approved as written.

 

Action Plan / Critical Issues

Hearing Voices:  Heidi will find some Saturday dates in August 2009 that either Courtney/Donald/Dick would be able to train CFAC (Train the Trainer).  The dates will be emailed to CFAC Members and a date will be picked according to those that email a response to Heidi.  

Heidi will finish merging the Action Plan and Crisis Issues into one document and email it out to the group for comments.

Priority Items for CFAC  (All)

CFAC discussed the items and felt that Expansion of Recovery Focused Services is something that the group would love to focus on.  CFAC would love for Donald Reuss email CFAC some information regarding the topic before coming to speak at the next meeting so that CFAC can be prepared with questions or comments.

Heidi will ask Donald to email some information regarding the topic and find out if he will be able to attend the June 22nd meeting.

Heidi will add the Focused item to the current Action Plan. 

CFAC Survey Update (Rosemary Weaver)

Members were reminded to fill out the survey and return to Rosemary as soon as possible.  Rosemary will compile the responses and give CFAC a draft of the compiled responses.

 

On-Going / New Business

Christine informed the group about SAFE (Support and Family Education), group talks being held at the VA hospital and is geared towards families dealing with Mental Health Issues.    

October 5th – Transylvania County will be hosting some sort of forum.  Ruth Anne will update CFAC as information becomes available.

 

Committee Reports

Executive (Bill Cook) - May Executive Meeting has been cancelled.

Finance / Budget (Rosemary Weaver) – A copy of the current budget has been printed and handed to Rosemary.

CQI / QIAC (Bill Cook)

 

 



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