MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/E31BBA33/2006-03.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" WEST VIRGINIA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION

West Virginia<= /st1:State> Rural Health Associati= on

Board of D= irectors Meeting

March 16, 2006 Conference Call

 

Members Participating: Susan Anderson Borror, Elaine Bowen, Susan Grif= fith Chapman, Patricia Crawford, Sara Jane Gainor, Sharon Giles, Sally Richardso= n, Phil Schenk, Henry Taylor, Alicia Tyler, April Vestal, Sandra Pope (ex-officio, = Past President)

Not Participating: Sister Rebecca Fidler, Lew Holloway, Al Michaels, Dave Sotak

 

Call to Order/Roll Call: <= /p>

Sara Jane Gainor call= ed the meeting to order at 10:00 am. 

 

Minutes:

The minutes from the = 1/30/06 meeting will be presented for approval at the next meeting.  

 

Financial Report:

Sharon Giles reported= the balance on 2/24/06 was $ 17,230.12.

Income included two n= ew individual memberships and two organizational memberships.

Expenditures were to = the Braxton Learning Center for meeting expenses.

The new balance is $ 17,453.00.

Approval – Patty Crawford moved to approve the budget as presented. Sally Richardson seconded the motion. The motion was approved.

Discussion –

  • We have not received a membership report and membership fees from the bureau.
  • Sara Jane Gainor and Sharon Giles will draf= t a January-December 2006 budget.
  • The agreement with Community Voices (CV) to= serve as WVRHA fiscal agent for 9% (of income) fee for service was discussed. Sharon Giles will fax the CV-WVRHA agreement to Phil Schenk to review = and discuss the possibility of the Primary Care Association assuming this = role with the WVRHA for a reduced fee. To be discussed later, hopefully at = the 3/27/06 meeting.

 

Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of Community Health Systems and the WVRHA:

Sara Jane Gainor sent= via email prior to the conference call the draft MOU for discussion. This MOU w= as the result of the meeting with April Vestal, Patty Crawford, Al Michael, Su= san Griffith Chapman, Nancy Bazelle, and Melissa Wheeler. The meeting’s p= urpose was to discuss the rapport between the RHA and OCHS and the annual meeting. Overall, it was a productive meeting and all parties were committed to work toward common goals and develop a MOU to clarify positions of both parties.=

Discussion –

  • Suggestions were made to improve MOU sectio= ns regarding stipends, sponsorships, and RHA board representation on conference planning committee.
  • Sara Jane Gainor will email the MOU revisio= ns to the board members to review again.

 

 

NR= HA Skill Building Wor= kshop June 27-28, 2006

Sara Jane Gainor sent= via email a flyer for this workshop. We have $750 from NRHA to send someone and = we have additional funds in the treasury to support board members. Be ready to discuss this at the 3/27/06 meeting.

 

Other Business:

  • Sara Jane Gainor requested committee chairs= to send goals, objectives, budget ASAP.
  • Sharon Giles received a letter from Senator Byrd’s office asking for an endorsement. After discussion, the b= oard decided the Policy Committee should handle this. The committee may wan= t to consult with NRHA for a “report card” on Byrd’s positions on key issues.

 

Next Meeting Date:

Subsequent to this co= nference call, an email poll was conducted and March 27 is the next face-to-face mee= ting from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at the Braxton County Learning Resource Center.

           

The meeting adjourned= at approximately 11:15 am.

 

Submitted by Elaine B= owen, Secretary.

 

Approved 3/27/06.