IMHPAC: Development Subcommittee Approved Minutes: 11/06/2024

Meeting Minutes - November 06, 2024 - 2:00 pm via WebEx

Approved by member on 12/04/24

  • Members present:
    • Nanette Larson, Ray Connor, Mike Davis, Shirley Davis, Sarah Scruggs
  • Members Absent:
    • Fred Friedman
  • Other attendees:
    • Nick Pleshe (DMH) Melissa Guy (DMH)
  • Call to order:
    • Nanette called meeting to order at 4:04 pm.
  • Opening Remarks:
    • Minutes from the August meeting were sent out by Nanette on the day of the meeting (today). Members stated they needed more time to review the document as it was very detailed.
  • Approval of minutes:
    • Members voted to delay approval of August meeting minutes. Nanette will revise the minutes and send a less-detailed copy for approval.
  • Member resignations and vacancies:
    • Dennis Hopkins retired. Amy Zabel replaced Dennis in his role as CEO of Iroquois County Mental Health Center. Amy is interested in joining the Council
    • Ray motioned and Shirley seconded the motion for Amy Zabel to be added as a member of the Council.
    • Tina Karaway (NAMI-McHenry County) requested removal from Council for personal reasons.
  • Membership total:
    • According to the By-Laws, the Council is supposed to have a minimum of 45 members. The current membership total is 41. Nanette will share this discrepancy during the Development Committee Report at the next full Council meeting and request members be involved in actively recruiting new members.
  • Committee membership:
    • The By-Laws also state that every member is supposed to be seated on at least one committee. Nanette will include this in the Development Committee Report at the next full Council meeting and request members identify which Committees they would like to serve on.
  • Recruitment:
    • A recruitment flyer can be submitted through the DMH Communication Alert process. Committee members agreed this would be good to do and suggested sending flyers to other locations, such as NAMI programs and group homes.
  • Continued Review of the Bylaws:
    • The Committee continued the review of the By-Laws, starting with Article IV, through Article VI, Section 3. Will continue during the next meeting.
  • Next meeting:
    • Council agreed to meet on Wednesday December 4th @ 4:00pm
  • Meeting adjourned:
    • Nanette adjourned the meeting at 5:00pm.