Galesburg Reporter

Fulton County Board Health Committee met Jan. 8.

Here is the minutes provided by the committee:

1. Call to Order: 3:52 pm

2. Roll Call: Laura Kessel, present; Warren Potter, excused; Cindy Arnett, present; Mary Deushane, present; Susan Duquenne, present. Also present: Lester Robertson, Interim admin, Diana Keime, Office manager and Tammie Denning, Administrator

3. Call for Additions/Deletions To and Approval of the Meeting Agenda: None. A motion was made to approve the minutes by Cindy Arnett, 2nd by Mary Deushane, all in favor.

4. Announcements, Communications and Correspondence – All Health Facilities: None

5. Public Remarks: None

Members of the Public who wish to address the Board must provide the Chairperson with prior written notice of their intent to speak. The written notice shall identify the name and address of the speaker, as well as a short statement indicating the speaker’s topic. Each citizen is limited to five (5) minutes. Citizen’s remarks shall not exceed 30 minutes per meeting:

6. Review of Minutes from Previous Month’s Meeting minutes: Mary Deushane made a motion to approve the minutes, 2nd by Cindy Arnett, all in favor.

7. Claims/Review of Accounts’ Payable Items – All Health Facilities: Susan Duquenne made a motion to pay claims, 2nd by Cindy Arnett, all in favor.

8. Transfer of Funds – All Health Facilities: None

9. Immediate Emergency Appropriations – All Health Facilities: none

10. Resolutions for Board Meeting – All Health Facilities: Staci Mayall is going to draft a notice to present to the board to move unappropriated funds to the retro pay account to cover the cost of the retro raises and super holiday pay. And is going to create a new account to cover the Medicaid audit reimbursement. An appropriate transfer will be done to move the payment made from resident refund to the new account.

11. Old Business

1. Discussion/Action: Financial Update – Previous Month’s Facility Data Review

1. Admissions/Census (Clayberg) census information was shared with the committee, started 12-19 with 48 residents, reached 49 and ended the month with 48.
2. Accounts’ Receivable/Aging (Clayberg): information shared with the committee. all Medicaid managed care has been billed and we are waiting on payments. 2 payments were received in Dec and another 2 payments have been received in January. we still have ongoing issues with pending Medicaid residents. The income information from the Treasurer is also included in the committee packets.
3. Facility Operational Status Updates (Clayberg)

1. Medicaid Audit – Update – $15,749.88 + $46.37 (Ms. Waller) =$15,796.25. (information discussed in the resolutions comments).
2. Letter of Engagement – Medicare Cost Report- received from Larry Templin, who has been able to help us increase our capital reimbursement from IDPA.
3. IDPH EPA Notice of Intent to Assess a Civil Penalty – Update – still nothing received from EPA.
4. Medicaid rates increases (7/1/19 & 10/1/19) also received 1/20 increase.
5. Advertising for Director of Nursing – ads have been placed with IHCA and INHA and on the Fulton County Website.

12. Executive Session for the Discussion of Personnel Issues as Described in 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)

1. Business Office Manager
2. Non-Union employees – RN’s

A motion was made by Cindy Arnett to enter executive session at 4:32pm, 2nd by Mary Deushane, all in favor. Roll call: Laura Kessel, present; Warren Potter, excused; Cindy Arnett, present; Mary Deushane, present; Susan Duquenne, present. Also present: Lester Robertson, Interim admin, Tammie Denning, Administrator.

A motion was made by Cindy Arnett to leave executive session at 4:50 pm, 2nd by Susan Duquenne, all in favor. Roll call: Laura Kessel, present; Warren Potter, excused; Cindy Arnett, present; Mary Deushane, present; Susan Duquenne, present. Also present: Lester Robertson, Interim admin, Tammie Denning, Administrator.

The committee left executive session and Susan Duquenne made a motion, 2nd by Mary Deushane 2nd and all in favor to pay the BOM bonus approved by the Health committee and the county board after the Facility Union Contract was approved.

Laura added she had expenses she will present at the next meeting for reimbursement. Laura added the County doesn’t have a credit card; hotel charges for the interim admin were being paid on her credit card.

13. New Business

1. Introduce the new Administrator – Tammie Denning, new administrator, was welcomed by the Health Committee.
Lester stated he would be glad to come back and help, if needed, at no cost to the facility. The Facility and Committee appreciate all he has done.

2. Discussion/Action: Regulatory Update – Jan 1, Cannabis act. We need to know if changes need to be made to the pre-employment drug testing. Is the County making change to Policy? A discussion ensued and a decision was made to reach out to IHCA for guidance.

3. Discussion/Action: Facility Capital Improvement Projects
1. Solar Panel Project – Update – Project to be completed in March 2020. They projected income for the first year of 18K

4. Discussion/Action: Health Committee – Important Upcoming Dates

1. Next Health Committee Meeting (Wednesday, February 5, 2020, scheduled for 3:45pm at The Clayberg)
2. Health Committee Meeting Dates – 2020 updated schedule in all committee packets.

Lester noted the union contract vote is scheduled for tomorrow. Had a meeting on Thursday and everything was pretty much finalized. There will be a 2% raise for FY 2019 and 2% with yearly bumps for
FY 20. And there will 5 Super Holidays paid at time and a half for all hours worked on those dates.

14. Adjournment: A motion was made by Cindy Arnett to adjourn at 5:27 pm., 2nd by Mary Deushane, all in favor.

http://www.fultonco.org/january-8-2020-health-committee-meeting-minutes/