Southeast Regional (C2000) Support Center

Advisory Council Minutes

August 24, 2005

The following were in attendance: Jim Watkins, Leah Shrum, Dr. Ed Leoni, Jeanette Klobe, Nicole Thieret, Jim Maginel, Stacey Stephens, and Tish Johnson.

Leah welcomed everyone to the Southeast Regional (C2000) Support Center Advisory Council meeting. Craig was unable to attend so Jim Watkins presided over the meeting. The January minutes were reviewed and moved by Jeanette, followed by Tish’s second approval. The minutes were approved.

Leah discussed the recertification process that the Support Center went through last week on August 15, 2005. . Recertification was done every two years but now has been extended to every three years. The visit went well and the Support Center is now recertified.

Leah also went over the role of the advisory council. 8 members residing in 4 out of 6 counties serve on the council. They meet quarterly and review the materials and work of the SC. The council also makes recommendations for improvement and program implementation to best serve area 21. This ensures organizational planning and quality improvement in service delivery as well as responsiveness to the communities and individuals being served.

The expiration of terms for Tish Johnson and Jane Pfieffercorn was discussed. Both have expressed interest in staying on. An election for Tish Johnson and Jane Pfieffercorn was held. (Madison and Bollinger are not represented.) Jeanette motions to offer Tish and Jane one year terms on the Advisory Council, followed by Nicole’s second approval. The motion was approved. Tish abstained. It was recommended to offer Leslie Freeman from Bollinger County the position. Jim will contact Leslie.

Leah discussed about the resignation of the Vice-Chair of the Council. The council needed to re-appoint a Vice-Chair for a 2-year term. Jim suggested that a current board member be appointed as Vice-Chair. Tish nominated Jeanette for Vice-Chair, followed by Nicole’s second approval. The motion was passed and Jeanette abstained.

Leah reviewed the policy manual for the Southeast Regional Support Center. She went through the manual page by page looking over forms including work logs, order forms, recertification, etc. Jim Watkins asked if there was a policy for the University employees to wear their seatbelts when traveling to and from the Council meetings. Leah said she would look to see if she could find anything.

Leah went through the SC Report Schedule as well as the monthly and yearly reports. 3,551 hours were put in for the yearly report with 1,017 activities. This does not include tobacco education because tobacco is billed separately for retailer education. The annual plan is due September 15.

Leah reviewed the Budget for the support center. There was $6,831 used in July toward the efforts of the support center which makes up mostly for salary. This is an average that was seen last year as well. The past few years have had around $3,000 left over which can be used for the next year.

Dr. Ed Leoni talked about the State Incentive Grant (SIG) and Prevention Specialist Certification for a National Exam. He discussed how grants most likely will not be given to existing support centers. At present, the SIG is only to be for new coalitions to be funded.

Jim Maginel discussed the Bollinger County team and the Cape county team and how they have applied for ADA grants.

Jeanette reported about Perryville. There is a contest to design the cover of a coloring book for 5^th to 8^th graders. The cover is about Saying No to Drugs and this is a way to get the kids excited about the prevention of drug abuse.

Tish and Leah reported that the Ste. Genevieve team is focusing on social norming with their coalition.

Our next meeting date is November 2, 2005 at 9:00am.

Meeting Adjourned