Public Meeting Notice  March Board of Trustees Meeting

AGENDA

March 8, 2022

5:30PM

REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOLDIERS' HOME BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PUBLIC COMMENT:  PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE HELD TO 2 MINUTES WITH A MAXIMUM OF 6 INDIVIDUALS MAKING COMMENT.THOSE WISHING TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD EMAIL THEIR NAME AND A SHORT SYNOPSIS OF WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS TO THE BOARD TO: debra.foley@state.ma.us  

(Chairman reserves right to terminate if comments relate to same issue.)

This meeting will be audio recorded to meet the Open Meeting Law requirements, and to preserve conversations and deliberations to use in the production of meeting minutes and preservation for historical purposes.

A:  OPEN SESSION:

• • CALL TO ORDER/ Roll Call of Board of Trustees
  • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  • Public Comments (2-minute maximum speaking time/6 maximum public commentaries)
  • Approval of Holyoke Soldiers Home Board of Trustees Minutes from January 11, 2022 Regular Meeting and Minutes of Sub-Committee Meetings for January 2022.
  • Payette New Home Update (Mr. Lazo)  (Next Quarterly Update April 2022 BOT Regular Meeting)
  • CFO/Treasurer Report  (Mr. Giordano)                                                                                                            
  • DVS Staff Report (Sec Poppe)
  •  Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Administrator Report (Include: Admissions/REFRESH Update/MAC Status/ Out Patient PCP Placement/Special Events)  (Mr. Lazo)
  • Holyoke Soldiers’ Home General Counsel Report (Atty Yankopoulos)
  • Home’s Family Advocate Committee Report  (Ms. Menard)
  • Home’s Veterans Advocate Committee Report (Ms. Menard)
  • Trustees’ Finance Committee Report (Trustee Jourdain)
    • Motion to approve $2925.00 for Domiciliary veteran who has secured an apartment but needs first and last month rent, and security deposit.
    • UBS Status Brief
  • Trustees’ Operations Committee Report (Trustee Collins)
  • Trustees’ By Laws Committee Report (Trustee Lacoste)
    • Discharge Policy status update
  • Superintendent Hire Committee Report (Trustee Lacoste)

B: OLD BUSINESS:

• Update of EMR vendor contract  (Mr. Engell)
• Update on VA Small Home Grant Program (Sec Poppe/Mr. Engell/Trustee Keefe)
• Staffing Status (Mr. Lazo)
• Update on License Plate Program Initiative (Trustee Jourdain)
  • Status on joint Chelsea and Holyoke initiative
• Domiciliary Closure & Patient Placement Update (closure March 31, 2022) for remaining patients needing Residence Off Holyoke Soldier Home (Ms. Menard)
• COVID-19 Memorial Planning Committee status (Trustee Keefe)
  • The membership of this Sub Committee will be comprised of:
    • Trustee Gary Keefe
    • Trustee Kevin Jourdain
    • Mr Eric Segundo (VSO Rep)
    • Mr Jesus Pereira (VSO Rep)
    • Mr Troy Henke(Coalition Rep)
    • Ms Laurie Beaudette (Coalition rep)
    • Mr Mike Lazo  (HSH Staff)
    • Ms Deb Foley (HSH Staff)
    • Mr Mark Yankopolous (DVS Staff)
    • Ms Randace Rauscher (DVS Staff)

C: NEW BUSINESS

• Request to have the Board approve Finance Committee Chair to authorize any/all future funding for Holyoke Soldiers' Home veterans who may, with short notification, require funds to secure off site housing to be used to secure services of Licensed Realtor, or First/Last/Security, as long as the amount is less than $2000. (Atty Deacon)

D: EXECUTIVE SESSION:  Pursuant to MGL Chapter 30A Section 21, The Trustees will enter into executive session to discuss personnel actions related to and resignation for former employees of the Holyoke Soldiers Home. The Trustees will also discuss pending litigation during the executive session. The Chair has determined that discussion of the pending litigation in an open session may have an adverse effect on the position of the parties to the suit. The meeting will not reconvene and will adjourn at the conclusion of the executive session.

E:  ADJOURN