Personal Care Attendant Quality
Home Care Workforce Council
One Ashburton Place, Room 1109
Boston, MA  02108 

DEVAL L. PATRICK
Governor

TIMOTHY P. MURRAY
Lieutenant Governor

JUDYANN BIGBY, M.D.
Secretary

Tel.:  617-573-1786
Fax:  617-573-1890
www.mass.gov/eohhs

		

Personal Care Attendant Quality Home Care Workforce Council
 
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108

  Council Meeting – Executive Session

Minutes	April 17, 2008	 	21st floor, Conference Room 3	
 	
Committee members in attendance	Joe Bellil, Eileen Brewster, Liz Casey, Jean McGuire, Paul Spooner, Joe Tringali	
 Staff attending	Jack Boesen, John Jesensky, Karen Langley	
committee chair	Assistant Secretary Jean McGuire	
Note taker	Jack Boesen	

The Council’s executive session began at 4:23 p.m.  Liz Casey reported that the Recruitment & Retention Committee had met earlier that day to consider the RFR draft for the PCA directory.  Liz asked Karen Langley to report on the committee’s discussion.  Karen said the RFR had gone through a rigorous review by the EHS IT department and emerged as a much stronger document.   Karen summarized the elements of the RFR and the standards bidders would be required to meet.  The Chair advised council members that they were subject to the rules regarding conflicts of interest.  Council members should not write letters of support and should review whether they are board members or have a financial relationship with any organizations submitting bids in response to the RFR.  Members who felt they had a conflict should recuse themselves.  After a discussion concerning what constituted a conflict, Joe Tringali moved that the Council publish the RFR.  Jean seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

On collective bargaining, Paul spoke of the anger and frustration he felt over the parameters set by A&F.  A discussion about the concerns of members followed.  John Jesensky mentioned that the next scheduled bargaining session, May 14, is contingent upon A&F issuing a new economic offer.  Jean mentioned that she had met with staff from the auditor’s office who were auditing the PCA program.  Some of their findings gave cause for concern, but were not being made public yet.  Paul moved the Council leave executive session.  Liz seconded the motion which passed unanimously.  Liz moved to adjourn.  Joe Tringali seconded and the motion passed unanimously.