Public Meeting Notice  Board of Trustees Meeting

January 10, 2023

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:
  • Board of Trustees Meeting minutes for November 8, 2022
  • Finance Committee Meeting minutes for September 21, 2022
  • Operations Committee Meeting minutes for October 26, 2022
• DCAMM/Payette New Home Quarterly Update (Mr. Lazo)
  • Next Update is during February 2023 Regular Board Meeting
• CFO/Treasurer Report (Mr. Lynch)                                                                                                            
• DVS Report (Sec Poppe)
• Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Superintendent/Administrator Report (Mr. Lazo)
• Holyoke Soldiers’ Home General Counsel Report (Atty Walker)
• Trustees’ Finance Committee (Trustee Jourdain)
• Trustees’ Operations Committee (Trustee Collins)
• Trustees’ By-Laws Committee (Trustee Mass)
  • Is the By-Laws Committee still required after 1 March 2023 transition to New Governance?
• Upcoming Special Events/Programs at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home

B: OLD BUSINESS:

• Update of EMR vendor contract  (Mr. Engell)
• Update on VA Small Home Grant Program (Mr. Lazo/Mr. Hevy)
• Update on transition to new governance of “State Homes” per passage of H.4441/S.2761 (Mr. Engell/ Atty Boyle)
• Legal opinion between the State Legislature and the OIG on the Board’s authority relative to the Trustee Fund.  Questions posed during 9/13/22 Regular Meeting by Trustee Jourdain.
  • Atty John Bagley, MORRISON & MAHONEY LLP
• Status of plaque recognizing a minimum of 20 years’ service to Holyoke Soldiers’ Home (Mr. Lynch)

C: NEW BUSINESS

• Meeting Date /Time with Chelsea& Holyoke Boards Chairmen on Transition to New Governance Issues (Mr. Engell)
  • January 20, 2023 - Time TBD

D: EXECUTIVE SESSION: 

• No Executive Session Scheduled for this meeting.

E:  ADJOURN