Public Meeting Notice  Board of Trustees Meeting

February 14, 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 January 10, 2023
  • Finance Committee Meeting minutes for November 16, 2022
  • Operations Committee Meeting minutes for November 22, 2022
• DCAMM/Payette New Home Quarterly Update (Mr. Lazo)
• 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)
  • Atty John Bagley Legal Opinion on State IG Funds recommendations
• Trustees’ Finance Committee (Trustee Jourdain)
• Trustees’ Operations Committee (Trustee Collins)
• Trustees’ By-Laws Committee (Trustee Maas)
• Upcoming Special Events/Programs at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home (Ms. Menard)

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))
• Status of Plaque recognizing a minimum of 20 years’ Service to Holyoke Soldiers Home (Mr. Lynch)

C: NEW BUSINESS

• • Suggested By Laws presented by Atty Walker.
    • Possible Motion on presented By Laws
  • Motion required to utilize “Committee of the Whole” practice for existing Holyoke Soldiers’ Home sub-committees IAW new governance (Effective 1 March 2023)
  • Selection for new Board of Trustees Chairman for new governance/5 Person Board (Effective 1 March 2023)
  • Resignation of Trustee Gary W. Keefe from Board as member and as Chair effective 1 March 2023.
    • Transition as Adjutant General to Veterans’ Homes Council IAW new governance.

D: EXECUTIVE SESSION: 

• No Executive Session Scheduled for this meeting.​​​​​​​

E:  ADJOURN