Public Meeting Notice  November Board of Trustees Meeting

November 9, 2021 5:30PM

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REGULAR MEETING OF THE 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 October 12, 2021 Regular Meeting and Special Meeting of the Board held on October 19, 2021 Meeting Minutes
• CFO/Treasurer Report (Mr Lynch)
• DVS Staff Report (Sec Poppe)
• Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Administrator Report (Include: VA Home Grant Status/REFRESH Update/MAC Status/ Out Patient PCP Placement/ Domiciliary Closure Status/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)
• Trustees’ Operations Committee Report (Trustee Collins)
• Trustees’ By Laws Committee Report (Trustee Lacoste)
• Superintendent Hire Committee Report (Trustee Lacoste) * New Sub-Committee

B: OLD BUSINESS:

• Update of EMR vendor contract (Mr Engell)
• Update on License Plate Program Initiative (Trustee Keefe)
• Quarterly Payette New Home Update (Scheduled for January 2022 Regular Meeting) (Mr Lazo)
• Issue addressing Board Of Trustees to provide input on Superintendent & CFO/Treasurer annual Goals & Appraisal with MASS Perform and limitations due to state employee HR policies (Sec Poppe)
• Status of Board of Trustees Resolution in response to H4474 and S2765 (Trustee Keefe)
• Update on HHS Funding of Travel Policy for professional conferences and development and potential payment of NASVH Dues with state funds  (Ms Rego)

C: NEW BUSINESS

• Carolyn Fenn, State Ombudsman - Long Term Care Ombudsman Program Brief
• Patti Spirito, Holyoke Solders Home Ombudsmen Program Brief
• Status of Employee Evaluations and completion/overdue rate (Mr Lazo)
• Statutory 2X Year Joint Board Meeting for Chelsea and Holyoke Boards of Trustees
  • Date: December 14, 2021 @ 6pm
  • Location: Chelsea Soldiers Home (Virtual meeting capability (MS Teams, WEBEX, etc) & Minutes Recorded
  • Point of Contact: DVS (Sec Poppe and Chief of Staff Leahy)
• Motion to not conduct a Holyoke Soldier Home Board of Trustee December 2021 Regular Meeting due to scheduled Joint Board Meeting

D: Adjourn