AGENDA
November 8, 2022
5:30PM
REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOLDIERS' HOME BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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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: Kathleen.Denner@mass.gov
(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
- October 11, 2022 - Regular Meeting Minutes
- September 27, 2022 - Operations Committee Meeting Minutes
- DCAMM/Payette New Home Quarterly Update for November 2022: (Mr. Lazo)
- CFO/Treasurer Report (Mr. Lynch)
- DVS Report (Sec Poppe)
- Holyoke Soldiers’ Home 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 Maas)
- 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 (DVS Staff)
- Update on transition to new governance of “State Homes” per passage of H.4441/S.2761 (DVS Staff/ Atty Boyle))
- Legal opinion on the appearance of a dispute between the State Legislature and the OIG on the Board’s authority relative to the Trustee Fund. Response to three questions posed during 9/13/22 Regular Meeting by Trustee Jourdain.
- Status of Plaque recognizing a minimum of 20 years’ Service to Holyoke Soldiers Home
- DVS funding breakout and veterans’ population to cities and towns (Mr Engell)
C: NEW BUSINESS
- Nomination of Mr. Lazo for appointment as permanent superintendent (Trustee Keefe)
D: EXECUTIVE SESSION:
- No Executive Session Scheduled for this meeting.
E: ADJOURN
