Butler County Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board  Meeting Minutes  DATE: TIME: PLACE:  July 16, 2024 7:30 a.m.  Butler County Human Services Conference Room and via Zoom  COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Commissioner Kevin Boozel Shawn Pugh John Johnson OTHERS PRESENT:  Kristan Semmler Alicia Beighley  Kenneth Clowes, Butler County Community College Jennifer O'Neal, The Care Center Sonya Kremer, Community Member Mark Marcus, Acadia Healthcare  Donna Jenereski, Tracey Hendrix, Lisa Gill, Anne Drissler, Tori Reagle, Elisha Coast,  Bill Kepple, Grace Abbruzzese, Butler County Human Services  Call to Order  Shawn Pugh called the meeting to order at 7:33 a.m. Reviewand Approval of] Minutes (June 2024)  Kristan Semmler made a motion to approve the minutes as written. John Johnson seconded.  All in Favor Opposed Abstentions  5 0 0  New Business Program REPORTS  Donna Jenereski reviewed a list ofFY 2024-2025 D&A contracts for the Board.  Jennifer O'Neal gave aj presentation on The CARE Center and the services they provide.  SCA: Case Managemenl/reammenl/Prevention Updates:  . The Center on Center update-  The Center continues to be open three days a week from 1:00-7:00pm and membership has grown to over 50 individuals. The Center now offers weekly meetings including Refuge Recovery, Moms in Recovery, Faces of Recovery, and All Recovery. A Professionals in Recovery meeting will also be starting on August 16th and will also be offered weekly. The Center also continues to offer heART for Sobriety every Friday afternoon consisting ofa variety  ofarts/crafts and fellowship.  1  Butler County Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board- - July 16, 2024 Meeting Minutes    The Center recently hosted a. July 4th event for approximately 100 individuals in recovery as well as family and/or friends. Upcoming events being planned include. an ice cream social event scheduled for Friday, July 19th. Faces of Recovery will be hosting two upcoming events at the Center. These include ai movie night in the back parking lot oft the Center scheduled for. July 27th  and ai masquerade ball at the Center scheduled for September 28th.  e County Overdose update- updated numbers at the current time. - Annual SCA Monitoring- scheduled for. July 31St.  We did: reach out to the coroner's office last week but they were unable to provide us with  Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs DDAP) Updates:  We continue toj prepare for the onsite portion of our annual monitoring with DDAP scheduled for August 7th. As part oft the annual monitoring cycle, a virtual meeting with DDAP has also been We are also scheduled to complete an annual Case Management meeting with DDAP and this is scheduled for August 19th. The meeting will consist ofai review of DDAP's CMCS manual requirements, a discussion regarding how CM operates in Butler County, how we disseminate information/education within the community, communicable disease requirements, medication assisted treatment, the warm handoff process, and outreach & engagement strategies forj priority We continue to work on contracts for next fiscal year and the remaining contracts will be  and special populations. e FY2024-2025 Contracts-  presented for board review at the. August meeting.  State Updates:  FY2 2024-25 State Budget-The state budget for FY 2024-251 is finished. As expected, D&A remains flat funded. We have also learned that Intermediate Punishment funding through the PA  Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) remains flat funded.  Financial Report Case Manager Report  Bill Kepple reviewed the allocations and expenditures through June 30, 2024. Tracey Hendrix reviewed the statistics for the Monthly Assessment Services, the Information/Referal Services (IRS), and the Client Location graph for the month of. June 2024. She also reviewed the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Fourth Quarter. Assessment Statistics, the Quarterly Referrals, Drug of Choice Statistics, Top Drugs of Usage, and the Client Location  Graph. Prevention Report  Lisa Gill gave an overview ofupcoming Drug & Alcohol prevention events and trainings. She reviewed the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Fourth Quarter Prevention Service Data: including the  2  Butler County Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board - July 16, 2024 Meeting Minutes    Pevention/ntervention: Number of Services, Number ofl Individuals Served, and the Prevention Demographic Data. She reviewed the Fourth Quarter Number of Prevention Services by Location and by Age Group. She provided a flyer for the Butler County Summer Conference and  the Plugged into Mindfulness training.  PCCD Update  Kristan Semmler reported there are nine (9) active participants in the DRC program. Two people are in intensive outpatient, three are in outpatient, two individuals are in inpatient, one isi ina  halfway house and one isi inj jail pending a hearing.  Drug Treatment Court Update  Donna reported there are currently twelve (12)people participating in the program. One person isi in a halfway house, four individuals are in inpatient, two are in intensive outpatient and four are in outpatient treatment. One individual is currently inj jail pending a violation hearing and  further order of the court. We have three to four referrals. Council Members' ConcemsyComments/Announcements Providers' ConcemsyComments/Amnouncements  There were: none.  Kenneth Clowes gave an update on BC3's Hope is Dope programing for fall and winter. The first class is scheduled for the end of August and will be held at the Butler VA inj partnership with the Veterans' Overwatch Foundation. He announced that they are planning tol hold Hope is Dope classes at the Butler County Prison. Professional series classes and one Community series class will also be held. Summer Hope Nights are still being held. The Karaoke and Ice-cream night was held at the Center on Center on June 20. Cornhole night will be held on July 25. The  annual Stories of Hope will be held in September. Public Comment Regarding General Items There were: no public comments.  Adjournment meeting at 8:01 a.m.  As there was no further business to discuss, ai motion was made and seconded to adjourn the  3  Butler County Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board-July1 16, 2024 Meeting Minutes    APPROVED. ASTOEORMAT:  Shawn Pugh, Chairperson SUBMITTED BY:  John brare A Grace Abbruzzese  Secretary Gubae  %%  Cc: Advisory Board Members  4  Butler County Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board - July 16, 2024 Meeting Minutes