FAYETTE COUNTY  BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 215JACOB MURPHY LANE, UNIONTOWN, PA 15401 DAVIDW. RIDER, ADMINISTRATOR, /CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  PHONE: (724)430-1370  WWW.FCBHAORG  Advisory Board Meeting April 17, 2024 Minutes  I.  Call to Order  A regular meeting of the Fayette County Behavioral Health Administration (FCBHA) Advisory Board took place April 17, 2024 in person and virtually by way of Zoom. Mr. Harry Joseph called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM. The meeting started with a moment of silence followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. A quorum was present. A. Ms. Stacey Evans took the roll call. Members present inçluded:  II.  Roll Call  Mr. Robert Behanna Dr. Lawrence Glad Dr. Paul Hartley Mr. Harry Joseph Dr. Denise Martin Ms. Danielle Rowan Dr. Brian Taylor  Commissioner Vincent A. Vicites-virtually B. Board Members absent included: Ms. Karen Blocker Mr. Andrew Boni Ms. Hillary Redman Ms. Shannon Muma-Wallace Ms. Carol Warman C. Staff Members present included:  Mr. David Rider, Administrator, ChiefExecutive Officer Ms. Nicole Barak, Mental Health Program Director Ms. Nicole Fijalkovic, Human Resources Director Mr. Harry Franks, Financial Officer Ms. Sandra Walters, Fiscal Officer Ms. Stacey Evans, Executive Assistant Audience Recognition - None  Ms. Sherri Mitchell, Intellectual Disabilities Deputy Administrator Ms. Kerry Smith, Intellectual Disabilities/Early Intervention Program Director  III. IV.  Business  SCOTT DUNN, CHAIRMAN VINCENT A. VICITES, VICE-CHAIRMAN DAVE LOHR, SECRETARY  FAYETTE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS    A. Approval of Advisory Board Minutes- Dr. Glad motioned to approve the February 21, 2024 meeting minutes with correction of the lettering in the Administrator'si report. Mr. Behanna motioned second. The motion carried  unanimously. B. Program Updates 1. Financial Report-  Ms. Walters referred to the Liabilities/Accounts Payable section of the Balance Sheet page oft the financials. She advised that the Accounts Payable figure is typically for items due to the County for Indirect Costs, Retirement contributions, and other year-end accruals. Accounts Payable HealthChoices is for redistribution of costs due to staffing allocations. The Accounts Payable Employee Flower Fund is an employee funded benefit provided to staff when they have a loss/death of certain family members. The Vouchers Payable Mr. Franks informed this board that the financial report for Income and Expense (I&E) was for period ending May 31, 2023. June information was not included because figures still being finalized by DHS and waiting for report from D&A. I&E was similar to last meetings information but indicates growth due to Ford Office Solutions providing back up technical support. On the Building Repairs line item, the $53,620 increase was due to the cost of  figure includes amounts due to providers and vendors.  keeping the HVAC up and running. 2. Administrators Report-  Mr. Rider reported the following updates:  a) Buildings and Grounds - Mr. Rider updated the board on the status of our HVAC system renovation. The internal temperature is right where it should be. We are waiting on two modules to be delivered/installed that were delayed due to supply chain issues. These modules are upgrades to ones that are currently operational. Because completion will be post April 15, 2024 deadline, we will request a longer warranty instead of b) Compensation Plan Meeting with the Commissioners was held in February. The proposed compensation plan was approved and ratified at the March Commissioners' meeting. Non-union staff general pay The starting salaries for Caseworker 2 positions was also adjusted sO we can be competitive in our recruitment. Additionally, we will ask to have Caseworker 1 positions added to our complement in order to widen our pool ofc candidates. We will not increase the number of caseworkers employed in the ID and EI departments. These Caseworker 1 positions are rungs on the career ladder to Caseworker 2  vendor penalties.  increase was retroactive to January 1, 2024.  FINAL FCBHA Advisory Board Minutes from 4/17/24 Page 2 of5    positions. The only difference between the two is that Caseworker 2 requires six months experience. We plan to hire Caseworker 1 staff, have them on aj probationary period as they gain their six months of professional experience, then promote to the Caseworker 2 status. We need to meet with County HR and the Board of Commissioners before going to a Salary Board for approval of these new positions. Proclamations-FCBHA sent an Intellectual Disabilities (ID) Awareness Proclamation in February for the Commissioners to acknowledge March as ID Awareness Month. An Autism Awareness proclamation was sent in March for the Commissioners to acknowledge April as Autism Awareness Month. A Mental Health (MH) Awareness proclamation was sent in April for the Commissioners to acknowledge May as Mental Health Awareness Month. FCBHA sends representatives down at the proclamation readings to answer any d) Triennial Review-Every three years Pennsylvania requires we recertify as a Utilization Review company. This process has several days ofi in- person interviews and takes months to prepare for. Initial feedback received is that FCBHA should be very proud of our staff for not only knowing what we need to do as an agency but also the driving  questions and connect people to resources.  principles behind our good work.  3. Director Reports Ms. Mitchell  ID Work Group--Presented the emergency go pack  The IDD Month Carnival went extremely well with 200: individual participants. Staff were very invested in the event and were still smiling at the close ofthe Lifesharing/Family Living event went well. We had presentations from various LS providers and individuals that shared how well LS can be. We had 3LS providers attend and attendees visited all 3 providers to gather program The Crime Victim Center has offered toj provide classes on healthy relationships, what's appropriate, etc. for our ID individuals. Classes are one hour and they begin in May. They will be here at the FCBHA office. There will be several classes. 9 individuals have shown interest, 2 sets of folks from Self-Advocacy United as One will be here at the FCBHA office on June 10th to present on personal wellness and Dealing with tough times from 1-7PM  event.  information.  CLA's and one person from the community.  FINAL FCBHAAdvisory Board Minutes from 4/17/24 Page 3 of5    Our ID department continues to assess caseloads and work on emergency cases Autism Event on April 25th at Hutchinson Park: Sensory Friendly Treasure We continue to have 70+ referrals a month in the Early Intervention  that come our way. The department iss still down 3 staff.  Hunt event for Autism Month.  department and are still down three staff. June 20th annual LICC picnic  We have exceeded our satisfaction survey requirements already for this FY. The MH unit continues to support providers in our Base contracts for underinsured and uninsured Fayette County residents. FCBHA occasionally have complexed cases that require cross-department collaboration. Some of the cases have forensic involvement or are related to a Social Determinants of Health-Housing continues to be an issue. Wel have staff that are specifically tasked with addressing social determinants ofhealth. We predicted we would serve approximately 50 people the first year but are over Reinvestment-FCBHA plans to purchase a mobile treatment RV with reinvestment funds. Planning will begin this week and will include  Ms. Barak  waiver client.  600.  participation from Drug and Alcohol. MH Awareness Month Activities  Ms. Barak informed the Board ofthel MH Awareness Month calendar of events ini today's meeting packet. She highlighted several upcoming events such as the MH 302 training on May 14th and 24th. Our chief delegate will facilitate this training. Approximately 100 people have RSVP'd for the training. Also mentioned were the MH First Aid trainings for youth and adults, the Sensory Friendly Treasure Hunt at Hutchinson Park and al kick-offe event at Yough River Park. We expect MH providers and community-based programs providers to attend. Lastly, Ms. Barak advised of our MH Awareness Month proclamation at tomorrow's Commissioners' meeting and that there will be a Community Outreach-Ms. Barak advised that FCBHA is actively seeking to be more involved in Veterans events and provide resources to 911 dispatchers to help them cope with the trauma they are exposed to on a regular basis. Ms. Fijalkovic advised the board that in attempts to get more Caseworker candidates, discussions were had regarding a lower entry Caseworker position.  college student attending that presentation.  Ms. Fijalkovic  FINAL FCBHA Advisory Board Minutes from 4/17/24 Page 4 of5    State Civil Service Commission (SCSC) is firm on the Minimum Education/Training (MET) requirements. FCBHA has historically posted for Caseworker 2 positions that required six months experience. Caseworker1 1 positions have the same educational requirements but not the experience piece. Timing would be ideal for Caseworker 1 as college students will be graduating in the next few months. Under this proposed change, FCBHA would hire at the Caseworker 1 level and after aj probationary period, move the employee up to Caseworker 2. SCSCi is on board with this and changed five Caseworker 2 slots to Caseworker 1 slotsi in ai matter ofhours from the request. Question was asked to Ms. Fijalkovic about the differences in pay and supervision oft the two different positions. She advised there is no difference in supervision and the Community Recognition Award (CRA)-FCBHA Advisory Board HR committee received only one nomination and it was for a group consisting of three individuals that host a community event yearly. The HR committee voted yes for this nomination and will present the award on May 16, 2024 at the Commissioners' meeting. Mr. Rider suggested the family members oft these individuals be invited to the presentation. Ms. Fijalkovic asked ifany HR Mr. Joseph stated that he heard good things about the work we are doing in the  pay differençe is about $1,000/year.  committee members would also like to attend.  prison. C. Committee Reports  1. Executive Committee - No Report 2. Bylaws Committee - No Report 3. Finance & Data Committee -No Report 4. Human Resource Committee -No Report.  5. Intellectual Disabilities Committee - Committee met and looked at the ODP 7. HealthChoices (HC) Advisory Board Representatives- No Report Events- Mr. Rider encouraged board members to attend any of the upcoming events in April and May to support awareness and destigmatizing efforts. Other-Mr.. Joseph thanked Ms. Evans for arranging the nourishment for this evening. Adjournment -Dr. Hartley motioned to adjourn at 6:18 PM. Dr. Taylor motioned  emergency backpacks. 6. Mental Health- No Report.  V. VI. VII.  second. The motion carried unanimously.  Respectfully Submitted by: Stacey Evans, Executive Assistant  5-15-24 Date  A  FINAL FCBHA Advisory Board Minutes from 4/17/24 Page 5of5