Board of Commissioners Meeting May 24, 2006
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Dot Dobbins, Jose Gonzalez, Gwen Harris, and Linda Mattson
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Leonard Bradley, Glenn Carter and Barbara Toms
Minutes
Chair Lady Mattson called the meeting to order.
Executive Director’s Report: Gerri Robinson
Ms. Robinson discussed the low-income elderly and how we are targeting this area.
Introductions:
- David Nimmo – Systems Director
- Mark Pace - Consultant
Finance Report – Gerri Robinson
- Our general fund programs are all well within budget and
we project that we will finish the fiscal year 2006 under budget.
- 4 % Reserve Funds balance of $169,467.53
- Special Donations Fund balance of $28,000.00
Program Updates
Demitria Norman
- MSS has maintained a presence in the Goodlettsville Community since the tornadoes. MSS is sponsoring a block party on May 26th from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. on behalf of this outreach.
- Adult & Family Support and Planning and Coordination have worked together to sign up over 400 children for summer camp. Parents were able to select the camp of there choice.
- The Nutrition program and the congregate meal sites provided transportation to 388 customers on the General Jackson.
Dinah Gregory
- Attended the Accessible Transportation Alliance and the AccessRide Policy Advisory Committee to ensure that the needs of our seniors are considered.
- Organizing and preparing the Planning and Coordination Roundtable Conference, scheduled for June 13th at the downtown library.
- A VISTA member has been trained to work with homelessness.
Clifton Harris – Homelessness Conference
We had approximately 125 participants that showed up for the conference, with 30% of the conference attendees completing the survey.
Speakers encouraged the expansion of the level of participation in homelessness issues to include key individuals
Lee Stewart – Relative Caregiver Roundtable
We had approximately 40 attendees with a variety of speakers with 68% completing some portion of the participant evaluation.
Researchers concluded that the areas for the most immediate and cost-effective impact appear to be information and referral, case management, education and training.
Edwina Chappell
Customer Satisfaction Survey (all customers that walked in for service whether they had an appointment was asked to complete the survey on a voluntary basis)
Data collection covered 3/15/06 through 4/12/06
Ssome of the data collected include the following:
- Did we met their need
- Did we do so with a smile
- Did we treat them with respect
- Were they satisfied with services rendered
Federal Grant Opportunity through the Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families Division
Collaborative focus of the project includes the following participants:
- Tennessee Department of Children’s Services
- Tennessee Department of Human Services
- Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
- Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, Davidson County Regional Office
- Tennessee Department of Human Services, Davidson County Regional Office
- Davidson County Juvenile Court
- Mayor’s Office of Children and Youth
- Metropolitan Action Commission
- Metropolitan Public Health Department
- Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
- Family and Children’s Services
- Tennessee Voices for Children
- The University of Tennessee, Center for Business and Economic Research
MSS would be the lead agency for this project
Personnel Updates – Yuri Hancock
Human Resources
- We currently have 4 remaining vacancies
- We are in the process of reviewing and updating our policy manual
Geier Scholarship
We are working with TSU through Geier non-traditional student scholarship. In light of the Social Worker Title Protection Legislation, we are working with TSU whereby our nine employees that do not have the requisite degree will now have the opportunity to pursue a second degree, BSW in order to meet the requirement of the Legislation to go into effect July 1, 2006.
New Business – Commissioner Mattson
Holding monthly board meeting in surrounding council districts.
Motion: Motion to hold June Board of Commissioners meeting in
Councilman Forkum’s council district.
Made by: Commissioner Gonzalez
Seconded: Commissioner Dobbins
Passed unanimously
Motion: Motion to adjourn the May Board of Commissioners Meeting.
Made by: Commissioner Dobbins
Seconded: Commissioner Harris
Passed unanimously