Fulton County Board – Health Committee Meeting Minutes
Committee: Health
Meeting Place: Jane Boyd Building, 260 W Lincoln St, Lewistown, IL
Time: 5:30 PM
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
1. Call to Order: 5:30
2. Roll Call: Barry Beck, Present; Brian Platt, Present; James Barclay, Present; Lisa Thompson, Present; Dan Kumer, missed roll call, present at meeting. Also present, Tammie Denning, Administrator and Diana Keime, BOM
3. Call for Additions/Deletions To and Approval of the Meeting Agenda: Thompson made a motion to approve the agenda as presented, 2nd by Barclay. All in favor, motion carried.
4. Announcements, Communications and Correspondence – All Health Facilities: The Administrator announced the Clayberg is celebrating Nurses Week this week and presented the schedule of events. She also announced IDPH came for a complaint survey. There were no citations. Thompson announced 2 County Associations are forming County Nursing Home groups, for sharing of information and to discuss the top issues the Homes are experiencing. And also to keep County Homes from being sold without a referendum. A request for bids for waste removal is being published.
5. Public Remarks: None.
a. Members of the Public who wish to address the Board must provide the Chairperson with prior written notice of their intent to speak. The written notice shall identify the name and address of the speaker, as well as a short statement indicating the speaker’s topic. Each citizen is limited to five (5) minutes. Citizen’s remarks shall not exceed 30 minutes per meeting.
6. Review of Minutes from Previous Month’s Meetings: Beck made a motion to approve the April Committee minutes as presented, 2nd by Thompson. All in favor, motion carried.
7. Claims/Review of Accounts’ Payable Items – All Health Facilities Discussion/Action: Beck made a motion to approve the claims, 2nd by Thompson. A roll call vote was conducted with all in favor. Motion carried.
8. Transfer of Funds – All Health Facilities – Discussion/Action: None
9. Immediate Emergency Appropriations – All Health Facilities: None
10. Resolutions for Board Meeting – All Health Facilities: None
11. Old Business
a. Discussion/Action: Financial Update – Previous Month’s Facility Data Review
i. Admissions/Census (Clayberg): there were 4 new admissions, 1 discharge and one death in April, ending the month with 46 residents.
ii. Accounts’ Receivable/Aging (Clayberg): aging data shared with Committee
iii. Facility Operational Status Updates (Clayberg): the Medicare payment report, treasurer’s report and bond interest payment information was shared with the Committee
b. Discussion/Action: Facility Capital Improvement Projects
i. Shower Room – Project update: no updates, haven’t seen any change. No payment is being remitted to contractor until project is complete.
c. Discussion/Action: 2024 Financial Goals: no updates.
12. New Business:
a. Discussion/Action: Proposed RN Wages: the Administrator presented a wage study for local nursing homes. A 2.5% increase, based on annual evaluation would be competitive with other local facilities. A policy will be implemented in conjunction with the evaluation form. Thompson made a motion to approve merit raises of up to 2.5%, 2nd by Barclay. A roll call vote was conducted with all in favor. Motion carried.
13. Miscellaneous: None.
14. Adjournment: Barclay made a motion to adjourn at 5:50 pm, 2nd by Beck. All in favor, motion carried.
15. Next Health Committee Meeting: June 4, 2024 – 5:30 p.m. Jane Boyd Building, 260 W Lincoln., Lewistown, IL