Committee: Health
Meeting Place: Jane Boyd Building, 260 W Lincoln St, Lewistown, IL
Time: 5:30 PM
Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2025
1. Call to Order: 5:35 p.m.
2. Roll Call: Dave Widger, present: Barry Beck, present; Brian Platt, present; Paula Grigsby, present. Also present, Tammie Denning, Administrator; Diana Keime, BOM.
3. Call for Additions/Deletions to and Approval of the Meeting Agenda: Grigsby moved to approve the agenda, 2nd by Beck. All in favor, motion carried.
4. Announcements, Communications and Correspondence – All Health Facilities: Clayberg received an approved staffing compliance letter from CMS. IDPA annual survey started Tuesday morning; they will be at the facility thru Friday. A check was submitted to IDPH for the shower room completion process. Beck introduced John Taylor, who he would like to serve on the 708 Board. Platt presented a letter from Susan Platt, who is also interested in serving on the 708 Board.
5. Public Remarks: N/A
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: Widger moved to approve the minutes, 2nd by Beck. All in favor, motion carried.
7. Claims/Review of Accounts’ Payable Items – All Health Facilities Discussion/Action: Beck moved to approve the claims, 2nd by Widger. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
8. Transfer of Funds – All Health Facilities – Discussion/Action: n/a
9. Immediate Emergency Appropriations – All Health Facilities: n/a
10. Resolutions for Board Meeting – All Health Facilities: n/a
11. Old Business
a) Discussion/Action: Financial Update – Previous Month’s Facility Data Review
i) Admissions/Census (Clayberg) 45 on 1st 46 n 31st. 3 new admits – 2 deaths.
ii) Accounts’ Receivable/Aging (Clayberg) reviewed aging information in packet – reviewed Medicare/insurance payments, Treasurer reports also in packet.
iii) Facility Operational Status Updates (Clayberg)
b) Discussion/Action: Facility Capital Improvement Projects
i) Shower Room – Project update – Completed. Sent check to IDPH for processing to open shower room for use.
c) Discussion/Action: RN short term contract – no updates
d) Discussion/Action: Van – have 3 bids, checking to see if need an RFP. Beck moved to approve purchase of vans presented or an equivalent, 2nd by Grigsby. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
e) Discussion/Action: Call Light System – requested bids from 9 providers. Received one. RFP will be published and will follow up with other providers making them aware of this.
12. New Business:
A Miscellaneous:
B. Discussion/Action: 708 Board Appointment: Widger made moved to appoint John Taylor and Susan Platt to the 708 Board. Grisby 2nd. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
13. Executive Session: 5ILCS 120/2©(1) personnel: At 6p, Widger moved to enter executive session, 2nd by Beck. All in favor, motion carried. At 6:11p Beck moved to leave executive session, 2nd by Grigsby. All in favor, motion carried.
14. Miscellaneous
a. Discussion/Action: Personnel: Widger moved to approve another 2 year contract for Administrator, with the pay increase discusse, 2nd by Beck. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
15. Adjournment: At 6:13p, Platt moved to adjourn, 2nd by Widger. All in favor, motion carried.
16. Next Health Committee Meeting: May 6, 2025 – 5:30 p.m. Jane Boyd Building, 260 W Lincoln., Lewistown, IL
