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, December 5, 2023
1. Call to Order: 5:34 p.m.
2. Roll Call: Brian Platt, present; Barry Beck, present; James Barclay, present; Lisa Thompson, present; Dan Kumer, present; . Also present Tammie Denning, Administrator, Diana Keime, BOM.
3. Call for Additions/Deletions To and Approval of the Meeting Agenda: Thompson made a motion to approve the agenda, 2nd by Barclay. All in favor, motion carried.
4. Announcements, Communications and Correspondence – All Health Facilities: Thompson would like to discuss financial goals at the next meeting.
5. Public Remarks:
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:Thompson made a motion 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 made a motion to approve the claims, 2nd by Barclay. A roll call vote was conducted, all in favor.
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: Discussion/Action: None
11. Old Business
a. Discussion/Action: Financial Update – Previous Month’s Facility Data Review
i. Admissions/Census (Clayberg) : 2 mew admits, 2 discharges. Census 45.
ii. Accounts’ Receivable/Aging (Clayberg); reviewed aging in packet, bank totals, medicare and insurance payments and treasurer’s reports
iii. Facility Operational Status Updates (Clayberg): CMS is doing probe audits of all facilities. we received notice and have had 2 claims selected for audit.County medicaid rate increased by 52.33 per day. Discussed 2 work comp claims, where no employee notice was given of injury.
b. Discussion/Action: Facility Capital Improvement Projects
i. Shower Room – Project update: IDPH approved the use of the shower room
c. Discussion/Action: Jail Meals: ordered vent hood, 2 weeks out. Started delivery 12/1/23. Everything seems to be going well.
12. New Business:
a. Discussion/Action: Business Office Manager pay increase: Barry made a motion to approve a pay increase of 2.5% effective for 2023 and another increase of 2.5% effective 2024, 2nd by Kumer. Roll Call vote was held. All in favor,. A resolution will be requested from Audra to present to the Board.
13. Miscellaneous: the 8 and 80 rule needs to be addressed at the next negotiation meeting .
14. Adjournment: 6:06 p.m. Barclay made a motion to adjourn, 2nd by Kumer. All in favor, motion carried.
15. Next Health Committee Meeting: January ?, 2024 – 5:30 p.m. Jane Boyd Building, 260 W Lincoln., Lewistown, IL
