The Board of Directors held their regularly scheduled meeting on February 22, 2007 at the Carmi office. President Ray Smith called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.
Roll Call: Treva Aud, Martin Duffy, Lavon Henshaw, Becky Mitchell, Mike Ray, Lisa Smith, Gretchen Sutton, Jan Thaxton and Ray Smith
Absent: Kathy Bramlet, Terry Golden, Carey Harbison, Judy Humphrey, Kerry Jones, Art Saunders

Botsch & Associates- CPA audit: Motion by Martin Duffy; seconded by Lisa Smith to accept the CPA audit and the proposed 3 year contract. This years contract was in the amount of $11,125.00 and this will increase $250.00 over the next two years. Roll call vote taken with Treva Aud, Martin Duffy, Lavon Henshaw, Becky Mitchell, Mike Ray, Lisa Smith, Gretchen Sutton, and Jan Thaxton voting yes. Vote was 8 yes and 0 no. Motion carried.

Approval of October 26, 2006 Board Meeting Minutes: Motion by Mike Ray; seconded by Martin Duffy to approve the October 26, 2007 board meeting minutes. All aye.

Approval of November 2007 thru February 2007 CQI minutes: Motion by Lavon Henshaw; seconded by Gretchen Sutton to approve the CQI minutes. All aye.

Treasurer's Report: Motion by Mike Ray; seconded by Lisa Smith to approve the January 2007 treasurer's report. Roll call vote taken with Treva Aud, Martin Duffy, Lavon Henshaw, Becky Mitchell, Mike Ray, Lisa Smith, Gretchen Sutton and Jan Thaxton voting yes. Vote was 8 yes and 0 no. Motion carried.

Finance Committee Report: Motion by Treva Aud; seconded by Lisa Smith to approve the February 22, 2007 finance committee report. Roll call vote taken with Treva Aud, Martin Duffy, Lavon Henshaw, Becky Mitchell, Mike Ray, Lisa Smith, Gretchen Sutton, Jan Thaxton voting yes. Vote was 8 yes and 0 no. Motion carried.

Personnel Committee Report: Angie informed the Personnel Committee that they would need to meet next month to start working on her annual evaluation.

Policy Committee Report: Motion by Gretchen Sutton; seconded by Martin Duffy to approve the following policies: Agency Fund raising Conflict of Interest Office of Inspector General Legal Advocacy Policy & Procedure Consumer Employment Roll call vote taken with Treva Aud, Martin Duffy, Lavon Henshaw, Becky Mitchell, Mike Ray, Lisa Smith, Gretchen Sutton and Jan Thaxton voting yes. Vote was 8 yes and 0 no. Motion carried.

CEO Report: Refer to CEO report included in the board packet.

Conflict of Interest: A disclosure was made by board member, Lavon Henshaw. A letter was sent out to all board members prior to the meeting regarding this. Lavon's husband, Michael J. Henshaw has entered into the practice of law with the agency's current attorney, Mr. Robert C. Wilson. It was discussed that if there are attorney bills that need approval that she would abstain from voting. The full board agreed that there is no conflict with this.

Angie did get the okay from the board to speak with Mike Henshaw regarding EHD business if Robert Wilson or Tammy Jackson are not available and they cannot be reached by phone.

Unfinished Business: Change board meeting location to Eldorado office: Motion by Martin Duffy; seconded by Lisa Smith to have all the board meetings at the Eldorado office unless there is a reason to meet at one of the other locations. Roll call vote taken with Treva Aud, Martin Duffy, Lavon Henshaw, Becky Mitchell, Lisa Smith, Gretchen Sutton, and Jan Thaxton voting yes. Mike Ray voting no. Vote was 7 yes and 1 no. Motion carried.

Change meeting night: Motion by Mike Ray; seconded by Lavon Henshaw to change the board meetings to the 3rd Monday of every month with the exception of a holiday and then the meeting will be on the 4th Monday. Roll call vote taken with Treva Aud, Martin Duffy, Lavon Henshaw, Becky Mitchell, Mike Ray, Lisa Smith, Gretchen Sutton and Jan Thaxton voting yes. Vote was 8 yes and 0 no. Motion carried.

New Business: There were two resolutions that needed approval by the board.

Motion by Becky Mitchell; seconded by Gretchen Sutton to continue with the federal surplus program. All aye.

Motion by Martin Duffy; seconded by Gretchen Sutton to oppose the General NPDES permit number ILG4. All aye.

Satisfaction Surveys / Board Evaluations: These will be sent out in the next board packet for review.

Approve Policy & Procedure Manual: Motion by Mike Ray; seconded by Martin Duffy to approve the policy and procedure manual. All aye.

By-Law Discussion: The By-Laws need approval in June 2007. The By-Laws will be mailed out in the next board packet so members will have time to review and possibly make changes if necessary.

TB Annual Report: Motion by Mike Ray; seconded by Martin Duffy to approve the TB annual report. All aye.

Motion at 8:50 p.m by Treva Aud; seconded by Mike Ray to adjourn. All aye.

The next meeting will be Monday, March 19th at the Eldorado office.

Minutes by Tammy Karnes

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Ray Smith, President

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Jan Thaxton, Vice President

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Treva Aud, Secretary