The Board of Directors held their regularly scheduled meeting on August 20, 2007 at the Eldorado office. President Jan Thaxton called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.

Roll Call: Treva Aud, David Barker, Martin Duffy, Lavon Henshaw, Dwight Howton, Judy Humphrey, Kerry Jones, Mike Ray, Art Saunders, Jan Thaxton and Ray Smith

Absent: Kathy Bramlet, Becky Mitchell, Lisa Smith and Gretchen Sutton

Motion by Martin Duffy; seconded by Kerry Jones to amend the agenda to move executive session to the top of the agenda. Roll call vote taken with Treva Aud, David Barker, Martin Duffy, Lavon Henshaw, Dwight Howton, Judy Humphrey, Kerry Jones, Mike Ray, Art Saunders, and Ray Smith voting yes. Vote was 10 yes and 0 no. Motion carried.

Motion at 7:10 p.m by Martin Duffy; seconded by Mike Ray to go into executive session under 2 ( C ) 1 of the open meetings act to discuss personnel and litigation. Roll call vote taken with Treva Aud, David Barker, Martin Duffy, Lavon Henshaw, Dwight Howton, Judy Humphrey, Kerry Jones, Mike Ray, Art Saunders, and Ray Smith voting yes. Vote was 10 yes and 0 no. Motion carried.

Motion at 7:45 p.m by Kerry Jones; seconded by Dwight Howton to come out of executive session. Roll call vote taken with Treva Aud, David Barker, Martin Duffy, Lavon Henshaw, Dwight Howton, Judy Humphrey, Kerry Jones, Mike Ray, Art Saunders, and Ray Smith voting yes. Vote was 10 yes and 0 no. Motion carried.

Approval of July 16, 2007 Board Meeting Minutes: Motion by Ray Smith; seconded by Kerry Jones to approve the July 16, 2007 board minutes with one correction. The date of the next meeting should be August 20th instead of August 21st. All aye.

Approval of August 2007 CQI minutes: Motion by Judy Humphrey; seconded by Mike Ray to approve the August 2007 CQI minutes. All aye.

Treasurer's Report: Motion by Mike Ray; seconded by Treva Aud to approve the July 2007 treasurer's report. Roll call vote taken with Treva Aud, David Barker, Martin Duffy, Lavon Henshaw, Dwight Howton, Judy Humphrey, Kerry Jones, Mike Ray, Art Saunders, and Ray Smith. Vote was 10 yes and 0 no. Motion carried.

Finance Committee Report: Motion by Mike Ray; seconded by Dwight Howton to approve the finance committee report. Roll call vote taken with Treva Aud, David Barker, Martin Duffy, Lavon Henshaw, Dwight Howton, Judy Humphrey, Kerry Jones, Mike Ray, Art Saunders, and Ray Smith. Vote was 10 yes and 0 no. Motion carried.

CEO Report: Angie went over her CEO Report. She also went over changes for the home health department. With the resignation of Lynn Schanzle, Assistant Director of Nursing, Angie presented the following changes to the board:

1. Hire Amy Weasel, RN as the coordinator.
2. Have Gail Barton help in this department for no more money but earn benefits.
3. Ladonna Oxford the current D.O.N work 28 hours per week instead of 20. This would be a cost savings to the agency of $40,000. These changes will take effect September 1, 2007.

Motion at 8:10 p.m by Martin Duffy; seconded by Mike Ray to adjourn. All aye.

Minutes by Tammy Karnes

The next meeting will be September 17, 2007.

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Jan Thaxton, President

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Treva Aud, Vice President

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Mike Ray, Secretary