Newtown Youth and Family Services
Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting
April 22, 2013 – 6:30 PM
15 Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook CT
Members Present: David Moseman, Tom Murtha, Steve Meeker, Karen White, Rosalie Newman, Rick Child, Kathy McCleary, Sheilah Krasnickas, Ashley Mele, Jim Solomon, Don Ramsey, Mackenzie Page and Jesse Rosenschein
Members Not Present: Diane Savinelli, Maureen Birden, Leonard Penna (Newtown PD) and Susan Giglio, Leslie Polseno
Staff Members Present: Jill Pluta
Staff Members Not Present: Candice Bohr, Executive Director
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:33 PM by Tom Murtha.
a) Roll Call- The roll of the Board of Directors was taken by signing in and a quorum was established.
b) Approval of March Minutes - Motion made by Sheilah Krasnickas to approve minutes as written. The motion was seconded by Steve Meeker and passed unanimously.
2. Chairman’s Report
a) We still have not heard anything on the funding amount for the 6 social workers we have to hire.
b) Candice has left for maternity leave, a smooth transition at the agency
c) Waiting list is now 15 people; the number is going down again
d) Money wise, we are good. We have a few expenses here and there coming up
e) Policy Changes
1. Changing the intake coordinator title
2. Operations assistant name change
3. Motion to make the new changes was made by Rick Child. The motion was seconded by Don Ramsey and passed unanimously.
f) Auditor
1. Brian White can no longer work with us so he is going to recommend someone in his firm to work with us.
2. Motion made by Jim Solomon to approve the new auditor with the same firm. The motion was seconded by Dave Moseman and passed unanimously.
g) A half time therapist might be hired, for night hours.
3. Finance and Treasurer’s Report
a) We have a new budget that will be voted on at our next meeting
b) We will be using the money for long-term mental health care.
c) Our money is public.
4. Personnel Committee
a) Therapists went from part time to full time
5. Nominaing Committee
a) no report
6. Fundraising
a) Road race is going well
1) Nike is now our title sponsor, “Nike presents our road race”
2) They will be giving us t-shirts
3) We will cap the race at 1,000 runners
7. Old Business
a) No report
8. New Business
a) No report
9. Adjournment
A motion was made by Steve Meeker and seconded by Rosalie Newman, to adjourn the meeting at 6:59. The motion passed unanimously.
The next meeting will be held at the Newtown Youth and Family Services, 15 Berkshire Road, on May 20, 2013 at 6:30 pm.
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