Carbondale Reporter

Jackson County 708 Board Met July 19.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Call to Order (6:13 PM) 

Members Present: Mac-Rizzo, Turner, Williamson and Willis 

Members Absent: Flowers, Snyder and St. Julian 

Also present: Betti Mucha,Micki Moon 

Approval of Minutes  

I. 21-6187 Approval of May 17, 2021 Minutes  

A motion was made by Willis, seconded by Dr. Mac-Rizzo, to approve the May 17, 2021 minutes as presented. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 

Communications  

II. 21-6195 Quarterly Reports Due September 20, 2021  

This item was informational only. 

Recognition of Visitors  

Agency Reports  

Archway and PJAC were present for the meeting and both answered questions from the Board regarding their agencies. 

Old Business  

III. 21-6197 Agency Adoptions  

The County Administrator commented that there were 3 agencies that needed to be "adopted". These were Carbondale Warming Center, PJAC, and Centerstone. Turner asked to adopt PJAC, Dr. Mac-Rizzo asked to take on Centerstone and the board decided to have Snyder take on  

Carbondale Warming Center. Williamson noted that she would like this agenda item to stay on future agenda's for the Board members to report on their respective adopted agencies. 

New Business  

The Board also discussed utilizing remote and in-person meetings. The County Administrator noted that the County was working on a  possible way to allow for this, and that as of now, in-person meetings are what is required to adhere to the Illinois Open Meetings  Act. The Board discussed possible agenda items for the September meeting, including reviewing 1 and 3 year goals, nominations of  officers, and meeting places for 2022. The Board also discussed reviewing their by-laws in January 2022.

IV. 21-6196 FY22 Funding Appropriation  

Agenda items IV and V were discussed together. The County Administrator gave a quick  overview of the FY21 budget and what each agency received. The Board discussed what  amount to ask the County Board to budget for them for FY22. After some debate a motion was  made. 

A motion was made by Willis, seconded by Turner, to approve recommendation to the Full  County Board a requested FY22 budget of $450,627 to fund the 708 Mental Health Board  Agencies. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 

V. 21-6188 FY22 Budget  

Executive Session  

Adjourn (6:50 PM) 

Willis moved and Mac-Rizzo seconded to adjourn, motion carried.