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Votes at a glance: key motions from the April 14 Richland County HHS Board meeting
Summary
A summary of formal motions, outcomes and vote tallies from the April 14 meeting, including contract approvals, personnel actions and funding recommendations forwarded to Finance and Personnel.
The Richland County Health and Human Services Board conducted multiple formal actions April 14. The board’s primary recorded votes and outcomes are summarized below. All motions listed were approved by voice vote at the meeting and — where noted — were forwarded to the county Finance and Personnel Committee and county board for final fiscal action.
- Approve meeting agenda: Motion carried by voice vote (motion moved by Timothy Gotchell). No opposed votes recorded.
- Approve March 10, 2022 minutes: Motion carried by voice vote (moved by Cindy Chicker; seconded by Dr. Barris).
- Approve Satori House contract (agenda item 8): Approve $1,000 to cover training costs for peer‑support services (mover: Timothy Gotchell; seconder: Dr. Barris). Motion carried. Funding source: opioid ED2 recovery grant; DHS approval to be obtained.
- Recommend retention of 2021 HHS surplus for recruitment/retention (agenda item 10, amended): Recommend retaining $147,347 of 2021 HHS remaining funds to be used for retention bonuses and sign‑on/incentive bonuses instead of returning those funds to the county general fund (mover: Timothy Gotchell; seconder: Cindy Chicker). Motion carried by voice vote. Action forwarded to Finance and Personnel Committee and county board for final approval. (Board discussion and amendment appear in transcript.)
- Forward COVID‑era recognition and bonuses (agenda item 11): Approve recommendation to use $44,500 from Division of Public Health COVID‑19 allocation to provide recognition bonuses and plaques to 33 county personnel; forward to Finance and Personnel Committee and county board for approval (moved and seconded; motion carried).
- Eliminate early intervention special educator position and create CLTS/Birth‑to‑3 case manager (agenda item 12): Motion carried (mover: Timothy Gotchell; seconder: Cindy Chicker). Staff said the new position will be funded through CLTS waiver billing, Children’s Community Options, Medicaid Birth‑to‑3 case management and CCS reimbursements; the position was not in the 2022 budget but staff provided a funding narrative.
- Approve Commission on Aging and Disability (COAD) appointments (agenda item 13): Approve appointment of Larry Engel and Angela Metz as COAD members (motion moved and seconded; voice vote carried).
- Approve vouchers and expenditures (consent; agenda item 5) and personnel updates (agenda item 9): Approved as reported; no board action to change listed items at the meeting.
- Adjournment: Motion to adjourn carried by voice vote.
Detailed votes, motions and transcript excerpts supporting each motion are recorded in the meeting transcript and meeting minutes. The board forwarded the surplus‑fund and COVID‑recognition recommendations to Finance and Personnel and the county board for final fiscal approvals.
