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Tazewell CPMT selects new chair, reviews emergency vendors and approves case funding in closed session
Summary
CPMT selected David Taylor as Chair and Melinda Smith as Vice Chair for 2023–24, reviewed three emergency placement vendors (Elk Hill Farm, New Hope Treatment Center, Virginia Home for Girls and Boys) noting some programs are not covered by Medicaid, then moved to closed session and approved discussed cases and funding (AYES 7, NAYS 0, ABSENT 3).
At the May 22 meeting, Tazewell County's Community Policy and Management Team followed a rotation process to choose leadership for July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024. Members selected David Taylor to serve as Chair and Melinda Smith as Vice Chair; Smith said Michelle Brown would be her backup if she retired during her Vice Chair tenure. Robin Jackson said she would check whether the Health Department should be returned to the rotation.
The coordinator presented materials for three vendors used in emergency placements: Elk Hill Farm, New Hope Treatment Center, and Virginia Home for Girls and Boys (VHBG). The packet included rate sheets and service descriptions. The coordinator told members the LEAP (Learning Enriched Autism Program) at New Hope is not covered by Virginia Medicaid and that VHBG's Independent Living Program is similarly not covered by Medicaid.
CPMT then moved into closed session to discuss foster care, CPS, Cumberland, Court Services, Tazewell County Schools cases and related funding (motion by Dwayne Sturgill, seconded by David Taylor). The board certified the closed meeting under Virginia Code §§2.2-3711 and 2.2-3712; the certification vote was recorded as AYES 7, NAYS 0, ABSENT 3. After the closed session, Jeff Brintle moved, and Robin Jackson seconded, a motion to approve the foster care, CPS, Cumberland, court services and school cases and the funding described in closed session; members approved the motion. Members then returned to open session.
During the open discussion after the closed session, a member asked about current foster care counts. The coordinator could not recall the exact number; David Taylor estimated roughly sixty. The meeting packet included prior reported counts: April 2022 Distinct Child Count by Service listed 76 children with 19 in residential care; April 2023 year-to-date had 49 children in foster care with 15 in residential.
The meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m.; the next CPMT meeting was scheduled for June 26, 2023.
