OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (OOC) MEETING
AGENDA
January 22nd, 2024
12:00 pm
3rd Floor Conference Room, Room 314
Central Park Complex Bldg., 110 Franklin Street, 4th Floor, Johnstown, PA 15901
1-720-496-1609
2835870
Attendees:
Commissioner Chernisky, Commissioner Hunt, Commissioner Rager, Tanya Kvarta, Elyse Kirchner, Rebecca Valle, Tracy Selak, Tracy Shultz, Fred Oliveros, Missy Raho
- Approval of Minutes: September 25 th , 2023 & November 13 th meeting minutes: Approved motion by Commissioner Rager / seconded by Commissioner Hunt. No discussion.
- Reinvestment Committee Meeting: Ad hoc:
- Homeless Shelter
- Recovery Housing in discussion
- Recovery Community Center (RCC) going well
- Walk-in Crisis Center going well
- Annual Salary Increase: Executive session discussion
- 1st Summit Bank Signature Changes: Motion to approve Commissioner Rager/ Seconded by Commissioner Hunt.
- All signers must go to 1 st Summit Bank to update their signatures
- William (BJ) Smith to be removed as signer
- Keith Rager to be added as signer
- Tanya to email commissioners once the process is in motion
- 403B Retirement Discussion: The narrative was given to Tara by Joe Crisi to begin the process of BHoCC retirement plan RFP. Tanya to email the narrative to the commissioners and cc Tracy Selak
- HealthChoices Overview: To be reviewed at the BHoCC/Magellan/Commissioner meeting being held on Wednesday, January 24 th at 10:00 am
- Behavioral Health of Cambria County (BHoCC) Key Initiatives for 2023:
- Suicide Awareness
- Housing
- Peer Development
- Magellan Behavioral Health (MBH) Updates:
- Working to increase access to services
- Rate increases and one lump sum was given to providers to help with staffing issues
- 2024 BHoCC Trainings: UPDATE: All trainings will be held in-person (Cambria County Academic Center). More information can be found on our FB page and/or website www.bhocc.org.
- QPR, February 14th , 9-12, Tracy Shultz & Camette Standley
- Navigating Autism, March 20th, 9-4, Brian Nagle
- Motivational Interviewing 2-Day Workshop, April 9th & 10th , 9-4, Barbara Orr
- And Wellness for All, April 23rd , 9-4, Karen Vadino
- Mindfulness for Professionals, May 8th , 9-4, Barbara Orr
- Understanding Meth, May 17th , 9-4, Bruce Schaffer
- Adolescent Mental Health Issues & Intervention Strategies, June 12th , 9-4, Barbara Orr
- LGBTQ, July 19th , 9-4, Melissa Perkins
- Teen Social Media & MH Usage Trends, July 30th , 9-4, Ryan Klingensmith
- Trauma-Informed Care, August 7th , 9-4, Barbara Orr
- Communication Skills, August 21st , 9-4, Barbara Orr
- Ethical Principles for Mental Health Professionals, September 20th , 1-4, Andrew Nocita
- Motivational Interviewing 2-Day Workshop, September 24th & 25th , Barbara Orr
- S.M.A.R.T. Goals, October 16th, 9-4, Barbara Orr
- Motivational Interviewing Train-the-Trainer (3-Day), November 5th, 6th, 7th, 9-4, Barbara Orr
- Tentative: D&A training: Bruce Schaffer, November 15th, 9-4
- Report to the Community, December 6th, 10-Noon, Tanya Kvarta
- Executive Session: Motion to approve Executive Session Commissioner Chernisky / seconded by Commissioner Hunt. Executive Session 12:20-12:40
- BHoCC Annual Salary Increase. .67 cents per hour raises are contingent on the completion of the retirement plan RFP and retroactive to January 1 st , 2024
Adjourn: Motion to Adjourn: Approved motion by Commissioner Rager / seconded by Commissioner Hunt. No discussion.
Next meeting: March 11th , 2024
2024 Meeting Dates:
January 22nd
March 11th
May 20th
July 22nd
September 23rd
November 12th