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Meeting Materials (PDF) Open in New Window INARF Board of Directors Meeting Thursday, May 21, 2015 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Radisson Hotel Indianapolis Airport 2500 S. High School Road - Indianapolis AGENDA I. Call to Order, Welcome and Introductions II. Modification to the Agenda III. Approval of Minutes IV. Finance Committee Report - Review of Financial Statements V. Association Focused Reports and Discussion - Upcoming Events and Activities - Staffing Update VI. Industry Focused Reports and Discussion - Rate Reform Updates VII. Discussion: HCBS Settings Rule & Indiana’s Transition Plan - Nicole Norvell, Director, Div. of Disability & Rehabilitative Svcs. VIII. Other Business IX. Adjournment -- The INARF Board of Directors Meeting was held on May 21, 2015 at Radisson Hotel Indianapolis Airport. The INARF Board of Directors meeting convened at 9:00 a.m. Present: Patrick Cockrum, Chair Steve Sacksteder, Immediate Past Chair Jim Allbaugh, Vice Chair Debbie Bennett, Treasurer Rick Adams, Dungarvin, Inc. Steve Cook, Benchmark Human Services Jason Meyer, Passages, Inc. John Niederman, Pathfinder Services, Inc. Ann Robertson, IPMG Leslie Green, Stone Belt Arc, Inc. Bettye Dunham, Rauch, Inc. Pam Verbarg, Wabash Center, Inc. Absent: Holly Piggott, Secretary Jane Wear, Cardinal Services, Inc. Guest (in person): Nicole Norvell, Director Division of Disability & Rehabilitative Services Brooke Pierson, Rauch, Inc. Johnny Fussell, Rauch, Inc. Richard McKee, Bethesda Lutheran Communities, Inc. Rick Thompson, Corvilla, Inc. Staff: Kim Opsahl, President/CEO Barb Young, Vice President/CFO Katy Stafford-Cunningham, Vice President/Public Policy INARF Board of Directors Meeting I. Call to Order, Welcome and Introduction Patrick Cockrum, INARF Board Chair, welcomed those in attendance. II. Modification to the Agenda There were no modifications to the agenda. III. Approval of Minutes The April 24, 2015 Board of Directors meeting minutes were presented and reviewed. MOTION 15:11 Steve Sacksteder moved to approve the April 24, 2015 meeting minutes as presented. Jim Allbaugh seconded and the motion carried IV. Audit Committee Report A. Review of Form 990 Pam Verbarg stated that the Audit Committee has reviewed the draft Form 990. With the exception of a few minor corrections, including a change in the number of the Board members to 15 on pages 1 and 6, adding Jonathan Burlison and changing Mr. Allbaugh’s dates of service on page 7. The Committee recommends that the Board approve the document. MOTION 15:12 Ms. Verbarg moved to accept the Form 990 with the corrections. Steve Cook seconded and the motion carried. V. Finance Committee Report A. Review of Financial Statements Debbie Bennett reported that the Finance Committee met last week, and reviewed the April financial statements and investment performance. At the end of April, the financial statements reflect a positive increase in net assets from Operations of $1,200, an Unrealized Gain on Investments of $10,300 for an overall increase in net assets of $11,500. With the budgeted net loss of ($87,000), it is anticipated that the financials will soon begin to reflect a net loss. Staff will be analyzing/projecting areas closely over the remaining months to mitigate the anticipated loss. MOTION 15:13 Ms. Bennett moved to file the April financial statements for audit. Bettye Dunham seconded and the motion carried. VI. Association Focused Reports and Discussion A. Upcoming Events and Activities Kim Opsahl reported on recent activities and upcoming events as noted on the INARF Upcoming Professional Development Activities and Events handout. Since last meeting INARF has hosted two trainings and the Quarterly Professional Interest Section meeting. The 2016 Annual Conference dates will be March 15-17, 2016. The theme will be “Kaleidoscope of Possibilities” and it will be held at the Sheraton Indianapolis at Keystone Crossing. B. Staffing Update and Changes Ms. Opsahl shared that an offer has been extended for the Public Policy Coordinator position to a very strong candidate. C. Approval of GAC Appointments Ms. Opsahl informed that the session has ended and the Governmental Affairs Committee will be reconvening in June to begin planning for the 2016 Legislative Agenda. In anticipation of that meeting, the Committee has three recommendations relative to Committee membership. First, the Committee recommends that in his capacity as Vice-Chair of the INARF Board Mr. Allbaugh be appointed as a Co-chair of the Committee. Second, in light of Jim Van Dyke’s retirement, the Committee recommends that Allison Wharry from New Hope of Indiana be appointed to the Committee. MOTION 15:14 Mr. Cook moved to place Ms. Wharry on the Governmental Affairs Committee. Mr. Sacksteder seconded and the motion carried. The third recommendation is to add Dan Mohnke from Indiana MENTOR to the Committee. Mr. Mohnke is very interested in being a part of the Committee and played a key role in helping support the Association’s legislative agenda during the last session. MOTION 15:15 Mr. Cook moved to add Mr. Mohnke to the Governmental Affairs Committee. Rick Adams seconded and the motion carried. VII. Industry Focused Reports & Discussion A. Rate Reform Updates Ms. Opsahl referred to the two handouts that were present. The first handout addressed activities anticipated to take place in order to implement rate restoration consistent with the recently passed biennial budget. It was noted that the rate restoration may impact individuals on the Family Support Waiver whose current service expenditures are close to the cap. There may be a similar impact for individuals on the Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver whose current service expenditures are close to the DAYS reserve established for their Algo level. Based on the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services analysis, the overall number of individuals potentially impacted is relatively low. Further, their analysis demonstrated that of the individuals impacted for the majority the impact seemed relatively limited. After much discussion the Board decided to have Board members analyze looking at data from their agencies. It was agreed that Ms. Opsahl would send Board members information to ensure consistent data collection and submission by Wednesday May 27 with a special Board meeting via teleconference on Thursday May 28 at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the data submitted. Next Ms. Opsahl referenced the Industry Update handout and shared that most issues have already been discussed with the Board. This will also be shared with the membership. VIII. Discussion: HCBS Settings Rule & Indiana’s Transition Plan Nicole Norvell, Director of the Division of Disability & Rehabilitative Services joined the Board to discuss a variety of Division’s initiatives and activities. She began by discussing the changes that are foreseen in the future for Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) for the implementation and hybrid model. She also discussed efforts underway with First Steps and the Bureau of Developmental Disability Services (BDDS). Relative to BDDS, Ms. Norvell shared that for a variety of reasons she and her team will be focusing on restructuring the CIHW between now and the first part of 2016. The focus will be initially on residential services – looking at how to better structure models based on whether the individual prefers to live in the family home (or a family-like home – i.e. host home), prefers to live in traditional supported living, needs to live alone due to high support needs, or prefers to live alone by choice. The Division realizes the proposed timeframe is short, but is committed to seeking feedback and recommendations as efforts move forward. IX. Other Business No other business was discussed. X. Adjournment The next Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 28 beginning at 10:00 a.m. via teleconference. Respectfully submitted, ___________________________________________ Holly Piggott, Secretary