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Contract Review Committee
March 31, 2009
2 Fairgrounds Road
Attending: Alice McWade, Mary Wawro, Linda Williams, Maryanne Worth, Ann
Medina
Excused: Christy Kickham, Jack Gardner, Rachel Rosen
I. Town meeting strategies: Maryanne wants to get a sense from the
committee of how they feel about calling Article 9 at the Town
Meeting; she does not think that the money taken from the
Community Action Committee of Cape & Islands (CACCI) and given to
Nantucket Cottage Hospital (NCH) will be given back on town meeting
floor. Maybe the committee can write a letter to the BOS and ask that
NCH become a line item instead of having funds taken out of the CRC
funding. Part of the hospital’s obligation is to provide insurance
enrollment, funds from the town pay for this position. The CRC has
spent time deliberating on this, without a BOS representative, and the
BOS made the decision to take the funds from CACCI and give it to the
hospital.
II. CRC Strategic Planning: Maryanne is going to have B.L. Hathaway
come to the island to do a facilitation training for the CRC/CHS and
public. She will also help identify alternative funding sources that can
be accessed for funds for the Human Services agencies.
III. Continuum of Care: Could the CRC be the Continuum of Care for these
agencies? The CRC can look at the Continuum of Care model and see
if it is something that the CRC can do. Maryanne will talk to MVY
hospital to see how Community Benefits are accessed there. Linda will
start looking on the computer for resources. One example is that
some towns give ½% of tax dollars go straight to Human Services.
This is done in California and Nevada. Other funding options have to
be explored.
IV. Other Business: The Community Wellness Fair, May 2, 2009, needs
volunteers for a variety of different things. This fair hasn’t been done
in 8 years and quite a few people have already signed up already. It is
based on the “Healthy community” model.
No action was taken because there was not a quorum. The next meeting date is
to be determined.
Respectfully submitted by,
Ann Medina